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28 September, 2022

T-Mobile expands in-flight coverage to United Airlines

Airplane mode has a whole new meaning for T-Mobile customers flying United. Starting today, eligible T-Mobile customers now get free in-flight Wi-Fi and streaming, where available, on select domestic and short-haul international United flights. As the newest addition to Coverage Beyond T-Mobile’s latest Un-carrier move United joins American, Alaska and Delta airlines in providing Un-carrier customers with the ability to text, email, search and stream all flight long where available, now on four of the U.S. airlines.

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20 September, 2022

Old arguments continue while new roll-outs carry on

The European Commission has kicked the possibility of US big tech paying towards next generation networks into the long grass, it seems, when it initially suggested it could act on the issue this autumn. Business technology journalist Antony Savvas looks at the possible fall-out from the inaction.

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14 March, 2022

Regulators are slowing mobile consolidation

Mobile operators realise that consolidation in most mature markets in inevitable, it’s just a shame that the regulatory regime has a habit of slowing things down. Business technology journalist, Antony Savvas looks at another big potential market shake-up, if it’s allowed to happen?

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02 November, 2021

Good COP, bad COP: Are telcos meeting the climate challenge?

As the COP26 climate conference gets underway it’s good to report that some of the main telco and IT players are making an effort to show what they’re doing to tackle environmental targets, although they could do some other obvious things to make even more of a difference. Business technology journalist Antony Savvas takes a closer look.

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26 July, 2021

5G roamers to surpass 200mn by 2026 as operators pushed to accelerate rollouts

A new Juniper Research study has found that the global number of roaming subscribers using 5G services will increase from 4.5 million in 2021 to 210 million in 2026.

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12 July, 2021

Study finds that 83% of developers suffer from work-related burnout

Technology has played a key role in our society, especially during the pandemic, but little is understood about the engineers who build the software that powers the modern world. A new study has found that 83% of software developers suffer from workplace burnout. The top reasons cited for burnout included high workload (47%), inefficient process (31%) alongside unclear goals and targets (29%).

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16 June, 2021

Time to plan IT that’s fit for the future

The last 12 months have seen many carefully-laid technology plans blown off course, driving IT investments in unforeseen directions. While there is still much uncertainty as we look ahead, says Guy Matthews, editor of NetReporter, it is time to weigh up the IT investment priorities that will drive recovery and growth.

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21 May, 2021

Watching a slow-moving train crash is not pleasant

The appearance of GPRS otherwise known as 2.5G about 20 years ago showed the telcos what was coming their way in terms of business model shake-ups not least around content. (more…)

04 January, 2021

OTT TV and video subscriptions to reach 2 billion globally by 2025

A new report by Juniper Research has found that there will be nearly 2 billion active subscriptions to on-demand video services in 2025. This is a 65% increase over the end of 2020. (more…)

12 October, 2020

How Alt-Net providers are challenging the status quo in broadband

Now, more than ever, so much of consumer life plays out online. Whether it’s interacting with friends and family, shopping, working or being kept entertained, the internet is at the heart of our homes. And in the 30 years since it was made widely available, it has become accessible on almost every household device. (more…)

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T-Mobile expands in-flight coverage to United Airlines

Old arguments continue while new roll-outs carry on

Regulators are slowing mobile consolidation

Good COP, bad COP: Are telcos meeting the climate challenge?

5G roamers to surpass 200mn by 2026 as operators pushed to accelerate rollouts

Study finds that 83% of developers suffer from work-related burnout

Time to plan IT that’s fit for the future

Watching a slow-moving train crash is not pleasant

OTT TV and video subscriptions to reach 2 billion globally by 2025

How Alt-Net providers are challenging the status quo in broadband

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