mobile-networks
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Mobily sells phone plans. Its bigger bet is under the surface.
The company that broke Saudi Arabia’s mobile monopoly is building a business in fiber, data centers and cables beneath the Red Sea. Getting there has meant a costly license, an accounting reckoning and a new test of what a telecom operator can sell.
Claro Argentina’s $350 million ticket to 5G
The airwaves were only the entrance fee. From crowded rooftops to a new Buenos Aires data center, Claro’s next chapter is being built one physical constraint at a time.
Batelco wants more than your phone bill
Bahrain’s familiar telecom brand is tying family plans to a much bigger business in cables and data centres. The ambition runs from the living room to the seabed.
TPG Telecom’s next big move: own less, reach more
The company behind Vodafone, TPG and iiNet sold its fibre assets for A$5.25 billion and enlisted a rival to expand its mobile reach. Now comes the harder part: turning a bigger coverage map into a better business.
Cat McIntosh’s Second Act Runs on Less Data
A former coffee-shop owner and resort marketer is now selling telecom operators a counterintuitive proposition: give customers the video they want by sending their phones less of it.
Ericsson
The 149-year-old Swedish firm that helped write the rules of 5G now has to prove those networks can grow again - under a new CEO and an AI-driven cost squeeze.