With an investment of over $5 billion in Germany’s spectrum auction last year, the message was made clear by the country’s operators – this market still has huge growth potential.

Major European carriers once held an unquestionably strong grip on both domestic and international markets, but as profits in their local markets have declined and competition in the global arena has increased, their position no longer looks so assured. Guy Matthews investigates the fresh challenges facing today’s major European carriers.

The content revolution in telecoms is taking shape and there is a new segment of companies ready to make an impact on a telecoms business model in place for over a decade. How do the well-established operators deal with the exciting influx of new technology innovations?

Along with Russia, India and China, Brazil’s economy continues to be one of the most closely monitored by the rest of the world.

“This revolution started online. This revolution started on Facebook. This revolution started in June 2010 when hundreds of thousands of Egyptians started collaborating content.”

While IPv6 World Day helped highlight the industry’s collective effort to encourage the global transition to IPv6, mass adoption remains on the horizon.

The tension in the US is mounting as the regulatory battle between LightSquared and the global positioning system (GPS) industry continues, adjudicated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Kavit Majithia investigates the legacy behind the battle for TV, broadband and telephony.

Capacity’s second Smart Wholesale Survey analyses the state of the market and its future direction. Yankee Group’s Sandra Palumbo reviews the findings.

Kavit Majithia identifies telecoms' billion dollar men. Read more.

Network optimisation isn’t just about troubleshooting. It allows carriers to understand how their bandwidth is being used and optimise their assets. Guy Matthews investigates.

Richard Irving explores the theoretical and physical limitations in the ongoing race to lower latency in the financial industries.