News tagged: Mikaël Schachne

14 January, 2021

Three steps for global IoT security

30 June, 2020

BICS and Avnet Silica combine huge cellular connectivity with hardware expertise

BICS, an international communications enabler, has joined forces with technology solutions provider, Avnet Silica, to deliver Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), devices and applications. (more…)

27 September, 2019

BICS enables the launch of Monaco Telecom’s first 5G roaming service in Europe

BICS, an international communications enabler, has announced that it has established the live 5G data roaming service between Monaco Telecom, the Principality’s national operator, and an Italian telecommunications company. (more…)

22 January, 2019

Global 4G LTE roaming traffic jumped by 95% in 2018, BICS’ data shows

4G/LTE roaming traffic across BICS’ global network grew by more than 95% in 2018 – almost double that of 2017. This continues the trend of significant year-on-year 4G/LTE roaming traffic growth identified by the international communications enabler, and demonstrates a surging subscriber appetite for connectivity, wherever they are in the world. (more…)

19 November, 2018

How the eSIM can drive growth for operators

After months of speculation on the name, the colour, the features and the price, Apple’s September event finally revealed its latest line-up of handsets. Since then, there’s one feature in particular that has continued to generate further chatter in the telecoms industry: the eSIM. (more…)

14 September, 2018

iPhone eSIM is an opportunity not a threat, says European network operator

Apple’s new iPhone is to use an eSIM. The Cupertino-based company confirmed that there is an eSIM solution for the S 2018 iPhones refresh. (more…)

15 August, 2018

5G and the IoT in Europe, Asia, and beyond

Last month saw two major telecoms and tech events take place in two very different cities, in the space of just two weeks. First came 5G World – part of London Tech Week’s TechXLR8 – which encompassed eight separate events that (more…)

11 July, 2018

Roam like at home – one year on

LTE data roaming within the EU radically increased last year, with traffic volumes over the summer up to eight times larger than the same period in 2016, writes Mikaël Schachne, the vice president of the mobile data business at BICS. The trigger? Roam like at home (RLAH).

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13 June, 2018

We’re laying the groundwork for IoT in the enterprise

It has been suggested that there will be more than 20 billion connected devices in use by 2020. However, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit IoT Business Index 2017, business Internet of Things (IoT) adoption is slower than expected. (more…)