News tagged: E&Y

30 March, 2020

Altruism or advertising? Treading a fine line on corporate COVID-19 support

WEEK IN TELCO IT – I get twitchy at times of national or international crisis when I hear companies telling us how much they are doing to support people who are truly suffering. It’s not that I wish they wouldn’t offer assistance – far from it, says Jeremy Cowan, I admire their altruism. I just don’t believe we all need to hear about it. I mean, last time you personally gave to charity did you feel the need to announce it on Twitter or Facebook? Thought not. That would be a sorry kind of virtue signalling. So why is it different for enterprises? (more…)

23 July, 2018

UK government unveils overdue plan to bring fibre to every home and raise broadband speeds

The UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced a new long-term strategy for UK telecommunications. As Jeremy Cowan writes, at last it includes mandatory full fibre broadband for all new-build homes. (more…)

02 July, 2018

Telcos should look to digital technologies to rival disruptive over-the-top players

The communications service provider (CSP) industry is experiencing significant challenges. Disruptive technologies have given way to an army of streaming service providers, such as Netflix, Amazon and Apple’s iTunes, as well as IoT smart home devices that sell directly to the customer, bypassing CSPs. (more…)

23 April, 2018

Hype around 5G is giving way to sober but positive assessments of growing market impact

The subject of 5G (or 5th generation mobile communications) has never been far from the headlines this year. In January it was the talk of the show in Las Vegas at CES 2018. Then Axios claimed a scoop with memos from the Trump administration purporting to say that nationalisation of the USA’s 5G networks was being considered, before the hype grew again at MWC18 in Barcelona.
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20 December, 2017

Ofcom gives UK consumers the opportunity to dump their operator – by text

It may not be the classy thing to do but ending a relationship by text message is what UK regulator Ofcom has mandated customers will be able to do with their mobile operators by 1 July 2019, writes George Malim.

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16 June, 2017

Will it be bye-bye bill shock as EU roaming ends?

Mobile operators have generated substantial revenues for many years from imposing charges as users roam between nations in the European Union, writes George Malim as the abolition of roaming charges comes into effect on 15 June 2017. (more…)

02 May, 2017

Stars of Scotland’s technology sector recognised at Digital Tech Awards

ScotlandIS, the body representing Scotland’s digital technologies industry, has announced the winners of the 2017 Digital Technology Awards. The awards, now in their seventh year, celebrate the growth and success of Scotland’s digital technologies industry. (more…)