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Ericsson Q1: Profits grow despite sales drop

Ericsson has reported that sales declined organically by 14 per cent YoY in Q1, attributed to a 19 per cent decline in Networks. Reported sales decreased to SEK 53.3 billion (€4.59bn). Gross income excluding restructuring charges decreased to SEK 22.8 billion as lower sales were partly offset by an improvement in gross margin. Reported gross […]

April 16, 2024

Forbes: “2024 the year of LEO”

Forbes has declared that 2024 will be the ‘Year of Low Earth Orbit satellite services’ and expects the likes of Elon Musk’s Starlink to make significant inroads but with competition from other players. That competition could make the LEO segment a “crowded place”. February will see Mobile World Congress take place in Barcelona where satellite-based […]

January 30, 2024By Chris Forrester

Gamgee: Smart home management apps should engage consumers

Broadband service providers and router suppliers can revolutionise home networking and unlock new revenue streams and upselling opportunities by using a smart home management app which doubles up as a customer engagement tool, according to Gamgee’s CEO Paul Hendriks. Speaking as Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Hendriks said that the smart home of the […]

March 1, 2023

EC’s Breton: ‘We can lead connectivity revolution’

Thierry Breton, Commissioner for the Internal Market at the European Commission, has suggested that Europe has all it takes to lead the connectivity revolution. Delivering a Keynote Speech at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, he told delegates that “this is where the vision of the future of connectivity becomes reality, with all the newest […]

February 27, 2023By Colin Mann

GSMA cut 20% staff after no MWC

GSMA, the mobile industry association, is cutting 20 per cent of its staff, blaming the cancellation of Mobile World Congress in February in Barcelona. GSMA has around 1,000 staff. MWC accounts for as much as 80 per cent of the association’s annual revenue. CMO Stephanie Lynch-Habib confirmed the cuts to Bloomberg and said those affected […]

June 10, 2020