Hannah Beth Cooper

Senior Editor and Content Manager

Old Names and New A. I...deas

Google – Alphabet You may have heard that Alphabet is Googles parent company. Alphabet is responsible for the ‘google car’. Alphabet has its own autonomous car department which started life as a project by Google. This department is called Waymo. Currently, although not charging any fees, Waymo is moving riders around California. They want to […]

Blockchain and Operators – the good kind of disruptive

Considered a disruptive technology because of the increasing realization of its ability to transform across multiple industries, blockchain removes any requirement for ‘middle men’ and reconciliation processes as it guarantees the validity of its data using shared infrastructure. At the point of creation, this data is recognised as valid by all parties and can’t be […]

This week in the world of Tech and Telecoms

Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the founders of Google, stepped down from their day-to-day duties at the company. It’s the end of an era for both Google and the tech industry as a whole. Facebook’s New Product Experimentation Team (NPE Team, for short) is up to. It’s experimenting with podcasts, travel services, and newsletter tools. That is […]

Spectrum Pricing and Developing Countries

What is spectrum pricing? The spectrum, relates to the radio frequencies allocated to the mobile phone industry for communication on the airwaves. Aside from cellular telephony, radio frequencies are used for broadcast radio and television, air traffic control, shortwave radio navigation, computer networks and many other applications. Spectrum bands have different aspects which make them […]

Facts about Global Internet Speed

Have you ever wondered why it takes so long for a song to download or for your Netflix to stream? Or perhaps, you’re someone who takes their internet speed for granted and never encounters problems. Inside Telecom has collected some facts about World Internet Speeds and the things that impact them. The global average broadband […]

Precision and Predictive Medicine - Technology with a bedside manner

One of the main limitations with medicine today and in the pharmaceutical industry is our understanding of the biology of disease. Here is where big data comes into play, aggregating more and more information around multiple scales for what constitutes a disease—from the DNA, proteins, and metabolites to cells, tissues, organs, organisms, and ecosystems. These […]

Is Your City Ready For The Future?

At Inside Telecom, we like to keep you updated on the latest technologies and advancements in this exciting era of change. Services like 5g, IoT, FinTech, and Cloud Computing are becoming more integrated in our daily lives. But how ready is your City? Is it prepared for the next industrial revolution? Cities that want to […]

Back to the Future (Part 1) – Telecoms, Women and History

Since the birth of the telegraph and the telephone in the 19th Century, women have played an imperative role in the history of telecommunications. ‘Cable girls’ were huge contributors to both the industry’s development and also the overall improvement of women’s working conditions throughout the 20th Century. As in most sectors, telecoms never gave women […]

The Rise of the Operator

The global telecoms industry landscape is evolving faster than ever. The decline of revenue streams driven by over-the-top (OTT) competitors continues, forcing and encouraging operators to consider new ways of maintaining and improving relevance to both consumer and business customers. While many have embarked on journeys to become digital service providers, the sector also remains […]