The Asia-Pacific region is set to experience a tremendous surge in 5G subscriptions by the end of the decade, with a projected 1.4 billion 5G connections by 2030, accounting for 41% of mobile connections, up from a mere 4% last year, according to the GSMA’s latest predictions. However, this growth will come at a significant cost. The GSMA’s report, The Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2023, reveals that mobile operators in the Asia-Pacific area will invest a staggering $259 billion in

Vodafone, the UK operator, has introduced a new social tariff named “Fibre 2 Essentials,” offering speeds of up to 73 Mbps for just £20 per month for eligible customers. This follows the launch of their previous offer, “Fibre 1 Essentials,” in October of the previous year, and it appears to provide a slightly pricier option with faster internet speeds. Social tariff schemes aim to provide discounted broadband and mobile deals to individuals on benefits and have gained traction due to

Following a wave of customer complaints, Ofcom has launched an investigation on Virgin Media. The complaints detail customers unable to leave their contracts,  a violation of Ofcom’s General conditions. The investigation will more directly look at the operator’s compliance with contract termination and complaints handling rules. The investigation currently sits at the information gathering stage, but Ofcom promise active updates as the investigation goes forward, noting that it will take action if Virgin Media is found to be in breach

UK-based telco Vodafone wants to offer customers a superior streaming experience. To do this, it has partnered with Cisco and Qwilt. These are two companies that can provide Vodafone with the resources for this edge-based content delivery network. (CDN) solution. What this will do is enable Vodafone to cache video content and applications closer to end users, making for a much faster and more responsive service. This will benefit a variety of people, including those such as content owners and

Across 19 EU countries, a trial named ‘Potential’ is being carried out. If gone right, Potential will have alot of, well, potential. The field test will see smartphone-based digital identity wallets used for things such as opening bank accounts, applying for digital driving licenses and more. There are already tests for online citizen services requiring e-signatures taking place. The trial’s nature leads it into the governing of the Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services (eIDAS). The regulations for eIDAS are

The tug-of-war between the EU and US to keep EU data safe has been relentless. The issue has continued for years, largely due to most internet activities happening under US companies. These US companies, unsurprisingly, keep their servers local. The EU choose to prevent the transfer of citizen’s data unless it’s sure it’ll be fully protected. The EU is pretty sure the US security state will snoop on the data, and have reason to think so. There’s been some scandals