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  • Microsoft drops Game Pass pricing after user complaints April 22, 2026
    Microsoft has announced that it is revising prices for its Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Two of the four plans will now be cheaper, but with some changes to their content. The company is changing the price of the most expensive Ultimate plan from $29.99 to $22.99. However, this plan will no longer get new Call of Duty titles at launch. Instead, they w […]
  • vivo Y600 Pro with a 10,200mAh battery is coming next week April 22, 2026
    After key specifications of the vivo Y600 Pro surfaced online yesterday, vivo has now officially confirmed the phone’s launch date and revealed a few details about the handset. The vivo Y600 Pro will be unveiled in China on April 27. It will be available in three color options and is confirmed to pack a massive 10,200mAh battery. The phone will support 90W w […]
  • Lenovo's upcoming 4K tablet will come in two sizes April 22, 2026
    Lenovo is unveiling its new Legion Y70 smartphone on May 19, and it will be joined on stage at that event by a new Legion tablet. Lenovo is reusing the Y900 name for this one - the first Y900 came out in 2023 and was known as the Lenovo Tab Extreme outside of China. Anyway, the new 2026 edition of the Legion Y900, which you can see in the official image abov […]
  • vivo X300 Ultra and X300 FE's India launch date announced April 22, 2026
    vivo started teasing the X300 Ultra and X300 FE in India last week, and today, the brand announced that both smartphones will be launched in India on May 6 at 12 PM local time. vivo X300 Ultra and vivo X300 FE launching in India on May 6 In addition to announcing the launch date, vivo also revealed that the X300 Ultra will be available in India in Victory Gr […]
  • OnePlus Watch 4 announced with titanium case, Wear OS 6 April 22, 2026
    The OnePlus Watch 4 made it to the Google Play Console a few days ago, and now it's been listed by the brand on its official website, and this has officially revealed its most important specs. The watch has an all-titanium case and it's going to be offered in two colors: Evergreen Titanium and Midnight Titanium. As you can see, the former is basica […]
  • Motorola Edge 70 Pro goes official with a 6,500mAh battery, Dimensity 8500 Extreme SoC April 22, 2026
    The Motorola Edge 70 Pro has been launched in India as the latest addition to the Edge 70 lineup. It joins the Edge 70 Fusion, introduced in early March, and the Edge 70, which debuted late last year. It comes with a 6.8-inch AMOLED display that offers a Full-HD+ resolution, a refresh rate of up to 144Hz, and a peak brightness of 5,200 nits. The phone is pow […]
  • Asus exited the smartphone market and now it's making a tablet, here's what it looks like April 22, 2026
    Asus officially confirmed its exit from the smartphone market in January, but apparently that doesn't apply to tablets. Today a new leak brings us our first look at the upcoming Asus Pad with some nice-looking renders. As you can see, the bezels are reasonably thin for a tablet. The Asus Pad is rumored to sport a 12.2-inch dual-layer OLED screen (think […]
  • Honor 600 Pro in for review April 22, 2026
    This just in, the freshly announced Honor 600 Pro is in the office and joining our review queue. It joins the vanilla 600 and the 600 Lite with emphasis on great cameras and big batteries, the Pro is the flagship. Pictured with the Honor 600 below, the Honor 600 Pro isn't bigger as both share the same 6.57-inch display. The two also share the same batte […]
  • Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 might be made by Samsung April 22, 2026
    Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has been spotted in Korea meeting with Samsung executives. The trip is all about manufacturing chips on the 2nm process, and there's a chance that Qualcomm will turn to Samsung to fabricate the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 SoCs. Back at CES in January, Amon revealed that Qualcomm was talking to Samsung about this, and it […]
  • Honor 600 and 600 Pro arrive with 200MP cameras, IP69K ratings and bold new designs April 22, 2026
    While last year's Honor 500 and 500 Pro remained exclusive to China, the brand-new Honor 600 and 600 Pro are making their debuts internationally from the jump. The newest members in Honor’s lineup bring a revamped design which takes some clear inspiration from the iPhone 17 Pro series with the oversized camera island and vibrant orange colorway. But out […]

