telcos

Retail Asia20/08/2019

After Sprint and Verizon, it’s AT&T’s turn to bring 5G to another US city. The carrier has just announced that starting today, customers in New York City will be able to use its 5G service if they own a compatible device. However, AT&T’s 5G network won’t cover the entire city and it will be available in limited […]

Retail Asia03/06/2019

Despite concerns surrounding the commercial proposition of 5G technology, smartphone users are willing to pay an average of a 20% premium for 5G services, according to Ericsson. The company’s latest ConsumerLab report on the 5G consumer potential finds that half of the early adopters would be willing to pay as much as 32% more for […]

Retail Asia14/03/2019

The Philippines’ National Telecommunications Commission has extended the migration to eight digit landline numbers in the Greater Metro Manila area by six months, at the request of the banking industry. The Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) and the Credit Card Association of the Philippines (CCAP) have requested more time to prepare for the introduction […]

Retail Asia02/05/2017

The GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association) has said that in the first quarter alone at least 25 operators from 15 countries have demonstrated 5G technologies, or announced 5G tests, or trials. And 18 operators are currently committed to the implementation of services based on pre-standards 5G technology by or before 2019, says the GSA quarterly […]

Retail Asia08/03/2017

India’s plan of utilizing 5G technology to keep up with the rest of the world may soon become a reality. Indian operators will start the process of upgrading to 5G technology from this year. According to Huawei India CEO Jay Chen, 5G technology in present form can deliver up to 1Gbps download speed. “I can […]

Retail Asia27/01/2017

Machine learning in 2017 will become a mainstream tool for communications providers struggling to transform data overload into actionable analytics, according to Argyle Data. “The telecommunications industry is drowning in data,” said Padraig Stapleton, VP of engineering at Argyle Data. “Functions like support, billing, customer care and marketing, throwing off large amounts of data as a […]

Retail Asia25/01/2017

China Unicom Global (CUG) has signed an IPX direct interconnection bilateral agreement with regional peers PCCW Global, Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) and Chunghwa Telecom. The direct IPX peering agreement will allow CUG to expand its mobile roaming coverage areas. In a statement, CUG said the agreement will also help provide mobile customers within the region […]

Retail Asia14/12/2016

Wi-Fi roaming, interworking and service policy enablement provider Accuris Networks has entered a partnership with global Wi-Fi operator iPass to offer mobile operators and MVNOs the ability to integrate carrier Wi-Fi into their service offerings. The companies will offer a combined solution enabling mobile operators to access the global iPass Wi-Fi footprint for service delivery […]

Retail Asia01/11/2016

OSS/BSS vendor Oculeus has introduced real-time traffic fraud blocking capabilities to its Oculeus Anti-Fraud offering. The new capabilities are designed to eliminate or significantly reduce revenue losses caused by fraudulent traffic by conducting the fraud evaluation and blocking in real-time before the start of a call. The new functionality, introduced in the new version 5.0 […]

Retail Asia20/10/2016

Vietnam has granted 4G licenses to three of the market’s major mobile operators – MobiFone, military-run Viettel and state-owned VNPT. The operators have been granted permission to roll out LTE services over the 1800-MHz band. Each of the three operators have been piloting LTE and LTE-Advanced services in multiple cities, with Viettel launching a trial […]

Retail Asia08/09/2016

Thailand’s telecoms regulator NBTC has warned operators that they will have their operating licenses immediately revoked if they fail to register prepaid SIMs sold from now on. The regulator has also warned that operators may be fined if phones with an unregistered SIM are sued for illegal activity. According to the NBTC, the regulator still […]

Retail Asia30/08/2016

Cybercriminals are using insiders to gain access to telecommunications networks and subscriber data, recruiting disaffected employees through underground channels or blackmailing staff using compromising information gathered from open sources. This is among the findings of a Kaspersky Lab intelligence report into security threats facing the telecommunications industry. Telecommunications providers are a top target for cyber-attacks. […]

Retail Asia27/08/2016

Only 8% of teenagers in Singapore (versus 12% globally) feel that telecoms service providers understand their lifestyle and offer services to match it, according to research from Vanson Bourne. But at the same time, only 18% (30% globally) report experiencing poor customer service from their service provider over the past year, while 46% (same as […]

Tag: telcos

AT&T launches 5G service in New York City

Consumers willing to pay a premium for 5G

NTC extends migration date to eight-digit landline numbers

25 cellcos test 5G in Q1, says GSA

Indian telcos to start their 5G journeys this year

Telcos turn to machine learning as they drown in data

CUG signs IPX peering deal with 3 APAC telcos

Accuris, iPass to offer Wi-Fi solution for cellcos

Oculeus introduces real-time fraud traffic blocking

Vietnam grants 4G licenses to three cellcos

Thai cellcos must register SIMs or lose licenses

Cybercriminals use insiders to attack telcos

Telcos not connecting with Singapore teens