Telco & CSP

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

Mobile

Mobile becomes a major force on the world soccer stage

Broadband

About 35,000 more households now have Internet access of up to 100 Mbit/s

Mobile

More than half of Sub-Saharan Africa to be connected to mobile by 2025, finds new GSMA study

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LPWA

416m European cellular IoT connections by 2023, but non-cellular LPWA operators remain a threat

Cloud

Orange acquires Basefarm Holding and becomes a European leader in cloud computing services for the enterprise sector

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Satellite

The data pipe in the cockpit

4G LTE

Verizon continues industry-leading LTE Advanced network deployments

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Policy & Regulation

US government appeals court’s green flag for AT&T/Time Warner coupling

Mobile

Vodafone and Tunisie Telecom announce partnership

Research and Trials

Strategy Analytics: Churn Avoidance Drives Mobile Operator Content Strategies

Research and Trials

Ultra high-speed IC capable of wireless transmission of 100 gigabits per second in a 300 GHz band

Media & Entertainment

Comcast increases superior cash offer for Sky

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Backhaul

Backhaul for 5G and the need for speed

Smart Cities

Media information: Joint initiative "Digital Cities and Regions”

Product Launch

Sprint's industry-leading unlimited plans just got even better! New unlimited plans include features customers love for the best price

4G LTE

Nokia and dtac deploy first 4G TDD network for mass commercial use in Thailand

Fixed Access

Vodafone Greece acquires CYTA Telecommunications Hellas S.A.

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5G

5G is worrying because it’s so good

Transformation

Airtel announces massive network expansion plans for West Bengal

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Video

Ericsson bids farewell to its media business

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Transformation

Nokia and China Mobile sign €1 billion network transformation deal

OSS/BSS

Red Hat OpenStack Platform Adopted by Fujitsu for Fujitsu Cloud Service for OSS

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5G

Turk Telekom's strategy for 5G close to completion

Radio Access Network

Ericsson Elastic-RAN implemented by Turkcell in major events arena