Pete Bell

Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, Ukraine’s telecoms operators have faced a continuous...

It’s been a couple of years since we reviewed the state of the 2G and 3G mobile markets to see how...

At the end of 2024, the global mobile subscription total stood at 8.8 billion, according to figures from...

Fiber broadband is now by far the most common means of fixed broadband connectivity worldwide, although...

Vietnamese military-run telecom operator Viettel reports impressive uptake figures since launching its...

Earlier this year, China Mobile hit one billion mobile subscriptions. In a country of more than 1.4...

The first commercial 5G mobile networks were launched in Europe in mid-2019. Roughly one year later,...

In May 2021, TeleGeography reviewed the early stages of development of 6G mobile technology. Three years...

According to TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database, the global mobile subscription total stood at 8.74...

Nigeria is home to Africa’s biggest mobile market by some distance, with 217.5 million subscriptions at...

With an estimated 750 million active subscriptions at the end of September 2023, China has the world’s...

French telco group Iliad has submitted a proposal to UK-based Vodafone Group regarding the potential...

Until recently, Ethiopia was one of the few telecom markets in the world that was still a monopoly, with...

Following the sale of its local operations on October 9, 2023, Amsterdam-based multinational telecom...

United Arab Emirates (UAE) telco e&—formerly known as Etisalat Group—is slowly but surely building a...

In the last few years, Huawei, ZTE, and other Chinese equipment suppliers have come under increasing...

A long-running telecom saga came to an end last month with the conclusion of the C$25 billion ($18.4...

According to the latest data from TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database Service, as of March 2023, 18...

U.K.-based Vodafone Group has agreed to leave the Hungarian telecom market after more than 20 years of...

South Africa’s MTN Group has announced the end of a decade-long legal battle centered on its Iranian...

The second most populous nation in the world, India, also boasts the world’s second-largest mobile...

Africa’s mobile communications market continues to grow at a steady pace. And take up shows no signs of...

China has a new player in the 5G mobile market. We’re talking about China Broadnet—but it’s been around...

The pan-African telecom group Africell has broken Angola’s long-standing mobile market duopoly with its...

We recently took a look at Ukrainian operators and their relative positions in the country’s telecom...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 has spurred a raft of sanctions from Western governments....

French-owned telecom group Iliad has begun the next phase of its expansion in Italy, moving into the...

More and more wireless operators in Europe are announcing plans to switch off their 3G networks to free...

Sweden’s Telia Company is one step closer to concentrating operations on its core Scandinavia and Baltic...

Would you be happy to have your fingerprints taken or get a facial scan to access phone services? Or...

Mobile data usage continues to boom worldwide. Here’s just one example. Following Super Bowl LIV in...

December 2019 marked the tenth anniversary of the world’s first commercial LTE network launch....

The second most populous nation in the world, India has the second largest mobile market behind China....

The recent sale of shares by Altice USA has brought the company firmly into the spotlight, with the...

The last few weeks have seen a flurry of announcements regarding trials and proposed commercial rollouts...

A planned auction of spectrum in the 694MHz-790MHz (700MHz) band in Sweden has been postponed, while the...

The popularity of 4G mobile services in China continues to take off and subscriber growth shows no signs...