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Optus fined $66M over ‘disgraceful’ exploitation of customers

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September 25, 2025
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Australian telecoms giant Optus has been fined AU$100 million (US$66 million) by the Federal Court of Australia for systematic exploitation of vulnerable customers. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) brought the case against the …

Verizon is building a 6G alliance with telecoms’ biggest players

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September 23, 2025
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Verizon is gathering an alliance of the biggest players in telecoms to map out the capabilities of 6G and the use cases it should enable. The US network giant has pulled back the curtain on its 6G Innovation Forum, an alliance designed to stop 6G from …

SpaceX buys spectrum for Starlink ‘Direct to Cell’ mobile service

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September 9, 2025
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SpaceX has acquired spectrum from Echostar that will be the key to unlocking the next generation of Starlink’s Direct to Cell mobile service. You’re driving through the countryside, the signal bars on your phone dwindle one by one, and then… noth…

Ofcom’s mmWave auction could fix slow 5G in busy cities

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September 3, 2025
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Ofcom is auctioning off a slice of the mmWave airwaves that could fix slow 5G connections around busy cities and landmarks. In just a couple of weeks, on 16-17 of September 2025, the UK’s telecoms regulator will open the bidding on a huge chunk of &#82…

Zac Eller, ExpressVPN: Monzo could disrupt mobile service market

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September 3, 2025
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Telecoms caught up with Zac Eller, GM of Global Partnerships at ExpressVPN, to analyse the impact of a potential launch by digital bank Monzo into the mobile service market as a MVNO. While nothing is confirmed, the mere suggestion of such a crossover …

Fixing slow eSIM adoption to improve global mobile connectivity

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September 1, 2025
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For years, we’ve been told mobile SIMs are dying and eSIM adoption will provide key benefits including seamless global roaming connectivity. GSMA Intelligence predicts 6.7 billion eSIM smartphones by 2030. The industry, from network providers to phone …

Telcos want future-ready disaggregated networks but can’t deliver

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August 19, 2025
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There’s a telecoms sector-wide ambition to build future-ready disaggregated networks, yet an inability to execute on that vision. It’s not due to a lack of technology or investment, but the result of a human failure of leadership and a fear of change. …