Edge cloud orchestration now imperative for telcos’ third attempt at cloud transformation

It sounds simple, telcos need to actually use the edge for themselves. The hyperscalers became successful by using their own infrastructure to deliver their own services while developing external offerings.

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Supply chain attacks could be a growing problem for telcos

Managing customer networks and the security that is necessary to go around them is complicated, which is why some companies outsource the work to experts, but business technology journalist Antony Savvas warns

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Vodafone UK follows Spain to launch commercial pilot of 5G standalone service London, Manchester and Cardiff

Vodafone has announced the launch of a commercial pilot of 5G Standalone services in London, Manchester and Cardiff, building on a trial with Coventry University.

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WBA openRoaming primed for residential rollout after Wi-Fi 6 trial with Airties over in-home Wi-Fi

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) reported the completion of a successful proof-of-concept trial to automatically onboard Wi-Fi client devices to a residential Wi-Fi 6 network, paving the way for the rollout of WBA

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Partners are usually key to drive long talked about opportunities

After years of talking about it, the telecoms industry is finally getting its act together to take advantage of the opportunity posed by Open RAN (radio access network), writes business

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Mobile trade-ins return $668mn to U.S. consumers in Q1 2021

Assurant, a global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases, announces findings from its analysis of the mobile device trade-in and upgrade market for

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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.

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Enterprise adoption of 5G smartphones taking off, says Strategy Analytics

According to a new Strategy Analytics forecast, “ Global 5G Business Smartphone Shipment Forecast 2021-2026”, 5G business smartphone shipments will grow at a CAGR of 28% over the 2021-2026 forecast period.

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New OpenWiFi initiative from TIP adopts OpenRoaming standard

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced that Telecom Infra Project (TIP), an initiative focused on accelerating the pace of innovation in the telecom industry worldwide, has adopted the WBA OpenRoaming standard for

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Global 5G smartphone shipments soar 458% YoY to 134 million in Q1 2021, says Strategy Analytics

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, China’s rapid adoption of 5G technology is powering demand for 5G smartphones. Apple and the domestic trio of OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi

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