Airtel expands African mobile money service
The African subsidiary of Indian operator group Bharti Airtel has extended its mobile money transfer service across the 17 African markets it operates in. Airtel Africa’s subscribers will be able to...
View ArticleIPX enables LTE roaming between Europe and Asia
Swisscom claims to have performed the world’s first intercontinental LTE roaming connection between Europe and Asia, having opened up roaming services with South Korea. The Swiss carrier said it was...
View ArticleSK Telecom uses Carrier Aggregation to push LTE speeds past 150Mbps
South Korean carrier SK Telecom has been granted access to 35MHz of bandwidth in the 1800MHz frequency range, allowing the LTE-Advanced early adopter to enhance its services with faster downlink...
View ArticleMasterCard takes controlling stake in mobile remittance service
Payment provider MasterCard has teamed up with mobile payment solutions provider eServGlobal and Belgacom’s carrier services unit BICS to extend the capabilities of their international mobile...
View ArticleBICS opens up IPX to HD voice, VoLTE
Belgacom-owned interconnect specialist BICS this week said its platform is now enabling next generation voice services such as HD voice and VoLTE to end users. According to the Global mobile Suppliers...
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Survey suggests strong MNO support for RCS
Research published by BICS, the carrier services arm of Belgian incumbent operator Belgacom suggests that more than two thirds of mobile operators will have launched Rich Communications Services (RCS)...
View ArticleBICS claims Asia Europe VoLTE first
BICS, the international wholesale arm of Belgian operator Proximus, reckons it has successfully launched the first fully end-to-end international VoLTE call between Europe and Asia. As new...
View ArticleBICS buys TeleSign for $230m for a fresh piece of aaS
BICS has announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire mobile identity & authentication solution provider TeleSign for $230 million. The telco claims the acquisition creates the...
View ArticleEuropean LTE data roaming increased by 800% in 2017
Mobile data services outfit BICS has published its data for 2017 and it reveals some interesting trends in LTE consumption. The most dramatic data point is an 800% year-on-year increase in LTE data...
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BICS and Fastweb combine to link Europe and MEA
Connectivity vendor BICS has joined forces with Italian operator Fastweb to augment communications links between Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The strategic partnership aims to combine BICS’...
View Article4G roaming traffic doubled globally last year – BICS
Regulatory changes and increased competition continue to drive massive growth in LTE roaming around the world, according to new data from BICS. The precise increase is 95%, with a major catalyst still...
View ArticlePotential return of roaming premiums causes latest Brexit flap
UK parliament has drafted new legislation that would release UK operators from their commitments not to charge extra for roaming in Europe. The scoop was grabbed by the Huffington Post, which notes...
View ArticleSwisscom, SK Telecom, Elisa and BICS claim world’s first 5G roaming services
The very small number of people who are capable and inclined can now roam between the 5G networks of Swisscom and either SK Telecom or Elisa. Swisscom has over 6 million mobile subscribers but hasn’t...
View Article4G roaming traffic doubles once more – BICS
Roaming platform provider BICS has revealed that 4G roaming traffic around the world doubled for the third year running in 2019. BICS reckons this indicates surging appetite for 4G connectivity, which...
View ArticleOfcom action makes a difference on ‘follow me’ fraud
Ofcom’s move to tackle the questionable money-spinning opportunity inherent in the 070 virtual phone number system has had a positive impact on fraud, according to new data from BICS. A year ago the UK...
View ArticleProximus buys all of BICS, consolidation on the cards
Proximus is taking sole control of international carrier business BICS, 15 years after it created the company via a merger with Swisscom. The Belgian incumbent said it will pay a total of €217 million...
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Telecoms industry walks a tightrope over Ukraine
As the rest of the world scrambles for the correct response to the Ukraine crisis, telcos and tech companies have come under the spotlight. Such has been the unprecedented cascade of international...
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