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 […]
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 […]
Virgin Media O2 has reached a milestone in its Shared Rural Network (SRN) rollout, as the Isle of Eigg became the operator’s 150th site to benefit from improved 4G coverage. These new and upgraded sites are providing residents, businesses and visitors in rural areas with faster and more reliable mobile connectivity. Virgin Media O2 says […]
All Elizabeth line stations across London now have 4G mobile coverage as the Mayor and TfL’s programme to improve connectivity for those travelling underground continues. Paddington, Canary Wharf, Whitechapel and Woolwich stations all recently gained 4G mobile coverage – meaning that all Elizabeth line stations now have mobile coverage – from ticket halls all the […]
O2 Telefónica in Germany and Nokia have announced the deployment of 5G standalone core software on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The rollout provides O2 Telefónica with ultra-low latency to deliver advanced 5G services, like extended reality and network slicing, which require instant availability and greater bandwidth capacity. Nokia’s secure and cloud-native 5G core architecture, including […]
A study by Juniper Research, the specialist in telecommunications, forecasts that operators will invest $26 billion (€24.16bn) in cloud services in 2024, with expenditure growing to $65 billion in 2028. Telecommunications cloud refers to the implementation of cloud technology, services, and architecture into operator core networks, with this centralisation enabling operators to develop automated network […]
Major enhancements have been made for the advancement of next-generation applications, network resilience, and support of converged services for residential customers thanks to Broadband Forum’s latest 5G work that is integrating wireless and wireline networks. Broadband Forum’s Phase 18.1 specifications, building on 3GPP’s Release 18, promise to extend the set of common value-adding capabilities, enabling […]
XGen Network (XGN) and Milachi Media, as the founding members along with the LPTVBA, have announced the the 5G Broadcast Collective, a new Broadcast Industry non-profit to promote and help deploy 5G Broadcasting throughout the world. 5G Broadcasting is a direct to mobile platform that runs independently of any other service on a smartphone chip […]
According to findings from research firm Dell’Oro Group, telecom operators are now scaling back their investments in 5G. Preliminary data show that worldwide telecom capex, the sum of wireless and wireline/other telecom carrier investments, declined for the full year 2023 in nominal USD terms, recording the first contraction since 2017. This deceleration in the broader […]