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  • Arelion upgrades Nørre Nebel site, prepares for more subsea cables April 20, 2026
    Arelion is upgrading its Nørre Nebel site to support additional cable landings and long-term network scalability. The post Arelion upgrades Nørre Nebel site, prepares for more subsea cables appeared first on Total Telecom.
    Harry Baldock
  • AST SpaceMobile satellite placed into wrong orbit April 20, 2026
    Satellite company AST SpaceMobile has hit a setback this week, with its latest BlueBird 7 satellite being deployed in the wrong orbit. The post AST SpaceMobile satellite placed into wrong orbit appeared first on Total Telecom.
    Harry Baldock
  • French telco consortium boosts SFR offer to €20.4bn April 17, 2026
    Bouygues Telecom, Orange, and Iliad have this week submitted a revised bid for rival operator SFR, valuing the business at €20.4 billon.  The post French telco consortium boosts SFR offer to €20.4bn appeared first on Total Telecom.
    Harry Baldock
  • Nokia and Orange team up for AI RAN April 16, 2026
    Nokia and Orange today announced a new collaboration focused on developing and evaluating artificial intelligence radio access network (AI-RAN) technologies powered by Nokia’s anyRAN 5G software and NVIDIA AI infrastructure. The post Nokia and Orange team up for AI RAN appeared first on Total Telecom.
    Harry Baldock
  • Vodafone’s scam call tech gets an AI upgrade April 15, 2026
    Vodafone has added an AI-driven scam call filter to its Secure Net Mobile security package as the operator intensifies efforts to cut fraud and nuisance traffic on its network. The post Vodafone’s scam call tech gets an AI upgrade appeared first on Total Telecom.
    Harry Baldock
  • Standardizing excellence: How the shift to ‘All-Bands-5G-A’ is powering the AI revolution  April 15, 2026
    The global telecom networks are under tremendous pressure to build networks capable of sustaining the explosive, bandwidth-hungry requirements of mobile Artificial Intelligence (AI). The post Standardizing excellence: How the shift to ‘All-Bands-5G-A’ is powering the AI revolution  appeared first on Total Telecom.
    Gagan Kaur
  • Agentic workflows opening the door to an ‘experience of one’ April 14, 2026
    For decades, operators have faced a familiar set of challenges, including declining margins, rising operational complexity, and limited differentiation. The post Agentic workflows opening the door to an ‘experience of one’ appeared first on Total Telecom.
    Harry Baldock
  • How telecom’s most boring data is becoming its most valuable asset April 14, 2026
    For decades, inventory management for telcos has been treated as a necessary but unremarkable feature of daily operations. The post How telecom’s most boring data is becoming its most valuable asset appeared first on Total Telecom.
    Harry Baldock
  • African Development Bank approves $200m loan for Nigeria’s fibre Project BRIDGE April 13, 2026
    Nigeria’s push to expand its digital infrastructure has gained fresh momentum after the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a $200 million loan for Project BRIDGE, a major fibre-optic programme aimed at widening broadband access and strengthening the country’s digital economy. The post African Development Bank approves $200m loan for Nigeria’s fibre Pro […]
    Harry Baldock
  • UK drives off Russian submarines lurking near subsea cables April 9, 2026
    The submarines are thought to be mapping the UK’s undersea communications networks. The post UK drives off Russian submarines lurking near subsea cables appeared first on Total Telecom.
    Harry Baldock

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  • From Policy to Connect X: Patrick Halley on What’s Next for Wireless Infrastructure April 22, 2026
    In this episode, Patrick Halley, President and CEO of the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA), shares a comprehensive view of the evolving wireless infrastructure landscape—highlighting the critical intersection of policy, investment, and emerging technologies like AI that are shaping the future…
    Carrie Charles
  • Rakuten Symphony to expand O-RAN trials across Global South April 22, 2026
    Rakuten Symphony is focused on validating open RAN and RIC technologies at scale In sum – what to know: RIC validation – Large-scale trials across seven countries aim to prove performance and reliability of Open RAN and RIC in real-world…
    Juan Pedro Tomás
  • The 6G experience — always-on, ambient AI April 22, 2026
    Qualcomm sees the smartphone evolving into an AI orchestrator as multi-device experiences become the norm New generations of cellular typically come to market with a killer use case — mobile data with 3G, mobile video with 4G, fixed wireless access with…
    RCR Wireless News
  • Test, measurement and service assurance in the AI era April 22, 2026
    As AI steadily gains ground across industries, test, measurement, and service assurance are under pressure to evolve. Vendors are now facing mounting complexities that traditional test and measurement methods were never designed to handle. Read RCR’s latest report to explore the impacts…
    RCR Wireless News
  • The satellite arms race between Amazon Leo and Starlink isn’t what it seems April 22, 2026
    A closer look shows that Amazon and Starlink are chasing different markets: mass-market connectivity vs high-margin enterprise services This week, Blue Origin hit a milestone — or thereabouts. The Jeff Bezos-founded rocket company had been noodling with the concept of…
    Sulagna Saha
  • For 6G spectrum allocation, the clock is ticking April 21, 2026
    With AI traffic expected to surge, Qualcomm sees spectrum decisions made today shaping 6G leadership in the future While the standards and technology needed to support commercial 6G launches in 2029 are moving with strong momentum, policy decisions regarding access…
    RCR Wireless News
  • SFR bid tests French telecom market structure April 21, 2026
    The potential acquisition of French telco SFR by Orange, Bouygues Telecom, and Iliad could reshape pricing dynamics and investment incentives in the local telecoms market In sum – what to know: Market consolidation – Fewer operators could ease price competition,…
    Juan Pedro Tomás
  • Rising GPS jamming attacks threaten critical sectors globally April 21, 2026
    An uptick in GPS jamming is disrupting navigation across maritime and aviation routes in active conflict zones — as well as outside GPS jamming incidents have grown extensively in recent years. According to multiple sources, thousands of jamming attacks have…
    Sulagna Saha
  • Verizon details World Cup 2026 network strategy April 20, 2026
    Verizon explains how the company is scaling network capacity and deploying infrastructure across host venues In sum – what to know: Capacity boost – Verizon will increase bandwidth by 3–5x across U.S. stadiums using 5G, C-band, and mmWave spectrum to…
    Juan Pedro Tomás
  • ‘No token performance here’ – physical AI on private 5G (easy as Raspberry Pi) April 20, 2026
    Physical AI for robot automation in factories and plants requires lightweight maths models, not token-hungry language models, says NTT Data. It does not have to wait on expensive GPUs, when CPUs work fine. But it does need private 5G for…
    James Blackman

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