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Telecoms software provider Mobileum emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US following a reduction of $530 million in debt.

LIVE FROM CONNECTED BRITAIN, LONDON: BT Consumer CEO Marc Allera conceded the mobile industry had not done the best job of launching the first wave of 5G, with initial user expectations not met, as he outlined the tricky marketing challenge of promoting the standalone variant.  

Industry association CTIA revealed data usage in the US broke the 100 trillion MB mark for the first time during 2023, credited to growing 5G coverage and an increase in fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband services using the technology.

An Analysys Mason report suggests the plateauing of network capex gives operators the opportunity to invest in adjacent lines of business. Joseph Waring explores.

EchoStar received a much-needed cash infusion after completing a deal to sell spectrum and approximately 85,000 prepaid customers in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands to Liberty Latin America.