In 2020, the UK’s national retail payments operator, Pay.UK, launched Request to Pay — a framework designed to enable a more flexible, secure and customer-focused method for settling bills between individuals, organisations and businesses. Request to Pay gives billers, such as telecom providers, a messaging channel that integrates with existing payments infrastructure. Instead of sending … Read more

A new study finds that Berlin delivers the best overall 5G mobile network performance among 10 major European capitals. The extensive benchmark, carried out by network testing company MedUX, assessed 5G quality and speed in several of Europe’s largest cities. Researchers drove more than 4,000 kilometres across 10 countries during 2023 to run network tests … Read more

Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), together with Fastweb and Huawei, will begin 5G trials in the Italian cities of Bari and Matera. The three companies will present a coordinated plan involving 52 international, national and local partners, including university research centers and leading IT firms. Initial 5G use case demonstrations are scheduled for June 2018. The … Read more

In this Q&A, Ray Williamson, Director of European Product Management at Huawei, outlines current trends, challenges, and the road ahead for wireless networks. Telecoms: What are the main trends and challenges for operators over the next five years and how will networks evolve to meet these needs? Ray Williamson: The first wave of 5G rollout … Read more

Europe’s largest operator, Telefónica, recorded its first quarterly loss in nine years as it grappled with a “challenging” market environment. Net profit fell 69% to €2.73 billion for the period, with a reported 5.4% rise in revenue largely offset by a one-off restructuring charge of €2.7 billion. For the third quarter, the group posted a … Read more

Telecommunications companies are uniquely positioned to drive growth in the AI economy. Artificial intelligence, now widely recognized as the defining technological shift of our era, demands unprecedented amounts of computing power and energy. Yet one persistent challenge limits AI’s potential: the need for timely, high-quality data to fuel models in real time. Today’s advanced AI … Read more

Aeris, a provider of cellular IoT solutions, and Bridge Alliance, a regional mobile operator collaboration, have launched Aeris IoT Watchtower in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This agentless platform gives organizations a clear, consolidated view of how exposed their IoT devices are to cyber threats, enabling them to prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities before they are exploited. … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/kizilkayaphotos) Telecommunication companies, vendors, and IT firms have joined forces to create the IoT Cybersecurity Alliance to strengthen protections for connected devices against rising threats. Leading the alliance is US telecom giant AT&T, which reports a dramatic 3,198% increase in attackers scanning for vulnerabilities in IoT devices over the past three years. Where … Read more

Everyone wants their children to thrive, and many parents are willing to make sacrifices to give them the best opportunities. Some send their kids abroad for education, while others live apart from family to earn a better living. When these family members return for holidays or festivals, it becomes a special time for everyone. Celebrations … Read more

Huawei’s situation in Europe has seen improvement after Germany’s federal cybersecurity agency stated it found no evidence that the company spies on customers. “For such serious decisions like a ban, you need proof,” Arne Schönbohm, head of Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), told Spiegel. Security concerns about Huawei have intensified as countries prepare … Read more