Going virtual and sharing infrastructure to mitigate a tight market

With telcos facing a world recession, and consumers and business users now looking to cut their connectivity costs post-pandemic, virtual and shared infrastructure is set to help CSPs (communications service

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Telcos pull down hatches but sunlight can still shine through

BT Group only managed to achieve some minor business progress in the first six months of its financial year. Business technology journalist Antony Savvas warns it’s probably a sign of

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CSPs should demand money back if security products don’t work

With regulators asking communications service providers (CSPs) to do more to protect their own and their customers’ data, business technology journalist Antony Savvas looks at some of the battle areas

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Getting close to your enemies in building the metaverse

TIP (Telecom Infra Project) has formed a new industry group to help telcos get ready for the opportunities offered by the evolving metaverse. With this group, business technology journalist Antony

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Big 5G and fibre roll-outs but telco ARPU still set to stall

Monthly ARPU (average revenue per user) combined across both mobile and fixed broadband is set to fall by 4.2% from €7.48 in 2022 to €7.16 in 2027. This, despite telcos

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Vodafone and Three should get their way on big merger

Vodafone UK has moved to merge with Three UK, which, if the move gets past regulators, would bring down the number of major mobile operators in the UK to, ironically,

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Mix-and-match, wildfires and peat bogs drive new markets

Technology alliances and new use cases are key to building opportunities in the 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) markets. Business technology journalist Antony Savvas looks at some interesting developments

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There’s no point in selling off a big opportunity

We’ve already seen major telcos selling off their towers, just as the importance for edge connectivity becomes apparent in delivering new 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) services. But Deutsche

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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

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Plenty of life left in the old dog as telco markets change

Nokia has shown over the last week how it can continue to serve the evolving needs of the mobile industry with some key announcements. Business technology journalist, Antony Savvas views

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