Articles by Steve McCaskill

Steve McCaskill is TechRadar Pro's resident mobile industry expert, covering all aspects of the UK and global news, from operators to service providers and everything in between. He is a former editor of Silicon UK and journalist with over a decade's experience in the technology industry, writing about technology, in particular, telecoms, mobile and sports tech, sports, video games and media.

Articles by: Steve McCaskill

Forget 5G, development of 6G is really starting to heat up

By Steve McCaskill published 2 February 22

Finnish consortium researches 6G radio as Japan-US effort looks at atomic clocks.

Nearly half of phones will use RCS by 2026

By Steve McCaskill published 2 February 22

RCS is a rival to OTT messaging apps and a successor to SMS.

BlackBerry has sold off some of its most iconic technology patents

By Steve McCaskill published 1 February 22

$600m deal severs another tie with BlackBerry's mobile past.

Buying refurbished smartphones has never been more popular

By Steve McCaskill published 1 February 22

Refurbished and online mobile phone sales surge in UK as pandemic changes buying habits.

Nokia breaks Standalone 5G record using 'world first' technique

By Steve McCaskill published 28 January 22

Carrier aggregation fuses spectrum bands to drive efficiency.

Samsung targets mass market 5G handsets as route to mobile growth

By Steve McCaskill published 27 January 22

Premium handsets do the business for Samsung, but it wants to expand its reach even further.

Mobile Industry Extra: January 2022

By Steve McCaskill published 24 January 22

All the latest news and moves from across the mobile industry.

Apple fires back in Ericsson 5G legal battle

By Steve McCaskill published 21 January 22

Apple and Ericsson's licensing agreement expires this year.

Ericsson and Apple continue 5G legal dispute

By Steve McCaskill published 19 January 22

Apple and Ericsson's licensing agreement expires this year.

5G C-band could lead to 'chaos' warn major airlines

By Steve McCaskill, Lance Ulanoff published 18 January 22

Delta, American Airlines, FedEx aren't happy about the January 19 5G C-Band rollout.

Your next SIM card could be built directly into the phone chip

By Steve McCaskill published 18 January 22

iSIMs could offer further flexibility in service offering and device design.

AT&T and T-Mobile secure more spectrum in $22bn US 5G auction

By Steve McCaskill published 17 January 22

US regulators hold another 5G spectrum auction, with AT&T and T-Mobile spending big.

UK aviation authority says it has no concerns about C-Band 5G

By Steve McCaskill published 17 January 22

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will work with operators and Ofcom to ensure there is no 5G interference risk.

German security watchdog finds no evidence of Xiaomi censorship

By Steve McCaskill published 14 January 22

German security investigation finds no evidence of Xiaomi wrongdoing.

Android users can switch off 2G to enhance security and privacy

By Steve McCaskill published 14 January 22

Android looks to protect smartphone users against Stringrays.

FAA reveals exactly what it thinks 5G will do to airplane electronics

By Steve McCaskill published 13 January 22

US operators say there is no credible evidence C-Band 5G affects aviation systems.

There are now 200 5G networks in 87 countries across the world

By Steve McCaskill published 11 January 22

Operators accelerate rollout and start SA 5G work as a new age dawns in 2022.

50 US airports will get 5G 'buffer zones' to minimize disruption

By Steve McCaskill published 10 January 22

US operators say there is no credible evidence C-Band 5G affects aviation systems.

BlackBerry's legacy in enterprise mobility should not be forgotten

By Steve McCaskill published 7 January 22

Analysis BlackBerry's device innovation and software expertise laid the foundations for modern enterprise mobility.

Verizon will bring ultrafast C-Band 5G to 100 million Americans within weeks

By Steve McCaskill published 5 January 22

Verizon's Ultra Wideband 5G service will go live in 1,700 cities across the US.

5G, consolidation and sustainability: Five mobile industry trends to watch in 2022

By Steve McCaskill published 29 December 21

Analysis Vendors, operators, and the wider mobile ecosystem prepare for another big year. But what can we expect?

NFT of world's first text message sells for €100,000 at auction

By Steve McCaskill published 22 December 21

First SMS was sent on Vodafone's UK network in December 1992.

FCC fines US operators for 911 call failures

By Steve McCaskill published 20 December 21

Four operators suffered emergency call issues during outage in 2020.

Verizon partners with Google Cloud on 5G edge

By Steve McCaskill published 17 December 21

Verizon says 5G and Google Cloud capabilities can transform enterprises.

Half of CIOs plan private 5G network within next two years

By Steve McCaskill published 10 December 21

The pandemic has made organisations more aware of the need to invest in digital capabilities.

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