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2023 clocked the largest mobile traffic growth of any year to date
WEB10 hours ago — A GSMA report pushing the need for high-capacity 6GHz spectrum licensing claims that global mobile traffic growth in 2023 was the largest ever recorded. The 2023 increase was greater than the absolute traffic level five years earlier in 2018, says the GSMA, and the growth in traffic per mobile connection between 2023-2030 is …
UK 5G availability declines for most operators
WEB10 hours ago — Overall network availability – on 3G, 4G and 5G – is pretty high in the UK; all operators came in above 95%, although in Vodafone's case, only just. 5G availability is naturally much lower and in this latest Opensignal report, which covers the three months to the end of August, ranged from 13.2% for EE at the top of the pile down to 8.3% ...
Tackling the UK smartphone snatch theft epidemic
WEB6 hours ago — September 25, 2024. 6 Min Read. The British government has announced a crackdown on the sharp increase in "snatch thefts" of smartphones, with an estimated 78,000 people having their phones stolen on the streets in the year up to March 2024 – a rise of over 150% compared to the previous 12 months. Authorities attribute this …
EU conditionally approves e&'s purchase of PPF Telecom
WEB1 day ago — Having launched an investigation in relation to the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), the EU has given the green light to e&'s acquisition of PPF Telecom, subject to conditions. PPF Telecom is headquartered in the Netherlands, and operates in Czechia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia (Yettel) and Slovakia (O2). …
Starlink ready for T-Mobile US launch with 100 direct-to-cell …
WEBJul 4, 2024 — Satellite. Wireless Networking. Starlink has more than 100 satellites in orbit with direct-to-cell capabilities following its latest successful launch this week, putting it on track to launch services in the coming months. Mary Lennighan. July 4, 2024. 3 Min Read. The LEO satellite service provider's owner, Elon Musk's SpaceX, revealed that it ...
Potential paths to Vodafone/Three merger approval
WEBSeptember 17, 2024. 9 Min Read. On Friday the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the provisional findings of its full investigation into the Vodafone and Three merger in the UK. While it stated that the merger could pose competition and pricing concerns, and not necessarily lead to the significant investments promised, it also ...
T-Mobile US has 200 MVNOs and it wants more - Telecoms.com
WEBJul 19, 2024 — While most industry watchers would probably recognise the names of a dozen or so US-based MVNOs running on T-Mobile's network, the operator itself says it powers more than 200. And if all goes well with 'Your Name, Our Wireless' there could be many more to follow. T-Mobile says it is targeting both traditional and non-traditional MVNOs; we're ...
Satellites in the age of 6G - Telecoms.com
WEBApr 8, 2024 — Mark Giles, Lead Industry Analyst, Ookla says it’s down to two key factors: “There are two main drivers for the recent boom in satellite activity. First, the cost of sending satellites into orbit - particularly in LEO, has reduced substantially, making it more economically viable for the private sector. This has led to a lot of interest in ...
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WEBPublic Cloud. Vodacom South Africa launches $14 cloud-based smartphone. by Andrew Wooden. Sep 18, 2024. 3 Min Read. AI. Microsoft eyes $100 billion to slake AI's thirst for energy and compute power. by Nick Wood. Sep 18, 2024.
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