Introduction Hybrid MVNO models, which combine career wholesale agreements with other shared wireless access like CBRS and Wi-Fi, are no longer experiments. Charter, Comcast, Rakuten, and others have already proved their value by adopting these models. Charter is...
Why 2G and 3G Are Saying Goodbye? Imagine trying to stream a high-definition video on dial-up internet. Sounds frustrating, right? That’s basically what 2G and 3G networks feel like compared to the blazing speeds of 4G and 5G. Telecom providers are shutting down 2G...
Over the past year, I’ve spoken with dozens of Internet Service Providers across North & South America and Africa. Some of those conversations happened in person, others during tradeshows or direct meetings. Nearly every time, the topic eventually shifts in the...
Examining the market for leading IoT CSPs (Connectivity Service Providers) within the domains of CMP (Connectivity Management Platforms) and eSIM capabilities, it is immediately evident that some real innovation is being brought to market in response to the growing...
Reflecting on Trends and the Future of Telecom I must begin by admitting that this article wasn’t on my radar as a year-end reflection piece. My mind was deeply engrossed in preparing a proposal for a private mobile network. While researching the state of networks in...
It is counterproductive, but in an increasingly connected world with growing demand for connectivity, monetizing networks has become challenging. For the first time, the market is one of the aspects being considered in the development of the next generation of...
Our interactions with MVNOs in the last 2 years have given us the sense that most MVNO view 5G as a step improvement over 4G (and the other Gs before that) hence have clear business opportunities for MVNO that are distinct from what hitherto been the case. In our...
MNOs have something of a complicated relationship with MVNOs; while they can bring more customers into the network they can also be seen as potentially cannibalising the MNO’s market share, reducing the ARPU an operator receives from their connections. The short...
