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Norway to get more competitive as Ice steps up

Norway’s smallest mobile operator has launched 5G services and unveiled a new business plan designed to accelerate growth in the coming years.

• 18 Nov 2021

Almost one zettabyte of mobile data traffic in 2022 – Cisco

Cisco forecasts that 5G connections will go from nothing in 2017 to 3.4% of the global total in 2022. Over the same period annual mobile data traffic will reach 930 exabytes, a seven-fold growth.

• 20 Feb 2019

AT&T claims nationwide US IoT network, but it’s only LTE-M

US operator AT&T has hitched its IoT wagon to LTE-M, it seems, after announcing the completion of its nationwide LTE-M network ahead of schedule.

• 19 May 2017

KPN IoT LTE-M trial targets most acronyms in a single sentence

Earlier this year Telecoms.com wrote about how LTE-M, the IoT-enabling LTE tech, will keep operators relevant in the IoT era.

• 02 Dec 2016

It’s Time to Focus on Quality in the IoT Ecosystem

The Internet of Things and Machine to Machine provide mobile operators with an opportunity to explore new sources of revenue. But M2M customers have very specific needs: they want to buy SIM cards in bulk, they mainly need data transmission, and they need a ready-made product, often with their branding. Additionally they need an M2M managed connectivity platform to report, control and manage their M2M business. Comarch M2M Platform helps telecoms offer personalized SIM cards, perform tests, monitor services and make it easy for M2M customers to block specific devices or geographical regions. It comes with a user-friendly online portal, where customers can place their orders. Comarch M2M Platform supports revenue share models and allows you to raise invoices to end users on behalf of your customer, automatically. Take your M2M business to a new level with Comarch M2M Platform.

• 16 Nov 2016

Sigfox recruits Atari for IoT devices push

Retro gaming giant Atari will soon be entering the IoT arena following a partnership with Sigfox, the low power WAN provider.

• 01 Jun 2016

Cypress buys Broadcom’s IoT chip biz for $550m

Broadcom has agreed to sell off its wireless IoT business to semiconductor firm Cypress, in a deal worth roughly $550 million.

• 29 Apr 2016

DT gets Cisco and Huawei on board for IoT starter bundle

Deutsche Telekom (DT) is partnering with a host of digital and cloud players to develop an out-of-the-box enterprise-ready IoT offering.

• 25 Apr 2016

Huawei unveils raft of mobile networking plans at MWC 2016

Networking equipment maker Huawei used Mobile World Congress to showcase a variety of new bandwidth boosting partnerships and technologies.

• 23 Feb 2016

The long and winding road to 2025

The technology sector probably invokes the most remarkable sense of nostalgia out of any industry. 10 years ago, the smartphone as we know it today was yet to be invented.

• 15 Feb 2016

Telecoms.com Intelligence Annual Industry Survey 2016

Building on the success of our prestigious Annual Industry Survey, the 2016 edition is the largest undertaking we’ve embarked on to date. This year’s survey took in the thoughts and perspectives of more than 1,500 telecoms professionals with a staggering cumulative experience of 24,000 years. As usual we begin with our comprehensive sweep of the […]

• 11 Feb 2016

Nokia harnesses LTE and MEC for new drone project in Dubai

Nokia has expanded the scope of its drones project in Dubai by developing LTE-connectivity and a control system for telcos and local authorities.

• 04 Feb 2016

Connected cars ramp up a gear at CES 2016

AT&T, Ericsson, Ford, Volvo and BMW have revealed new strides taken in driving in-car connectivity innovations, while Faraday Future has announced its new, 1000-horsepower electric concept car.

• 06 Jan 2016

HTC, Under Armour launch IoT-ish wearable fitness range

At CES in Las Vegas HTC announced the launch of its dedicated IoT-ish health and fitness gear, produced alongside specialist equipment vendor Under Armour.

• 05 Jan 2016

Intel follows Qualcomm with drone acquisition

To coincide with CES 2016 in Las Vegas Intel announced the completed acquisition of specialist drone manufacturer Ascending Technologies.

• 05 Jan 2016

Vodafone, Huawei demo NB-IoT in water meter

Vodafone, along with Huawei, has laid claim to successfully completing the first commercial trial deployment of internet of things technology based on narrowband technology.

• 22 Dec 2015

MTS claims Russian 5G launch scheduled for 2018

It’s looking increasingly likely that 2018 will see major deployments of 5G across the world, as Russian incumbent MTS threw its hat into the ring with a predicted launch date.

• 21 Dec 2015

Vodafone builds an Internet of seals for Sea Mammal Research Unit

Marine mammals across the globe are to be networked using machine-to-machine (M2M) technology in a partnership between the University of St Andrews and Vodafone.

• 01 Dec 2015

AfricaCom 2015 opens its doors for biggest year yet

Africa’s largest telecoms and technology congress, and indeed one of the most important tech events in the world, has opened its doors today

• 17 Nov 2015

Winners announced at the 2015 Telecoms.com Awards

The great and the good from the global telecoms industry congregated in London last night for the 2015 Telecoms.com Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements across the sector this year.

• 05 Nov 2015