Spending on telecom services and pay-TV will reach $1.63 trillion worldwide in 2019, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Telecom Services Database.
Telecom services spending up less than 1% in next year
Vodafone strikes UK fibre broadband deal with BT's Openreach
Vodafone is expanding its Gigafast Broadband roll-out after striking a new commercial deal with network infrastructure provider Openreach.
Report charts how telcos are using blockchain to seize new revenue streams
It’s early days but several telcos are implementing blockchain networks and offering solutions to enterprises, according to GlobalData.
TIM announces strategic partnership with Google Cloud
TIM wants to become a key player in the cloud and edge computing market, expanding its offer of public, private and hybrid cloud solutions.
TM Forum launches first element of Open Digital Framework
The blueprint was developed collaboratively within the trade association for telecom firms and is intended to speed operators’ digital transformation.
China enters the 6G fray with government-backed initiative
State media in China said that government ministries and research bodies had met to ‘kick off’ work on 6G.
Orange launches its first commercial 5G network in Romania
It is also the first 5G network in the country, and was launched in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and Iasi, with other cities to follow from 2020.
Dutch start-up bids to disrupt connectivity with global satellite IoT network
After the launch of two nano-satellites, Dutch start-up Hiber is rolling out a low-power IoT network to connect the 90% of the world that previously lacked connectivity.
Telefónica counts the cost of transformation
Telefónica recorded a loss of €443 million in Q3 on revenues that rose 1.7% to €11.9 billion, missing analysts’ predictions.
Microsoft and Nokia team up to support ‘telco transformation’
The companies announced a strategic collaboration to jointly develop AI and IoT solutions to help operators and other enterprises with digital transformation.
Virgin Media plans to expand through Vodafone UK partnership
Virgin Media agreed a five-year deal with Vodafone UK to bring new services, including 5G, to more than 3 million mobile customers and grow its mobile business.
Disaggregated platforms could address telcos’ “existential problem”
Network disaggregation technology could address an “existential problem” faced by communications service providers (CSPs), according to a new report from IDC.
Telefónica UK posts positive results, will trial autonomous cars in London
Total revenue reached £1,598 million in the quarter to the end of September, up 4.1% year on year; the number of direct and indirect individual customers hit 34.1 million.
Huawei claims 5G speed world record
Türk Telekom, working with Huawei, reports that it has achieved a single-user 5G smartphone speed above 2.92 Gbps, breaking the world record.
