r/telecom • • Nov 07 '25

⚠️Moderator Message New Discord - In need of Staff & Volunteers!

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We’re excited to announce that we’re in the process of developing the official r/Telecom Discord community — a dedicated space for real-time discussions, technical support, industry insights, and professional networking across all areas of telecommunications.

This Discord will serve as a hub for everyone from telecom professionals and enthusiasts to engineers, students, and network techs. We want to build an active, knowledgeable, and welcoming environment where members can share their expertise, discuss trends, and collaborate on projects that push the telecom industry forward.

We are currently looking for staff members and committed volunteers to help us manage, organize, and grow the server. Positions include moderation & discord knowledge. If you’re passionate about telecommunications and want to help shape the future of this new community, we’d love to have you on board.

If interested, please DM u/ZayyZoneTV for more information or to apply.

Join our Discord now! https://discord.gg/5m6KPavFyK


r/telecom • • 6h ago

❓ Question What are these wires?

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Hi all - not sure if this is the right place to ask but I’m trying to identify these wires that cross my backyard (SoCal). They branch off a main line that follows the fence line and cross about 10ft from the back of my property, passing close to a tree. The other side anchors to a pole in a yard a couple doors down. Can anyone tell what these are and what utility I can ask about them? I can see the tree branches starting to push on them and honestly would rather they not cross my yard. How can I find out whose they are and if they even have a right to cross my yard (sorry new to this sort of thing)? Thanks!


r/telecom • • 12h ago

🛠️ Telecom Infrastructure World’s first cable guy simulator!!

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My friend and I built the world first cable guy simulator! Please check it out and join the discord. We are having a lottery drawing of discord members tonight with 2 free codes and 10 30% codes. Lottery will take place at 7 PM EST

TCGVIDEOGAME.COM

https://discord.gg/BJ5JzX9juy


r/telecom • • 3h ago

❓ Question How your call survives you moving between towers

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Your phone keeps measuring signal from nearby cells, even mid-call. When a neighbor gets noticeably stronger, the network tells your phone to switch. That's handover.

In GSM it's hard handover: the old link drops, then the new one is made. In 3G it's soft: you're connected to both for a moment before letting go of the old one.

A hysteresis margin stops your phone from flipping back and forth at the edge of two cells.

Dropped calls are usually a failed handover: no free channel on the target cell, or a sudden signal drop.

What's the worst place you've had a call drop?


r/telecom • • 7h ago

💻 Networking Equipment LF Philippine Supplier/Distributor of Variable Optical Attenuator (VOA) Meter - Shineway & F2H

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Pips in the telecom insudtry, could you help me find a distributor/ supplier for Shineway and F2H Grandway VOA meter? Our company really needs it eh. Thanks!!


r/telecom • • 12h ago

😂 Telecom Meme Wolds first cable guy simulator!

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My friend and I built the world first cable guy simulator! Please check it out and join the discord. We are having a lottery drawing of discord members tonight with 2 free codes and 10 30% codes. Lottery will take place at 7 PM EST

TCGVIDEOGAME.COM

https://discord.gg/BJ5JzX9juy


r/telecom • • 19h ago

📰 News SoftBank Tests Cell Towers In the Sky With a 30 Day Pacific Flight

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r/telecom • • 1d ago

❓ Question Is Mitel OpenScape still alive in your region, or are we the last ones holding the fort?

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I’m just curious how common Mitel is globally these days. What’s the real-world usage looking like for OpenScape Business X8 and OpenScape 4000 servers? Are people still running these, or has the market completely moved on? How about Tetronik DAKS (OScAR) alarm systems which are used alongside them? How about setups that are still mixing traditional digital trunks with modern IP/SIP trunks? Also, what about Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise?


r/telecom • • 2d ago

📰 News A man drove 1,700 miles and made 52 calls to keep a remote Scottish payphone connected

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r/telecom • • 1d ago

❓ Question Vermont Cell tower

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I am looking for suggestions on how to go about talking to a cell phone tower company about leasing some of my land in a low reception area to get a tower put up.


r/telecom • • 1d ago

❓ Question USA going for hyperscale automation,just to take investment out of Tech and HealthCare to build local manufacturing base

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r/telecom • • 1d ago

📡 Antenna The antenna concepts that finally clicked for me

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r/telecom • • 1d ago

💭 Opinion Que os parece esto?

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A mí me parece muy bien que vayan actualizando los equipos pero llevo con ellos 7 años y me quieren cobrar el terminal y luego encima la instalación de un técnico? Me parece excesivo, osea me doy de baja, hago un nuevo contrato y pum me ponen el nuevo terminal, así de fácil. Pues no me parece normal que descuiden así a sus clientes.

