Challenger operators in Western Europe have passed 115 million premises with FTTP, but have overbuilt

Fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) connections passed 157 million premises in Western Europe by 2023. Challenger operators have collectively deployed a...

Successful deployment of NB-IoT will depend on spectrum choices

Standardisation of “narrowband IoT” (NB-IoT) occurred rapidly during 2016, and major mobile operators such as Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone are...

The merger with Daisy Communications could reinvigorate Virgin Media O2’s business division

Virgin Media O2 announced the merger of its business division with Daisy Communications on 12 May 2025. This article explores the deal and its...

FutureNet World 2024: operators are progressively adopting AI technologies but still face issues with scale

Industry leaders at FutureNet World 2024 shared that operators are exploring generative AI (GenAI)-based use cases, but that non-GenAI remains...

Comcast Business is right to accept lower margins as it focuses on revenue growth

Comcast held its annual analyst event in Philadelphia in April 2024. This article explores the main themes and why Comcast Business may still be...

MWC24 gave a glimpse of the new AI-enabled services that operators can offer to consumers

The Mobile World Congress gave a glimpse of the new services and products that operators will be able to offer to consumers in future. This article...

Live TV OTT offers are accelerating the transformation of TV and video markets: implications for stakeholders

IP-based technology is expected to transform the competitive landscape of TV and video markets. This article presents evidence that although TV and...

The either/or positions on upper 6GHz taken by competing interest groups are not convincing

There is a major public debate over the future of the upper 6GHz band. This article rehearses the main arguments for licensing for IMT technologies...