Intelsat has beaten off competition from rival satellite operators and has agreed to partner with telco Orange to deliver a “reliable” 4G/5G service to French Guiana, best known for its rocket launch facility at Kourou. Intelsat will provide cellular backhaul services in French Guiana that will provide universal services and increase access to both telecommunications […]
Rakuten Group has announced the acquisition of US-based mobile technology company, Altiostar Networks, at a total valuation of Altiostar at over $1 billion. Rakuten and Altiostar will partner to accelerate deployment of software-centric, virtualised services for the mobile industry across the globe. Altiostar’s 4G and 5G open virtual Radio Access Network (Open vRAN) solutions are […]
Philip Jansen, BT’s Chief Executive, has declared that the telco is on a path to growth. Commenting on the company’s Q1 results, he reported that operational performance remained strong, with EBITDA growing during the first three months of the year, reflecting improved trading across most of its business and the positive benefits of plans to […]
US multiplay telco Verizon and Samsung Electronics have completed an end-to-end fully virtualised 5G data session over C-band spectrum in a live network environment. The new milestone was reached in preparation for Verizon’s upcoming 5G Ultra Wideband expansion using its newly-acquired C-band spectrum. “We have been driving the industry to large scale virtualisation using the […]
Research from UK multiplay telco Virgin Media O2 has revealed that the majority (70 per cent) of house-hunters would be prepared to walk away from their preferred home, or not make an offer at all, if its mobile connectivity isn’t up to scratch. Good broadband connectivity is also crucial, with 35 per cent of Brits […]
Vodafone has doubled the number of sites in its Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) network to meet increasing demand for Internet of Things (IoT) services. Vodafone NB-IoT coverage now reaches 98 per cent of the UK. NB-IoT is a low power, wide area network (LPWAN) technology, designed to enable efficient communication across wide geographical footprints, or deep […]
US connectivity company DISH has signed what it describes as a transformative, long-term strategic Network Services Agreement (NSA) with AT&T, making AT&T the primary network services partner for DISH MVNO customers. Through this agreement, DISH will provide current and future customers of its retail wireless brands, including Boost Mobile, Ting Mobile and Republic Wireless, access […]
4iG has announced its second international transaction, which will allow the Company to continue building its telecommunications portfolio. 4iG has entered into a non-binding Term Sheet with the subsidiary of PPF Telecom Group to acquire 100 per cent stake in Telenor Podgorica (‘Telenor Montenegro’). Telenor Montenegro has 338,000 subscribers, 150 base stations and 4G coverage […]
Telenor Group has entered into an agreement to sell 100 per cent of its mobile operations in Myanmar to M1 Group for a total consideration of $105 million (€88.8m), of which $55 million is a deferred payment over five years. The transaction corresponds to an implied enterprise value of approximately $600 million. M1 Group will […]
Vodafone has announced that all pay-monthly customers can now watch discovery+ Entertainment for six months at no extra cost. This offer gives customers access to a number of discovery+ Originals as well as coverage of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In addition, Vodafone customers can access a wide variety of content, including; 90 Day Fiancé, […]