In the early days of 5G, the improvements to mobile and broadband services beyond increased speed and latency were limited, and so the difference from 4G was small, which made it hard to market to consumer.
What primarily underpins 5G monetisation is pricing upsell – if operators want the consumers to pay more, they must offer more. That could be more data, faster speed or lower latency, for the operator to monetise the consumer more than they are able to for 4G.
VIEWPOINT Huawei held the Green Development Forum at the OTF (Operations Transformation Forum) and reiterated that green transformation is not only about energy saving, but also about making money, improving network robustness, connecting the unconnected, activating...
VIEWPOINT As the foundation of digital economy, the data center industry is rapidly growing, satisfying a massive demand for computing power. Under the "dual carbon" goals (two major carbon reduction targets set by China), turning eco-friendly has become an essential...
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French telecoms company Altice has entered into an exclusivity agreement to partner with Morgan Stanley. As part of the deal, Altice France is set to sell a 70% share if its data centre business to Morgan Stanley for €535 million, which will create a new venture named UltraEdge, which will operate 257 data centre and office space across France.
musicMagpie announced this week that it has entered into initial talks with BT and investment group Aurelius regarding its sale.
The online retailer of used electronics (smartphones, tablets etc), noted that discussions are at a “very early stage” although offer discussions are ongoing.
The 2023 Asian Games, held in Hangzhou, China, were a historic occasion. This was the first major multi-sport event since the Covid pandemic, with over 12,000 athletes from 45 countries competing in a 16-day extravaganza. The games showcased the latest innovations in and out of the arena, such as the emergence of eSports, the expansion of Alipay’s third-party payment service to international bank cards, and the integration of AI, VR, and cutting-edge digital technologies.
Press Release Swisscom and Nokia begin service migration to new high-capacity optical transport network Nokia single supplier for Swisscom’s nationwide optical transport project NEWTON Swisscom’s new optical network supports client services from 1G to 400G with...
Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, CEO of Australian telco Optus has resigned from her position of three years after a countrywide network failure this month left millions without connectivity.
The private 5G network will enable new technologies including drones, autonomous vehicles, and push-to-talk mobile capabilities
VIEWPOINT Huawei and China Unicom, one of China’s largest mobile operators, have recently entered into a partnership to deploy a 5G Advanced on production line at Exquisite Automotive Systems (EA), a Chinese car manufacturer, to help improve their workplace...
The RDI is preparing to make local, private 5G spectrum licences in the 3.5GHz band available to enterprise customers before the end of the year.
Two 50MHz blocks in the 3.5GHz band (more specifically, 3,400–3,450MHz and 3,750–3,800MHz) are being set aside for enterprise use, with the RDI saying that companies can apply individually or in partnership to gain access to the spectrum.
Australia’s TPG Telecom has ended talks with Vocus Group for the sale of its non-mobile fibre assets for AU$6.3 billion ($4.2 billion).
In August, Vocus Group made a non-binding offer of AU $6.3 billion ($4.2 billion) to buy rival TPG Telecom’s enterprise, government, and wholesale network assets, which included their wholesale broadband business, Vision Network.
News The Philippines operator says it has had 834 batteries stolen from network sites in the first half of the year The theft of telco infrastructure and technology is nothing new. From ripping copper wiring out of the ground to stealing generators from mobile base...
Partner Article by Waltter Kulvik, Partner at Eversheds Sutherland Spurred by surging interest in AI, recent financial paper headlines have primarily focused on the exponential growth in demand for data centre capacity and investment. In turn, data users, telcos, and...
Cellnex and Boldyn Networks have reached an agreement, in which Boldyn will acquire Cellnex’s private networks business unit.
The acquisition will primarily consist of a Finish company Edzcom, who design, build and operate private 4G and 5G networks on behalf of other companies. The company works in the oil and gas, mining, energy, ports and manufacturing sectors within multiple European markets. Cellnex itself only acquired Edzcom in 2020.
Qualcomm and Iridium Communications have ended a deal that was set to provide satellite communication services to mobile phones.
The partnership, which was confirmed in January, had planned to enable satellite messaging and emergency services in smartphones powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Mobile Platforms, which would be delivered through Iridium’s satellite constellation.
Insight Fixed-wireless access, or FWA, is a type of wireless technology that enables fixed broadband access over wireless, instead of hardwire technologies, such as cable, xDSL or fibre. FWA can be used to connect homes and businesses to the internet usually via a...
News The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will meet to establish a framework to facilitate equal access to broadband internet access at their Nov. 15 meeting, but one commissioner has already come out in opposition to the proposed new rules Digital equity will...
Lumen Technologies has won a $110 million contract from the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) operate and maintain DISA’s fibre backbone.
