The cheapest and most expensive countries for mobile data revealed
A report lists Israel as having the cheapest mobile data plans in the world, while Saint Helena clocks in at the most expensive country to get online.
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Vodafone and VMO2 will deploy 4G and 5G on London Underground
A new deal with Infrastructure firm BAI Communications, who handles the network in the Underground, will mean Vodafone and VMO2 customers will be able to make calls on the tube.
BT wants extension to Huawei kit rip-out deadline
BT has confirmed it wouldn’t mind having a bit more time to rip out Huawei equipment from its network, the process having been impeded by the Covid-19 pandemic.
China’s fourth mobile operator goes live
China’s fourth mobile operator has launched services, breaking into a market that has long been the domain of the big three.
BT fuses fixed and mobile connections to boost copper speeds
UK telco group BT says it’s new technology can double download speeds and make upload speeds ten times faster on average for businesses which are not able to upgrade to fibre broadband.
Samsung and VMO2 roll out new 4G and 5G sites
South Korean tech giant Samsung and UK telco VMO2 have deployed a series of new 4G and 5G sites across the UK.
India hit 31% growth in 4G mobile data in 2021 – Nokia
Nokia’s annual Mobile Broadband Index (MBiT) report claims 4G mobile data in India increased by 31% in 2021, while average monthly data traffic per user grew by 26.6%.
Cellular IoT market expected to double by 2026
Low-power wide area (LPWA) networking is expected to fuel a 97 percent rise in the value of the cellular IoT market.
Covid drives Internet uptake but many are still left behind – ITU
Millions of people became new Internet users in the past two years, but over a third of the world’s population has still never gone online, according to new statistics from the ITU.
Virgin Media O2 flirts with Samsung as a RAN vendor
Newly-merged UK operator group VMO2 is going to conduct trials with Samsung to test the compatibility of its 4G and 5G kit with legacy networks.
NTT unveils “global” private 5G network
Japanese telecoms group offers cross-border 5G network-as-a-service platform but keeps schtum on ecosystem partners.
The curious case of T-Mobile’s 3G shutdown date
UMTS network closure data was originally October 2021, then it was April 2022, and now it’s back to October.
Rakuten Mobile loss almost doubled in Q2
Operating loss incurred at Japan’s challenger operator increased by 85% in Q2 to reach $900 million, which the company attributed to aggressive investment in network rollout and rising roaming cost.
Eurobites: Netmore plans LoRaWAN IoT network in UK
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Nokia lands core gig at United Group; Arm sees sales soar; Community Fibre takes majority stake in Box Broadband.
Nokia rolls out Africa’s newest greenfield network
Africell is using equipment from Nokia in what will become Africa’s newest mobile network when it launches in Angola later this year.
London Mayor takes credit for glacial Tube 4G rollout
In a few years’ time London commuters will be able to pay for the chance to connect their devices while travelling on the Underground.
Rakuten says it will have “No More Secrets”
Rakuten’s CTO Tareq Amin told analysts and media that the company will soon disclose all prices it pays its suppliers, in a new drive for commoditisation of telecoms hardware and software.
Nokia brings 5G FWA to Oman
Finnish kit vendor Nokia has helped Ooredoo Oman to offer 4G and 5G fixed wireless access to its customers.
O2 speeds ahead on 4G but EE is in the driving seat for 5G
With the spring bank holiday weekend looming in the UK many will be hitting the road for a quick getaway, and O2 is using this to its advantage, trumpeting the strength of its 4G network coverage along the country’s major arteries.
Rakuten receives a $2 billion capital injection
The Japanese digital heavyweight Rakuten has sold 13% share, worth $2.2 billion to new investors to bolster its balance sheet and to finance more aggressive mobile rollout.
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