MWC 2023: Huawei Expands 5G and Sweeps Global Mobile Awards
Although the annual MWC conference in Barcelona is the high point of the telecom calendar and therefore a major space to launch new products, few solutions providers expanded their portfolio…
MWC 2023, Sunday 26 February
Welcome to CCS Insight’s daily coverage of MWC 2023. As always, our analysts are on the ground in Barcelona, and will be covering all major tech announcements and noteworthy themes…
Reducing RAN Energy Usage with Artificial Intelligence
Energy prices are rising, and mobile network operators are feeling the pinch. In July 2022, Vodafone indicated it may have to raise prices to cope with rising electricity costs; Telenor…
Lighting Up Digital Transformation at the Edge
The promise of 5G has always been to bring the advantages of mobile technology to industries that stand to benefit from it. Just as consumers have realized the upsides of…
Weak Phone Market Slows 5G Growth, But Future Remains Bright
A sluggish mobile phone market in 2022 is hitting the transition of telecom subscribers to 5G networks, but total 5G connections worldwide are still expected to grow 86% and reach…
Windows on Snapdragon Now Inevitable
On 13 October, Microsoft celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Surface hardware line with the release of the new Surface Pro 9 two-in-one designs. Rather than serving as a mere…
5G Core Transformation Is Key to Private Network Evolution
The 5G core is the brain of a 5G mobile network, establishing reliable connectivity and services access, handling mobility management, authentication and authorization, subscriber data management and policy management, among…
Industry Looks to 5G-Advanced as Network Deployments Ramp Up
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Barbara Pareglio, executive director for connectivity for aviation and drones at the GSMA, to discuss the development of 5G and what’s…
Europe Should Be More Sympathetic to Telecom Merger Plans
Once again, the telecom industry is awash with talk about mergers and acquisitions. In Europe’s hypercompetitive markets, executives are plotting deals to combine operations to bolster scale and improve returns….
Mobile Industry Goes Green in Face of Soaring Use
Recently, the GSMA hosted a webinar titled How to Build an Energy-Efficient Wireless Network. The event coincided with a new report from the GSMA, A Blueprint for Green Networks. One…