Category: mobile

EE deploys world-first solution for slow 5G speeds in crowds

EE believes Advanced RAN Coordination (ARC) will put an end to slow 5G speeds due to digital gridlock, and it’s a world-first solution. When one mobile mast gets overwhelmed with users, ARC allows it to intelligently borrow spare capacity from other, l…

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

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…

Singtel and Tencent debut network slicing for 5G cloud gaming

Singtel has partnered with Tencent Games to introduce a cloud gaming experience using 5G network slicing technology. The initiative marks the first global deployment of 5G network slicing at a national level specifically for a cloud gaming service, pro…

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

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

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

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 …

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…