• Playing for Keeps

    US carriers gear up for a potential subscriber shift In the US, the market for mobile connectivity is made up primarily of post-paid services, with high average revenue per user ...

  • Innovation in Unprecedented Times

    Reflections on the keynote at GSMA's Thrive "Innovation in Unprecedented Times" felt like an appropriate opening keynote session to the GSMA's Thrive virtual conference. CCS Insight has studied not only ...

  • VodafoneZiggo’s Innovative 5G Launch

    Dutch operator deploys 5G with dynamic spectrum sharing At the end of April 2020, Dutch operator VodafoneZiggo became the latest to offer a commercial 5G service. However, this launch stood ...

  • Recovery Lessons from China

    Creating a view of technology markets after the pandemic How the global technology sector recovers from the unusual crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is a major question we face ...

  • Land Grab

    US tech firms push into the Indian market, one operator at a time If three makes a trend, there's something going on in the Indian telecom market. Three US tech ...

  • Telecom Networks Answer the Covid-19 Call

    Pandemic thrusts the need for connectivity into the spotlight The pace at which Covid-19 has spread has been one of the most frightening aspects of the crisis to date, challenging ...

  • Urge to Merge at Virgin and O2

    Deal will ripple through the UK's telecom landscape On 7 May, Liberty Global and Telefonica announced they would combine their UK operations in a 50:50 joint venture. The deal values ...

  • JioMart Launches on WhatsApp

    Facebook invests $5.7 billion in Jio Platforms A couple of weeks ago, Reliance Industries and Facebook inked an agreement that will connect small businesses in the JioMart e-commerce platform with ...

  • The Long-Term Impact of Covid-19 on Telecom Operators

    Far-reaching effects will bring opportunities but also challenges In an earlier post, I wrote about how telecom networks were proving resilient in the face of surging demand and new usage ...

  • Verizon Dons BlueJeans

    Carrier buys video conferencing company Last week, US wireless carrier Verizon Business announced that it agreed to acquire BlueJeans, a video conferencing company aimed at the enterprise market. The financial ...