It isn’t just the domain name that determines a blog’s professional appearance; the design plays a major role as well. When launching a blog, many people opt for a free or pre-made theme, making only small customizations. As your blog grows, however, you’ll quickly realize the importance of investing more attention into its design. A … Read more

The chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission, Lord Adonis, has written to the head of Ofcom urging the telecoms regulator to address what he calls “deplorable” mobile phone coverage across the UK. In his letter, Lord Adonis asks Ofcom to “put all options on the table” to improve mobile coverage between now and the next … Read more

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing a major investment to expand broadband access in rural areas, with funding allocated over the next ten years to connect hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. Across 45 states, approximately 713,176 locations—houses and businesses—are expected to benefit from the program. The FCC aims to deliver robust … Read more

A five-year strategic partnership between Nokia and Tele2 IoT will streamline the delivery of Internet of Things (IoT) services to Tele2’s enterprise customers by leveraging Nokia’s worldwide IoT network grid (WING). Through Nokia WING, Tele2 IoT will offer end-to-end IoT services that help enterprises manage global connectivity needs and assets such as connected vehicles and … Read more

(Image Credit: ©iStockPhoto/RichLegg) Over the past two months alone, EE added 1.7 million customers, bringing its total number of 4G subscribers to 7.7 million. This growth outpaces every other operator in Europe and far exceeded EE’s internal year-end target of 6 million, reflecting the UK mobile operator’s rapid expansion. EE’s network has provided access to … Read more

payleven, a mobile payments solutions provider, has announced at Apps World an exclusive Chip and PIN terminal that supports Visa across Europe. TelecomsTech spoke with Rafael Otero, CTO and managing director of payleven, at Apps World to explore the new technology and its implications for mobile payment trends. One major obstacle for mobile payments has … Read more

A cyberattack on SK Telecom’s servers has exposed personal and USIM-related data belonging to the company’s entire subscriber base, according to interim findings released Monday by a joint government and private sector investigation team. Investigators traced the breach to June 15, 2022. Malware had been installed on 23 servers operated by SK Telecom, which stored … Read more

By Francisco Jariego, Director of Industrial IoT, Telefónica More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities, and that share continues to grow every year. As urban areas become denser and more complex, cities face mounting challenges: congested transport systems, worsening air quality, increasing energy demands and the impacts of climate change. Governments … Read more

According to the GSMA’s annual State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2023, more than half of the world’s population—around 4.3 billion people—now own smartphones. This rapid growth in smartphone ownership has driven widespread use of mobile internet services: nearly 4 billion of the 4.6 billion mobile internet users today access the web via smartphones. However, … Read more

UK mobile operator EE has announced plans to convert portions of its existing 2G spectrum to 4G to boost network speed and reliability. Over the next six months, more than 600 sites in cities including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff will receive upgrades. The work prepares the network for an upcoming wave of devices … Read more