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CSPs make most of their IoT revenues from selling connectivity, yet according to Ovum[1], connectivity represents just 10-15% of all IoT revenues. In addition to this, premium connectivity such as...

When planning a new service or proposition, few MVNOs know if their assumptions are correct and their decisions sound until they go live. In fact, they often have to wait for several months after the...

Whilst the key theme of this year’s MWC was 5G (see our ‘5G: How will the star of MWC be used?’ blog post), many other interesting technologies were showcased at the event. Some of these technologies...

5G was undoubtedly the star of this year’s MWC. There were numerous predictions of how 5G will be as revolutionary as technologies such as electricity and the combustion engine, and how it will bring...

In the UK, 99% of businesses are small or medium sized, meaning that they employ 0 – 249 people, and 96% are micro-businesses, employing 0 – 9 people [1]. Given its size, the SME market holds much...

There are some areas of new technology in which the terminology seems to be more widely used than is actually understood. That seems to be the case with blockchain – a word that pops up with...

It has been more than 18 months since the GSMA released its eSIM specification, yet CSPs have made very little progress. In fact, the first significant rollout plan has come from an original...

Each successive generation of mobile technology has promised a revolution. In truth, the revolution has been more like evolution. Indeed, by dubbing the 4G networks LTE – or long-term evolution –...

The past 18 months have been a regulation rollercoaster for the telecoms industry. The Digital Economy Act (DEA) received Royal Assent in April 2017 and many of its clauses are now law. Just two...

The humble SIM card has shrunk somewhat since its debut in the early 1990s. From the original, full format SIM, to the Mini SIM, to the Micro SIM and finally the Nano SIM, it may have reduced in...

As the Internet of Things expands and the world becomes more connected, CSPs are vying to provide IoT entrepreneurs with the IT stacks and platforms they need to deliver IoT applications quickly and...

The global pre-paid market is huge, but fickle. It represents 77% [1] of the total market (although this figure is skewed by countries in the Caribbean and Latin America, in which it is closer to...

Over the past few years, digital disruptors have transformed our world. Amazon has disrupted retail, Uber has disrupted transport and Airbnb has disrupted accommodation. New disruptors emerge each...

The recent spate of terrorist attacks across France, Belgium and the UK has once again sparked discussion around the mandatory registration of pre-paid SIM cards. Registration is already mandatory in...

How is your VNO doing? Is it at the top of its game, or is it just about getting by? Either way, there are savings to be made. 

The new EU roaming regulations (the Eurotariff) has created plenty of work for our marketing and PR folk. But, as the commentator industry competes to stamp their mark on the issue, interpreting and...

Roam Like home is almost upon us. We’ve all known about it, and bemoaned its arrival, for quite some time. Like new fake tan products and slimming aids, Roam Like Home is coming just in time for...

Talk to anyone in technology in a large organisation and they’re bound to tell you how they’re in the middle of their latest digital transformation initiative. Practically everyone’s on a “digital...