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Operators will lose US$1.3 billion to undetected flash calls between 2023 to 2027, according to a forecast report by Juniper Research.

A trial of e-scooters in Melbourne has been extended by six months and private e-sooters have been legalised by the Victorian Government.

Operators are forecast to generate US$625 billion from 5G services globally by 2027; rising from $310 billion in 2023, according to a new report from Juniper Research.

GUEST OPINION by Joe Slowik, Gigamon Principal Security Engineer, Applied Threat Research: Data exfiltration exists as a cornerstone of malicious cyber operations, yet its nature and impact have changed significantly in recent years. Historically, adversaries linked to state sponsors or similar activities would engage in data theft to further goals of industrial espionage or intellectual property theft.

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic could cost telecoms operators more than US$25 billion in lost revenue during the next nine months, with more than 650 million passenger trips to be cancelled due to the virus – accounting for over 80% of the anticipated international passenger trips that were previously forecast before the spread of the virus, according to one research firm.

Ericsson's 5G Platform with "new solutions for the radio and core network" has been finalised, with its "Distributed Cloud offering" evolved to "optimise applications across multiple sites, improving latency, security, and resilience of 5G-enabled use cases".

Promising "enhanced mobile broadband" so operators can meet rising demand for superior indoor coverage, the 5G Radio Dot is a natural evolution of the Ericsson Radio Dot System that will also support a range of industrial applications.

If Amazon, Paypal and Netflix offered mobile services, would it be a glitch in the matrix, or would consumers break free and question the reality of enslavement to traditional telco practices?

The ACCC reports deciding "not to declare domestic mobile roaming", but has "identified a range of regulatory and policy measures that could improve inadequate mobile phone coverage and poor quality of service in regional Australia".

With more than 30% of Application to Person (A2P) traffic not monetised by operators, Juniper Research forecasts a US$62 billion loss over the next years.

Telcos are set to follow the "Over The Top" (OTT) content providers into original programming, with sports rights something that "could become key battleground for exclusive content".

French telco-aiming big data start-up Ezako explains in three points why telcos should make the most of the big data gold mine and why there is real return on investment to be had.

Nokia has launched FastMile, which lets operators use LTE radio technology to deliver high-speed broadband connectivity to the home in hard-to-reach areas, maximising spectrum use in the process. 

Consulting, technology and outsourcing services company Capgemini has released a new end-to-end offering which it says facilitates and accelerates transformation within the telecommunications industry.

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) says demand for next-gen carrier-grade Wi-Fi is being driven by IoT, smart cities and converged services.

Ericsson’s new major software release, Networks Software 16A, features new LTE software upgrades targeting the indoor space, boosting network uplink and download speeds massively and adding LTE Unlicensed (LTE-U).

From 15 to 17 July 2015, MWC Shanghai will be underway, formerly known as Mobile Asia Expo and promising a massive technology exhibition.

Ruckus is making some noise with its redefinition of ‘secure and seamless’ Release 2 of Hotspot 2.0, helping operators and enterprises simplify, secure and transform WiFi connectivity.

Operators in the US and Asia Pacific who have announced network closures are the exceptions, with most to remain in use until 2020.

The aggressive deployment of features bridging the gap between 4G and 5G technology, as Telstra is doing with 450Mbps+ LTE, will bring challenging considerations.