Mobile telcos set out demands for 5G small cell standards

11 July 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

The Small Cell Forum (SCF), which represents mobile operators, has set out the standards it needs to stop vendors locking them in as 5G infrastructure expands.

Epsilon names Lee Myall as CCO

11 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Epsilon has appointed former senior vice president and managing director of Interoute, Lee Myall, as its chief commercial officer.

Tata chief Vinod Kumar quits and is appointed Vodafone Business CEO

08 July 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

Vodafone Group has today announced the appointment of Vinod Kumar as chief executive officer of Vodafone Business, with effect from 2 September 2019.

Dish ‘working with Google’ on Boost deal to permit $26bn Sprint/T-Mobile merger

08 July 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Satellite company Dish may join with Google if it manages to buy Boost Mobile from Sprint.

Number of 5G devices on market rockets 40% in a month, including drones and a robot

08 July 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

The industry has announced a record number of 5G devices in June alone, taking the total to 90 devices available for the new mobile technology.

EU ambassadors reject ‘Wifi-only’ move for autonomous cars

04 July 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

A meeting of EU permanent representatives has overwhelmingly thrown out a move to mandate Wifi for automated vehicles – leaving the way forward for 4G, 5G and other advanced technologies.

Cloud future for 75% of databases by 2022, says Gartner

03 July 2019 | Laurence Doe

Three-quarters of all databases will be deployed or migrated to a cloud platform by 2022, with only 5% ever considered for repatriation to on-premises, according to a new study by Gartner.

How is Liquid Telecom unlocking Africa's fibre connectivity?

02 July 2019 | Laurence Doe

New fibre capabilities being unlocked by Liquid Telecom are providing Africa with access to powerful systems. CEO Nic Rudnick talks about the benefits this will bring and how Liquid Telecom plans to address the challenges that come with more connectivity.

Capacity prepares for the August/September issue

02 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Capacity is readying its next issue of the year and there are a number of opportunities for you to get involved.

Telefónica International Wholesale Services deploys Marketing Campaigns Manager for Vivo

02 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Vivo, a Brazilian mobile operator, has rolled out Marketing Campaigns Manager, the service recently launched by Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS).

Redesigning network infrastructure to connect to the cloud

27 June 2019 | Aurelie Canales

At WAN Summits across the globe, we often hear how enterprises are looking to become more software-driven and move more services to the cloud. Aurelie Canales (pictured), head of product management at Telia Carrier, explains the challenges

Issue 2 - Communications Infrastructure Summit newsletter

26 June 2019 |

We’re about the start on the biggest investment programme in telecoms for – well, probably ever. And welcome to this second issue of a regular newsletter that we want to become the leading source of information for network strategy.