This year has been tough for telcos and mobile operators due to the rapid spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The global market decline in revenues from roaming, advertising, and equipment sales contributed to a 5.4 percent YoY reduction, bringing overall market revenue to $427B in 2Q20, according to a report by Research and Markets. Telco […]
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The European telecom sector is facing a challenging period as cost-cutting becomes an increasingly crucial aspect of their operations.
Digital Catapult has today launched its first SONIC Labs Technology Access Programme, collaborating with leading organizations.
Three of the US' biggest telcos announced their top iPhone 15 deals, from T-Mobile and Verizon, requiring a switch to the most pricey plans.
Saturday April 15, 2023, Côte d’Ivoire – Early this morning, Tiemoko Antoine Assale, director of the satirical weekly “L’Eléphant déchaîné,” went live on Facebook calling for the boycott of Orange and MTN, two prominent telecom operators in the region, from the 15th to the 18th of April. Deputy Assale is the only one out of 255 committed to […]
There are cities out there on the verge of going fully smart. And the telecommunications sector plays a significant role in this. In fact, a smart life will heavily rely on 5G and data to which telcos have access. The whole point of a smart city is to automate the mundane so humans can spend […]
As the new year gets into full swing, we can look back at the progress made to roll out 5G in 2022, and what we can expect from 2023. While many of us have been left less than enamoured by the UK’s lagging 5G rollout, 2023 could be the year we see things change for […]
The world around us constantly evolves, and as a result, we are at the dawn of a new age of cognitive cities. This new chapter of the digital era requires innovative solutions for connectivity and telecommunications. One such solution is Over-The-Top (OTT), also known as Telco-OTT. What OTT in telecom is, in layperson’s terms, the […]
While you’re more than likely reviewing, or eagerly awaiting, your Spotify Wrapped, Snapchat Year in Review and Instagram Playback, have you reviewed the telecoms happenings from this past year? Undoubtedly, the pandemic changed the telecoms game completely and in 2022, we’ve seen the post-COVID landscape begin to take shape. With the year coming to a […]
Mobile networks of the future will not just be 5G or 6G; they’ll be zero G. Lynk Global launched the first direct-to-mobile commercial satellite in April. On August 15, AST SpaceMobile, a rival, announced plans to launch its experimental direct-to-mobile satellite in mid-September. As launch costs decline, satellite fabrication techniques advance. Telecommunications engineers push new […]