The power of Android device management platforms for telcos

The market opportunity for telecommunications and managed service providers to lease smart devices to their customers is significant and multi-faceted. 

Leasing smart devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, smart TVs and set top boxes, allows telcos and other service providers to generate additional revenue streams beyond traditional subscription services. By offering leased device bundled as part of their service packages, telcos can attract more customers and increase...

30 May 2024 | Telecoms

Championing high tech and high touch in the digital age: What telcos need to do

Sponsored The importance of partnerships in the telecoms industry has never been greater. As technologies converge and customer expectations get ever higher, those in the industry need to find the right position which serves different markets as well as make it easier for partners and customers to get access to the services they require.

Eastern Communications, one of the Philippines’ premier telecommunications companies, has built its reputation by becoming a pioneer in...

18 August 2020 | Networks

Newport News Shipbuilding partners with Verizon to utilise 5G for manufacturing

Newport News Shipbuilding has partnered with Verizon to use its 5G Ultra Wideband service to enhance the shipbuilding process.

With 5G’s rising bandwidth and ultra-low latency, Newport, a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls, will aim to be better equipped to meet network connectivity demands, and will test the latest ways its engineers can use augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to support...

13 December 2019 | IoT

SK Telecom selects Ericsson’s Cloud Packet Core to power its 5G network

SK Telecom has announced that it has selected Ericsson’s Cloud Packet Core to power its 5G network. 

The Cloud Packet Core from Ericsson helps service providers to smoothly migrate to 5G Core stand-alone architecture. It also helps to create visibility, value and control of traffic and applications by determining the optimal quality of a service, then enforcing it through an appropriate policy. 

Jung Chang-kwan, VP and head of infra engineering group at SK...

28 November 2019 | Operators

SK Telecom surpasses one million 5G subscriber mark in only 140 days

SK Telecom has announced it has reached the milestone of one million 5G subscribers – a mere 140 day since the launch of its network in April.

At present, the South Korean operator’s 5G subscribers account for more than 3.5% of its total subscriber base of 28 million. According to the South Korean telecom operator, its 5G user base doubled as quickly as its 4G LTE customer base. When the...

23 August 2019 | Operators

Small Cell Forum publishes API to drive unified 5G open RAN

The Small Cell Forum (SCF) has published the PHY API for 5G to encourage a competitive ecosystem for 5G small cell hardware, software, and equipment vendors.

Ecosystem players will be provided an open and interoperable interface between the physical layer and the MAC layer. The PHY API has been developed with the help of a collaborative effort between companies from across the small cell ecosystem, which...

24 July 2019 | Small Cells

Swisscom signs first 5G roaming agreements with SK Telecom and Elisa

Swisscom has signed its first roaming agreements with South Korea’s SK Telecom and Finland’s Elisa - with its customers being able to use a fast mobile network abroad.

Swisscom customers with a 5G-enabled mobile phone will now be able to access the new 5G data network in Finland as of July 17 and in South Korea by the end of the month.

Both...

18 July 2019 | Telecoms

Verizon secures partnership with Google to bring YouTube TV to customers

Verizon is partnering with Google to bring YouTube TV to its global customers.

Customers will now be able to subscribe to YouTube TV through Verizon and get access to their favourite contents. The partnership will now also allow Verizon wireless mobility customers to stream the contents, which they like more through YouTube TV. For customers across platforms, Verizon will also be offering unique and...

29 April 2019 | Operators

GSMA says low power mobile IoT networks now available from all leading operators worldwide

GSMA has announced that mobile IoT or low power wide area (LPWA) networks are now available across the globe in licenced spectrum in 49 markets.

This move follows 93 launches by 50 different mobile operators across both LTE-M and NB-IoT and the coverage is now likely to reach nearly 93% of the total IoT markets by Q2-2019. The GSMA Intelligence forecast suggests that there will be 3.5 billion cellular...

21 February 2019 | IoT

Germany’s 5G spectrum allocations well received by GSMA – but with a caveat

The German government’s decision to release the entire 3.4 to 3.8 GHz band (C-Band) has been well-received by the GSMA with an eye on the development of global 5G services – albeit with a twist.

Putting the entire available spectrum in this critical band in a timely manner shows Germany’s commitment to European and global 5G leadership, the industry firm noted. But at the same time, the...

19 November 2018 | Telecoms