Business Models

Cable TV

European Union cable market revenue hits all-time high of €24 billion 2018

via Flickr © Neil Turner (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Mobile

Telenet threatens to spoil Proximus and Orange's network-sharing fun

Media & Entertainment

Telia Company’s acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting approved

via Flickr © Gary Lerude (CC BY-ND 2.0)

5G

German telcos partner to plug rural notspots, moan again about auction

Turin and Mole Antonelliana © Flickr/cc-licence/Uccio D'Agostino

Edge & MEC

TIM clawing its way towards 'proper' 5G with edge cloud launch

Open Software

MTN is set to deploy 5,000 OpenRAN sites

IoT

Asset tracking that works out of the box from AWS IoT, Verizon, and Domo

Transformation

When digitalisation goes too far. B2B firms are neglecting the human-centred sales approach

Video

Irdeto Partners with Amlogic and Skyworth to Launch Platform Under Google Android TV Production-Ready Hybrid STB Reference Design Program

via Flickr © PunkToad (CC BY 2.0)

5G

T-Mobile US 5G launch plan manipulative and possibly confusing

Mobile

T-Mobile Announces Plans for THREE Supercharged New T-Mobile Un-carrier Moves That Will Use Transformational 5G Network for GOOD

via Flickr © Neil Turner (CC BY-SA 2.0)

FTTx

Facing the high cost of FTTH rollout? Get someone else to pay for it

via Flickr © subherwal (CC BY 2.0)

Mobile

Altice Mobile customers walk away due to lack of handsets

via Flickr © Tom Imrei (CC BY 2.0)

Wholesale

Virgin ditches BT for Vodafone: more to it than meets the eye

IoT

Dutch start-up to trial global IoT satellite service

via Flickr © James_Seattle (CC BY 2.0)

FTTx

Italians can cut the cost of food shopping with an FTTH plan

via Flickr © dvanzuijlekom (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Cloud

VMware’s VMworld highlights telco cloud support and AWS multi-tenancy

Business Models

Apple mulls subscription models for iPhone ownership

Announcement

Vodafone supports families with new global policy offering 16 weeks paid parental leave to all employees

via Flickr © rahego (CC BY 2.0)

5G

Why Sunrise is going to double down on 5G

5G

Tech Mahindra Sets Up its First Development Center in Timișoara, Romania

Video

WarnerMedia Unveils HBO Max

Source: Rewheel

5G

Are we entering the age of the ‘endless data plan’?

via Flickr © Sarah Croteau (CC BY-ND 2.0)

5G

Moody's predicts gloomy 2020 for EMEA telco sector