A misconceived name and poor device support remain thorns in the side of LTE broadcast, according to the head of the technology’s industry group.

The "brutal" automation required to enable "bloody difficult" virtualisation and the ongoing challenge of getting the right skills in place were among the debates during the first day of SDN NFV World Congress.

Orange is pausing its NB-IoT plans amid an immature ecosystem and better options with LTE-M and LoRa technology, Mobile Europe can reveal.

Companies are "complacent" about IoT security threats, with more than half not testing for vulnerabilities before and after deployment, Vodafone's Director of IoT Erik Brenneis has said.

The success of 5G will depend on the health and strength of an operator's network today, according to the CTO of Sunrise.

BT and Ericsson are suggesting network slicing, one of the key components of 5G, could boost operators' revenues by more than a third; but the stars need to align first.

Towers company Cellnex is hoping it can import lessons from the US market as it snaps up passive infrastructure across Europe and leases it back to operators.

Deutsche Telekom has enthusiastically backed NB-IoT in favour of its unlicensed rivals through one of the most unusual Internet of Things deployments Europe has seen to date. How? By using bees.

Apple gave its traditional blockbuster spin on technology, as it debuted a cellular smartwatch, facial recognition technology and augmented reality in its latest product showcase.

New technology has added yet another challenge to the burgeoning to-do lists of operators and vendors; how do you ensure the next generation of talent is in place to underpin the future of telecoms?

Swisscom has attacked the Swiss government for hindering its work in researching 5G, which it described as "the operating system for the digital economy".

Swisscom is stepping up its Internet of Things expansion plans with developer days and a new Experience Centre to outline the benefits of the technology.

Virtualisation is seen by some as a truly transformative means for operators to best prepare for the future, but a new report has laid out how even the industry’s most enthusiastic proponents are facing difficulties.

The fibre market could be on course for a shake up as Arqiva and Samsung launch the first 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) field trial in Europe, but questions remain around cost and technological obstacles.