News
New BICS/Mavenir solution to save post-sunset 2G/3G roaming
BICS and Mavenir launch a VoLTE solution that helps operators preserve roaming for 2G/3G customers even in countries where those services have been shut down. Read more…
roaming
Views
As international roaming revenues stop for operators, now what?
You would have thought that the impact of COVID-19 on telecoms operators would be positive. Read more…
Features
Roaming with 5G – what’s the catch?
Ever wondered how roaming will work on 5G networks? Will it be any different to 2G, 3G and 4G roaming? Read more…
Views
The brilliance of blockchain is that it is boring but really useful
Blockchain technology does not get much hype compared to other technologies but it is quietly revolutionising some key processes – and industries. Read more…
Views
International roaming traffic set to soar – and disappear
Growth in roaming traffic is on a climb rate that would make SpaceX jealous. Last year, according to BICS 4G roaming traffic doubled. Read more…
Views
Roaming-as-a-Service comes of age in Asia
Operators across Asia-Pacific are increasingly adopting managed roaming-as-a-service offered by global providers with expertise in the domain. Read more…
Off the Wire
BICS proves that Roam Like at Home is working
Communications enabler BICS has announced that 4G/LTE roaming traffic across its global network grew by over 95% in 2018, almost double that of 2017. Read more…
Views
Roaming revenues revisited – and it’s not just about bill shock!
For many years roaming was a lucrative service for European mobile operators until the EU removed the ability of operators to charge more for intra-EU roaming services on 15 June 2017. In the 18 months since, Read more…
Views
EU roaming data traffic proves that it should be free everywhere
Remember the long running skirmish between the EU and Vodafone (mainly) over implementing the data roaming rules? Remember Vodafone (mainly) saying that if the rules were implemented the drop in revenue would badly hinder its Read more…
Features
Cheap roaming and other ways telcos could use blockchain
As the use of blockchain technology becomes increasingly widespread, how can telecoms companies benefit? ITU News spoke with Oleg Pravdin, managing director of Blockchain in Telecom, about the potential uses of blockchain for the telecoms industry. Read more…
Off the Wire
IOT WIRE: Real estate, NB-IoT roaming and critical control point monitoring
IoT action this day: SoftBank signs IoT partnership with Indonesia’s Link Net; 3 HK establishes commercial NB-IoT roaming; Vodafone Australia signs CCP as NB-IoT customer SoftBank signs IoT partnership with Indonesia’s Link Net SoftBank and Read more…
Off the Wire
WBA wants everyone to use its WRIX spec for IoT roaming
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published its latest white paper that calls for use of the group’s WRIX specification to address interoperability challenges. The paper investigates how existing Wi-Fi roaming capabilities could help the Read more…
Off the Wire
India 4G roaming spikes 3,300% – “You’re welcome,” says Syniverse
Inter-regional 4G roaming traffic from India has grown by a staggering 3,300% year-over-year, according to data from Syniverse, which is taking partial credit for the spike. The data was measured by analyzing global roaming traffic Read more…
Off the Wire
Telenor Myanmar credits Asia-8 plan with data roaming spike
Telenor Myanmar says that both data roaming usage and roaming subscriptions have spiked since launching its ‘Asia-8’ roam-like-home service last month. Telenor Myanmar introduced the Asia-8 roaming plan for both prepaid and post-paid customers in Read more…
Views
From nomads to roamers: time for Wi-Fi to evolve with the times
Using Wi-Fi used to be a nomadic experience for users – now it’s all about roaming, but Wi-Fi needs to let go of the old usage model and evolve to support this shift in user Read more…
Off the Wire
Telenor Myanmar enables dirt-cheap data roaming to eight countries
Telenor Myanmar has introduced a new data roaming promotion plan for both prepaid and post-paid customers that enables customers to ‘roam like home’ to eight countries. Under the “Asia 8” plan, Telenor Myanmar customers travelling Read more…
Off the Wire
LG Uplus hooks up with iBasis IPX for LTE roaming
KPN-owned iBasis announced that it has signed a multi- service agreement with South Korea’s LG Uplus to connect to the iBasis IPX network for signaling and data connectivity to enable LTE roaming services. The services Read more…
Off the Wire
FIRA WIRE DAY 1: Sterlite’s Future BSS, LTE data roaming, AmdocsONE
MWC18 news from Day 1: Sterlite launches the ‘BSS of the future’; LTE data roaming hits tipping point; Vodafone hearts Netcracker; ZTE’s new 5G base stations; and Tmall integrates iStaging’s VR capture. Sterlite introduces the ‘BSS Read more…
Off the Wire
Viettel Group connects with iBasis IPX for 3G/4G roaming
KPN’s iBasis announced that Viettel Group has connected to its IPX network to enable 3G and 4G roaming services. The agreement enables Viettel and its multiple entities across Asia, Africa and America to immediately benefit Read more…
Views
Scrap roaming charges and people use more data – who knew?
We hate to say we told you so. No, wait, we love to say we told you so. Since the EU actually, literally, finally got tough enough to scrap roaming charges in the EU, roaming Read more…