Residents, visitors and businesses in Manchester city centre and surrounding areas will soon be access enhanced mobile connectivity from Virgin Media O2 thanks to a new agreement between Freshwave and Manchester City Council. Connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider Freshwave will be deploying more than 20 outdoor small cells on behalf of Virgin Media O2 in busy areas […]
Lives have been transformed by the impact of mobile technology – it permeates every facet of daily life, according to trade body Mobile UK. • Its economic impact is undeniable – £5 (€5.93) is generated in the UK economy for every £1 invested by the mobile operators • The mobile operators’ investment promotes digital inclusivity, […]
Year by year and month by month, the sports betting industry continues to grow. One of the biggest reasons why is the wide selection of sports betting apps. Depending on your location, you could have up to a dozen – possibly more – betting apps available to you. The only catch is they each have […]
A study from Juniper Research, experts in the telecommunications markets, forecasts that revenue from Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) rich media traffic, including RCS, video and social media, will grow by 190 per cent to over $10 billion (€9.3bn) in the next five years; rising from $3.4 billion in 2023. It identified two key […]
India’s mobile services revenue is forcast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3 per cent from $27.7 billion (€25.6bn) in 2023 to $32.6 billion in 2028, mainly driven by the robust growth in mobile data services segment, according to GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s India Mobile Broadband Forecast Pack […]
AST SpaceMobile and Verizon have announced a strategic partnership with a commitment of $100 million from Verizon, to provide direct-to-cellular AST SpaceMobile service when needed for Verizon customers in the US. “This new partnership with Verizon will enable AST SpaceMobile to target 100 per cent coverage of the continental United States on premium 850 MHz […]
T-Mobile and UScellular have announced that T-Mobile has a deal agreed to acquire all of UScellular’s wireless operations. This includes UScellular’s wireless customers and stores across the US, as well as certain specified spectrum assets. Upon closing, T-Mobile says its 5G network will expand to provide millions of UScellular customers, particularly those in underserved rural […]
AST Space Mobile has just one satellite currently in orbit which itself something of a test prototype for a planned global satellite-based ‘direct-to-cellular’ service. AST’s follow-up BlueWalker 3 satellites are expected to be ready for launch in batches of five craft starting in July or August (according to the company) and continuing in batches throughout […]
Italian public broadcaster Rai has brought forward the launch date for the first multiplex to broadcast in DVB-T2, targeting August 28th. Specific channels haven’t been finalised, but are likely to include flagships Rai 1 HD, Rai 2 HD, and Rai 3 HD in simulcast. This aims to improve reception in areas struggling with the current […]
Orange and Nokia are expanding their partnership to advance network programmability and monetisation. Using Nokia’s Network as Code platform with developer portal, developers will be able to test and take advantage of Orange’s 5G network capabilities to create applications for customers in France and other parts of Europe. Orange is already providing commercial production grade […]