AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSatellite & Infrastructure Push: Nigeria’s FEC has approved the next phase of NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B, aiming to expand broadband, broadcasting, enterprise and critical communications for underserved areas, with Israel’s IAI and France’s Thales Alenia Space named as manufacturers. Regulation Tightens SIM Rules: India’s DoT orders telcos to stop issuing new connections from Aug 24 once a user hits the national cap of 9 SIMs (6 in J&K, Assam and the North-East), using a central Digital Intelligence Platform to enforce limits. Identity Rules Shift: India’s Telecommunications (User Identification) Rules, 2026 make biometric verification mandatory for new SIMs and updates, while also dropping a planned shared biometric database that would have enabled cross-operator matching. Emergency Connectivity: Dare County reports progress on upgrading Hatteras Island’s emergency communications after repeated fiber damage, adding low-Earth-orbit satellite backup for FirstNet sites. Cyber & Security: A US lab is probing potential security risks in Chinese-made lidar for autonomous vehicles, while a Dundee hacker’s US sentencing in a £6m phishing case has been delayed to October. Market Moves: Charter has completed its $34.5bn deal to take full ownership of Spectrum Mobile, ending Comcast’s 33% stake and setting up deeper integration of wireless with cable broadband.
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