Today’s telecom news includes announcements on MCM, PCBAIR, Amnesty International, among others.
Global Telco Alliances Power MCM’s Next Big Leap in Cloud Communications
My Country Mobile (MCM) is forging major partnerships with telecom operators and mobile-network operators to boost growth across its UCaaS, CCaaS, and CPaaS platforms. The company is driving innovation through scalable white-label solutions that let partners launch cloud-communication services quickly and without heavy investment. Leveraging its vast global VoIP network — spanning 190+ countries and billions of monthly voice minutes — MCM delivers fast deployment, AI-driven routing, analytics, and full regulatory compliance. Partners also gain flexible revenue-share models and competitive wholesale pricing, empowering them to enhance customer offerings and accelerate digital transformation in enterprise communications.
PCBAIR Revolutionizes AI & HPC with 8-Layer Glass Core PCB Breakthrough
PCBAIR has launched 8-layer Glass Core PCB manufacturing using proprietary Through Glass Via (TGV) and multi-layer RDL, aimed at next‑gen AI accelerators, high‑performance computing (HPC), data-center servers, and optical transceivers. The glass-core substrates provide superior signal integrity, lower dielectric loss (Df < 0.002), and better thermal stability, enabling 15–20 percent improved signal transmission for high-frequency 112G/224G SerDes links. TGV diameters below 20 µm and pitch under 100 µm allow higher interconnect density than organic PCBs, easing vertical I/O between chiplets. The optimized 8‑layer stack-up reduces warpage and mechanical stress, enhancing reliability and supporting efficient scaling without the cost overhead of silicon interposers.
India’s Smartphone Tracking Plan Sparks Global Privacy Alarm
Amnesty International has strongly criticized India’s review of a proposal to enforce always‑on satellite-based location tracking on all smartphones, calling it “deeply concerning.” The plan, supported by telecom operators, would require phone makers to permanently enable precise GPS tracking, even when users believe location services are off. Major smartphone firms including Apple, Google, and Samsung oppose the proposal, citing serious privacy and security risks. Amnesty warns that continuous access to location data could expose sensitive connections — for example, between journalists and confidential sources — threatening the safety of human rights defenders.
Shafana Fazal