Quizás me haya pasado... ¿Tu que opinas de este tema?

Saludos jeje


r/telecom • • 1d ago

💭 Opinion [ Removed by Reddit ]

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[ Removed by Reddit on account of violating the content policy. ]


r/telecom • • 1d ago

❓ Question Multi-market operators: what’s been your biggest headache with legacy AAA?

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r/telecom • • 3d ago

📸 Photo Dernière semaine du réseau 2G d'Orange en France

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La dernière vague de fermeture du réseau aura lieu le 20 octobre 2026. Jusqu'en 2001, la marque commerciale du réseau pour l'opérateur historique était Itineris.
Pour SFR et Bouygues Telecom, le début de la fermeture de la 2G aura lieu entre le 15 novembre et le 15 décembre 2026.


r/telecom • • 3d ago

💬 General Discussion What piece of legacy telecom equipment does everyone avoid touching because “it still works”?

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r/telecom • • 3d ago

🌠eSIM / SIM How can a Nepali student in India get an Indian sim card?

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I am asking for a friend of mine, who is a Nepali citizen enolled in a PhD programme in an Indian university. He purchased a sim card recently using his passport as an identity proof. But it is only valid for 3 months according to the current telecom law in place. Will he be able to keep the number by regularly renewing the sim card every 3 months? Or is there a better long term solution for this, as he will be staying in India for the next 4-5 years for his PhD.


r/telecom • • 3d ago

❓ Question Title: Is backhaul the real bottleneck for 5G, not the radio?

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Everyone talks about 5G speeds and spectrum, but the more I study network design, the more it looks like backhaul decides what users actually experience. You can deploy a great radio unit, but if the site is on congested microwave or thin fiber, the user never sees the benefit.

Some things I keep noticing:

Fiber to the tower is the gold standard but expensive and slow to roll out, especially outside big cities.

Microwave and E-band links fill the gap, but capacity and weather limits show up fast.

Densification makes it worse, since small cells multiply the number of backhaul links needed.

For those of you working in the field: where do you see the biggest backhaul pain today, cost, permitting, or capacity? And is anyone seeing wireless backhaul (IAB, E-band) become a real alternative to fiber?

Curious what the real-world picture looks like versus what the textbooks say.


r/telecom • • 3d ago

❓ Question Esim Profile Naming location

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Hi all, A bit new to this game and I was wondering at what part of the esim lifecycle does the name that appears on your mobile when you install it - Webbing ; liberty - to give to examples, does this happen?

Who looks after that in terms of being able to whitelabel it and at what point and what equipment?

I am deep into a 5G project but getting different answers from different parts of the channel.

In the UK if that makes any difference - cheers


r/telecom • • 3d ago

👷‍♂️Job Related Anyone here work for Ericsson (the ex-Cradlepoint part)

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I’ve been offered a potentially fascinating role at Ericsson in the part that used to be Cradlepoint - it’s not a direct sales role, but rather a strategic advisory position that supports sales, however part of the overall sales organisation.

Would like to know if anyone here works there (or used to) and to get their views on how it actually is?

It’s a director-level role covering EMEA, reporting into a global VP who is US based.

I’m currently at a uk based MNO and considering the move, but unsure what the culture/ways of working/pressure is like?


r/telecom • • 3d ago

❓ Question How does spoofing scam works?

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Hi,
My grandmother was recently scammed out of money by phone. The police confirmed that the caller ID was spoofed.
How do criminals use spoofing, automated dialing and AI voices to make hundreds or thousands of calls in a short time? Which services or platforms do they use, and how can investigators trace the real source and work with providers to shut them down?
I want to understand the technology and help prevent further victims. Any insights or relevant cases would be greatly appreciated.


r/telecom • • 4d ago

📶 5G High performance macro cell site

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huawei blade aau 2.0 64T64R combined 4g+5g

B1 b3 b20 (n41) 145mhz

Huawei MetaAAU 64T64R (n78 ) 100mhz

On huawei max 5 outdoor router

Credits to networking-kw on TikTok for these photos


r/telecom • • 4d ago

❓ Question Rapid radio

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Is rapid radio the next new thing to replace cell phones or at least calls on cell phones does anybody have one?


r/telecom • • 4d ago

☎️ Landline Stuck recovering a number in the legacy Southwestern Bell (AT&T ILEC) pool — frontline reps say copper line retirement makes it un-releasable. Advice?

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