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QYOU Media to acquire Maxamtech

QYOU Media India has executed a binding term sheet to acquire a majority ownership stake in Maxamtech Digital Ventures, an India-based venture creating technology and games for the mobile gaming industry. Maxamtech currently operates, via its proprietary platform Gaming 360, a variety of gaming destinations for companies including Vodafone and Glance. The acquisition will continue […]

October 20, 2022

Ofcom: Broadband complaints down, pay-TV stable

Ofcom has published the latest figures for complaints it has received about the UK’s major home phone, mobile, broadband and pay-TV providers during the three months from April to June 2022. The latest complaints data shows: Overall, complaint volumes during this quarter are broadly in line with the previous three months. Shell Energy continues to generate the […]

October 18, 2022

Gogo completes 5G network build

Broadband connectivity services provider Gogo Business Aviation has finished construction of its nationwide Gogo 5G network. “Our team was tenacious and overcame a host of issues including Covid-19, weather, the supply chain, and geopolitical concerns, to build a new network of 150 towers nationwide – and they did it in less than 12 months,” said […]

October 18, 2022

Forecast: Gen Z to consume 13 hours of media daily in 2023

Generation Z, defined as 16 to 24s, is forecasted to spend 13 hours consuming media per day in 2023, slightly behind their 25 to 34 counterparts, according to the Global Ad Trends report: Finding Gen Z by WARC Media. From broadcast radio to podcasts, online TV/streaming to linear TV, it’s forecasted at least 40 minutes will […]

October 14, 2022

GSMA restates Big Tech infrastructure stance

Mobile industry trade body the GSMA has issued a statement saying that it strongly believes that the future of Europe’s digital economy requires action to ensure that those Big Tech players, driving large and increasing traffic volumes over European networks, make a fair contribution to infrastructure investment. It says the publication of the BEREC (Body […]

October 13, 2022By Colin Mann

Study: TV ads twice as memorable as mobile ads

Comcast Advertising has released a report titled TV Makes Memories highlighting how ads in the television environment have a unique ability to drive memories – suggesting this is due to three factors of engagement that are important for branding outcomes: attention, connection and repetition. The report reveals that these outcomes, and consequently the strongest memories, […]

October 13, 2022

Study: 5G paving the path to the metaverse

As 5G uptake in many parts of the world bridges the milestone from early adopters to mass adoption, major new Ericsson research – the industry’s largest global study of its kind to date – underlines consumers’ growing commitment to 5G and their expectations on next-generation uses cases. The Ericsson ConsumerLab report, 5G: The Next Wave, […]

October 13, 2022

Japan: Mobile service revenue up 5.1% CAGR to 2026

The overall mobile services revenue in Japan is poised to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1 per cent from $72.7 billion (€74.6bn) in 2021 to $93 billion in 2026, supported by growth in smartphone subscriptions and mobile data service revenues, according to GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Japan Mobile Broadband […]

October 13, 2022

Vodacom South Africa adds Prime Video Mobile Edition

Vodacom South Africa has announced that all new, existing and upgrading customers are now eligible to subscribe to Prime Video or Prime Video Mobile Edition, regardless of price plan, whether prepaid or post-paid. Vodacom is the first telecommunications company in Africa to offer Prime Video Mobile Edition. With Prime Video Mobile Edition, customers benefit from […]

October 12, 2022

Report: 5G, full fibre key to UK economic growth

If the UK government is looking to kickstart its Growth Plan, it must prioritise delivering on the ambitions for the rollout and take-up of full fibre and 5G. That is the message technology trade association techUK’s telecoms members have shared in a new report examining the impact of the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR), published […]

October 11, 2022By Colin Mann