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From geopolitical clashes between East and West, to AI grandmothers confounding scammers, this week has been a rollercoaster of telecoms news. 

Check out the top 5 recent telecoms stories from Broadband Communities sister site, Total Telcom, below! 

  1. US accuses China of telecoms espionage 
    A joint statement from the FBI and the CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) accuses the Chinese government of conducting a far-reaching espionage campaign against commercial US networks.
  2. EE takes coverage to the top of Ben Nevis 
    EE has expanded 4G coverage to the top of the UK’s highest mountain.
  3. Reliance Jio makes last-ditch attempt to stop satellite spectrum allocation
    India’s largest telco is clashing with Elon Musk’s SpaceX once again, making a final appeal to regulators to block direct allocation of satellite spectrum.
  4. Gangster Granny! Meet Daisy: O2’s new weapon against scammers 
    Virgin Media O2 is using a Generative AI Grandmother to waste the time of known scam callers.
  5. NASA and Microsoft partner to simplify access to Earth science data
    NASA and Microsoft are working together to develop ‘Earth Copilot’, an AI-powered tool to make Earth science data more accessible.  

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