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Mobile Operators - The Industry Roundup

Rakuten to introduce half mobile phone fees compared with rivals TOKYO (Kyodo) — Rakuten Inc.’s mobile phone unit is set to charge less than half the fees its rivals do for high data usage, in an effort to boost subscribers when it launches services next month. No more illegal phones: Indonesia to impose IMEI control […]

Private Cellular Networking – why operators should act now

Companies have started to enter the private cellular networking market, and not one of them is a telco. This should prompt telcos and operators that may currently be preoccupied with eMBB (enhanced Mobile Broadband) at the expense of enterprise and industrial use cases. Other players are now attempting to become the enterprises’ new partner, so […]

Who controls the future deployment of 5G?

Economic giants Germany and China started commercial-scale rollouts of 5G – the wireless technology infrastructure that is shifting the way the whole world operates – in late October 2019. Even though machines and people will still communicate over the internet, 5G networking infrastructure is emerging. Although this is somewhat dependent on the internet, it is […]

Worldwide ICT spending to reach $4.3 trillion in 2020

The latest forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that worldwide spending on information and communications technology (ICT) will reach around $4.3 trillion in 2020. This is an increase of 3.6% from 2019. Commercial and public sector spending on information technology (hardware, software and IT services), telecommunications services, and business services will account for […]

Why operators should integrate AI operations now

The revenue and profit of CSPs (Communication Service Providers) has been pressured by increasing traffic, the decline of price per Gigabit (Gb) and external and internal competition. For operators to regain a competitive edge, it’s critical to have clarity as to what is happening in the network. Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations or AIOps, can […]

No more data lakes – telecoms assurance of the next generation.

A company that was supposed to be exhibiting at the Mobile World Congress (and of course now won’t be) is the Canadian telecoms assurance group EXFO. Like many other providers EXFO views service assurance as a potential pain-in-the-neck for communication service providers as the race towards the next generation of networks. The new digital era […]

Operator’s plan to invest in digital skills programme

The rise and disruption of the digital revolution requires us to continuously adapt to the world around us. One international company influenced by such change is Orange. The group have 148,000 employees worldwide. Another factor adding to this continuous requirement for adaptation is that by 2025, the group will look nothing like it does today. […]

Rolling out Edge Computing in the UAE

Etisalat has made a multi-year edge computing partnership with Microsoft, which the UAE-based telco claims, will underpin future 5G services. Details are not yet fully available, but Etisalat says it wants to create a digital platform on Azure that can incorporate exciting technologies such as automation and AI. Along with 5G, it will “enable new […]

Google 4Q revenue grew, but not enough for Wall Street

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s revenue grew, but Wall Street wanted more. Parent company Alphabet‘s stock fell more than 4% after financial results came out Monday, even as profits rose 19% and beat expectations for the last three months of the year. Helped by lower taxes, Alphabet said Monday […]

SVOD will continue to drive OTT media service revenue

The Over-the-Top (OTT) video market is expected to top over $200 billion (US) by 2024, according to a report form ABI research. 90% of that value will be fueled by subscription and advertising revenue according to a new report by the global tech market advisory firm. Fresh and innovative services such as Disney+ and Apple […]