• The Next Big Deal in UK Telecoms

    Another major merger or acquisition seems just a matter of time A question I'm regularly asked by clients is what's next in mergers and acquisitions in the UK telecom market. ...

  • An Antidote to Password Pain

    US carriers launch ZenKey for a smooth authentication experience According to the organization tasked with creating the ZenKey authentication technique, the average mobile user has to manage 92 passwords. That ...

  • Iliad’s Polish Play

    Maverick French group set to expand European operation Yesterday, French telecom group Iliad launched an offer to buy all the shares of Polish operator Play, having already secured about 40% ...

  • Jio Eyes Own 5G Kit

    Huawei's absence opens the door to fresh networking approaches Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries and owner of mobile operator Jio, is reportedly developing its own 5G networking equipment ...

  • The Wi-Fi Sharing Economy

    Orion WiFi allows public venues to sell Wi-Fi capacity to operators This week, Area 120, Google's in-house incubator, announced a platform called Orion WiFi. Orion WiFi enables owners of Wi-Fi ...

  • “Band of Gold” Auction Shows Cable Companies’ Ambitions

    Verizon splurges, other bidders reveal the shape of things to come Last week, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the results of the auction of priority access licences to ...

  • Municipal MiFi

    Have wireless routers become the new municipal Wi‑Fi? As US carriers reported their latest financial results and subscriber metrics over the past few weeks, it became clear the "other" category ...

  • AWS Shows Its Early Lead in Edge, 5G and Operator Transformation

    Telco Symposium offered a window into AWS' operator strategy Amazon Web Services (AWS) held its Telco Symposium recently, which focused on the latest trends fuelling cloud transformation in the telecom ...

  • Covid-19 Pain May Be Short-Lived for Operators

    Results for 2Q20 were mixed, but the sector looks resilient The financial results of telecom operators in the second quarter of 2020 were always going to make for interesting analysis, ...

  • UK Wins Bid for OneWeb

    Successful offer could mean UK-backed broadband everywhere On 3 July, the UK government successfully bid for satellite operator OneWeb, taking Britain a step closer to relaunching its satellite ambitions post-Brexit. ...