(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/Rich Legg) Following the EU Commission’s rejection earlier this week of Three UK’s bid to acquire O2, several parties are reportedly considering offers for the operator — including the former head of EE and the founder of Virgin Mobile. Market watchers had expected another bidder to emerge if Hutchison CK’s proposed deal with … Read more

(c)iStock.com/MarekDlugos Over-the-top (OTT) content providers have reshaped how people use mobile phones. Messaging and calling apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and Skype now dominate communications, and new OTT services continue to appear rapidly. This shift has eroded traditional operators’ revenues and forced communications service providers (CSPs) to rethink how they deliver services to compete … Read more

Huawei says it has been treated unfairly by the US government and has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a ban on its equipment. On Wednesday, the Chinese telecommunications company appeared in the federal district court in Eastern Texas to request a permanent injunction against the ban. Huawei is also asking the court for a … Read more

South Korean fixed broadband provider SK Broadband announced it is doubling parts of its network capacity to accommodate rising Netflix traffic. To manage the increased demand, SK Broadband will raise its high-speed data transfer links from 50 Gbps to 100 Gbps. The operator said it will expand its international transit capacity to address customer complaints … Read more

The Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to become the next major battleground for technology and telecommunications companies, largely because it is expected to be a primary revenue driver of the fourth industrial revolution. Yet Ericsson’s Exploring IoT strategies indicates many telecom operators still do not fully understand the opportunity, prompting questions about whether telcos … Read more

SpaceX has successfully launched 60 upgraded Starlink satellites that include several important improvements. The most significant enhancement is increased spectrum capacity for end users by making full use of both Ka- and Ku-bands. Earlier Starlink satellites supported only Ku-band antennas, so this update expands available bandwidth and improves overall network performance. To address concerns about … Read more

(c)iStock.com/Rocky89 Telecommunications companies sit at the center of digital innovation across sectors like media, banking and automotive. Yet many struggle to fully digitize their own operations while simultaneously pursuing bold new business opportunities. Can they realistically continue to run existing services while moving aggressively into new areas? Telcos face strategic pressures from several directions. Mobile … Read more

Earlier this week, TelecomsTech reported that British Telecom (BT) is considering bids for EE and/or O2’s mobile operations as part of a strategy to re-enter the consumer mobile market and offer a full “quad-play” package—combining fixed broadband, TV, landline and mobile services. Reuters now indicates that Hutchison Whampoa, owner of Three UK, is preparing to … Read more

Three Sweden has launched a commercial 5G Standalone (5G SA) network powered by Ericsson, enabling programmable connectivity and network slicing tailored to enterprise customers. This activation represents a shift from legacy 4G-dependent architectures to a cloud-native approach that emphasizes software-driven capabilities rather than just higher peak speeds. By adopting Ericsson’s end-to-end 5G Core and Radio … Read more

Following a temporary reprieve from President Trump’s ban on ZTE — a move the company says cost it around $3 billion — the U.S. Senate has voted to reinstate the restriction. The Senate measure must still pass the House of Representatives and avoid a potential presidential veto before it becomes law, so the outcome remains … Read more