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  • The Control Plane: The Next Frontier of Infrastructure Sovereignty

    Predictions help leaders to make choices when faced with uncertainty. By a quarter of the way through the year, we have early evidence of what's sticking, what's stalling and what's ...

  • Bait Mobile Continues Extraordinary Growth

    The recent rise of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in mature markets like the UK is a topic FDM CCS Insight tracks closely and one I've talked about many times with ...

  • The Road to 6G: Interview with Qualcomm

    6G was one of the major themes at MWC 2026. However, there was remarkably little hype around the topic, in stark contrast to the lead-up to 5G 10 years ago. ...

  • O2 Seeks to Rediscover Its Network Mojo

    Last week at MWC 2026, Virgin Media O2 unveiled its latest Mobile Transformation Plan, which will see the company invest £700 million into its mobile network in 2026. This mirrors ...

  • How Operators Can Boost 5G Revenue from Diverse New Partners

    The arrival of satellite connectivity, network APIs, eSIM proliferation and 5G-Advanced capabilities, and the digitization of adjacent industries, is creating new business opportunities for telecom operators. Many brands from other ...

  • Preventing Digital Tasks from Feeling Like Obstacle Courses

    Most frustrations with AI assistants come down to one thing: the task is rarely hard, but the path is messy. People bounce between apps, logins, pop-ups and inconsistent interfaces, and ...

  • MWC 2026, Wednesday 4 March

    In our final daily blog from MWC 2026, FDM CCS Insight's analysts highlight their views on integration of AI in smartphones, updates to radio access network (RAN) technology, 6G demonstrations, ...

  • MWC 2026, Tuesday 3 March

    It's day two of MWC 2026 in Barcelona, and the FDM CCS Insight team continues to bring you the latest news and trends from this global event. In this blog, ...

  • MWC 2026, Monday 2 March

    MWC 2026 has officially kicked off in Barcelona, and the FDM CCS Insight team is on the ground following the latest news and announcements and watching out for this year's ...

  • Using AI to Grow Revenue from New Real-Time 5G Services

    New technologies offer mobile operators the opportunity to grow revenue in line with rising usage. AI tools can correlate usage patterns and uncover new ways to identify and support high-value ...