(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/David Crespo Nieto) Vodafone has published its fourth annual IoT Barometer Report, assessing how businesses view Internet of Things (IoT) developments. The study reveals that 76 percent of companies consider the IoT to be “critical” to their future success. While many already acknowledge the IoT’s importance and potential benefits, it may surprise some … Read more

Just when it seemed there could be no more revelations about the NSA’s controversial PRISM program, new details continue to emerge. While much public attention has focused on PRISM’s headline aspects, several lesser-known NSA initiatives have flown under the radar. Meet Blarney, Fairview, Oakstar, Lithium and Stormbrew. Despite sounding like craft cider brands, these are … Read more

The shift to digital is undeniably transforming the telecommunications industry. While disruptive, this transition also offers significant opportunities for companies willing to embrace change and adapt their operations to thrive in the new landscape. Operators face a clear choice: either proactively reshape their businesses around digital services or focus on cutting costs to extract value … Read more

Empirix, a recognized leader in end-to-end network performance, has launched a new analytics platform called IntelliSight. We spoke with Tim Moynihan, Vice President of Marketing, about the launch and the role of effective big data analytics in modern telecommunications and service operations. His observations offer useful industry perspective. Tim explains how the IntelliSight platform functions: … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/Pali Rao) BT has revealed wholesale pricing for Openreach’s initial G.fast broadband rollout, which offers “up to” 330Mbps download speeds for homes and businesses. G.fast technology is projected to reach roughly 29 million premises by 2029, and BT has been leading trial efforts. In previous reports, BT began field trials of G.fast in … Read more

A recent study comparing the 5G performance of the iPhone 16e and several Android smartphones has drawn attention, but the findings require careful scrutiny beyond headline figures. Cellular Insights, in a report commissioned by Qualcomm Technologies, concluded that Android phones using Snapdragon X75 and X80 modems noticeably outperformed Apple’s iPhone 16e, which uses Apple’s first-generation … Read more

Cybercriminals understand what many organisations are still learning: people remain the most vulnerable element in any security system. Human error is implicated in a large majority of security breaches, which makes employees both the weakest link and the most effective defence against cyber threats when properly prepared. The UK government’s latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey … Read more

T-Mobile has begun decommissioning Sprint’s legacy 5G network following the companies’ merger, which officially closed on April 1. The carrier is taking Sprint’s 2.5GHz mid-band 5G offline as part of a planned process to re-deploy that spectrum across T-Mobile’s network. Most former Sprint customers will no longer be able to access 5G with their existing … Read more

A recent report from Strand Consult that examined the costs of removing Chinese telecoms equipment in Europe has challenged claims that such expenses would be much higher than in the United States. The US recently pledged $1 billion to help rural mobile networks replace Chinese-made telecoms equipment. European countries continue to debate whether to follow … Read more

BT has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing to deploy the Claude Mythos Preview AI model to help detect and remediate network security vulnerabilities. Telecom operators are under constant pressure to automate threat detection at scale. BT alone blocks roughly four million cyberattacks across its networks every day, producing vast quantities of telemetry that exceed the capacity … Read more