A survey conducted by Accenture revealed that 77% of telcoms customers are willing to retract their loyalty towards a specific network operator. Lock-in contracts are no longer sufficient to retain a customer base long term. To keep customers satisfied, telecoms…
Mining company awards Speedcast with multi-year connectivity contract for headquarters
Speedcast, communications and IT services provider, has announced that the company has been selected by Mining Company Katanga for a three-year contract to deliver satellite connectivity services to its headquarters and a major mine complex in the Democratic Republic of…
Wind River and Intel collaborate on 5G vRAN solution for FlexRAN
Wind River has announced that the companies are jointly developing a 5G vRAN solution that integrates Intel FlexRAN reference software for systems fuelled by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with built-in AI acceleration, and also features Intel Ethernet 800 Network Adapters and the Intel…
MVNO in the 5G era: opportunities that must be seized
In this article, Hamish White, CEO of telecommunications software provider, Mobilise, explores the 5G future of the MVNO. The Ericsson Mobility Report states that 5G mobile subscriptions will exceed half a billion by the end of 2021 – making 5G…
Ringover opens UK facility as demand for telecoms tech soars
Ringover is solidifying its UK presence with a new London facility. Over the past year, the company has seen demand for its services soar by 230% as businesses across the globe transitioned to working from home. Now, as companies adopt…
How digital tools are transforming the telecoms industry
The global telecoms industry rose to the challenges that the pandemic created, facilitating communication for work, school, healthcare and social life throughout multiple lockdowns. But what does telecoms’ future hold post COVID-19? A recent McKinsey report argues that an industry-wide…
Seizing digital opportunity is top of the telecoms agenda
As a highlight of many tech company calendars, Mobile World Congress (MWC) was sorely missed in 2020. Back with an albeit smaller, socially distanced bang in June 2021, MWC still didn’t disappoint. One of the event’s greatest takeaways was that…
