By Adrian Thirkill, Easynet UK MD Unified communications (UC) promises a lot: cohesion, better sharing, smoother collaboration and more efficient ways of working. These benefits help explain why adoption is accelerating. Analysts have projected strong market growth as organisations increasingly recognise the value of bringing voice, video, data and mobile tools together. Cloud adoption is … Read more

The number of households actively paying for IPTV subscriptions is projected to surge over the next five years, according to industry analyst Digital TV Research. Strong expansion across the Asia-Pacific region will drive growth from 35 million paying IPTV households at the end of 2010 to more than 155 million by the end of 2016—an … Read more

Analysis Smartphones have transformed everyday life. Devices loaded with apps for productivity, entertainment and wellbeing have driven an enormous surge in mobile data. Over the past eight years, data volumes have increased roughly 24-fold while the price per megabyte has dropped by more than 95%. Few industries have seen such rapid cost declines in such … Read more

(c)iStock.com/tumpikuja Global smartphone sales are expected to reach about 1.35 billion units this year as consumers seek faster, more capable devices. That rising demand puts significant pressure on communications service providers (CSPs) to innovate and scale infrastructure. Following announcements at this year’s Mobile World Congress, it’s clear that the supporting networks and systems that handle … Read more

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has informed China Telecom that it will disclose documents the state-owned carrier submitted to the agency under claims of confidentiality. China Telecom, a state-controlled operator authorised to provide services in the United States since 2001, has increasingly come under scrutiny in recent months as federal agencies reassess its fitness to … Read more

Facebook’s digital currency project Libra faces mounting setbacks as Vodafone, the British telecommunications giant, has become the latest partner to withdraw from the initiative. In an official statement, Vodafone said: “Vodafone Group has decided to withdraw from the Libra Association. We have said from the outset that Vodafone’s desire is to make a genuine contribution … Read more

Motorola has quietly introduced what is being touted as the world’s first smartphone with true 5G capability. While many manufacturers loudly competed to claim the “first” 5G phone, Motorola unveiled the Moto Z3 with 5G support without fanfare. Importantly, the Z3 enables 5G connectivity through Motorola’s modular Moto Mods system rather than embedding a 5G … Read more

Apple has suspended retail sales of the iPhone 4S in Beijing and Shanghai after a chaotic launch at the company’s Sanlitun store in Beijing. Frustrated customers, who had waited for hours in freezing temperatures, reacted angrily when the store failed to open as planned and were told the phones would not be sold there that … Read more

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has filed a lawsuit against Canadian authorities, alleging unlawful actions related to her arrest in Canada last December. According to Meng’s legal team, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) delayed carrying out the arrest warrant to obtain additional evidence from her before the detention. Her lawyers also allege that … Read more

As 2014 began, analysts across the globe turned their attention to forecasting the year’s dominant trends. Three themes repeatedly surfaced: wearables, connected devices, and big data — all facets of what the industry now calls “The Internet of Things.” Some observers describe this shift as the next industrial revolution, and economically they may be right. … Read more