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Forecast: China telco, pay-TV services revenue at $483bn in 2029

China’s telecom and pay-TV services revenue is predicted to grow, albeit at a modest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.5 per cent, from $471 billion (€400.7bn) in 2024 to $483 billion in 2029 with broad-based declines in mobile voice service revenues offsetting expected gains in mobile data segment, according to forecasts from GlobalData, the […]

October 1, 2025

O2, Freshwave enhance mobile coverage in Perth

Residents, businesses, and visitors to Perth city centre in Scotland will benefit from enhanced mobile coverage from O2 with the deployment of six new 4G outdoor small cells. Small cells are technology about the size of a shoe box and used to enhance mobile phone signal in busy areas. Because of their size, they can […]

October 1, 2025

Gogo in final phase of 5G ATG testing

Gogo has reached the final phases of terrestrial testing of its next-generation 5G air-to-ground (ATG) technology. So far, the results show that the 5G chip exceeds anticipated performance speeds and network performance models, confirming that Gogo is one step closer to delivering ATG speeds to North American customers operating in the CONUS region. Customers subscribing […]

September 26, 2025

Forecast: 5G surpasses 2.6bn global connections

According to data from 5G Americas and Omdia, global 5G connections climbed past 2.6 billion in Q2 2025 — a 37 per cent year-over-year surge – and are projected to reach nearly 9 billion by 2030, representing 60 percent of all wireless connections worldwide. In parallel, global cellular data consumption grew by 15 per cent […]

September 25, 2025

UK MNOs call for mobile connectivity support

Mobile UK, the trade body for the UK’s mobile operators, has urged the government to prioritise the industry as a critical engine for national competitiveness. In an article originally published on Politics Home, it suggests that world-class mobile infrastructure will play a key role in achieving the government’s ambitions for economic growth, innovation and inclusion. […]

September 23, 2025By Colin Mann

Virgin Media O2 hits 5GSA milestone

Virgin Media O2 has announced that its next generation 5G Standalone (5GSA) network is now live in 500 towns and cities across the UK. Available to more than 70 per cent of the UK population – some 49 million people – this represents the country’s largest 5G Standalone deployment. Customers can benefit from an improved […]

September 17, 2025

France: Capgemini, Thales, Thales Alenia Space lead 5G D2D project

Capgemini, a specialist in business and technology transformation, Thales, a global player in advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors, and Thales Alenia Space, a joint company between Thales (67 per cent) and Leonardo (33 per cent), have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) as part of a government-backed […]

September 10, 2025

Sweden: Tele2, Telenor activate 5G across mobile network

Tele2 and Telenor, through their jointly owned network company Net4Mobility, are now taking a significant step as 5G becomes available to the majority of Swedes regardless of where they live. 5G coverage expands from 25 to 90 per cent of Sweden’s landmass and now reaches 99.9 per cent of the population. The mobile network has […]

September 3, 2025

EE, Freshwave enhance London coverage with more small cell sites

Freshwave, a connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider, has brought nearly 50 new outdoor small cell sites live for mobile network operator (MNO) EE in the City of London, expanding coverage and improving 4G and 5G connectivity for EE mobile customers. EE continues to enhance mobile connectivity for its customers in the Square Mile, with the latest sites […]

September 2, 2025

EchoStar sells spectrum to AT&T for $23bn

Pay-TV operator EchoStar is selling $23 billions-worth (€19.8bn) of terrestrial spectrum designed to improve 5G and home Internet access. AT&T and EchoStar have also agreed to enhance their long-term wholesale network services agreement, enabling EchoStar to operate as a hybrid mobile network operator providing wireless service under EchoStar’s Boost Mobile brand. AT&T will be the […]

August 27, 2025By Chris Forrester