The 2024 Telecommunications Advertising Outlook Report from Mediaocean sheds light on current trends with data gathered from leading telecoms marketing professionals. The research crowns generative AI as the most critical consumer trend right now, with 64 per cent citing it as important, beating out Tiktok/social video (54 per cent), and CTV/streaming (54 per cent). Telecom […]

South Africa’s telecoms regulator ICASA wants to cut the fees telcos charge each other to carry calls between their networks. ICASA says these charges should be cut by 50 per cent. ICASA’s notice published in the Government Gazette on March 22nd that it wants mobile termination rates slashed from 9c/minute today (13c for smaller operators) […]

Digital video experiences and security specialist Irdeto, in partnership with Caretta Research, has released research that explores the current state of the video streaming market, with increasing revenues remaining a major challenge for service providers. Focused on how pay-TV, telco and streaming operators can build profitable video streaming platforms, Irdeto and Caretta’s research reveals the […]

Rakuten TV has secured new partnership agreements with telecommunications companies and TV Platforms in different European countries. Rakuten TV and 1&1 have extended their initial agreement that included more than 6,000 titles available for both rental and purchase (TVoD) by adding hundreds of titles that will be offered on demand completely free of charge (AVoD) […]

Freya Investissement, a special investment vehicle jointly owned by iliad and NJJ Holding, has entered into a binding agreement to acquire approximately 19.8 per cent of the share capital of Tele2 from Kinnevik, an investment company focused on digital consumer businesses. Consideration for the transaction will be paid in cash and totals approximately SEK 13 […]

 Zayo Group, a communications infrastructure provider, has released its annual Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Insights Report, which found a significant increase in the intensity of DDoS attacks – and their impacts on businesses – in the second half of 2023. According to Zayo data, the average DDoS attack lasted 68 minutes in 2023. With […]

A report from Analysys Mason’s NSR division states bluntly that “Telcos that rely exclusively on terrestrial networks will miss revenue opportunities and fall behind their rivals.” Telcos should use satellites to enter new verticals and enhance services, says NSR. Telcos’ satellite strategies need to fit into their overall action plan; they should prioritise their target […]

Telia Company, the Swedish multinational telco, has reported that Q4 revenue increased 0.9 per cent to SEK 23,098 million (€2,040m) and like for like, revenue decreased 0.4 per cent. Service revenue increased 2.8 per cent to SEK 19,666 million and like for like, service revenue increased 1.7 per cent. For the Telco operations, service revenue […]

Research from Juniper Research, a specialist in telecommunications markets, forecasts that operators will generate $400 billion (€365.7bn) in service revenue from 5G networks in 2024; an annual growth of 32 per cent from 2023. However, the report anticipates that as 5G penetration rates become saturated amongst consumers, it will be imperative for operators to launch […]

BT has unveiled what it describes as a pioneering new technology, designed to be a more reliable, quality-focused and sustainable way of delivering live content over the Internet. Multicast-Assisted Unicast Delivery (MAUD) technology is aimed at improving viewer experiences and increasing the efficiency of the complex journey that content takes to reach them. Major broadcasters, […]