Lessons from Mobile World Congress: Seizing digital opportunity is top of the telecoms agenda

As a highlight of many tech company calendars, Mobile World Congress (MWC) was sorely missed in 2020. Back with an albeit smaller, socially distanced bang in June 2021, MWC still

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5G service now reaches 1,662 cities worldwide, new Viavi report reveals

Viavi Solutions Inc. has released new research demonstrating the accelerating pace at which 5G is growing, with coverage extending to an additional four countries and 301 cities worldwide since the

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Telcos’ anger will only be curbed by regulatory action

Regulatory changes and fair competition in connectivity and content were themes at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, drawing the anger of leading telco CEOs. Business technology journalist,

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Is it time for video conferencing? Is it too soon for video policing?

WEEK IN TELCO IT: It’s been easy to see corporate winners and losers from the global spread of the novel corona virus. Early casualties included airlines and hotel chains, with

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GSMA cancels Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona amid worries over corona virus

The GSMA, organisers of the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, issued a statement on social media last night, cancelling the 2020 Congress.

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Video streaming named the USA’s killer app for 5G, as the tech prediction season opens early

OK, I admit it. I have a real problem with the notion that there’s a killer app for each new bearer technology that comes along, says Jeremy Cowan. Perhaps this

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Russia’s first 5G zone deployed in Moscow

The area is ready for all kinds of demos exploring the opportunities of 5G, including immersive VR entertainment, smart buildings and other consumer and industrial use cases where high data speed

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Sunrise and Huawei jointly announce 5G FWA pioneer users in Switzerland

Sunrise announced to provide Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service to 5G pioneer users in Switzerland. This is a new milestone for Sunrise in 5G,

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A payments perspective on Mobile World Congress 2019

For anyone attending Mobile World Congress 2019, they have no doubt gone to bed dreaming of 5G networks and foldable smartphones. But dig a little deeper, and there was a

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KT and Dal.Komm showcase AI robot cafe ‘b;eat2E’ at MWC

KT Corporation, South Korea’s telecommunications company, is using its advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to develop various innovative services and solutions in the new era of the 5G wireless revolution.

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