When AT&T handed the keys to its 5G core network to Microsoft in 2021, it underscored that building next-generation wireless infrastructure is as much about selecting cloud platforms, virtualization strategies, and spectrum assets as it is about radios and towers. Those choices will shape which mobile operators succeed over the coming decade. The three largest … Read more

Marketing and selling data solely by megabytes or gigabytes reduces differentiation to price alone. That approach encourages a “my GB is cheaper than your GB” mindset and turns data into a commodity. Instead, many operators are moving toward value-based products and services supported by value-based pricing, which allows prices to reflect the benefit delivered and … Read more

The CEO of BT, Gavin Patterson, is stepping down after a five-year tenure that has overseen major change across the business. During his time in charge Patterson led the industry-shaking £12.5bn acquisition of EE, the UK’s largest mobile operator, and managed a wide-ranging restructuring that included separating Openreach into a standalone business and updating BT’s … Read more

The number of 5G connections is projected to grow rapidly over the next few years as hundreds of operators accelerate their rollout plans. Analyst firm CCS Insight now forecasts 340 million 5G connections in 2021, growing past 1 billion in the first half of 2023. By 2025, CCS Insight expects total 5G connections to reach … Read more

The controversial Online Safety Act is driving many users—including minors—toward free VPN services as a way to protect their privacy. Yet a new investigation exposes a troubling irony: in trying to escape surveillance and data collection, many people are routing their traffic through VPNs that connect to servers in China and Russia, potentially exposing the … Read more

(c)iStock.com/nadla Straight Path Communications has reached a comprehensive settlement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) concerning its wireless spectrum licenses, the company announced today. Under the terms of the agreement, the FCC has closed its investigation into Straight Path, allowing the company to retain the vast majority of its nationwide 39 GHz spectrum holdings while … Read more

CreditCall, a payment gateway provider, has launched its Chip and PIN mobile payment app CardEase Mobile for users in the UK and made it available to partners and developers around the world. Designed for smartphones and tablets, CardEase Mobile is positioned as one of the first mobile payment applications capable of processing both EMV Chip … Read more

Telecom networks originally designed for everyday consumer use are increasingly taking on a critical secondary role: supporting emergency services at national scale. In the United States, AT&T has pledged up to $2 billion to expand and modernize FirstNet, the dedicated communications network for public safety agencies. This investment will be directed at expanding 5G coverage, … Read more

On a September evening at Shanghai Stadium, 80,000 football fans created an unexpected real-world testbed for telecom innovation. The match between Shanghai Shenhua and Chengdu Rongcheng was more than sport: it became a practical demonstration of how operators might monetise advanced network investments at a time when traditional subscription growth has slowed. Invited by Huawei … Read more

In 2013 the question of how many women hold senior technology roles should, in theory, have been largely resolved. Yet a benchmark study from Women in Wireless (WiW), conducted in partnership with Telefónica, finds that organisational culture remains a major factor limiting women’s advancement into senior business roles in the wireless and digital media sectors. … Read more