Allison Kirkby, BT Chief Executive, commenting on the telco’s first quarter results said: “BT has had a solid start to the year, with our full fibre broadband now reaching more than 19 million homes and businesses and our 5G network available to over 87 per cent of the UK population. We’re seeing strong customer demand […]
Lynk Global, which is building a satellite-based service targeting cellular users, has abandoned its proposed merger with SLAM Corp, the ‘special purpose acquisition company’ (SPAC), which was working to mounting an IPO for the joint venture. The JV suffered a series of legal actions between the pair. The Slam business is headed by former baseball […]
New data from digital infrastructure specialist Cluttons has revealed that only around one in three MPs are confident that the government will hit its 2030 digital connectivity targets. The Government has identified digital infrastructure as essential for economic growth and productivity. However, separate data shows that when it comes to mobile download speeds, the UK […]
India’s smartphone market rebounded after a sluggish start to the year, driven by easing inventory challenges and renewed vendor activity. According to Canalys (now part of Omdia), smartphone shipments in India grew 7 per cent year on year in Q2 2025 to reach 39.0 million units. The growth was primarily fuelled by fresh launches concentrated […]
Mediaocean, a partner for omnichannel advertising, has released findings from its 2025 H2 Market Report, offering insights into the most pressing trends shaping advertising in the second half of the year. Drawing from a global survey of hundreds of marketing professionals, the report reveals a clear shift from experimentation to execution, with CTV, AI, and […]
Ofcom’s Mobile Matters research report puts people’s experiences of using mobile networks across the UK under the microscope, based on crowdsourced data collected between October 2024 and March 2025 by Opensignal. The analysis showed that 71 per cent (a year-on-year decrease of 7 percentage points) of cellular network connections were on 4G, 28 per cent on […]
AT&T’s 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) technology has reached a major milestone with nationwide coverage, now serving over 200 million points of presence (POPs) across the US. “This achievement marks a significant step forward in the advancement and expansion of our 5G network, demonstrating our commitment to delivering cutting-edge connectivity solutions at scale. It’s remarkable to […]
Thirty government-funded mast upgrades have now been activated in Wales as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) – a programme brokered by the UK government and joint-funded with mobile network operators to improve mobile coverage in rural areas. Across the whole of the UK, 56 masts are now live as part of the SRN. […]
In 2024, 97 per cent of people in the EU aged 16-29 years reported using the internet every day compared with 88 per cent of the total population, a difference of 9 percentage points (pp). This gap has been consistently narrowing during the past decade. In 2014, 87 per cent of young people used the internet daily, […]
Research from Canalys (part of Omdia) reveals that the global smartphone market declined by 1 per cent year on year in Q2 2025, marking the industry’s first decline in six quarters. The marginal shipment drop reflects stable vendor performances amid modest consumer sentiment and rising uncertainties and volatility in the global macroeconomic environment. Samsung successfully […]