BT and global information and communications technology solutions provider Huawei are to undertake research into how ‘network slicing’ – a method of carving out specific ‘slices’ of an IP-based network for dedicated purposes – may be used to support services delivered over tomorrow’s 5G networks. The announcement builds on the wide-ranging 5G collaboration agreement signed […]
Orange Belgium has launched its ‘LOVE’ package to support its convergent positioning. LOVE allows Orange customers to access what is essential to them by offering them flexible combinations of mobile, internet and TV. This convergent umbrella with the message “all you need is LOVE” offers customers the flexibility choose the number of SIM cards and […]
Consultancy firm Strategy Analytics has recommended that mobile operators, especially those with multi-screen assets and ambitions to provide superior mobile video and data experiences to customers, adopt eMBMS, or LTE Broadcast, more aggressively. In its report, Time For Operators To Embrace LTE Broadcast, the firm suggests
Virgin Media and BT have announced a new five year Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement. Under the new deal, EE, a BT Group company, will provide wholesale mobile network services to Virgin Media, a subsidiary of Liberty Global, the world’s largest international TV and broadband company. This gives Virgin Media increased flexibility to grow […]
International TV and broadband company Liberty Global and telco Vodafone have completed their 50:50 joint venture – first announced in February 2016 – to form VodafoneZiggo Group Holding, which the pair say combines Ziggo’s fibre-rich broadband network with Vodafone’s market-leading mobile operation to create a stronger converged competitor in the Dutch market, delivering significant benefits […]
According to a research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, mobile operator revenues from the Internet of Things reached €11 billion in 2016. During the year, some of the leading global telecom groups have reported IoT revenues on a regular basis. In Q3-2016, Vodafone and Verizon generated around €200 million each in direct sales […]
Two of the world’s leading communications companies – BT and Huawei – have come together to lead the global development of 5G mobile technologies. The new partnership will see the companies conduct pioneering joint research into 5G, considering how faster mobile communication technologies might be applied, as well as the technical and commercial feasibility of […]
As anticipated, Sky has revealed full details of what it describes as the UK’s most flexible mobile service as it ramps up its multiplay offering better to compete with the likes of BT and Virgin Media. It says Sky Mobile, its new mobile network, offers something entirely different for the UK mobile market. For the […]
Sky’s new mobile service for the UK is being billed as the “most flexible” in the country with a key benefit the retention of unused data; “for the first time ever in the UK) mobile phone owners will be able to keep their unused data for up to three years, to be redeemed whenever they like, and have the flexibility […]
A new campaign is calling on UK consumers to join the fight to ensure more choice and better quality in the mobile sector and curb BT’s dominance. Three UK, TalkTalk, CityFibre, Federation of Communication Services, Gamma and Relish have come together as ‘Make The Air Fair’ to call on regulator Ofcom to make sure no […]