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

Bluetooth

Bluetooth devices set to hit new high by 2026

By Steve McCaskill published

New device categories to boost Bluetooth shipments to 7 billion by 2026.

Apple

Apple reportedly eyes up alternative memory chip suppliers

By Steve McCaskill published

Apple is reportedly testing memory chips from a new supplier as it seeks to protect itself from market disruption.

Optical fiber

Macquarie to invest in UK fibre in £12bn infrastructure push

By Steve McCaskill published

Macquarie owns Hull-based KCOM and rural connectivity firm Voneus.

Yandex

Millions of smartphones send metadata to servers in Russia

By Steve McCaskill published

Yandex SDK helps app developers capture analytics for marketing purposes, but also gathers user metadata.

landline phone

BT puts the brakes on digital landline switchover - here's what that means for you

By Steve McCaskill published

Digital voice system will be more efficient, reliable, and offer better quality calls, but BT admits customers need reassurance.

Ericsson CEO

Ericsson prepares for shareholder backlash at AGM

By Steve McCaskill published

Investors could vote against board motion amid alleged bribes.

Apple March Event 2022

Apple reportedly cuts iPhone SE and AirPods orders in case of slump in demand

By Steve McCaskill published

Apple believes rising living costs could impact demand for mid-range smartphones and wireless earphones.

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Huawei revenue falls for first time, but profits skyrocket

By Steve McCaskill published

Huawei's profits increase dramatically in 2021, but revenues fall thanks to challenges.

cloud

Virgin Media O2 boosts 5G network with VMware

By Steve McCaskill published

VMware's cloud and virtualisation technology helps deliver flexibility and capability for Virgin Media O2 5G.

iPhone SE 2022 in use on wooden background

Apple uses 'world's first' carbon free aluminium in iPhone SE

By Steve McCaskill published

New smelting process produces oxygen rather than greenhouse gases.

Optical fiber

Vodafone wants to get more SMBs hooked up to full fibre

By Steve McCaskill published

Vodafone promises faster speeds, more reliability, and futureproofed infrastructure ahead of analogue switch off.

iPhone SE

Apple settles patent dispute with WiLAN

By Steve McCaskill published

Apple and WiLAN reach agreement in long-running dispute.

OneWeb teams up with SpaceX to continue satellite launches

By Steve McCaskill published

SpaceX helps OneWeb continue satellite broadband ambitions following Russia withdrawal.

OneWeb to launch satellites from India to rescue plans for worldwide broadband

By Steve McCaskill published

OneWeb continues satellite broadband ambitions following Russia withdrawal.

Houses of Parliament

Government-backed UKTIN hopes to establish UK as telco leader in 5G era

By Steve McCaskill published

Government wants to drive ecosystem and reduce reliance on international vendors.

A pile of smartphones from different brands on a black desk

Chip shortage helps push smartphone shipments down by a third in China

By Steve McCaskill published

Shipments are down by a third in the world's largest smartphone market.

A pile of smartphones from different brands on a black desk

Smartphone shipments are set to fall once again - so it might be worth buying now

By Steve McCaskill published

Smartphone shipments fall by 11% in Q1 2022 as economic uncertainty threatens recovery.

Phone mast

Vodafone 'receives approaches' for Vantage Towers

By Steve McCaskill published

Vodafone considers Vantage Towers offers but could prefer merger.

Three

Three repeats calls for UK mobile consolidation

By Steve McCaskill published

Three 5G now covers a third of the UK population.

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Broadband providers 'must do more' to recycle routers

By Steve McCaskill published

Consumers want universal router but easier recycling is the way forward.

Fibre broadband deals

Ofcom wants broadband firms to do more to help customers pay their bills

By Steve McCaskill published

Ofcom wants greater awareness of social tariffs and more support for those struggling to pay.

Qualcomm

Qualcomm stops selling chips to Russian firms

By Steve McCaskill published

Qualcomm confirms to Ukrainian government it has ceased operations with Russian customers.

iPhone 13

New iPhone popularity helps 5G smartphone sales finally overtake 4G

By Steve McCaskill published

Smartphone market rebound as greater 5G availability and new iPhones boost sales.

Phone mast

Vodafone and Ericsson create first-ever UK 5G network slice

By Steve McCaskill published

Network slicing will provide guaranteed performance for certain applications, Vodafone says.

Factory

Private 4G and 5G infrastructure market set to soar

By Steve McCaskill published

4G is currently the dominant technology but there is clear demand for 5G, with the market set to reach $8.7bn within five years.

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