Telecom Egypt secures Egypt’s first 5G license for $150m

Telecom Egypt has been awarded the first license by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to deploy and operate 5G networks for mobile phones in the country. The 5G license,

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Indonesia’s Smartfren taps Aviat Networks for 4G/5G private networks

Aviat Networks, Inc. has announced a collaboration agreement with PT Smartfren Telecom Tbk to deliver high-speed, ultra-reliable wireless connectivity, private wireless indoor and outdoor networks and industry digitalisation and automation

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Ericsson to collaborate with Intel on advancing usage, adoption of 5G in Malaysia

Intel and Ericsson will collaborate on their respective technology skills to show how communications service providers (CSPs) can accelerate 5G adoption and expand their business-to-business (B2B) engagements based on 5G

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How can CSPs avoid a digital onboarding disaster? 

Onboarding is one of the most important phases of a communication service provider’s (CSP’s) customer journey. It’s the first experience that a customer has with their service provider, and as

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How to create a product portfolio to enable new business models

Lejla Pljevljak-Rasidagic is the chief products officer of ZIRA. She has been piloting the company’s development of systems that support communications service providers’ (CSPs) digital transformations. Here she explains ZIRA’s

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GSMA Intelligence gives advice on navigating Covid-19 in ‘Global mobile trends 2021’ report

GSMA Intelligence has published its annual Global Mobile Trends research report, sharing insights for the global mobile industry following the Covid-19 pandemic. The report forms part of an annual report series where

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Ericsson’s 5G rollout creates 800 jobs in the UK

Up to 800 jobs are expected to be generated by 2022 as Ericsson takes a role in accelerating the UK’s deployment of 5G and delivering the next generation of connectivity.

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How to set your business up for networking success in 2019

The past 12 months have been challenging, even turbulent, for a lot of businesses. The continued drive towards digitalisation, the promise of emerging technologies and increasing cyber-threats has left many

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€200bn digital transformation opportunity for telecoms sector outlined by Arthur D. Little report

Arthur D. Little (ADL) has published a new research report highlighting the need for greater digitalisation in the global telecoms industry. The TIME 2018 Flagship Report outlines the scale of the digital opportunity, with

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How smarter procurement can create opportunity in a rapidly changing telecoms market

After a decade of exponential growth in technology, rapidly shifting consumer expectations and extreme competition, you’d forgive some telecoms operators for feeling a bit breathless, writes Alex Saric, a smart

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