Roaming
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The total number of 5G roaming connections will increase from 53 million in 2023 to 526 million by 2027. -
Orange has concluded a long-term agreement for the provision of international roaming services with Germany’s 1&1 mobile network.
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BICS has completed the world's first intercontinental 5G Standalone (SA) roaming connection between two live networks in Europe and the Middle East in collaboration with stc Kuwait.
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The reintroduction of European roaming charges by some mobile operators may have cost Brits up to £80 million, data from Virgin Media O2 has indicated.
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Roaming mobile data traffic will no longer be routed back via a customer’s home network if a test by Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica turns into reality.
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Mobile operators in Europe and Asia are speeding up on their plan to close down 2G and 3G networks, according to the industry’s own suppliers.
Forthcoming events
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Capacity Middle East 2024
Capacity Middle East is the largest carrier meeting for the Middle Eastern region, uniting the region’s key ICT players.
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The European Union has renewed its “roam-like-at-home” policy, which has applied for five years, for customers in all 27 member countries for a further 10 years.
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Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson have recognised in advance some of the challenges that 5G will present when working with vehicles that are roaming across borders.
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Roaming specialist Tomia has put some numbers to the #VoLTEgate scandal that means millions of visitors to the US will be unable to use voice roaming from this summer.
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Thousands of holidaymakers from Europe will be landing in the US in the next few days – for the first time since before the Covid pandemic – to find that, after 20 years, their mobile phones no longer work to make voice calls.
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MTN Ghana and Vodafone Ghana have formed a partnership to pilot national roaming in the Volta Region of Ghana.
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Ukrtelecom, Ukraine's incumbent telco, reports that as of this morning, 75% of its regional hubs remain operational and that its national carrier network is still working
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Macquarie Capital has invested in Spain’s Onivia wholesale fibre network alongside Arjun Infrastructure Partners.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from tower sales to contract announcements and the use cases for 6G.
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Capacity shares five key stories making headlines around the world today.
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The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has added Orange to its board of directors.
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Australian group TPG Telecom, which merged with Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) in 2020, has agreed a network-sharing deal with rival operator Telstra.
