Cost and complexity hinder the return and recycling of home broadband equipment

Managing e-waste is costly and complex, and understanding industry progress in managing e-waste is blurred by limited and inconsistent operator...

CSPs continue to invest in AI and analytics tools to improve network efficiency

Communications service providers (CSPs) are continuing to spend on AI and analytics tools. This article draws on Analysys Mason's 'Communications...

Analysys Mason’s research predictions for the telecoms software and networks market in 2023

This article explores what we expect to see as the main trends in the telecoms software and networks market in 2023. It covers cloud, networks and...

Operators’ strategies for IoT are guided by three main motives

The IoT market is only just beginning to emerge, and the telecoms industry (like many other sectors) is just beginning to understand how to address...

The case for 5G: mobile operators must move beyond smartphones and encourage connected device take-up

If operators are to bring to life their vision for a 5G future that involves multiple connected devices, they must make significant changes to the...

Open RAN vendors have an opportunity with private networks, regardless of their success with public 5G

Open RAN promises to open up the mobile network supply chain, but the challenges of adopting new architecture in the 5G macro RAN will take years to...

Verizon’s sale of its digital media business underscores the need to develop coherent digital advertising plays

Verizon’s sale of its digital media business to a private equity company marks the end of a big telecoms digital advertising business. Verizon...

US fibre expansion points to the slow demise of cable

FTTP has a number of advantages over DOCSIS including a larger technology ecosystem, a better long-term technology roadmap and lower long-term...