As the debate around ‘fair contribution’ – which asserts big tech firms like Netflix and Google should chip in for the costs of telecoms infrastructure – rolls on, we spoke to Maria Lema, co-founder of Weaver Labs, who told us why she thinks its a bad idea.
A report by analyst firm Omdia claims revenues from mobile and fixed broadband services will grow 14% between 2022 and 2027, however monthly Average Revenue Per User will fall by 4.2%.
It appears that when it comes to 5G, nothing matters more than perception.
The new UK Telecommunications Lab is a research facility intended to bring together operators, suppliers and academics to brainstorm and testbed ideas related to mobile networks.
Kit vendor Nokia’s new Altiplano Application Marketplace will host its own apps as well as third party and operator built apps.
Community Fibre has secured the best part of £1 billion in financing to help it fund its ambitious fibre network rollout plans in London.
Norwegian telco group Telenor has reorganised its presence in Asia as part of an ambitious growth strategy for the region.
Giant Towercos American Tower and Cellnex have opted for partnerships to help them with the next phase of their expansion.
Sustainability, inclusion and trustworthiness are among the top priorities for the next stage of the European Commission’s 6G research programme.
Bharti Airtel on Thursday made a formal announcement on the launch of 5G services in key Indian markets and revealed that it will not make customers pay more for the technology until its rollout is more widespread.
The Chinese vendor is looking to build new phones that use different chips to those prohibited by US sanctions and could be ready to launch as soon as next year, claims a report.
The number one reason telcos are motivated to adopt AI, ML and automation is to gracefully manage an ageing workforce, and that to stay relevant they’ll need more of it.
The US State Department has awarded a contract to Verizon worth $1.58 billion.
In part one of this Telecoms.com interview with HPE, we talk to VP and General Manager, Communications Technology Group Tom Craig (pictured) about the current state of 5G, Open RAN, and how operators can evolve and grow into new business frontiers.
Reliance Jio has announced the beta launch of its 5G service, but arguably more interesting than that is the news that it is in talks with overseas operators keen to acquire its homegrown 5G technology.
We’re delighted to welcome special guest Gabriel Brown to the pod this week. He is an analyst at Heavy Reading, specialising in mobile infrastructure, so the guys take the opportunity to pick his brains about the latest developments in 5G. They move on to dissect the big news story of the week – the potential merger of UK mobile operators Vodafone and Three – before finishing with a quick recap of Iain’s recent trip to France with Orange.
Orange and Altice this week joined Bouygues Telecom in outlining plans to reduce energy usage.
Telco trade body the GSMA says in order to stay competitive European economies must ‘digitalise’ themselves through faster 5G rollouts, and manages to crowbar in the ‘fair contribution’ argument.
Telco infrastructure giant Cellnex has opened its wallet once again in order to expand its UK presence.
Vodafone Italia is very excited about hitting its latest 5G fixed wireless access milestone, while one of Italy’s FWA market leaders has changed its name as it embarks on a new, wholesale-only strategy.
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