Proximus buys all of BICS, consolidation on the cards
Proximus is taking sole control of international carrier business BICS, 15 years after it created the company via a merger with Swisscom.
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Category: 4G/LTE
Netherlands agrees to telcos going Dutch
Telecoms operators in the Netherlands may work together in various ways to speed up mobile network rollouts, according to new rules from the country’s competition body.
AT&T posts strong wireless, HBO Max performance, but…
AT&T is upbeat about its performance in the final quarter of last year – and 2020 as a whole – thanks largely to customer growth at its mobile and HBO Max video streaming unit.
UK government has another look at laws governing access to telecoms infrastructure
Now that we’re free of EU regulation it’s time to make the Electronic Communications Code fit for purpose.
Three quarters of UK MNOs agree stage one of shared rural network
Vodafone, O2 and Three have reached agreement on the first phase of the government-backed project to improve mobile coverage in rural areas of the UK, but EE says it doesn’t need to be involved at this stage.
Google decides Loon is too costly to keep afloat
Loon, the much-hyped Google-backed project to connect difficult to reach areas to the Internet, is no more; the company is winding down due to high costs.
German mobile operators actively get closer
Germany’s big three mobile operators have inked a pair of bilateral deals that effectively mean they will all share active mobile network equipment to boost 4G coverage.
What is lying in wait for telecoms in 2021?
Observers and practitioners take it on the chin to predict what the telecoms industry may look like in the coming year.
FTC wants to take a closer look at Nvidia’s Arm deal
The Federal Trade Commission is asking Nvidia to submit more documents as part of its preparation for the competition investigation into the chipmaker’s $40 billion takeover of Arm.
Iliad Italia switches on 5G in 27 cities with €10 offer
Emulating its strategy in France, the latest entrant to Italy’s 5G market undercuts its competitors with a €9.99 per month offer.
Verizon, Deloitte to co-develop edge computing apps
US telco Verizon Business has partnered with Deloitte in an effort to drive the rollout and adoption of mobile edge computing (MEC) services for enterprises.
China’s biggest chipmaker added to Entity List
SMIC has been formally added to the Entity List by the US Commerce Department, hitting the Chinese chipmaker’s access to American technology and equipment.
Congress earmarks $1.9 billion to remove Huawei and ZTE gear from American networks
The US lawmakers have agreed to include in the coronavirus relief package up to $1.9 billion as reimbursement for American broadband operators to remove Huawei and ZTE equipment from their networks.
Vodafone backtracks on Egypt plan
Vodafone has cancelled a longstanding plan to sell its stake in its Egyptian operation to Saudi Telecom Company (STC).
Samsung and IBM team up to tap private 5G opportunities
The two tech giants are collaborating to develop new edge computing, cloud, and private 5G solutions targeted at the enterprise market.
Three UK reports 50 percent surge in mobile data usage
UK MNO Three said on Thursday that data traffic on its network has risen by 50 percent this year, with average monthly data usage per customer topping 15 GB for the first time in October.
China accused of using Caribbean mobile networks to spy on US devices
A new report alleges China has conducted mass surveillance of US mobile phones via China Unicom and proxies in the Caribbean.
O2 UK wants to use OpenRAN to boost indoor connectivity
O2 has tested out Vilicom’s OpenRAN technology, in an effort to make it cheaper to offer indoor 4G and 5G coverage for businesses.
Telecoms industry not expected to fully recover until 2023
Analyst firm Analysys Mason reckons the telecoms industry will return to modest growth from 2021, but it will take three years for the industry revenue to come back to the pre-COVID-19 level.
Bridging the coverage and connectivity gaps in mobile internet
Connectivity gaps risk leaving people without the ability to access the economic and social tools they need. This is why governments and regulators must step in and address the issues that are stymying digital inclusion.
Events
Telco AI World Summit
- 02-04 November 2021
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MVNOs World & IoT World Connectivity Summit
- 02-03 November 2021
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Open RAN World
- 03-04 November 2021
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