New data from mobile industry analyst GSMA Intelligence indicates that 5G connections are set to double over the next two years, driven by technological innovation and the launch of new 5G networks in more than 30 countries during 2023. Among those new networks, an estimated 15 will be 5G Standalone (SA) deployments. GSMA Intelligence’s forecasts … Read more

During power outages, Ukraine will deploy public Starlink hotspots powered by Tesla Powerwall units to keep people connected. Starlink has become a critical lifeline for Ukrainians defending their country. SpaceX’s low Earth orbit satellite internet service provides essential connectivity across Ukraine and helps ensure that events on the ground remain visible to the wider world. … Read more

T-Mobile USA has announced another round of job cuts, with 900 employees leaving the Seattle-based company. The decision follows a period of strategic reassessment after the company’s proposed $39 billion merger with AT&T failed last year. T-Mobile says the restructuring “will enable us to react with greater speed and effectiveness to customer and market opportunities,” … Read more

Bluewolf has announced the launch of its Salesforce Fullforce solution for the telecommunications industry, Bluewolf AI Now for Telecommunications, which will be generally available later this month. The solution is built in partnership with global strategic partner Vlocity, a leading provider of industry cloud software. It uses a unified digital platform with integrated intelligence from … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/michal-rojek) New research from Juniper suggests that over the next five years over-the-top (OTT) voice providers could see revenues increase fivefold, largely at the expense of traditional operators whose voice revenues are declining sharply. One major factor behind the drop in revenue for conventional voice carriers is the absence of a widely adopted … Read more

(c)iStock.com/Filippo Bacci Not so long ago, mobile carriers loudly promoted 4G as a transformative leap forward. Early headlines highlighted the first 4G phones and high-profile promotions that made the new technology feel revolutionary. Today, 4G is a routine expectation. We notice when our phones fall back to 3G, H+ or other symbols because 4G speeds … Read more

T-Mobile US attributes widespread network disruptions to severe weather affecting multiple regions of the country, with customers in Texas particularly hard hit. DownDetector reported a significant surge in problem reports yesterday, which eased for a time before rising again in recent hours. According to the outage reports, the largest share—about 53%—concerned loss of mobile data. … Read more

Operator revenue from data is projected to surpass voice revenue by 2018, according to research released by the GSMA at the start of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The report highlights an explosion in mobile data driven by growing demand for connected devices and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, a trend the GSMA says is transforming … Read more

Virgin Media O2’s network is now over 90 percent gigabit-ready, bringing the provider closer to completing an upgrade of its entire footprint by the end of the year. The latest network activation connected an additional 1.6 million homes across towns and cities including Lincoln, Bath, Lancaster, Fife, Huddersfield, Ipswich, Slough and Salisbury. A total of … Read more

SoftBank and OneWeb have signed a distribution partnership to introduce advanced satellite communication services across Japan. The partnership centers on OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services, which offer faster communication and lower latency by operating closer to the planet than traditional satellites. These characteristics make LEO systems well suited to applications that require swift, … Read more