Ericsson has secured a significant multi-billion dollar contract to supply 5G equipment to Bharti Airtel.
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The merger between Vodafone and Three is under the CMA's microscope as the companies promise an £11 billion investment in the UK mobile network and low-cost tariffs.
While other network service companies are improving and adding new security features, T-Mobile has reportedly removed the support for Google Authenticator, making your accounts less safe.
Vodafone engineers have done some tests in the upper 6 GHz spectrum band to show that it could help mobile networks avoid a capacity crunch in just five or so years as more devices connect.
Vodafone and Three have said that their merger in the UK could create 12,000 new jobs. The Unite union has warned that similar mergers have actually led to job cuts and says up to 1,600 jobs could go.
EE, which operates one of the biggest mobile networks in the UK, has announced several new AI-based security measures to fight spammers and scammers. The features will be deployed soon.
Vodafone wants big tech, which is driving up data usage, to shoulder the burden of upgrading mobile networks as it and other operators are failing to do this and turn much of a profit.
Experience boost mobile's expanded data network. Stronger signal. Faster speeds. More coverage at pretty much half the normal cost. Gain access to unlimited talk, text and super quick LTE network.
Ofcom's research should that one in five have been struggling to keep up with their telecom bills. It has called on broadband providers to offer tariffs for those living on a low income.
EE has announced that 94% of roads in Britain are now covered by its 4G network. It has also partnered with emergency services to turn their vehicles into mobile base stations to extend coverage.
Nokia has become the head of an EU research project into 6G called Hexa-X. The firm said that it expects 6G to become commercially available to consumers in a decade around the year 2030.
BT will use Ericsson hardware in cities around the UK after the two firms came to an agreement. Ericsson already supplies hardware for BT's core network making it an end-to-end partner in places.
Samsung has announced that in some parts of the world Note7 devices will soon stop connecting to mobile networks. This move is in an effort to force users to return their fire-prone devices.
As a move towards helping its customers stay secure, Vodafone UK will now automatically block fraudulent calls right from the source, so the potential victim won't have to deal with it anymore.
giffgaff has officially launched its new Universal app for Windows 10. The app boasts multiple features to make managing your mobile account easier. It supports Windows 10 PCs, phones and tablets.
A major outage to the Australia's largest mobile network, Telstra, has left millions of customers without access to phone and data service. Currently, the service is still sporadically having issues.
Several European carriers are reportedly planning to block online ads at a network level from later this year, in a move intended to convince Google to share its ad revenues with mobile operators.