• Predictions Preview: What to Expect at This Year’s Event

    This Thursday in London, more than 200 delegates from across the technology sector will gather for CCS Insight's Predictions for 2026 and Beyond event, hosted by VodafoneThree. Our analysts will ...

  • European Operators Eye Merger Opportunities

    Mergers and acquisitions are firmly back on the agenda for European telecom operators. For years, regional regulators have pushed back against consolidation, fearful of the potential impact on pricing and ...

  • The Slow Decline of Traditional Telecom Retail

    Telecom retailing has remained impressively resilient amid the seemingly terminal demise of Britain's high streets. Carphone Warehouse in 2020 and Phones 4U in 2014 have been the main victims of ...

  • Google’s Antitrust Ruling: A Turning Point for Enterprises and an Opening for Telecom Operators

    A landmark US court ruling this week marked the end of a long-running case against Google. More than a year after Judge Amit Mehta found the company had illegally monopolized ...

  • Rise of Travel eSIM Raises Questions for Operators

    CCS Insight's latest Spotlight report lifts the lid on the burgeoning market for travel eSIM, evaluating a major disruption that raises searching questions for mobile operators. Roaming was once a ...

  • UK Operators’ Main Brands Face Years of Subscriber Losses

    CCS Insight's latest operator forecast shows that the UK's three major network operators will lose connections to their main brands every year from 2025 to 2029. Main brands refers to ...

  • Safeguarding Kids High on the Agenda for Network Operators

    Vodafone has become the latest UK operator to launch a new initiative focused on safeguarding children, which is particularly relevant as the latest cohort of 10- and 11-year-olds get their ...

  • EE Addresses Online Safety Concerns with New Phone Plans for Kids

    There's been a lot of debate recently about smartphone ownership and internet access by children. It's a tricky and contentious subject — opinions inevitably vary and there's no one-size-fits-all solution. ...

  • Why 5G-Advanced Is the Unseen Backbone of AI Economy

    Although mobile network download performance is now usually good enough on a 5G network, upload continues to be a problem for many activities. For upload, the challenge is that it ...

  • Beyond Connectivity: O2’s Strategy for Building Deep-Rooted Loyalty

    For nearly two decades, O2 has built a strong presence in the UK live music scene, not just through clever branding, but through partnerships that have blurred the line between ...