Research: Just 1 in 10 Brits recycle smartphones
Research from Virgin Media O2 has revealed the average UK household is sat on over £218 (€258) worth of unwanted mobile phones, but only one in ten (11 per cent) Brits has traded in a device in the...
View ArticleForecast: US private 5G spend to exceed $3.7bn to 2027
SNS Telecom & IT’s latest research forecasts that cumulative spending on private cellular networks in the US will exceed $3.7 billion (€3.5bn) between 2024 and 2027, driven by the market’s pivot...
View ArticleCMA to probe Google, Apple mobile ecosystems
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched strategic market status (SMS) investigations in a second area of digital activity: mobile ecosystems. Two investigations – one into Apple...
View ArticleFreshwave brings connectivity from all 4 MNOs to 8 Bishopsgate
Connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider Freshwave, working with real estate technology specialists Electracom Projects, has brought 4G connectivity from all four mobile network operators...
View ArticleForecast: RAN revenue growth flat amid 5G slow down
According to a forecast report by Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks and data centre industries, market conditions are improving but remain...
View ArticleTelia’s network tops Swedish rankings
Telia’s Swedish mobile network has been named the best in the country by the umlaut benchmark for the fifth year in a row. With top scores in all categories, the result makes Telia one of the leading...
View ArticleFA renews EE deal
The FA has extended its deal with EE as the lead partner of all England football teams and Wembley Stadium. The four-year extension will see the EE logo continue to appear on all training kits worn by...
View ArticleFrance: A third of content consumption now on-demand
In 2024, for the first time, smartphones outnumbered TV sets in French households, with 92 per cent owning at least one smartphone, versus 90 per cent for a TV set, 87 per cent for a laptop, 72 per...
View ArticleVirgin Media O2 pledges to donate 12,000 devices in 2025
Virgin Media O2 is committing to donate up to 12,000 smartphones to help people in need get online in 2025. The company is stepping up its work to address electronic waste (e-waste) and to tackle...
View ArticleGovernment-funded mobile phone mast upgrades hits 30 sites
Thirty government-funded mast upgrades have now been activated as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) – a programme brokered by the UK government and joint-funded with mobile network operators to...
View ArticleVodafone UK tests AST SpaceMobile calls
Vodafone is prepared to go head-to-head this year against Elon Musk’s Starlink in the ‘battle for space connectivity’. AST SpaceMobile (AST) connectivity for the UK and the rest of Europe is likely to...
View ArticleAST SpaceMobile announces FCC grant of STA
AST SpaceMobile has announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted the company Special Temporary Authority (STA) authorising testing service in the US. This approval enables AST...
View ArticleVodafone, AST test video call game changer
Last week a Vodafone engineer, Rowan Chesmer, somewhere in the middle of Wales and very much in a dead zone for cellular connectivity, used an AST SpaceMobile satellite to send a video call to Vodafone...
View ArticleReport: EE maintains status as UK’s best network
RootMetrics, an Ookla company, has revealed the findings of its bi-annual UK State of the Mobile Union report. As competition among UK mobile network operators continues to heat up, 5G availability saw...
View ArticleOfcom consults on spectrum auction
UK comms regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on its proposals to auction the upper block of 1.4 GHz band (1492-1517 MHz) for 4G and 5G mobile use. 1.4 GHz spectrum was internationally...
View ArticleResearch: 26% Brit teens likely to be lured by scam texts
Virgin Media O2 is urging parents and guardians to speak to teens about the risks of scam texts, as new research reveals a quarter (26 per cent) of 13-to-16-year-olds are likely to be lured in by a...
View ArticleNokia extends Orange France deal
Nokia has signed a four-year contract extension with Orange France to upgrade its 5G radio infrastructure with Nokia’s energy-efficient AirScale portfolio. The new deal will deliver an enhanced...
View ArticleReport: Brussels falling behind in European 5G services
MedUX, a specialist in international fixed and mobile network testing and benchmarking, has released exclusive data on 5G performance in Brussels. Its report reveals that Proximus shares the first...
View ArticleReport: Smartphone industry recovers in 2024
According to the latest Omdia smartphone preliminary shipment report, global shipments reached 328 million units in Q4 2024 marking a 2.8 per cent increase. This growth extends the smartphone market’s...
View ArticleMSSA 5GAA collaborate
The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) and the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) have announced an alliance to advance global collaboration in the integration of terrestrial and...
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