Vodafone adds rural 4G coverage for a lucky few
Vodafone this week announced that it has rolled out “reliable 4G” to more than 50 rural locations in the UK.
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One year into Kyivstar’s battle to keep Ukraine connected
A year on from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we spoke to Ukrainian operator Kyivstar about the ongoing challenges of keeping telecoms infrastructure functioning in a warzone.
Nokia and Kyndryl renew their business vows
Kit vendor Nokia and IT infrastructure firm Kyndryl have signed a new three-year agreement which will see collaboration on LTE and 5G private wireless services, Industry 4.0 offerings, and a new partner innovation lab.
Ericsson’s Erik Ekudden and Rory Read discuss commercializing 5G
At Ericsson’s pre-MWC get together I sat down with CTO Erik Ekudden and former Vonage head Rory Read, now Head of Business Area Global Communications Platform to find out if anyone is making money out of 5G.
Ofcom tackles inflation-linked price hikes
Ofcom is reviewing whether inflation-linked, mid-contract price rises are fair for consumers.
BT pledges cover the entirety of the UK in 5G by 2028
UK telco group BT and its mobile arm EE have declared there must not be one patch of British soil left untouched by 5G coverage, and invited the press to a ‘Deep Dive’ to detail it’s progress.
T-Mobile US leads the pack on 5G, despite C-band rollouts
T-Mobile US is still providing the best 5G experience in the country, but C-band investments are helping Verizon and AT&T to boost their own offerings.
Germany gives ZTE’s 5G kit the all-clear
Germany appears to be staying true to its word when it comes to judging Chinese telecoms equipment on a case-by-case basis.
BT deploys 4G and smart sensors to upgrade water systems in Yorkshire
UK telecoms group BT and Yorkshire water have installed smart sensors and a 4G mast to provide remote water quality monitoring in the Yorkshire Dales.
Vodafone powers up 5G Standalone network trial
Vodafone claims to be the first UK mobile operator to switch on a 5G SA network, available to a select few customers as part of a trial.
Smartphone shipments fell to a 10-year low in 2022
Preliminary stats from Canalys suggest the global smartphone market had a year to forget in 2022.
Regulator gives nod to Vodafone Ghana sale
Vodafone is finally selling out of Ghana, the country’s telecoms regulator having given the green light to a revised deal that will see Telecel Group pick up its majority stake in Vodafone Ghana.
Ukrainian telcos reportedly struggling to keep networks powered
Rolling power cuts caused by Russian attacks on the Ukrainian grid are making it harder for operators in the region to keep networks online.
De Puyfontaine resignation could bring Italy network plan closer
Vivendi CEO Arnaud De Puyfontaine has tendered his resignation from TIM’s board of directors, a move that could help smooth the way for some sort of resolution in Italy’s ongoing high-speed network debacle.
Vodafone and Currys sign deal to go ‘beyond mobile’
UK operator Vodafone will continue as the exclusive mobile network partner for retailer Currys as they look to expand into technology areas ‘beyond mobile’
US telcos blame lack of funding for failure to rip out Huawei kit
US telecoms operators have apparently not made a great deal of progress in their efforts to replace Chinese-made equipment in their networks, citing a lack of cash as their number one challenge.
Ryan Reynolds could hand T-Mobile a Mint
T-Mobile US could be looking to buy Mint Mobile, the MVNO part-owned by Ryan Reynolds, it emerged this week.
Italian government not wedded to single network
The Italian government this week made it clear that having a publicly-owned high-speed network covering the whole country is its end-goal, not necessarily bringing together the existing infrastructure into one single network.
Virgin Mobile customers to be moved over to O2 this year
VMO2 is rearranging itself into neater mobile and broadband units a year and a half after the merger of Virgin Media and O2.
Lynk: ‘We are years ahead of everybody else’
Satellite base-station company Lynk has sent two more of its ‘cell-towers-in-space’ into orbit, and boasts it is the OG of the satellite-direct-to-phone game.
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