Legacy 2G/3G

Patents and IPR

InterDigital Files Patent Infringement Action Against Huawei in UK

Mobile

O2 replaces traditional pay as you go options with contract-free Big Bundles

via Flickr © Marcin Wichary (CC BY 2.0)

NTT Docomo

As the Internet turns 50, a Japanese pioneer prepares to switch it off

via Flickr © Llima Orosa (CC BY-ND 2.0)

4G LTE

BSNL/MTNL multi-billion-dollar rescue plan 'a lavish funeral budget'

via Flickr © temporalata (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Cellular IoT

AT&T & Vodafone see the ‘big footprint’ as the key to NB-IoT

via Flickr © Gopal Vijayaraghavan (CC BY 2.0)

Mobile

Jio turns traditional telco: charges customers and rails against regulator

Mobile

You'll never talk alone: Liverpool stakes claim as Britain's chattiest city

Business Models

AT&T to Sell its Operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to Liberty Latin America

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

Open Software

All US mobile operators considering deploying OpenRAN

via flickr © ccPixs.com (CC BY 2.0)

Spectrum

GSMA says spectrum auctions can distort operator costs and performance

via Flickr © Patrick de Laive (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Mobile

South African bank starts selling smartphones

© Flickr/cc-licence/Nicolas Mirguet

Devices

Reasons to be cheerful about social media

via Flickr © 401(K) 2012 (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Cloud

Capital efficiency wins every time: it’s just the numbers

Policy & Regulation

AT&T, T-Mobile Deliver Cross-Network Call Authentication Technology

via Flickr © Mickey Luigi Logitmark (public domain)

5G

Maldives gets 5G, but it's not for the locals

Devices

IDC's senior analysts examine the differences between Indian and Chinese mobile markets

Telco & CSP

Ooredoo announces the appointment of new Ooredoo Algeria CEO

via Flickr © byzantiumbooks (CC BY 2.0)

Fronthaul

Fujitsu uses O-RAN standards to supply 5G antennas to NTT

via Flickr © GollyGforce (CC BY 2.0)

Mobile

Vodafone to make billions from towers deal

Mobile

Delivering for Britain with a Shared Rural Network

Green

GSMA Signs £38 Million Funding Partnership with the Department of International Development

Mobile

Youth Population to Drive Strong Subscriber Growth Across Sub-Saharan Africa, Finds New GSMA Study

via Flickr © Giles Watson (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Legacy 2G/3G

3G sunsetting slowly gathers pace

Policy & Regulation

Stamping out unfair practices in telecoms and TV