Telecoms.com

IHS inks latest, but probably not last, Brazil towers deal

IHS is spending hundreds of millions more on its Brazilian telecoms towers portfolio as part of an inorganic growth plan that is almost certainly not over yet.

• 26 Jan 2022

The Service Defined Network

We all know that technologists love a three-letter acronym. But sometimes, those acronyms could do with a bit of work to really explain what they mean to the potential buyers.

• 24 Jan 2022

The rising significance of trust in the digital world

According to Gartner, digital trust underpins every digital interaction by measuring and quantifying the expectation that an entity is who or what it claims to be and that it will behave in an expected manner.

• 13 Jan 2022

Telenor Myanmar to hike prices following regressive tax

Myanmar’s authoritarian regime has taken steps to wind the clock back to a time when mobile services were barely affordable.

• 12 Jan 2022

O2 exploits opportunity created by competitors’ new roaming charges

Virgin Media O2 has confirmed it won’t be in introducing EU roaming charges, making it the only one of the four UK MNOs to do so.

• 10 Jan 2022

Vodafone and EE drag their feet over the reintroduction of roaming charges

Having announced they will start charging their customers for roaming in the EU, Vodafone and EE seem to be hesitating now that the time has come.

• 06 Jan 2022

Telecoms industry remains optimistic despite everything

Seven out ten respondents to the 2021 Telecoms.com Annual Industry Survey are largely happy with how this year went and more are expecting a strong 2022.

• 01 Dec 2021

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Ericsson, Orange and eco masts

There’s a downbeat start to this week’s pod as Scott battles the elements, infirmity, and portentous news. The Hazy Jane soon works its magic, however and they commence with a look at Ericsson’s biggest ever acquisition. Operator boardroom shenanigans provide the next topic before they conclude with a look at Vodafone’s bid to free itself from the electrical grid.

• 29 Nov 2021

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea both hike prices, citing the need to increase ARPU

Two of the three major Indian mobile network operators have felt forced to increase the price of many of their tariffs so they can pay their bills.

• 23 Nov 2021

Ericsson doubles down on enterprise with $6.2 billion acquisition of Vonage

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has made its biggest ever acquisition in the form of cloud unified communications provider Vonage.

• 22 Nov 2021

Ericsson sidles closer to OpenRAN

The new Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform claims to deliver service management and orchestration functionalities in line with Open RAN principles.

• 16 Nov 2021

Operators’ new ‘ways’ are creating a path towards service assurance utopia

Quite simply, operators need new, more efficient, and less time-consuming ‘ways’ of managing network performance issues and faults.

• 10 Nov 2021

Hackers take aim at mobile bankers, according to Nokia

Trojans designed to harvest mobile banking credentials are growing in popularity, warned Nokia this week.

• 09 Nov 2021

TelcoDR launches $1 billion telco cloud fund

Danielle Royston, the founder of eponymous TelcoDR, which is dedicated to encouraging telcos move into the public cloud, has dug up a ton of cash to help the cause.

• 18 Oct 2021

Virgin Media O2 incentivises subscribers to double-down on its services

Newly combined VMO2 has unveiled its first major product refresh since the merger completed, offering twice as much data goodness if customers double-down.

• 18 Oct 2021

European telcos turn to satellite connectivity

Two major European operators this week detailed plans to use satellite connectivity to cover difficult-to-reach customers.

• 11 Oct 2021

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Public cloud, China and devices

We are delighted to welcome another special guest this week – public cloud evangelist Danielle Royston. She had heard us slagging off the public cloud in previous pods and was keen to offer a more benign perspective. That chat took up nearly all of the pod but we did eventually get around to quickly covering the latest developments concerning China vs the US and internet companies getting into consumer devices.

• 04 Oct 2021

Orange Money partners with Ericsson Wallet Platform

Operator group Orange has turned to Ericsson to help it grow its pan African Orange Money service.

• 20 Sep 2021

Vodafone, ITU do a lot of talking on smartphone access

Vodafone is working with the ITU and a handful of other partners with a view to extending Internet access to 3.4 billion people by the end of the decade.

• 20 Sep 2021

Ooredoo and CK Hutchison merge Indonesian operations

Indosat Ooredoo and H3i are merging to form an Indonesian mega-operator valued at $6 billion.

• 17 Sep 2021