Europe’s Satellite Direct-to-Device Market Takes Shape, Starting with Orange
The past 18 months have marked the beginning of mobile operators using satellites to extend their terrestrial coverage. At CCS Insight, we track early commercial launches in our quarterly Market ...
Rise of Hot Spots Could Undermine Entry-Level Broadband Services
A new area in CCS Insight's annual consumer mobile-buying research explored people's use of the personal hot spot feature on their mobile phone. The ability to tether other devices isn't ...
UK Mobile Customers Brand Upcoming Price Hikes “Unfair”
Annual price rises for telecom customers is a divisive subject that has drawn much media attention since O2 announced a controversial change in policy last October. The announcement followed Ofcom's ...
2025 has raced by, and it's time once again for my annual review of the top telecom stories of the year. You can also read my previous reviews of 2024, ...
Boosting the Football Fan Experience with 5G-Advanced
Enabling good mobile network performance in stadiums is a tremendous test for any mobile network. When tens of thousands of people gather in a compact location, the demand for network ...
Using 5G-Advanced to Anchor Multichannel Football Marketing with Shanghai Shenhua and China Mobile
There are still relatively few 5G-Advanced networks live globally, so it's interesting to see how operators are using it to boost their business. China Mobile is one of just six ...
Vodafone Will Upgrade Its Networks to Improve Resilience
Vodafone plans to improve disaster resilience for more than 10,000 European mobile sites that are key for serving public safety and emergency services, as well as other key parts of ...
Safaricom Champions Financial Health Through M-PESA Ziidi Investment Platform
Some of the most interesting and dynamic innovations in mobile happen in Africa, South-East Asia, South Asia and the Middle East. This is at odds with the extent of coverage ...
It's become increasingly difficult to stand out in the mobile market, but the launch of a new concept from US-based Noble Mobile — which offers only one unlimited data plan ...
It was great to be back in Paris this week to attend Orange's innovation and technology event, OpenTech. This is the third year for the showcase, which brought together hundreds ...