Wireless

South Korea leads 5G deployment

3h | Melanie Mingas

South Korea is leading the global race to deploy 5G, with 85 of more than 100 cities in the country now connected.

5G providers “need to reinvent themselves”

23h | Melanie Mingas

Forming the right partnerships is likely to be a key success factor for enterprises working to unlock the potential of 5G, according to the findings of a new study by EY.

Strive Masiyiwa’s Econet confirms Ethiopia investment bid

26 February 2020 | Melanie Mingas

The race to invest in Ethiopia’s telecommunications industry has intensified as another major industry player confirmed its intention to bid.  

5 things to know February 26: CenturyLink and AT&T top US Carrier Ethernet Leaderboard, Southern Cross reaches 800G with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 and Nokia set to acquire Elenion

26 February 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!

Vodafone’s Brian Fitzpatrick steps down as CEO of VCS

25 February 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Brian Fitzpatrick has stepped down as CEO of Vodafone international wholesale division, Vodafone Carrier Services.

Middle East and Africa to lead global M2M connection growth

25 February 2020 | Melanie Mingas

The Middle East and Africa region is on track to lead the growth in global machine-to-machine (M2M) connections over the coming five years, driven by the rapid development of major smart cities.

O2 experiences top and bottom-line growth for third year in a row

25 February 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Telefónica UK (O2) has reported total revenue and profitability growth for the third year in a row and serves now more than 34.5 million customers.

Tapping 5G-Era Storage to Unleash Data Value

25 February 2020 | Sponsored Statement

Capacity asks Peter Zhou, Huawei’s Vice President of IT Product Line and President of Intelligent Data and Storage Domain, to outline the advances the company has made in converging data storage, processing, automation and analysis to create an intelligent data infrasructure

Saudi providers embark on FTTH provision

25 February 2020 | Melanie Mingas

A new open access initiative in Saudi Arabia has seen the country’s six telecom providers sign an infrastructure sharing agreement, paving the way for FTTH broadband services, independent of fibre infrastructure ownership.

Industry leaders form alliance to drive High Altitude Platform Stations

24 February 2020 | melanie mingas

A cohort of 11 C-suite executives from across the telecommunications, technology, aviation, and aerospace sectors have joined forces to establish an alliance to promote the use of high-altitude vehicles in the Earth’s stratosphere and “eliminate the digital divide” worldwide.

Telefónica posts revenue growth as efficiency drive kicks in

24 February 2020 | melanie mingas

Telefónica has posted a 3.2% increase in revenue for the last calendar year, as the group looks to “sustainable and responsible growth” in 2020.

Huawei ‘to launch non-Android phone’ as Google warns against sidestepping US ban

24 February 2020 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Huawei is expected to launch its first device that offers its home-made alternative to Google’s Play Store, just as Google has issued a stern warning to Android users wanting to sidestep the US embargo.