Field tests conducted at SES’s Manassas, Virginia teleport have demonstrated how satellite connectivity could genuinely deliver better connectivity on land, in the air and at sea for both civil and defense communications…
Pandemic policy risks accountability of Biden broadband investment
$42.5 billion of American public funds allocated to improving internet access in underserved communities in the USA could be used without public scrutiny after being given exemption from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act.
A story in the Washington Examiner reveals that the funds…
The future of digital transformation for telcos in a platform centric economy
Despite the huge challenges of the global pandemic, some of the biggest transformation projects happening across the globe were signed in 2020. The telco industry has responded remarkably indeed, as operators continue to adapt, collaborate and move into a more partner centric business model…
Orange launches its European TowerCo – TOTEM
Launched first by Orange in France and Spain on 1st November, TOTEM’s passive mobile infrastructure portfolio includes over 26,000 sites. TOTEM France will manage 18,500 macro-sites made up of 58% tower sites, 30% flat roofs and 12% in other locations…
Delivering digital learning for children across Africa
Airtel Africa and UNICEF announced today a five-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning through connecting schools to the internet and ensuring free access to learning platforms across 13 countries. By providing equal access to quality digital learning, particularly for the most vulnerable children…
How telcos can derive more value from its connected infrastructure data whilst competing with big tech companies.
At this year’s Total Telecom Congress 2021, Tirath Virdee, Director of Artificial Intelligence at Capita…
Alternative networks are driving fibre rollout in the US as well
We hear a lot in the UK about how challenger networks, the altnets, are playing a significant role in the rollout of fibre, but what is less apparent to us is that a similar picture is emerging in the United States.
Much has been published about the strides taken by Tier 1 telco&rsquo…
Microwave backhaul rising to the challenge of 5G
In 2021, 5G is now already well established across much of the world, bringing with it many challenges when it comes to backhaul, not least the greatly increased capacity requirements and device density. Thankfully, microwave backhaul is already proving itself the ideal solution for meeting these challenges in a variety of scenarios and markets around the world.
Indeed, microwave backhaul is currently a mainstay for 4G and 5G backhaul services in many markets and this is unlikely to change any time soon. In fact, the GSMA expects mobile broadband to remain the preferred solution Europe, S&SE Asia, Sub Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean regions moving forward to 2025, despite an increasing predicted uptake of fibre and even satellite backhaul in these areas.
North America and Northeast Asia are somewhat outliers here, currently having a significantly higher reliance on fibre backhaul for existing macro and small cell sites…
Levelling up in action claims Dorries as next stage of Project Gigabit announced
“The latest stage of our £5bn Project Gigabit plan will help hard-to-reach homes and businesses out of the broadband slow lane and plug them into the fastest and most reliable connections available,” said Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries…
What’s the score? Total Telecom’s quarterly financial Score Board
It’s that time of year again, when companies financial results arrive in a flurry from across the telecoms sector. With so much data arriving so fast it can be all too easy to get lost. Now, we are pulling all of the key players’ financial reports into one location.
Your company’s earnings data not on the list? Contact us here with the subject line ‘Score Board’
October 28th
• AIrtel Africa H1 2021
• Cellnex Q3 2021
• Nokia Q3 2021
“Overall, I am pleased with our strong financial performance in 2021 so far. We continue to expect seasonality to be less pronounced this year than previously and are reiterating our full year 2021 outlook. Considering our continued strength, we now expect to be towards the upper-end of our comparable operating margin range,” said Nokia President and CEO Pekka Lundmark.
October 23rd
• Huawei Q3 2021
October 21st
• A1 Telekom Q3 2021
• AT&T Q3 2021
“We continue to execute well in growing customer relationships, and we’re on track to meet our guidance for the year,” said John Stankey, AT&T CEO. “We had our best postpaid phone net add quarter in more than 10 years, our fiber broadband net adds increased sequentially, and HBO Max global subscribers neared 70 million. We also have clear line of sight on reaching the halfway mark by the end of the year of our $6 billion cost-savings goal.”
• Rogers Q3 2021
• Telia Q3 2021
October 20th
• Verizon Q3 2021
“We had a strong third quarter, delivering on our strategy and growing in multiple areas,” said Verizon Chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg. “Our disciplined strategy execution demonstrated growth in 5G adoption, broadband subscribers and business applications. We are increasing our 2021 guidance, and we continue to expand our 4G LTE and 5G network leadership. We fully expect to have a strong finish to the year as we accelerate deployment of 5G to our customers across the country.”
October 19th
• Ericsson Q3 2021
“As a consequence of the reduced market share in Mainland China we are planning to resize our sales and delivery organization in the country, starting in Q4, adding to our restructuring charges,” said Börje Ekholm, President and CEO of Ericsson.
September 3rd
• eir – Q42021: Strong, improving results in line with expectations Ireland is on track to becoming one of the most fibre connected countries in the world PRESS RELEASE
• Ciena Q3 2021 – “These results combined with a robust demand environment give us confidence that we will deliver our expected strong second half performance.”
August 27th
• MegaFon – the Russian cellco grew revenues by 7.1% year-on-year to RUB84.1 billion (USD1.1 billion) in the second quarter of 2021
August 11th
• NBN FY2021
• SK Telecom Q2 2021
• Turk Telekom Q2 2021
August 10th
• Egypt Telecom Q2 2021
• KT Q2 2021
• Softbank Q1 2021
August 6th
• NTT Q1 2021
August 5th
• Adtran Q2 2021
“Strong demand for fiber access continued to drive multiple segments of our business including infrastructure, in-home premises equipment and our SaaS platforms. Tier 3 regional operators, both in the U.S and Europe, showed exceptional strength with growth over 50% on a year…