The COVID-19 crisis has revealed weak points in telcos that have not been (sufficiently) addressed for many years now. Today, telco customers expect providers to offer digital service on the same level to which they have become accustomed from other services and platforms in everyday experience. This is another wake-up call to speed up the […]
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UAE-based telecoms provider Etisalat announced on Thursday that it has started developing and looking 6G via conducting research, developing international standards, and R&D, the company said during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Haitham Abdulazzak, Chief Technology Officer, Etisalat shared these insights during his address at the session titled “Setting the roadmap to 6G” at […]
Despite digital transformation efforts, carriers are still operating as if infrastructure and customer experience aren’t part of the same journey. Traditional carrier operational models have silos that make it difficult to automate, accelerate, and simplify how customers buy their services. They have to step back and look at the customer experience they are delivering first, […]
Australian operator Telstra has announced that a consortium comprising the Future Fund, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation and Sunsuper will become a strategic partner in Telstra InfraCo. Towers after agreeing to acquire a 49 percent interest. The telco was approached by the consortium earlier this year and the deal is expected to be completed early next year. […]
Heads of the EU’s most prolific telecoms operators have taken to the Mobile World Congress on Monday to call for a complete regulatory overhaul of the continent’s network, as their statements labelled the current framework as “century-old.” Industry analysts have previously noted that the current framework in place will not be suited to handle the […]
The Blockchain technology Market in the Telecom Industry was valued at $157.9 million in 2020 and is expected to reach $2759.8 million by 2026, registering a CAGR of approximately 61.45 percent over the forecast period (2021 – 2026). The onset of the pandemic has highlighted the criticality of telecom infrastructure. The global health emergency is […]
Malaysia-based telecoms operator Axiata Group announced on Monday a merger with Norwegian telco Telenor for amount of $15.8 billion, in a bid to bring together their mobile operations under one roof within the country. “The signing today signifies a confirmation of the intent to establish a commercially stronger and more resilient digital converged service provider, […]
While Telekom is keeping up the pace in 5G rollout, the network can now be received on the 3.6 gigahertz (GHz) frequency in around 50 cities. With more than 1,800 antennas, Telekom was transmitting on this frequency as of June 14th 2021. It enables peak speeds of over one gigabit per second. The newly added […]
The Iranian government has adopted a new legislation that gives it the power to renationalize physical hardware and transmission equipment that make the country’s internet services infrastructure. “The government of Iran is taking full control of the country’s fixed internet infrastructure by hiving off the network assets of incumbent telco Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI),” […]
France’s second largest telco, Altice, announced on Thursday the acquisition of a 12.1 percent stake in the UK’s BT Group for a valuation of $3.1 billion, as it looks to double down on its ambition of building a nationwide fiber broadband network. Altice – which is owned by telecoms tycoon Patrick Drahi – operates in […]