5G accounted for 30 per cent of mobile connections in Europe at the end of 2024 – equivalent to 200 million connections – against a global average of 24 per cent, according to the GSMA’s annual Mobile Economy Europe report. 5G will become the dominant mobile technology on the continent by 2026 and already accounts […]
According to a report by Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data centre industries, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) has surged in recent years to support both residential and enterprise connectivity due to its ease of deployment along with the more widespread availability of 4G LTE and 5G Sub-6GHz […]
A study from Juniper Research, experts in telecommunications markets, has found that global revenue from wholesale roaming will grow from $9 billion (€8.7bn) in 2024 to $20 billion by 2028. Juniper Research predicts that the increasing deployment of 5G standalone (SA) technology, which supports the growing need for real-time monitoring of roaming connections and activity, […]
Berg Insight, the IoT market research provider, has released findings about the market for IoT connectivity management platforms (CMPs), a standard component in the value proposition from mobile operators and IoT MVNOs around the world. Market dynamics in the IoT CMP market have evolved in recent times as vendors focus on responding to the challenge […]
Nokia and stc Group have successfully concluded a 1Tbps (terabit-per-second) long haul field trial in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Leveraging stc Group’s live Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) terrestrial network, this innovative trial highlights the unique potential of Nokia’s sixth generation of super-coherent Photonic Service Engine (PSE-6s) technology in delivering high-capacity, efficient, […]
Using carrier aggregation and 5G virtualised technology, Verizon has reported that its engineers recently achieved 5.5 Gbps download speeds. That’s the equivalent of downloading 266 albums a minute or streaming 3,056 TV episodes per hour, according to Verizon “Customers expect the gold standard from Verizon and we work every day to do even better for […]
Brits have been told that the reason for increasingly poor mobile phone signal at large events across the UK could be due to cellular capacity. Experts from TelephoneSystems.Cloud have warned that a lack of investment in the industry has resulted in telecommunications infrastructure not being upgraded quick enough to keep up with the ever-increasing demand. […]
The European Commission has announced grant agreements totalling €128 million to support 31 new 5G infrastructure projects, following the third call for proposals of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital). This adds to the €93 million already committed to finance 35 projects for 5G under the first two CEF Digital calls, for a total of […]
The total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in New Zealand is expected to see a marginal yet consistent increase from $3.2 billion (€3.08bn) in 2024 to $3.4 billion in 2029, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.5 per cent. This will be supported by revenue growth in the mobile data, fixed voice and fixed […]
The global wireless telecommunications industry achieved a milestone in the third quarter of 2024, as global 5G connections surpassed two billion, reflecting a 48 per cent year-over-year growth. According to data from trade body 5G Americas and Omdia, over 170 million new 5G connections were added globally during Q3, underscoring the rapid adoption of next-generation […]