Smartphones — thanks to superior user experiences and affordable pricing models — dominate the market worldwide. In the first quarter of 2016, they represented 78% of total mobile phone sales worldwide.
Data consumption has become in many regions the prime use case, enabled by...
AT&T Mobility did it. Sprint did it. T-Mobile did it. Now, finally, Verizon Wireless is doing it too. Verizon just announced they are re-launching their unlimited data plan. This is something many of their customers have been screaming for since this whole second wave...
New BroadSoft survey of telecom operators forecasts shift to cloud for enterprise unified communications.
As digital transformation initiatives prompt major technological and operational overhauls in enterprises, unified communications systems are seen serving as the fabric that keeps increasingly distributed systems and workers connected....
This year’s Super Bowl had all sorts of funny television commercials including one from Sprint attacking Verizon Wireless. This is a bold new move from Sprint and it comes at the beginning of a healthy turnaround. Sprint is growing once again and now they...
SK Telecom reported operating revenue of $3.82 billion.
South Korean operator SK Telecom said it ended 2016 with 21.07 million LTE subscribers, surging 11.1% year-on-year, according to the telco’s earnings release. SK Telecom also said 21.87 million of its customers were using smartphones at...
Vodafone said its share in Indus Tower will not be included in a deal
UK mobile telecommunications group Vodafone confirmed it is negotiating about potentially merging its Indian business with rival mobile operator Idea Cellular.
Vodafone issued a brief statement in which the telco said it is...
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The adoption of enterprise IoT solutions is proving a boon for efficiency and operational savings in a variety of verticals undertaking the complex process of digital transformation. At a high-level, to...
Many of the apps that we know and love — Uber, Slack, Amazon — have set a new bar for engaging, dynamic, and personalized digital experiences. To date, mobile operators have been unable to match elevated customer expectations set by these over-the-top digital services....
We’ve all been following growth of social media in recent years. Twitter has remained important, but has not grown like Facebook and LinkedIn. I have said all along, they need to find that one important distinction--the Twitter edge. Now I get the strong feeling...
Artificial intelligence is one of the hottest areas of growth and transformation we have ever seen. The next step is integrating itself and working with wireless and wireline networks. This is a huge growth opportunity and the sky looks bright for the investor, worker,...
New research commissioned by Qualcomm suggests the broad commercialization of "5G" mobile technology will have the same impact on global order as the printing press, electricity, the steam engine, the telegraph and the internet.
Produced by IHS Markit, Penn Schoen Berland and the Berkeley Research...
Either cannibalize your own company or a competitor will do it for you and take your market share. This is one of the most important secrets of success. Most people are astounded by ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft, and how rapidly they are...
Industry leaders predict a shift in how carriers approach the internet of things.
The booming "internet of things" will continue to be a major focal point for the entire telecommunications industry in 2017. The body of evidence proving how IoT can bring efficiency and cost savings...
Other potential investors in SoftBank fund include chipmaker Qualcomm and Chinese manufacturer Foxconn.
Apple confirmed plans to invest $1 billion in a tech fund being set up by Japanese telecommunications group SoftBank, The Wall Street Journal reported.
"We believe their new fund will speed...
The common industry thinking around lead management is of a traditional, old-school practice that’s quickly being replaced by next generation digitalization. Lead generation is often the result of extensive data mining during which a wide range of CRM applications validate, grade, distribute, contact and...
New JV, called VodafoneZiggo, unifies communications in Dutch market; combines mobile and fixed telephony with home broadband and video services.
Liberty Global and Vodafone Group announced that Liberty Global Europe Holding and Vodafone International Holdings completed a transaction to combine their Dutch operations.
The...
Huawei CEO says company aims to improve operating efficiency and cash flow generation across business units.
Huawei expects 2016 revenues to reach 520 billion yuan ($74.8 billion), which would represent a 32% increase compared to the previous year, the company’s rotating...
Facing allegations of 'abuse of market dominance,' Qualcomm calls the fine 'unprecedented and insupportable'
In a Dec. 28 announcement, the Korea Fair Trade Commission, charged with overseeing and regulating competition in South Korea, charged U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm with leveraging its dominant position in the chip...
The automotive industry is being shaken up by the next big technology wave of the "internet of things" and connected car. We are always looking for the next, big, hot opportunity for growth, and today there are so many different areas I often feel...
Operators and enterprise customers are increasingly turning to small cells to provide pinpoint coverage and capacity in both indoor and outdoor settings. Specific to outdoor small cell deployments, IHS Markit tallied a 200% year-over-year growth in 2016 revenue associated with outdoor small cells. The...
BT Compute for SAP enterprise solutions to be available for European customers in early 2017.
U.K. telco BT and T-Systems inked a collaboration agreement focused on the delivery of SAP cloud services. The agreement calls for BT to connect its customers to...
China's three largest carriers added approximately 289 million LTE subscribers between January and October.
China's three largest mobile telecom operators ended October with approximately 704.3 million LTE subscribers, according to the latest available figures from carriers China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. During...
Amazon Web Services also recently launched services in Canada.
Amazon Web Services launched its first data center in the U.K., enabling local cloud storage for its 100,000 U.K.-based customers. AWS said it now manages three data center facilities in Europe, including...
Are you paying attention to the growing unlimited wireless data battle? Regional carrier C Spire Wireless is now joining the major national wireless carriers AT&T Mobility, Sprint and T-Mobile US in offering an unlimited data option. Funny thing, if you recall, this whole unlimited...
