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IoT to account for over a quarter of 5G roaming connections

The Internet of Things will account for more than a quarter of 5G roaming connections in the next few years, new research shows, which could be good news for operators.

• 11 Jul 2023

Private network spending expected to hit $10bn by 2028

Juniper Research has made a surprisingly optimistic forecast for the private cellular networking market.

• 14 Jun 2023

Roaming data revenue to hit $10 billion, but eSIM looms large

Telcos stand to pocket a weighty wad of cash from data roaming next year, but they perhaps shouldn’t get too used to it.

• 12 May 2023

OTT marketing traffic expected to surge

Over-the-top business messaging is set for exponential growth and could threaten operators’ SMS revenues, according to Juniper Research.

• 24 Jan 2023

5G connectivity in cars expected to be a $3.6 billion market by 2027

There will be 367 million connected cars driving around by 2027, each one representing a potential revenue stream for telcos, according to a report. 

• 10 Jan 2023

Global 5G service revenue forecast to grow by 60% next year

Analyst firm Juniper Research reckons operator-billed 5G service revenue will reach $315 billion in 2023.

• 24 Oct 2022

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.

• 15 Feb 2022

5G service revenues to hit $73 billion this year – Juniper

Operators have the potential to generate hundreds of billions of dollars per year in revenue from 5G services in the coming years, provided they focus on virtualization in the core.

• 13 Oct 2021

Apple and Google key to rocketing eSIM figures

The number of eSIMs installed in connected devices worldwide will increase by more than 2 billion over the next four years, driven by consumer giants Apple and Google.

• 29 Mar 2021

1 billion people will be watching eSports by 2025

More than 10% of the world’s population will watch eSports and games by 2025, driven by interest in the Asia-Pacific, according to new research published this week.

• 08 Mar 2021

Mobile, cloud to drive videogame market growth

Global videogame revenue is forecast to hit $200 billion a year by 2023 according to Juniper Research, which predicts revenue this year will come in at $155 billion.

• 08 Sep 2020

Telcos eye $3bn eSIM opportunity from connected cars

Operators could generate an additional $3 billion of service revenue by 2025 from cars equipped with embedded SIM (eSIM) cards.

• 02 Sep 2020

Biometric convenience could become consumers’ worst nightmare

New findings from Juniper Research claims the number of mobile payments authenticated by biometrics will rise to nearly 2 billion this year, but questions whether the convenience is a safe bet.

• 08 May 2017

Roaming bundles putting operator revenues at risk – report

A study undertaken by roaming specialist Syniverse, in partnership with the Strategic Economic Engineering Corp (SEEC) has shed some light on the extent to which consumers are willing to churn when considering roaming fees. The study, which polled 2,000 mobile consumers across the US, UK and Germany, revealed that 47% of consumers feel current roaming services are too expensive.

• 03 Mar 2015

37% of UK online sales now over mobile

While online retailers roll their Black Friday bargains over to Cyber Monday – and probably beyond – research shows that an increasing amount of online sales are being made via smartphones and tablets, and this trend is continuing – but this does not mean smaller crowds, as consumers are also switching to ‘click & collect’ services.

• 02 Dec 2014

Mobile banking to overtake online within five years

Analyst firm Juniper Research reckons more people will be using mobile apps for banking than web-based options by 2019, as the 800 million people who used their phones for banking more than doubles to 1.75 billion in five years.

• 08 Jul 2014

Global mobile money transfer to top $10bn in 2013

The value of international money transfers made via mobile phones will exceed $10bn for the first time this year, according to Juniper Research. However, the cost and complexity of regulating cash transfer had led many service providers to focus exclusively on airtime top ups, the research firm reported.

• 28 Oct 2013

Carrier billing opportunity to offset lost content revenues for operators

Mobile operators are placing themselves at the centre of a burgeoning ecosystem as revenues from mobile content, monetised through direct carrier billing, is expected to rise from $2bn last year to more than $13bn by 2017, according to a new report from Juniper Research.

• 07 Mar 2013

NFC retail payments market to be worth $180bn by 2017

The NFC retail payments market will be worth more than $180bn globally by 2017, marking a seven-fold increase over the value of the market in 2012, according to Juniper Research. The firm said that that the North America, Western Europe and Far East regions will contribute 90 per cent of this market value, as smartphones with NFC payment technology become standard in those markets.

• 23 Jul 2012

Operators losing $58bn on poor billing systems, finds report

The mobile industry lost more than $58bn in 2011, due to inadequate operator billing systems, according to a report published this week. The figure, which represents over six per cent of operators’ global revenues, was attributable to inadequate fraud management and revenue assurance processes, according to Juniper Research. And it is a figure that currently looks set to grow.

• 28 Mar 2012