(Image Credit: Skype) Over-the-top (OTT) services that provide voice calling and messaging have sparked ongoing debate about whether they pose a competitive threat to traditional telecommunications companies. Regulators in several countries have also raised a different question: when an OTT service offers voice call functionality comparable to traditional phone services, should it be treated as … Read more

AT&T announced on Saturday that it is investigating a significant data breach affecting the personal information of more than 73 million current and former customers. The company reported that a data set containing records for roughly 7.6 million active AT&T accounts and about 65.4 million former accounts has appeared on the dark web. AT&T’s initial … Read more

French network operators Bouygues Telecom and Free (iliad Group) have joined the Aduna alliance to accelerate adoption of common network APIs and make advanced network capabilities accessible to developers and enterprises. By joining Aduna alongside founding partner Orange, Bouygues Telecom and Free aim to unlock new digital innovation opportunities across industries in France and internationally. … Read more

(c)iStock.com/Hin255 Verizon has partnered with several major technology companies to accelerate the development and deployment of 5G networks. The company plans to begin field trials in 2016 and has formed collaborative working groups with Alcatel‑Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and Samsung through Verizon’s 5G Technology Forum. The forum also includes venture capital groups from both … Read more

With many countries still under lockdown, one fact stands out: telecom network infrastructure is essential for society to function. People have shifted priorities away from cars, luxury goods, and travel toward reliable internet connectivity at home. Without Wi‑Fi and robust broadband, remote work, streaming, video calls, online education, and countless everyday tasks become impractical. This … Read more

Four of Europe’s largest mobile operators have pledged to support and deploy Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) solutions across their networks. In a joint statement, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone announced they will work together “to support the rollout of OpenRAN as the technology of choice for future mobile networks to the benefit of … Read more

While the overall UK fixed broadband market shows signs of stagnation, the shift to full-fibre technology is accelerating rapidly. Industry data indicates the UK’s fixed broadband sector recorded a net loss of around 14,000 subscribers in the second quarter of 2025, reducing total connections to approximately 28.91 million. Despite this plateau in overall subscriber numbers, … Read more

Digital transformation today looks very different than it did during the early cloud and SaaS era, largely because of the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI). AI workloads place far greater demands on infrastructure than traditional cloud applications. Modern AI models are often built from millions or even billions of parameters and consume large, continuous … Read more

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has warned that a Russian cyberattack on a NATO ally could prompt a collective response from the alliance. “We could see circumstances in which a collective response by the alliance to a cyberattack would be called by an ally,” Sullivan said. “That is absolutely something where we and … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/Rich Legg) Following the EU Commission’s rejection earlier this week of Three UK’s bid to acquire O2, several parties are reportedly considering offers for the operator — including the former head of EE and the founder of Virgin Mobile. Market watchers had expected another bidder to emerge if Hutchison CK’s proposed deal with … Read more