Canalys’s (now part of Omdia) latest research reveals that Southeast Asia’s smartphone market declined by 3 per cent to 22.8 million shipments in Q1 2025, marking its first contraction after five consecutive quarters of annual growth. Samsung reclaimed the top position with a 19 per cent market share, shipping 4.3 million units. Xiaomi was the […]

Charter Communications and Cox Communications have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their businesses in a transaction that seeks to create “an industry leader in mobile and broadband communications services, seamless video entertainment, and high-quality customer service delivering powerful benefits for American employees, customers, communities and shareholders”. The proposed transaction values Cox Communications at […]

LG Electronics has showcased its Internet of Things – Non-Terrestrial Networks (IoT-NTN) technology at the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) conference in Paris, France. The highlight of the event was a live demonstration conducted throughout Paris, featuring a vehicle equipped with next-generation IoT-NTN-based Telematics Control Units (TCUs). This demonstration marked the first instance of uninterrupted, conversation-level […]

Precise TV, the contextual video ad tech platform driving business outcomes for brands, has released its first UK edition of its Precise Advertiser Report: Kids (PARK). The report explores the media consumption habits, content preferences, and purchase-driving behaviours of parents and their children aged 2 to 12 years old (Generation Alpha). “YouTube’s dominance in UK […]

Japan has four cellular network operators with three of them controlling some 80 per cent of the market. Rakuten, currently Number 4 in the hierarchy with about 3 per cent market share, is looking to grow its ‘Direct-to-Consumer’ satellite connectivity share thanks to AST SpaceMobile. NTT Docomo, the largest player, does not – as yet […]

UK commercial PSB Channel 4 is to introduce a new app in 2026, suggesting it will better help the broadcaster to provide value to its advertisers, being much more accessible. Speaking at the DTG Summit in London, Rak Patel, Chief Commercial Officer, Channel 4, said: “We will have a new digital experience, a new app […]

US telco giant AT&T has updated its customers on the impact that satellite operator AST SpaceMobile (AST) will make when its communication services go ‘live’. AT&T told customers: “We’re working with AST SpaceMobile to one day offer a full suite of connectivity: voice, data, text, and video services in remote, off-grid locations. Our customers will […]

During the Belgium Cup Final between Club Brugge and Anderlecht on May 4th, Sony, NEP Europe and Citymesh set up the first 5G broadcast test in the country, providing media group DPG Media an in-depth proof of concept on network–based workflows “This demonstrates the power of 5G for low latency applications. By deploying a local […]

The market availability of solutions to support the next generation of fibre networks has been accelerated thanks to interoperability testing of 50G-PON and 25GS-PON technologies. The latest Broadband Forum Plugfest event marked the first time that 50G-PON – or Higher speed (HS-PON) – was tested at the interoperability event series, and the second time for […]

The emergence of eSIM technology marks an important evolution in the telecommunications sector. It provides a more flexible approach to global connectivity and comes at a time when the industry is moving away from traditional SIM cards. eSIMs are helping set the stage for a new era in device management. It’s a technology that’s facilitating […]