Telcos news stories - Page 2

NTT DOCOMO is delighted to be partnering with one of the world's most popular sporting events.

The two companies have announced an initiative that will accelerate the launch of Singapore's first 5G pilot network.

Steven Carlini says telcos are falling over themselves to be the first to offer 5G services, but it looks like Asian telcos have the inside line.

The giant telco reportedly has $189 billion of debt, and the data center sale (18 in the US and 13 international) is a move to reduce that.

"How this technology will be used and potentially adopted at scale will drive the required infrastructure investment."

Communications minister Clare Curran says she wants "people to know they don’t have to wait until the end of 2022."

​The 5G industry has made impressive progress in the last six months with astonishing forecasts for the future - well, at least in Asia and America.

The ACCC says almost 6000 customers were unable to achieve the speeds they were paying for.

​5G has been talked about for a number of years but the quest is really starting to heat up with the big players keen to express their handiwork.

5G has long been in development with no shortage of hype surrounding the term - but Ericsson's CEO said at MWC it is officially in the here and now.

"Vodafone needs to spend less on flashy advertising and more on sorting out its service."

But why are we seeing an increase in market share by the smaller telcos at a time where fewer and fewer exist?

Vodafone NZ's email service is closing for good at the end of this month and the telco is urging its customers to set up an auto-forwarding service.

​Malaysia’s telecom market is in relatively comfortable stead according to a new report from GlobalData, driven largely by mobile data.

​2degrees has announced it's closing down its 2G services on its nationwide mobile network as of March 2018.

A recent report from GlobalData has uncovered many findings, the most prominent of which being the stagnation of traditional telco business.

Digital transformation is only as effective as the network that underpins it.

After noticing Vodafone delivered slower average speeds than other ISPs in April, TrueNet have announced a significant improvement in May results.

Telco facilities typically have an ideal location, possess digital technology with connectivity in place and own central offices with available space.

The government has announced a reform of the telco act that will affect Internet around the country - but is it good news for consumers?

Speaking at CommunicAsia, Speedcast vice president said telcos need to start focusing on rural services if they want to keep ahead of competitors.

Huawei's expanded Telco OS Partner Program is said to stimulate joint go-to-market methods and solutions with partners.

Spark has launched two new prepay ‘Data Lovers’ packs to cater for the growing need where users are consuming data rather than minutes and texts.

“It’s critical that in this very technical review of regulation of telecommunication services, that the voice of the user is heard."