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30 January, 2019
The US$550 million partnership between IBM and Vodafone Business shows how the telecoms industry can perhaps move forward when it comes to coping with the impending market demands from the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud and 5G technologies. (more…)
21 December, 2018
The key buzz term for the technology industry over the last couple of years has been “digital transformation”. This is a term I’ve always been slightly confused with, says freelance telecoms writer Antony Savvas, seeing that “digital” supposedly won-out against “analogue” about 25 years ago, (more…)
03 December, 2018
We hear a lot about edge networking in the data centre space these days and telcos, of course, are very much part of that equation. But what about the applications and services at the front end of the business? (more…)
14 October, 2018
Security never seems to get any easier, does it? Ransomware, say the experts, shows no signs of diminishing as a threat to consumers and enterprises. So if they can’t nullify the threat, how can enterprises and consumers reduce their vulnerability? (more…)
22 August, 2018
The more well-heeled players in the telecoms industry are in the throes of acquiring 5G spectrum but while almost every operator wants a slice of the next-generation action, (more…)
08 August, 2018
At the end of July 2018, the UK government issued its Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, effectively a wish list for full-fibre rollout across the country. (more…)
06 July, 2018
A few years ago, the question was asked many times, “who would want to watch a movie on a small screen?” Even with the advent of smartphones with larger displays, pundits and analysts (including this one) were still sceptical about the demand for small-screen entertainment, but how wrong we all were, writes Peter Dykes. (more…)
05 June, 2018
Automation is fast coming to a range of industries, bringing greater efficiencies, lower operating costs and more flexible service delivery. But will the telecoms industry be in the front line when the negative effects of automation kick in, asks Peter Dykes? (more…)
09 May, 2018
In April 2018, satellite network operator Inmarsat celebrated the 250th installation of its GX Aviation in-flight broadband network, just a year after its launch. (more…)
26 April, 2018
UK operator BT has announced its intention to combine its business and public sector, wholesale and ventures businesses into a single entity called BT Enterprise. This seems like a very logical move but there could be more to it than first meets the eye, writes independent telecoms journalist Peter Dykes. (more…)
