Telcos to twist more cash from customers
Published in News
Thursday, 11 May 2023 12:27

Telcos to twist more cash from customers


Roll on the eSims post haste

Telcos are expected to make an absolute fortune from their customers under global roaming charges, according to Juniper Research. 

Telco prices are dropping
Published in Network
Tuesday, 19 May 2020 11:13

Telco prices are dropping


Some cases dramatically

The prices of teclo services are dropping and in some cases this trend is dramatic, according to the ITU.
UK telcos made a fortune in EU
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Monday, 17 February 2020 10:08

UK telcos made a fortune in EU


Last of the big spends

The UK telecoms industry has seen earnings on its investments in the EU grow 40 percent since the referendum despite the Brexit debacle, analysis of the latest ONS data has revealed.

UK telcos spend fortune on R&D
Published in Network
Monday, 25 November 2019 09:58

UK telcos spend fortune on R&D


UK's fastest-growing sector

The telecoms industry is the UK’s fastest-growing sector when it comes to spending on R&D, the latest ONS data has revealed.

US government crushes telco competition
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Tuesday, 23 April 2019 13:11

US government crushes telco competition


You have the sort of government corporates pay for


A shocking new report has found that big US telco monopolies have been managing to crush competition from small communities by bribing lobbying politicians to make competition illegal.

Apple set to SOC it to 'em, baby
Published in News
Wednesday, 10 October 2018 22:59

Apple set to SOC it to 'em, baby


If you go it alone, you make more money

A senior analyst predicted at a conference in Barcelona today that following its success on the processor front, it is only a matter of time before Apple creates its own system on a chip (SOC), bypassing suppliers in its egostructure (sic).

Telcos sue California
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Thursday, 04 October 2018 10:57

Telcos sue California


We demand that you prop up our monopoly and pay what we tell you

Four lobby groups representing the broadband industry today sued California to stop the state's new net neutrality law which will prevent them creating a two tier internet and charging what they like.

FCC is biased in favour of telcos and ISPs
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Friday, 26 January 2018 11:19

FCC is biased in favour of telcos and ISPs


High profile advisor quits

A high profile broadband advisor to the US FCC has quit claiming the watchdog has become a puppet of the telcos and ISPs.

EU wants more privacy on web services
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Tuesday, 16 August 2016 11:05

EU wants more privacy on web services

Extending secuirty and confidentuality of phone to Skype and WhatsApp

The EU is planning to extend telecom rules covering security and confidentiality of communications to web services such as Microsoft's Skype and Facebook's WhatsApp. However it looks like this could be used to restrict how they use encryption.

Tuesday, 12 June 2012 14:58

Chinese telcos in bribery scandal

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Banned from tendering in Algeria