Take-up of the Internet of Things has fallen short of expectations, but “maturity is coming”, according to execs from Orange and Proximus.

The industrial Internet of Things is just one of the multitude of next generation businesses that operators are looking to for rich rewards. But like any opportunity facing the mobile industry, identifying it is one thing, implementing it is another.

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Now that a ratified standard exists and real use cases are materialising, as showcased in Milan’s 5G trial led by Vodafone, momentum will accelerate - with commercialisation in Europe soon, says Enrico Salvatori, Qualcomm’s Senior VP and President for EMEA

The road to 5G has become a cliche in discussions about next generation technology, but sometimes you need to take stock of how far you have travelled already.

O2 is calling for “collaboration” to make 5G a success as the operator launches a new report propounding the economic benefits of the next generation wireless technology.

Orange's Head of Innovation, Marketing and Technologies is arguing Europe's comparatively relaxed approach to 5G deployments reflects a desire to avoid fragmentation.

The CTO of VEON Group has urged operators to truly embrace end-to-end transformation in order to reap the benefits of 5G.

Vendors concerned about ailing bottom lines are guilty of overhyping 5G, Vodafone's Group CTO has warned, as he predicted smartphones rather than enterprises that will drive the first flush of the market.

The unstoppable force of technology optimism met the immovable object of financial reality at Mobile World Congress today, as debate raged about the investment case for 5G.

5G activity in Europe will be dwarfed by that of the United States and Asia, the CEO of Nokia has said, as the Finnish vendor announced new Wi-Fi products, 5G trials and further work with Facebook.

MTS is just one of Russia's operators gearing up for the summer's football World Cup in the country and CTO Andrei Ushatsky is banking on distributed antenna systems to connect the tens of thousands of fans set to attend.

The 20 years since Bluetooth’s launch have seen a dramatic evolution in the wireless landscape, with phones evolving from plastic “bricks” to the sleek smartphones widely used today.

London's O2 arena was the venue for annual music industry shindig The Brit awards last night and Telefónica UK is hoping the arena hits the right note as a 5G testbed.

In an industry fond of unusual metaphors – having a throat to choke, chasing the dragon spacecraft and the like - Elisa has found a new one to back the launch of its SON solution; namely eating your own dog food.