Anne Morris
Michael CarrollTracking IoT disruptors
Tracking the companies disrupting the IoT market today is no easy task given that the sector spans industries ranging from cellular to automotive, hardware and software, and which pits existing big name companies against start ups.
LPWA's main contenders
Low power wide area (LPWA) networks are deemed a critical element in the platforms that will, in future, support the burgeoning range of connected objects with long battery lives and low data rate requirements.
Wi-Fi calling in the UK
The next generation of Wi-Fi calling -- where the service is embedded in the smartphone and accessed via the normal phone dialler -- is offering operators a way to take back control by enabling them to provide voice services in areas where they have little or no coverage.
Connected car money makers
Connected cars are a growing market in Europe, but there's little conensus on what even qualifies as a "connected" car, and which carriers and vendors are making the most money. However, three European operators have taken the lead in the race to grab revenue.
LTE still relevant despite a burgeoning 5G and IoT landscape
Editor's Corner
Long Term Evolution (LTE) doesn't seem to have lasted very long when you consider the prominence of news regarding the next generation of technologies including Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G.Mallinson: Mast portfolio sales in Europe - value growth from co-location or financial engineering?
Industry Voices
Europe is awash with transactions financing and transferring ownership of physical network infrastructure including mast portfolios from MNOs to independents specializing in operation of these assets.
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Vodafone identifies European 4G growth opportunity; reports revenue declines in June quarter
Vodafone Group announced that Europe still offers significant opportunities to grow its 4G subscriber base because only 30 per cent of its users in the region have taken a 4G subscription to date.
CCS Insight: Three UK's dire need for spectrum set to provoke 'feisty' debate
Three UK's "precarious position" in the UK market following the failed attempt to buy O2 UK is set to underpin the next "feisty and potentially acrimonious debate" over future spectrum allocations, according to CCS Insight.
Tele2 Q2 profit tumbles on Netherlands LTE investment, one-off costs
Tele2 endured what Jefferies analysts called a "messy" second quarter, as one-off costs drove down EBITDA and resulted in a 60 per cent year-on-year drop in net profit.
SFR speeds 4G rollout as end to Bouygues roaming deal looms
SFR revealed further progress in the rollout of its LTE and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) networks as the France-based operator readies itself for the end of a 4G-network sharing and roaming agreement with Bouygues Telecom.
Vodafone CZ launches VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling
Vodafone Czech Republic became the latest European mobile operator to launch new IP-based voice services, although the lack of compatible smartphones continues to limit the number of users that are able to exploit such services.
IDC: Worldwide smart watch market shipments drop 32% in Q2
IDC noted that the worldwide smart watch market has seen a decline in shipments year-on-year for the first time after total shipments fell by 32 per cent to 3.5 million in the second quarter of 2016.
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AT&T's strategy of focusing on high-revenue wireless customers continued to provide mixed results in the second quarter, boosting margins but causing the carrier to sacrifice share of the lucrative postpaid smartphone market in the U.S.
AT&T may be one of the largest telco broadband players, but in the second quarter the service provider saw total broadband subscriber additions drop significantly-- a factor it says is related to seasonality.
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