Ahmed Essam, CEO of European Markets at Vodafone, said: “With this agreement and our merger with Three, we will transform the mobile experience for over 50 million customers in the UK for the long-term, providing significant network improvements including more choice, better quality, and greater coverage across the country.”
Similarly, Thomas Helbo, CTO at VodafoneZiggo, expressed satisfaction with the outcome: “Securing additional spectrum will not only further strengthen our mobile services and 5G-activities, but also ensure that we can continue to innovate, drive digital transformation, and support sustainable development.”
Adrián GarcĂa Nevado, Business Director at TelefĂłnica Spain, said: “This collaboration with Nokia aligns with our vision of empowering the industry with cutting-edge technology in a new era where artificial intelligence and the use of data lead the way forward.
“We will continue to increase our rates of satellite production and deployment heading into 2025, and we remain on track to begin offering service to customers next year,” the company affirmed.
In a separate announcement, Nokia disclosed its intention to sell Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to the French State for an Enterprise Value of €350 million, while retaining a 20% shareholding initially.
The report – which includes Ericsson’s latest mobile industry forecasts, regional breakdowns, and customer case studies – reveals a significant increase in the number of CSPs offering FWA services over the past year.
Consumers are becoming more wary of sharing their data, but they also demand intelligent yet effortless interactions with their various devices; companies that can provide best-in-class solutions to these challenges through ML and AI will win the day.
European satellite companies have reported months of Russian radio frequency interference, resulting in broadcast interruptions and even instances of violent programming replacing content on children’s channels.
Whether these enhancements will represent enough of a return on investment to appeal to SAR crews, compared to traditional sat phones—which are extremely robust, work with existing systems, and primarily require omnidirectional antennas for on-the-move operations—remains an open question.
While download speeds will remain important, carriers are expected to place greater emphasis on upload performance and latency reduction to support emerging applications like augmented reality, mobile gaming, and video calling.
The joint venture, approved by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) in April and June this year, authorizes Orbit Connect to operate satellites over India.
