• Let the Data Price War Begin

    Low-cost plans set to launch in Japan in March and April NTT Docomo's announcement in December 2020 that it would cut the price of its mobile data plan marked the ...

  • Consumer Behaviour Puts Spotlight on Mobile Fraud

    Industry needs to shore up defences as new buying patterns emerge Our recent consumer research has identified further disruption to traditional buying patterns for mobile phones and connectivity. The entire ...

  • Big Spenders Seize Game-Changing Spectrum

    US C-band auction concludes with record total bids On 24 February, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the eagerly awaited results of Auction 107, also known as the C-band ...

  • Mobile Retail Must Answer Calls for Change

    Phone shops need to evolve to meet changing consumer behaviour CCS Insight's third annual survey into UK consumers' buying patterns for mobile phones and connectivity raises questions about the future ...

  • Private 5G Gets Virtual Input from Rakuten

    Ligado Networks deploys spectrum for enterprise 5G Last week, US satellite communications company Ligado Networks and Japanese mobile network operator Rakuten Mobile signed a memorandum of understanding to use the ...

  • Verizon’s Big Bowl Bet

    The Super Bowl has become a proving ground for new wireless technologies This year, US carrier Verizon plans to use the power of 5G to enhance the viewing experience of ...

  • Europe’s Open RAN Alliance

    Big-four operators pledge to accelerate Open RAN roll-outs Last week, Europe's four major telecom operators, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and Vodafone announced a memorandum of understanding to support the roll-out ...

  • The Industrial Evolution

    Verizon envisions private 5G networks enabling Industry 4.0 Last week, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg took to the virtual stage at CES 2021 to deliver his keynote address. As expected, Mr ...

  • The Strange Delist Twist

    Tech cold war moves from infrastructure to the financial market Last week, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced plans to delist three state-owned Chinese telecommunication companies. Yesterday, it declared ...

  • The Telecom Talk of 2020

    Our top 10 headlines in another busy year for operators There's no doubt that 2020 has been another frantic year in the telecom world. The pandemic, of course, has sparked ...