Operator says it will not charge a premium for 5G, but price it the same as the 4G equivalent service. It and BT are betting big on convergence.
Vodafone UK launches 5G and unlimited data packages, priced by speed
DT launches first 5G service in Germany with country’s first unlimited data offers
At launch, there is limited coverage in Bonn and Berlin, with plans to extend this to the country’s 20 largest cities by the end of next year.
Cybersecurity as a service and for public cloud surges
Research from Canalys’ Cybersecurity Analysis shows the market for cybersecurity solutions for public cloud and ‘as a service’ collectively grew 46% in Q1.
Telia acquires MVNO Fello
Telia has acquired the Swedish mobile operator Fello as of July 1, citing an ongoing demand for “stripped down” services.
SS7: when end-of-life is a great opportunity to modernise the network
Signalling system 7 (SS7) might be thirty years old, but it is in wide use and will be so for many years to come, yet its maturity is creating a crisis.
ETSI adds 5G-supporting features to NFV architecture
In its latest release, ETSI’s NFV Industry Specification Group has added 5G resource management and orchestration aspects to its NFV architecture framework.
NTT combines 28 companies, sets up HQ in London
Japan’s NTT has launched NTT Ltd., a global technology services provider that combines the capabilities of 28 companies, including NTT Communications, Dimension Data and NTT Security.
G20: Trump reverses US Huawei block
At the G20 summit this weekend, US President Donald Trump reversed the block on US companies selling to Chinese vendor, Huawei.
Collusion and attempted price fixing alleged in Phones4u case at the High Court
Accusations that EE, O2 (Telefonica UK) and Vodafone forced the high street chain out of business could lead to cartel investigation by competition watchdog.
Virgin Media trials gigabit wireless for rural village connectivity
Virgin Media is trialling the use of wireless radio signals to help connect homes in a UK village to gigabit speeds and TV services over full fibre.
Ex-CEO exits Telecom Italia’s board as peace looks set to break out
The long-running boardroom feud between shareholders Vivendi and hedge fund Elliott seem to be drawing to a close.
Orange to sell off remaining BT shares
Orange plans to sell its remaining stake in BT, meaning it will no longer be a shareholder.
Telcos risk missing out on enterprise opportunities worth trillions
New research finds that 97% of global enterprises are willing to buy ICT services from operators, but telcos’ ability to capitalise on this is less clear cut.
On the edge: can operators seize the €47.5bn opportunity?
According to ABI Research, operators need to address a number of issues before they can take full advantage of the edge, for which there is no single deployment or commercial model.
