The digital divide is a problem which has plagued the US for years, though this latest initiative seems to be a more reasonable compromise between bureaucratic guidance and industry smarts.
The FCC has unveiled plans to create a new regulatory framework for spectrum above 95 GHz.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its monthly report on the state of play in India, and it’s a pretty gloomy picture for everyone aside from Jio.
Verizon has unveiled a new corporate structure in an attempt to make a lean, mean, money-making machine at the dawn of the 5G era.
This week Telecoms.com has 16 year-old Shannon O’Connor joining the team for work experience, and today she looks at the potential for damage of radio frequency radiation on society.
The Sprint/TMUS troubled courtship has hit another bump in the road with Sprint rumoured to be in talks with Charter and Comcast to boost the two companies’ wireless offerings.
Canadian telco Telus has been trumpeting another incremental step towards 5G alongside Huawei with the completion of a 5G wireless connection using the global 3GPP technology standards platform.
Fresh data from Chetan Sharma Consulting has given a doom and gloom perspective on the US telco space for pretty much everyone except T-Mobile.
The two biggest US cable operators have publicly vowed to hold each other’s hands when exploring future business opportunities in the wireless space.
Orange has kicked off 2017 with a solid (albeit not mind blowing) first quarter, reporting 0.6% year-on-year growth, but is starting to show some real momentum in the convergence arena.
After Verizon struggled through Q1, it is becoming increasingly clear where its profits and customers have gone; T-Mobile has been pinching them again.
At its recent annual technology showcase Orange offered some interesting hints towards a long-term strategy to create a single household bill for customer.
Sometimes when you go against industry trends it works out for you and sometimes it flops. Verizon’s move to avoid the raise to bottom has now been confirmed as a flop.
Rumour has it two of the largest telcos in the US are having hushed conversations over a potential merger of Verizon and Charter.
Verizon has reported declining revenues for the third consecutive quarter, but is remaining quiet on the future of its acquisition of Yahoo.
China Unicom has reported a mixed back of results for the first six months of 2016, with strong performances relating to 4G, data centres and ICT, however profit declined by 79% year-on-year.
Telcos have accounted for roughly 50% of growth in the media and communications industry, which stood at a £0.4 billion increase to £56 billion, a rise of 0.9%.
Liberty Global has reported healthy growth for its second quarter, boosting revenues by 11% to $5.07 billion, with profits lifting to $101.1 million.
HTC has delivered another quarter of negative performance as the company reported a y-o-y decline of roughly 44% on quarterly revenues of $598 million, though virtual reality is making a positive impact in its early days.
Indonesia Telkom and KT have continued positive performances for operators in the Asia markets, both reporting healthy growth.
