Juniper Research predicts that 2028 will be the first year in which global 5G roaming revenue surpasses revenue from 4G roaming. The firm forecasts that 5G subscribers will spend $10.8 billion on roaming worldwide by 2028, up from an estimated $4.2 billion this year. Although commercial 5G services launched in 2019, Juniper Research argues it … Read more

The decision over the next mobile SIM card standard has stalled amid a dispute over patents and competing technical proposals. Manufacturers including Nokia, Motorola and RIM are competing with Apple over rival submissions to define a new nano-SIM format. The dispute has escalated into accusations and threats as each side seeks to protect its commercial … Read more

The UK is considering developing a “Five Eyes” alternative to the EU’s Galileo satellite programme as it unveils its first Defence Space Strategy. Five Eyes is an intelligence-sharing partnership that includes the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. According to reports, Australian officials—after announcing plans for a national space agency—have signalled potential interest in … Read more

US carrier Sprint and Swedish networking leader Ericsson have announced a global collaboration to build a distributed, virtualized core network specifically for the Internet of Things (IoT), along with a dedicated IoT operating system. The new ecosystem is designed to optimize the flow of device data, delivering instant, actionable intelligence at the network edge for … Read more

ABI Research predicts that 75 percent of 5G networks will be upgraded to 5G-Advanced by 2030. The global mobile network standards organization 3GPP approved Release-18—the first official release of the 5G-Advanced standard—in December 2021. A stage two functional freeze is scheduled for March 2023, followed by a stage three freeze in December 2023. (Credit: 3GPP) … Read more

By Gordon Rawling, Director of EMEA Marketing, Oracle Communications Recent analysis from the European Commission shows that more digitised data was produced in the past two years than in all previous years combined. This explosive growth is driven by consumers adopting an expanding range of connected, data-driven devices as part of everyday life, and the … Read more

Britain’s largest telecoms union has rejected BT’s flat pay rise offer of £1,200, arguing that it would leave many employees worse off this year. UK inflation is rising at its fastest pace in three decades as fuel, energy, food and other everyday costs increase. The Bank of England expects inflation to reach around eight percent … Read more

Huawei says India should prioritise allocating contiguous blocks of affordable 5G spectrum to enable a successful nationwide rollout. Company executives made the remarks during Huawei’s Connect event in Shanghai. Ken Hu, Huawei’s deputy chairman, identified spectrum allocation as one of India’s biggest challenges for 5G deployment. “We hope that spectrum resources can be allocated more … Read more

Research from UK communications regulator Ofcom shows that, for the first time, residents of the United Kingdom are more likely to send text messages than to make phone calls. Ofcom’s annual Communications Market Report, published on Wednesday, found that 58% of UK residents send a text message every day, while only 47% make a daily … Read more

AT&T has partnered with TransUnion to display verified brand names and logos on outgoing business calls, giving customers an additional layer of authentication and confidence when answering calls. The collaboration introduces two industry-first features: the ability for brand logos to appear on a recipient’s phone without requiring a special app, and verification using STIR/SHAKEN standards … Read more