RootMetrics: EE still UK’s best mobile network after twelve years

EE has once again been crowned the UK’s best overall mobile network for performance, marking a twelve-year run at the top for the BT-owned operator. The newest ‘State of the Mobile Union’ report from RootMetrics, which covers the first half…

RootMetrics: EE still UK’s best mobile network after twelve years

EE has once again been crowned the UK’s best overall mobile network for performance, marking a twelve-year run at the top for the BT-owned operator. The newest ‘State of the Mobile Union’ report from RootMetrics, which covers the first half…

Deutsche Telekom launches affordable AI phone with Perplexity

Deutsche Telekom has launched its new T Phone 3 and T Tablet 2, branding them as the “AI-phone” and “AI-tablet” in a Perplexity partnership. The German telecoms giant is positioning the new devices not just as hardware upgrades,…

Mobile messaging shift: AI and rich media take over

Mobile messaging is undergoing a radical change, with yesterday’s tools quickly becoming obsolete. Analysis from Juniper Research in their ‘Mobile Messaging Tech Horizon 2025’ report shows a clear divide between the old and the new. It confirms what ma…

Telcos pivot to services amid private 5G boom

According to GSMA Intelligence, private 5G is no longer just a buzzword and telcos are enjoying high demand for services in key sectors. Let’s dive a bit deeper into this. The biggest push, it turns out, is coming from the military and defence se…

Europe must adapt to Russia’s hybrid cyber war

Ukraine’s vast experience fighting a major cyber war against Russia would be invaluable to an alliance with the UK and EU to defend Europe. A paper by Dr Nataliya Tkachuk for the NATO CCDCOE calls for the creation of a ‘Cyber Alliance’ between Ukraine,…

Virgin Media O2 Daisy shakes up UK business telecoms market

A new heavyweight has entered the business telecoms market of the UK with the launch of Virgin Media O2 Daisy. Born from the merger of Virgin Media O2’s business division and the Daisy Group, the pitch is to become the sole telecoms partner a UK busine…

SoftBank selects Ericsson for major 4G and 5G network upgrades

Telecoms giant SoftBank is teaming up with Ericsson to upgrade its 4G and 5G mobile networks, with a focus on AI optimisations. This is a major rollout of new 4G and 5G technology across many of Japan’s key regions, from Hokkaido in the north to the ar…