• RAN Evolution Virtually Opens the Door to 5G Profitability

    A theme that stuck out to me at MWC 2023 was that networks are cool again. They're at the heart of the transformation of an entire industry moving toward agility, ...

  • MWC Shanghai 2023: Huawei Debuts Solutions for Intelligent, Green Networks

    At MWC Shanghai in late June, Huawei held its Products and Solutions Innovations Launch. The event showcased some of the firm's solutions to help operators approach technological challenges and build ...

  • UK Operators Dial Up Coverage at Major Events

    Providing reliable connectivity at major events has become an important battleground for mobile operators. Thanks to the power of social media, the reputation of a network can quickly rise or ...

  • Vodafone and Three Merger: The Right Call

    If the UK is serious about having state-of-the-art telecom infrastructure, it should allow the proposed merger between Vodafone and Three to go ahead. After months of discussions, the two companies ...

  • Huawei Analyst Summit 2023: AI, 5.5G and the Digital Economy

    On 19 to 21 April, Huawei hosted its annual Huawei Analyst Summit (HAS) in Shenzhen, China. CCS Insight analysts Richard Webb and Jordan Cox attended — here are our highlights ...

  • Tracking People Movement During the Coronation

    Over the weekend of the coronation of King Charles III, I was given the opportunity to experiment with O2 Motion. This is a tool that measures connections to Virgin Media ...

  • Innovation Roadblock: EC Patent Licensing Intervention Threatens Open Standards

    Debate about patent licensing and royalties in the technology industry is ongoing, and it's a topic that's constantly evolving. But a significant, and extremely negative, change for the tech sector ...

  • Need for Speed

    Passive optical networks (PONs) connect multiple users to a single fibre from a broadband service provider using unpowered optical splitters — passive components used to avoid electromagnetic interference in the ...

  • 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 ...

  • Huawei Chooses Not to Choose at Green Summit

    Sustainability and the environment were important themes at MWC 2023. On the eve of the show, we attended Huawei's Green ICT Development Summit in Barcelona, at which senior executives from ...