Telco & CSP

Updates from telecom network operators and communications service providers, from network roll-outs to service innovations

Green

AT&T announces renewable energy purchases will surpass 1.5 Gigawatts of clean energy

via Flickr © othree (CC BY 2.0)

DSP Leaders Forum

Can telcos learn from Amazon's 'relentless focus on convenience'?

Cellular IoT

Telus Extends LTE-M network connectivity to United States

5G

Etisalat and Ericsson are embarking on a 5G roadshow

Mobile

Three UK brings 4G enhancements to customers as their average data usage passes 10GB per month

Telco & CSP

Telia Company to assess its approach in Latvia, after cooperation with the Government of Latvia stalls

5G

Viettel and Nokia broadcast 5G in Ho Chi Minh City

Telco & CSP

Telefónica and Atresmedia join forces to create Spanish-language fiction content around the world

via Flickr © DavidSandoz (CC BY 2.0)

5G

Hong Kong's 5G spectrum sale is so sensible we might not notice it happening

Devices

Wireless power market poised for growth as focus increases across more application sectors, including automotive

Green

Huawei Reveals Intelligent Campus Ecosystem Plan, Collaborating with the Industry to Win a Trillion-Yuan Market

via Flickr © Victor Camilo (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Mobile

Oi's plan to sell out of mobile makes some sense with 5G around the corner

© BT

Broadband

UK plans are afoot to phase out copper network by 2027

via Flickr © Bill Ward (CC BY 2.0)

FTTx

Sky's big broadband deal is a good deal but not that big of a deal

Devices

MATRIXX Software Helps Operators Adopt and Monetize New Offerings with eSim

O-RAN in deployment, Source: NTT Docomo

Fronthaul

NTT DoCoMo gets its O-RAN working

via Flickr © NIAID (CC BY 2.0)

4G LTE

UK mobile operators face bloody noses on rural roaming

Telco & CSP

AT&T CEO provides update to shareholders

Radio Access Network

NTT Docomo to commence deployment of world's first 4G/5G multi-vendor RAN conforming to O-RAN specifications

Mobile

Vodafone bucks the trend by opening new UK high street stores

Cloud

Chunghwa Telecom achieves AWS Direct Connect service delivery designation

via Flickr © Giorgio Minguzzi (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Mobile

TIM, Vodafone contributing to mobile pricing squeeze in Italy

Blockchain

CBSG consortium is reshaping mobile payments with cross-carrier Blockchain platform

5G

O2 developing “Smart Ambulance” trial to revolutionise patient treatment and reduce hospital numbers