Honeywell Aerospace and satellite connectivity specialist Inmarsat are working on new flat-panel antennas to bring aircraft online using smaller technology.

Operators and MVNOs will be able to launch their own Wi-Fi calling app for Android smartphones, after a new company launched a white label service. 

EE has become the first operator in the UK to launch native Wi-Fi calling, with the company predicting more than five million customers will have access to the service by the summer.

Low-cost Spanish airline Vueling has launched its first aircraft with high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity from Telefónica using satellite broadband technology.

Three quarters of LTE subscribers in the UK are continuing to use public Wi-Fi networks, with a majority of subscribers saying they would switch to an operator providing Wi-Fi as part of their contract, new research has found.

Vodafone is set to launch Voice over LTE and Wi-Fi calling to its customers in the United Kingdom this summer. 

Qualcomm has revealed new 3D fingerprint scanning technology amid several launches at MWC spanning LTE and the connected home. 

Alcatel-Lucent has launched the “world’s first” small cell technology designed specifically for enterprises alongside a new capability for unifying cellular and Wi-Fi signal data.

Telefónica and Orange have introduced new features for their in-house communications apps to help bring web-based functionalities to mobile customers. 

Qualcomm has become the latest company to throw its weight behind LTE-U technology, with plans to integrate it into its small cell portfolio and radio transceivers.

Wi-Fi offload will overtake cellular data by 2019, a new report has claimed, as operators look to manage traffic more efficiently through small cells.

Operators need to adopt new network capacity strategies in order to prevent LTE hotspots reaching their limit within three years, new research has claimed.

Wi-Fi, spectrum sharing and dynamic spectrum access are all vital to meet booming data demands, the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance has claimed.

Qualcomm and Virgin Group have joined a project to launch 648 micro-satellites, which will wirelessly connect areas without internet access.

Wi-Fi devices are set to cross the 10 billion mark this month, with the Wi-Fi Alliance building a new feature to make it easier for users to receive information. 

Connected home products were to the fore on the second day of CES. 

Broadcom, MediaTek and Intel were among the companies revealing new chipsets for Wi-Fi and 5G connectivity at CES.

The most read stories of 2014 showed the diversity of topics affecting the in-trays of operator executives across Europe. Readers' most popular stories included areas including virtualisation, SIM card innovation, chipset manufacturing and Voice over LTE. 

More than half of users will use a tablet or smartphone to go online by 2018, with Wi-Fi also becoming more dominant in the workplace, new research has found.

New research from the Wireless Broadband Alliance has revealed a growing appetite for carrier Wi-Fi, with more than half of surveyed providers now backing public Wi-Fi investments.