SES has confirmed that it has ended merger discussions with Intelsat, halting plans that would have further consolidated the satellite internet sector. The deal, first reported in March, would have combined two major satellite operators and, according to Bloomberg, was expected to be worth more than $10 billion including debt. Such a merger would have … Read more

Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Ericsson exceeded quarterly earnings expectations and raised its market outlook for 2019 as well as its sales target for 2020, driven by a faster-than-anticipated roll-out of high-speed 5G networks. Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm said, “We see a much faster pace of introduction of 5G than expected,” highlighting particularly strong demand in the … Read more

The most significant event of the year for shaping future societal development will take place at Kistamässan on May 22–23 in Stockholm. Under one roof, four dynamic conferences — Stockholm Smart City, Energimässan, Nordic Mobility and InfraTech — will converge to present a powerful lineup focused on urban innovation. The comprehensive conference program promises a … Read more

(c)iStock.com/jasondoiy MWC The NB‑IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things) market is experiencing rapid growth. Last Thursday, the GSMA reported that 23 mobile operators have commercially launched 41 mobile IoT networks worldwide across LTE‑M (the machine-to-machine version of LTE) and NB‑IoT. At this year’s Mobile World Congress, NB‑IoT is a major topic of discussion and product announcements. … Read more

United Spaces continues its expansion in Gothenburg, appointing Ellen Lindvall as the new Sales Manager for the region. The hire comes as the coworking operator prepares to open Park Central, the company’s fourth facility in Gothenburg. “Coworking in Gothenburg is growing. Next year we will increase our office space by nearly 40 percent,” says Ellen … Read more

The long-running saga over 21st Century Fox’s bid to acquire Sky appears to be approaching a conclusion after Culture Secretary Matt Hancock indicated he would permit the deal to proceed provided Sky News is sold to a suitable, independent buyer. Fox first announced its £11.7 billion ($14.6 billion) offer in 2016. The bid was referred … Read more

Filecoin, the largest decentralized storage network, has surpassed 2.5 exbibytes (2.5 billion gigabytes) of available capacity. Filecoin aims to be the storage backbone for Web 3.0 — the next evolution of the web that returns to Tim Berners-Lee’s vision of a medium where “no permission is needed from a central authority to post anything … … Read more

Inuit is pleased to announce that our supplier WithSecure delivered impressive results in this year’s MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations: Enterprise. These results further strengthen WithSecure’s position as a leading European provider of cybersecurity solutions for mid-sized organizations. In this year’s evaluation, which focused on sophisticated threats such as ransomware and state-sponsored actors, WithSecure once again demonstrated … Read more

Telenor IoT is an early adopter of the GSMA’s upcoming SGP.32 global eSIM standard. Demonstrating a commitment to future-proofing customer deployments, the company plans to incorporate SGP.32 into its service portfolio beginning in autumn 2025. This adoption aims to give enterprises a robust, standardised solution for managing large-scale IoT deployments more efficiently and adapting to … Read more

Pax8, the world’s largest technology and cloud marketplace, honored its top EMEA-based partners and vendors with prestigious awards at Pax8 Beyond EMEA 2025, held in Amsterdam from October 5–7. The event gathered thousands of IT channel professionals, bringing together vendors, service providers and resellers to share experiences, network and explore emerging technology solutions. The awards … Read more