A report from VodafoneThree claims poor connectivity means SMEs in the UK’s tourism industry are leaving £1.5 billion of potential earnings on the table.

According to the newly merged operator’s survey, 74% of tourism-related SMEs, such as hotels, restaurants and gift shops, reported a financial boost this summer as many UK holiday makers chose to stay in the country for their trips, but 19% believed poor connectivity prevented them from fully capitalizing on that.

RtBrick released its 'State of Disaggregation' report,examining the current state of networks globally and telecom operators’ efforts to address surging customer demands. 

Hi, I’m Simon Rowell — after three years in the public sector, I’m now leading government affairs for a UK AI hyperscaler called Nscale. Previously, I worked as an adviser for Innovate UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and for DSIT for two years.

• New Point Topic report shows FTTP coverage now reaches nearly 80% of all UK premises
• Overbuilding means almost a third of UK households now have at least two fibres passing their front door while some have as many as four – too many?
• But overbuilding is now slowing as further altnet consolidation looms
• Focus for UK altnets continues to shift from network building to commercialisation and revenue generation

Ten years ago, fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) was a rarity in the UK and only BT

Research and consulting company STL Partners has revised down its outlook for mobile network API revenue – but it is still a lot higher than some other forecasts on the sector’s potential.

STL says mobile network APIs could unlock global revenues of $31 billion for the telecom industry by 2030 – however due to some initial launch delays that is down 8% from the $34 billion in revenue it expected in last year’s forecast.

Monzo is reportedly working on the launch of a mobile phone service in the UK, clearly looking to build on the success of its digital banking offer.

But while it has a ready-made user base to target – its banking customers exceeded 12 million as of the end of March – Monzo will enter a crowded market. It is one of a number of financial and utility companies looking to sidestep into the adjacent mobile space.

Senior insiders speak out against top operator leadership for lack of decisive backing and appetite to change, likely driving a network crunch by 2030, an RtBrick survey finds.

Intel has received a rare vote of confidence in the form of a $2 billion investment from SoftBank.

A report from Counterpoint says while foldable smartphones are still a niche segment in Europe, sales are growing rapidly, partly due to new devices entering the market.

Counterpoint described 2024 as a “pivotal year” for Europe’s foldable smartphone market – sales increased 37% YoY, the main driver of which was what it calls the “book-type form factor”, for which sales increased 60%.

Some research by SecureFlag, a firm which specialises in secure coding training, claims senior technology leaders have reported high rates of security breaches linked to insecure code.

SecureFlag surveyed 100 UK C-suite execs and tech leaders, and 67% of them admitted their organisation experienced at least one cybersecurity breach or serious incident in the past 12 months due to insecure coding practices – and nearly half of those said they faced multiple incidents of that type.