MNOs co-op on Blockchain inter-roaming
Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile US, Telefonica and Orange are jointly testing a blockchain solution for the automated management of inter-operator roaming discount agreements. The trial, carried out through the GSMA, is…
Ofcom: New customer contract rules
UK phone, broadband and pay-TV customers must be warned when their current contract is ending, and what they could save by signing up to a new deal, under sector regulator…
Spain: 5G auction delayed
Spain’s 5G auction to award licences to operators has been postponed until May as a result of delays in the formation of the country’s new Government. The auction was initially…
Nokia, IIiad Group roll out 5G in France & Italy
Nokia has extended its long-standing partnership with French mobile operator, IIiad Group, to roll out 5G networks across France and Italy. The 5G deal will focus on network modernisation and…
Telekom Slovenije, Iskratel partner on 5G public networks
Telekom Slovenije, the Slovenian provider of the most advanced ICT solutions, and Iskratel, the leading European solution provider for the digital transformation of industries, have launched a cooperation in the…
MWC cancelled
The GSMA, organiser of Mobile World Congress, has cancelled the event, suggesting the global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak, travel concern and other circumstances, make it impossible for the GSMA…
Report: Gamers the prize when it comes to mobile ads
Liftoff, a specialist in mobile app marketing and retargeting, has published its second Mobile Ad Creative Index. Effective mobile advertising is now essential, as the platform in 2019 dethroned television…
Nokia, BT cancel participation at MWC
Nokia and BT are the latest high-profile names to drop out of the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona next week. In a statement Nokia said: “We have been carefully…
EE becomes BritBox mobile partner
EE has become the exclusive mobile partner for SVoD service BritBox. EE pay monthly mobile and tablet customers across the UK will receive a free six-month subscription to BritBox with…
Verizon opens 5G Lab in London
Verizon has opened a new 5G Lab and production studio in London – the company’s first 5G-enabled facility outside the US – to support its international business and media customers.…
US Judge: T-Mobile-Sprint merger lawful
Judge Victor Marrero of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York has rejected a lawsuit to block the merger of telcos T-Mobile and Sprint. Federal Communications…
InterDigital withdraws from MWC
InterDigital, the mobile and video technology research and development company, has announced that the company is withdrawing from Mobile World Congress given concerns over the continued coronavirus outbreak. The company…
Doubts remain over CBA deal
It has been a worrying month or two. The industry saw strong reports that Intelsat was considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, that the C-Band Alliance’s members would simply walk away…
5G available to all BT customers
BT is making its 5G plans available for all customers. BT was one of the first UK mobile networks to launch 5G in November 2019, when it was exclusively available…
More MWC dropouts
Sony and Amazon are the latest high-profile companies to pull out of Mobile World Congress – one of the world’s largest tech shows – because of the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.…