Consumer expectations disrupting future of connectivity

Options in broadband abound right now, but research from comms services and digital transformation company Amdocs has revealed that no one single internet technology, such as cable, fibre, mobile, fixed wireless access (FWA) or satellite, is meeting all of broadband consumers’ needs. The broadband battle research, conducted by Dynata, surveyed the opinions of 1,000 … Read more

Ericsson, SoftBank team to seek out 6G, XR, AI potential

The arrival of 6G mobile infrastructures has long been regarded as a question of when at the end of the decade it arrives, rather than what form they will actually take and what they will offer, but the next generation of mobile is a key part of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between SoftBank … Read more

Virgin Media O2 deploys small cells to improve city mobile connectivity

After having claimed a UK first in November 2024 with the deployment of the existing street furniture in Birmingham to increase mobile capacity in exceptionally busy areas surrounding main thoroughfares, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) now believes businesses throughout Plymouth are benefitting from an improved mobile experience and faster speeds after six new small cells … Read more

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison claims AI-RAN first for Southeast Asia

The latest proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the telecommunications industry has landed in Indonesia, with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) announcing what it calls a “landmark” initiative to deploy an AI-based radio access network (RAN) infrastructure across the country. Indosat, which is regarded as a frontrunner in AI-driven comms, has the stated vision to … Read more