AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoBT rescue deal: BT has bought TalkTalk and wholesale unit PlatformX out of administration in a ~£400m package to protect around 2.5m customers, with Ofcom and the UK government saying services should continue unchanged while the CMA probes competition concerns. Cybersecurity trust gap: The World Economic Forum reports confidence in government cyber response is falling, with big regional swings that could leave telecoms and other critical services exposed. Emergency networks: Telia won Sweden’s contract to build the radio access network for SWEN, a shared emergency communications layer moving from the Rakel system to 4G/5G. Regional resilience: CaribNOG 32 heads to Curaçao (Oct 7–9) to focus on Caribbean internet resilience, including submarine cables, satellite links and data centre readiness. Coverage push: Malaysia’s U Mobile says it hit 90% CoPA nationwide nine months early, highlighting the push to drive adoption of 5G services. Broadband affordability pressure: Nepal’s major ISPs have dropped low-speed plans under 50 Mbps, pushing minimum prices higher and squeezing smaller households. Data centre zoning: Reading, Pennsylvania, is advancing new rules that would restrict data centres to specific zoning areas with large setbacks. Qatar telecom diplomacy: Qatar’s regulators signed the host-country agreement for ITU PP-26 in Doha (Nov 9–27), setting the stage for a major global telecom policy event.
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