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

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.

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.

5G revenues will reach $600bn by 2026

By Steve McCaskill published 6 December 21

Research predicts 5G will account for 77% of operator revenue within five years

Ericsson increases 5G adoption estimates to 600m subscriptions by end of 2021

By Steve McCaskill published 1 December 21

Ericsson says more data was generated in Q3 2021 alone than in entirety of history before 2016.

Nokia builds private 5G network in a Lapland goldmine

By Steve McCaskill published 29 November 21

Finnish gold mine hopes to accelerate digital transformation with private 5G.

AT&T and Verizon Wireless look to prove 5G aviation safety

By Steve McCaskill published 25 November 21

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

Mobile Industry Extra: November 2021

By Steve McCaskill published 25 November 21

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

Verizon seals $6.9bn TracFone acquisition as it targets value market

By Steve McCaskill published 24 November 21

Verizon targets value market with $6.9bn TracFone acquisition.

Xiaomi sees revenues and profits increase despite chip shortage challenges

By Steve McCaskill published 24 November 21

Xiaomi happy with performance, but some were expecting greater growth.

Apple and Amazon hit with multi-million dollar anti-competitive behavior fine

By Steve McCaskill published 23 November 21

Apple and Amazon allegedly restricted access to vendors, says ICA.

Global smartphone sales fall as component shortage bites

By Steve McCaskill published 23 November 21

Global sales fall but premium segment remains resillient .

The next generation of superfast Wi-Fi could be unveiled very soon

By Steve McCaskill published 22 November 21

Wi-Fi 7 moves closer to reality with MediaTek demo at CES 2022.

Ericsson acquires cloud comms specialist Vonage in $6bn deal

By Steve McCaskill published 22 November 21

Ericsson makes biggest ever acquisition to grow enterprise interest.

Oppo wants to be a genuine alternative in 'brand-conscious' UK market

By Steve McCaskill published 13 November 21

Interview Oppo UK MD Kevin Cho says device strategy, marketing, and partnerships have helped it establish credibility.

New Nokia kit promises more rapid and effective 5G FWA deployments

By Steve McCaskill last updated 10 November 21

Nokia says high gain antennas and gateways will help operators offer ultrafast FWA broadband.

5G demand boosts Nokia sales but chip shortage could have future impact

By Steve McCaskill published 28 October 21

Nokia delighted with results but warns that industry challenges could last in 2022

FCC revokes China Telecom's US authorisiation over national security concerns

By Steve McCaskill published 27 October 21

China Telecom Americas has operated in US for two decades but is now viewed as security risk.

Only a fraction of operators have reached '5G' tipping point

By Steve McCaskill published 22 October 21

Omdia says only 10% of global operators have achieved the 10% adoption rate required.

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