• Standalone 5G: Impact on Industry 4.0 and Private Mobile Networks

    In a previous blog, we assessed the potential impact of standalone 5G on connectivity services for operators and the evolutionary pathway to new business models it offers. To follow on ...

  • Exploring the Mobile Retail Landscape

    The shift from high-street retail to online shopping has affected many industries. The telecom sector is no different: CCS Insight's research shows that 55% of UK mobile phone owners bought ...

  • Predictions Event: Interview with Marc Allera, EE

    As part of CCS Insight's Predictions for 2024 and Beyond event last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Marc Allera, CEO of UK operator EE. You can watch the ...

  • What’s in Store for the Digital Enterprise

    Next week sees the start of CCS Insight's Predictions for 2024 and Beyond event — three days of online discussions, presentations and interviews showcasing our expectations for the connected world ...

  • Toward More Intelligent, Sustainable Connected Futures

    Yesterday, we gave you a teaser of the opening day of Predictions for 2024 and Beyond, which kicks off next week (see Predicting Trends in the Consumer Market). This is ...

  • Predicting Trends in the Consumer Market

    It's been a relentless period in the tech industry, with non-stop news and announcements — at CCS Insight, we've been covering it all. But now that the dust has started ...

  • BT Showcases Its Sustainability Credentials

    Last week, I attended BT's Sustainability Festival, which the UK operator hosted at its research and innovation centre at Adastral Park in Suffolk. The day brought together more than 2,000 ...

  • 5G Success: Open for Business (and Developers)

    Over the past year or so I've been hearing a few rumbling doubts in our industry that 5G isn't delivering strong enough revenue for operators. Or that the market for ...

  • (Re)Fresh Off the Factory Line

    The second-hand smartphone market is big business. CCS Insight's Pulse research on the circular economy has found some staggering numbers in measuring just how big; we calculate that about 64 ...

  • RAN Evolution Virtually Opens the Door to 5G Profitability

    A theme that stuck out to me at MWC 2023 was that networks are cool again. They're at the heart of the transformation of an entire industry moving toward agility, ...