Research firm Horowitz has released the findings from State of Media, Entertainment, and Tech: Disruptions 2023, which looks at US consumer attitudes towards and adoption of new disruptive technologies, including 5G wireless home Internet. 5G wireless home Internet has become available in more and more markets across the United States in the past two years, […]
The Spanish Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by infrastructure provider Cellnex and ruled that the company will have to pay a €13.7 million fine imposed by the regulator CNMC for abuse of a dominant position in the DTT market. The ruling brings the matter to an end after a decade in the courts since […]
Digi has reached a preliminary agreement with Orange-MásMóvil to acquire the so-called remedies, the surplus assets from the merger. This move may pave the way for the EU approval of the merger, still under the EC scrutiny and valued at over €18 billion. If acquired, Digi says it will invest around €2 billion over the […]
The total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in Hong Kong is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.1 per cent from $5.8 billion (€5.2bn) in 2022 to $6.1 billion in 2027, mainly supported by the mobile data and fixed broadband segments, according to GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s […]
Throughout 2023, GSMA Intelligence has analysed developments and trends spanning all areas of the telecoms industry and wider digital ecosystem. As the industry will continue to evolve in 2024, the industry research body asks how will their research themes change? Most of the 2023 themes will continue to run their course; though some of them […]
Juniper Research has unveiled what it believes are the Top 10 trends that are set to radically impact the telecommunications landscape in 2024. Juniper Research forecasts that the telco market is poised for major disruption, as new technologies including generative AI, and industry shakeups such as Apple’s recent embrace of the RCS messaging standard, force […]
As previously reported, South African telco Telkom has asked regulator Icasa to delay its planned spectrum auction, citing anxieties over its ability to fund participation in an auction. The move has prompted Telkom’s rival MTN to complain about the possible delay while another competitor, Vodacom, wants Icasa to come up with a process that considers […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has announced a proposal to eliminate video service junk fee billing practices by cable operators and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service providers and study their impact on consumer choices. The proposal will be voted on during the December 13th Open Meeting. “No one wants to pay junk fees for […]
Chet Patel, MD of Service & Portfolio Businesses at BT, has said that amidst “a major technological revolution”, the telco will play to its strengths as it unveils its latest strategy. In a blog post, Patel wrote: “In business, as in so many aspects of life, you often get better results when you keep things […]
Bango research reveals subscription leaders are betting on cross-industry bundling as the future for their fast-growing industry. The research highlights a focus on ‘Super Bundling’ — a model that provides integrated management of subscriptions through a centralised content hub, delivered through aggregators like telcos. With data from over 100 executives across leading music, video, and […]