Today, we are able to connect our phones in any country. Roaming facilities are rapidly evolving in terms of both infrastructure and price. As an example, if you live within the EU, you can travel around other EU countries and not be charged extra by your service provider. We now have more network coverage than […]
Telecoms
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post is encouraging its staff to work at home and the Los Angeles Times is restricting air travel, two illustrations of how news organizations compelled to cover the coronavirus outbreak are balancing the need to keep employees safe. Both of those directives went […]
Innovation is all around us and happening at a rate that we have never seen. A huge part of this innovation is the smartphone. With the rise of 5G and IoT, manufacturers need to ensure that their phones are equipped with the latest technology. Every new version of a phone should come with more exciting […]
Churning refers to the discreet loss of customers from a larger customer base – defined as the percentage of customers that stopped using your company’s product or service during a certain time frame. Customer churn is one of the most important metrics for a growing business to evaluate, which is calculated by dividing the number […]
This week, Google cemented its place as a main partner to the telecoms sector, with multiple partnership agreements for Google Cloud and the launch of its new strategy – the telecoms industry strategy – designed to enable telcos to tap into the opportunities presented to them as a result of the digital transformation. It was […]
U.S.–China tensions accompanied by market saturation are placing the global smartphone market under immense stress. The latest research from International Data Corporations has shown that the African smartphone market saw shipments increase 4.0% quarter upon quarter in Q3 last year to total 22.6 million units. The firm’s latest research indicates Africa’s complete mobile phone sales […]
Vodafone Germany has announced it has launched a private standalone 5G network for airline Lufthansa, despite Lufthansa owning the spectrum. The telco announced that they have taken on the role of service and technology partner to support the deployment and operation of Lufthansa’s network. “The German economy needs 5G. We can do 5G. As a […]
A report was published giving an overview of Russia’s fixed-line telecom and IT markets. It includes information on key regulatory developments, data on fixed-line networks, and an assessment of telcos’ financial and operating performance. The Russian telecom market, supported by a population of about 144 million, is the largest in Europe, with competition most widespread […]
The GSMA has agreed a Science-Based Target (SBT) and has a clear sense of direction on how to decrease Green House Gas (GHG) emissions in the telecoms sector, with target of achieving industry wide ‘net zero’ carbon emissions by the year 2050. The recently announced SBT is a product of the teamwork between the GSMA, […]
Japan has started to work on devising a 6G strategy with the intent of rolling it out from 2030, as they look to make up for lost ground in their slow start in 5G. Firstly, let us be clear, that no one knows exactly what 6G is – but it is going to be faster, […]