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1 month ago | 
ccsinsight.com | Geoff Blaber |Ben Wood |Kester Mann |Bola Rotibi
Today’s selection of the biggest announcements from MWC 2025, from eye-catching foldables and AI-powered phones to operators’ expansion into quantum technologies and enterprise services. We also explore advancements in generative audio and the growing role of satellite broadband. As we predicted, flexible display technology and foldables provided plenty of eye candy at MWC, with numerous models on display.
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1 month ago | 
ccsinsight.com | Geoff Blaber |Ben Wood |Kester Mann |Luke Pearce
Day two of MWC 2025 brought a mix of bold industry moves and ongoing challenges. Operators showcased innovations in AI, satellite connectivity and network resilience, but also used the event to push for regulatory reform. The conference programme at MWC 2025 kicked off in familiar fashion with operator CEOs protesting about overzealous regulation.
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1 month ago | 
ccsinsight.com | Ben Wood |Geoff Blaber |Ian Fogg |Kester Mann
Our team is back in Barcelona to bring you the latest news and highlights from the biggest trade show in the tech world. Ahead of the official start of MWC on Monday, we’re kicking off our coverage with the biggest announcements of day zero. Major stories today included Qualcomm’s launch of Dragonwing, Orange’s new network API business, Honor’s ambitious AI plan, and Nokia’s focus on AI, 5G standalone and defence solutions.
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2 months ago | 
ccsinsight.com | Ben Wood |Kester Mann |Ian Fogg |Luke Pearce
It’s that time again, and excitement is building ahead of our trip to Barcelona for MWC 2025. The event is undoubtedly the most significant gathering of the year for the connected technology industry and beyond. CCS Insight will have numerous analysts on the ground, with an additional team covering the event from our London HQ. Below are some of our top expectations for the event. You can also hear directly from our analysts in our free webinar on trends to watch at MWC 2025.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
ccsinsight.com | Kester Mann
As 2024 draws to an end, it’s time once again for me to share my top telecom stories of the year. You can also read my previous reviews of 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Here’s this year’s selection, in no particular order. Would these have also got into your top 10? Let me know if you agree or disagree with my choices. In September, Verizon announced the acquisition of US fibre operator Frontier Communications for $20 billion.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
ccsinsight.com | Kester Mann
I recently attended Orange’s OpenTech event in Paris. Like last year, it was hosted at the operator’s research campus in south-west Paris and brought together partners, customers, employees and the media to showcase its innovation credentials and discuss future technology trends. The underlying theme of the three-day event was openness and industry collaboration, supported by the slogan “further, faster, together”.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
ccsinsight.com | Kester Mann
A recent Spotlight report from CCS Insight shines a light on the vast potential of satellite connectivity to the telecom sector. It explores a resurgent technology ready to help connect more people and things, offering new revenue and cost-saving opportunities, as well as a solution to narrow the digital divide.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
ccsinsight.com | Kester Mann
Today’s news that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the merger between Vodafone and Three marks the end of a tumultuous period of regulatory scrutiny and intense industry debate. Our earlier Instant Insight evaluates the agreed remedies. We conclude that the merging parties should be very satisfied with the outcome given prior regulatory resistance to in-market deals. I’ve always argued that the merger should be allowed to go ahead and I’m pleased to see that it is.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
ccsinsight.com | Kester Mann
November is a crucial time for the telecom sector, coming a few weeks after the launch of the latest iPhone and ahead of the busy Christmas period. Amid continued questions about the role and relevance of high-street retail to telecom operators, I went to the Westfield shopping centre in West London to survey the landscape. Mystery shopping is something I try to do a few times each year; as well as being good fun, it also gives me valuable insight into what matters most to the different providers.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
ccsinsight.com | Kester Mann
Early next year, Ofcom will publish a consultation on its proposals for regulating the UK’s wholesale telecom market. The Telecoms Access Review (TAR) represents a major piece of work for the regulator; it will cover the period from 2026 to 2031 and replaces the regulation set out in the Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review (WFTMR), which came into force in April 2021.
