Rohde & Schwarz, a specialist in broadcast transmission, and Vantage Towers, tower company in Europe with more than 86,000 sites, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the commercialisation of 5G Broadcast (5GB) technology across Europe. This agreement aims to support the deployment of 5G Broadcast during its commercial roll out from 2026 […]
Connect Europe, the association representing the leading connectivity providers in Europe, and market research firm IPSOS, have released Europe’s Digital Pulse: connectivity trends and consumer insights, a new consumer survey examining the digital habits and expectations of consumers across 30 European countries. The main finding of the survey is that an overwhelming majority of Europeans […]
The benefits of mobile connectivity have yet to be fully realised as 43 per cent of the global population – equivalent to 3.45 billion people – still do not use mobile internet, according to the latest GSMA State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2024 report. While the proportion of the global population using mobile internet on […]
Telstra, in partnership with Ericsson, has achieved a world-first 5G uplink speed of 447 Mbps in a sub-6GHz 5G Standalone (SA) on Telstra’s live commercial 5G network. The milestone was accomplished in the live commercial network at Telstra’s Southport Innovation Centre, surpassing the previous record by over 100 Mbps, setting a new benchmark for global […]
Vantiva, a technology player enabling Network Service Providers to connect consumers worldwide, has been selected by longtime partner e& UAE, the telecom arm of e& in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to deploy a new 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) gateway in the country. Featuring the region’s first eSIM installed on a customer premises equipment, […]
Taiwan’s mobile service revenues is poised to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9 per cent from $6 billion (€5.5bn) in 2024 to $7.3 billion in 2029, driven mainly by the rising adoption of mobile data services, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Taiwan Mobile Broadband Forecast (Q2 2024) reveals […]
Research from Nokia reveals that 60 per cent of CSPs in MEA region are adopting 5G to enhance their digital transformation. While 4G subscriptions are projected to stabilise by 2027, 5G adoption is anticipated to surge dramatically, signifying a pivotal shift in the region’s technological landscape. In addition, Nokia’s Mobile Broadband Index Report 2024 highlights […]
Further highlighting its strong commitment to technological advancement through third-party partner collaboration, LiveU has won a FIDAL Open Call to take part in the ‘Large Scale Field Trials Beyond 5G’ research project. FIDAL seeks to test innovative solutions with partners in the fields of media and PPDR (Public Protection and Disaster Relief). The FIDAL project […]
Mobile operators around the world would like to merge four mobile networks in their respective nations into three. This would improve the business case for investment by eliminating duplicative administration, improving spectrum synergies, and upgrading customers to better networks. Strand Consult has studied mobile industry consolidation since 2000 with the case of South Korea merging […]
Omdia insights into 5G technology forecasts that 5G RedCap (Reduced Capability) will surge by 66 per cent CAGR to reach 963.5 million connections by 2030. These findings highlight the growing influence of 5G technology on IoT (Internet of Things) use cases, as well as the industry’s increasing readiness for RedCap and eRedCap solutions. As 4G […]