Intelligence Brief: How is Jio leveraging start-ups?

The concept of operators targeting start-ups for acquisition is not new: the story around operator …

Intelligence Brief: Spectrum auctions – when do they pay off?

Since spectrum auctions in the mobile sector first became widespread in the 1990s, they have …

Intelligence Brief: Should you care about CBRS?

Last week, the FCC approved five companies to begin initial commercial deployments of the Citizens …

Intelligence Brief: Who would licence Huawei 5G tech?

Last week, following a two-hour interview of Huawei’s CEO and founder (Ren Zhengfei) by The …

Intelligence Brief: Is Germany ready for IFA tech?

Europe’s largest consumer technology show, IFA 2019, has wrapped up for another year in Berlin. …

Intelligence Brief:What will make 5G take off in LatAm?

With 18 5G trials across the region to-date and a live 5G-ready network (Fixed Wireless …

Intelligence Brief: Why nationwide fibre is the ‘backbone’ of India 5G aspirations

With India electing a new government to power, the vision of a Digital India has …

Intelligence Brief: Why are the days of IoT numbered?

Last week, IoT blogger and journalist Stacey Higginbotham tweeted a fairly innocuous query. “Serious question: …

Intelligence Brief: Does African 4G history offer lessons for 5G?

When we think of 4G, we immediately think of an increase in mobile bandwidth, which …

Intelligence Brief: Will sub-Saharan Africa get 5G?

Sub-Saharan Africa has been conspicuously missing from the global 5G story so far, and for …