TIM HATT, head of research at GSMA Intelligence, reflects on some of the key issues shaping the telecoms sector and the competitive implications. Who wins from enterprise digitalisation? Companies across a range of verticals (such as manufacturing, power generation and aerospace) are evaluating their options for digitalising product assembly and...

While Huawei ‘s 5G successes  comprising 91 commercial contracts and an expanding breadth of its 5G offering are not in doubt, analysts are asking if the vendor’s 5G value proposition will satiate market expectations, writes PETER JARICH . With MWC traditionally being a showcase for network vendor innovations, keeping up...

While the ICT industry has been talking about Cloud for years, developments over the past 12 months signal incredible progress in terms of acceptance, adoption and ecosystem development. It also raises questions we all need to be asking going forward, writes PETER JARICH. Given the immense potential and promise of...

The BBC is increasing investment in content and services, but experts say it needs to do more to demonstrate its relevance  in the age of  OTTs, writes JONATHAN EASTON. British broadcaster the BBC has historically had its ups and downs, but it’s hard to remember a time when it has...

In a time where cord-cutting seems an inevitability, it is clear that operators must adapt and evolve in order to survive and thrive, and this is precisely what BT is currently doing, writes JONATHAN EASTON. “As long as the pay TV incumbents continue to innovate, their services will remain sufficiently...

TIM HATT, head of research at GSMA Intelligence, reflects on some of the key issues shaping the telecoms sector and the competitive implications. Who wins from enterprise digitalisation? Companies across a range of verticals (such as manufacturing, power generation and aerospace) are evaluating their options for digitalising product assembly and...

By the end of 2019, 5.2 billion people (or two-thirds of the global population) subscribed to mobile services. While that’s a significant feat, adding new subscribers is increasingly difficult as markets become saturated and the economics of reaching rural populations become harder to justify, particularly given a challenging financial climate...

With food insecurity on the rise in Nigeria, smallholder farmers are turning to new technologies to improve food production and marketability, writes KEMI FALODUN. The global population is predicted to grow by 2 billion by 2050 and with more than half of that growth coming from Sub-Saharan Africa, addressing food...

Regardless of the alleged efforts by the government of the United States to keep it down, ERIC XU says Huawei is surviving and thriving. 2019 was an extraordinary year for Huawei. Despite concerted efforts by the US government to keep us down, we've made it out the other side and...