On a September evening at Shanghai Stadium, 80,000 football fans created an unexpected real-world testbed for telecom innovation. The match between Shanghai Shenhua and Chengdu Rongcheng was more than sport: it became a practical demonstration of how operators might monetise advanced network investments at a time when traditional subscription growth has slowed. Invited by Huawei … Read more

In 2013 the question of how many women hold senior technology roles should, in theory, have been largely resolved. Yet a benchmark study from Women in Wireless (WiW), conducted in partnership with Telefónica, finds that organisational culture remains a major factor limiting women’s advancement into senior business roles in the wireless and digital media sectors. … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/NI QIN) Huawei, in collaboration with Proximus, has successfully completed a field trial that achieved optical transmission speeds of up to 1 Tbps. At that rate, roughly 33 high-definition films could be transferred every second, demonstrating a major advancement in fiber-optic capacity and efficiency. The trial marks Huawei’s first public technology test with … Read more

The UK’s dedicated Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) has published its latest annual oversight report, the first since renewed international pressure mounted over the company. HCSEC, based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, examines Huawei’s products and engineering practices and issues an annual report identifying any risks or concerns that could affect UK telecommunications networks. Last year … Read more

Samsung and Intel have demonstrated that single-server virtualized RAN (vRAN) can operate on a commercial network—a significant milestone that could reduce hardware sprawl for operators. Telecom leaders face the challenge of maintaining high network performance while lowering Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). As operators shift from proprietary appliances to software-defined architectures, consolidation becomes central: running … Read more

Research conducted by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and carried out by Crowd DNA shows that the mobile wallet is the future concept consumers most look forward to. The study surveyed 3,200 smartphone users across the UK, the USA and South Korea and found that 74% of respondents cited mobile wallets and mobile payments as … Read more

World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee warns that the web has drifted from its founding principles and is no longer the open, free platform he intended. In a recent piece for The Guardian, Berners-Lee reflects on how the web evolved from a collaborative, creative space into an environment dominated by a handful of powerful … Read more

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has estimated that replacing Chinese-made telecom equipment in American networks will come with a substantial price tag. On Friday, the FCC published a report that revealed US operators have already submitted requests totaling roughly $1.6 billion in reimbursement under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. These … Read more

Telefónica has purchased KPN’s German subsidiary E-Plus in a transaction valued at €5 billion (approximately $6.6 billion), creating the largest mobile operator in Germany. The Spanish company, which already had an active presence in the German market, will acquire a 65 percent majority stake. Combining Telefónica’s existing customer base with E-Plus will result in a … Read more

Ofcom recently published its latest research on UK residential fixed broadband connections, reporting that roughly one in four homes now has a “superfast” broadband connection. However, Ofcom acknowledges that these benefits are unevenly distributed across the country: many households still have slow connections or no reliable broadband at all. The UK broadband landscape remains frustrating … Read more