Europe’s 5G research network goes live in Germany

Europe’s 5G research network, powered by Ericsson 5G products and solutions, has gone live in Aachen Germany. Comprising multiple partners, the 5G Industry Campus Europe aims to develop and implement

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SMS business messaging to hit 3.5tn messages in 2020

A new study from Juniper Research has found that SMS business messaging traffic will reach 3.5 trillion messages in 2020; rising from 3.2 trillion in 2019. This represents a growth of 7%,

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IDC forecasts the 5G and LTE router/gateway market to reach $3.0bn in 2024

Driven by increasing demand from branch, mobile, and Internet of Things (IoT) customers, International Data Corporation (IDC) expects LTE routers to experience double-digit growth in 2020. 5G wireless routers will

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Nokia and ABI Research identify key trends in manufacturing investment to enable Industry 4.0

Nokia has partnered with ABI Research, an independent research firm, to survey more than 600 manufacturing decision-makers to assess investment strategies related to 4G/LTE, 5G and Industry 4.0.

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Ecosystem strategy is essential for CSPs ‘losing ground’ in B2B 5G, says report

Telcos are losing ground in early enterprise 5G projects, and they need to act quickly to recover positions of influence as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. So says

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Number of voice assistant devices in use to overtake world population by 2024

A new report from Juniper Research has found that consumers will interact with voice assistants on over 8.4 billion devices by 2024; overtaking the world’s population and growing 113% compared

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Mobile devices playing a role in self-testing for Sprint COVID-19 initiative

A large number of Coronavirus patients suffer from hypoxemia – even people without symptoms – which can be detected through blood oxygen levels. Using the Sp02 sensor (which is found

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Almost 55,000 enterprises to be using WhatsApp business APIs by 2024, spending $3.6bn a year

Global WhatsApp users will top 3.1 billion in 2024, says the Reading, UK-based firm. It describes WhatsApp Business as the most in-demand rich messaging channel among brands and businesses, and

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Operators’ support during COVID-19 goes far beyond increasing data allowances

The outbreak of COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus has led to a sharp increase in home working, and businesses had to move quickly to enable remote workforces. Some telecoms network

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Telecoms operator revenue in developed markets to fall by 3.4% due to COVID-19

Revenue for telecoms operators will fall by 3.4% in 2020 compared to 2019 due to COVID-19, before returning to growth (0.8%) in 2021. This is according to a new impact

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