Skip to main content
Category

Connectivity & Wholesale

FiberCo Momentum: What Telkom’s Spin-Off Signals for Wholesale Connectivity & Wholesale

FiberCo Momentum: What Telkom’s Spin-Off Signals for Wholesale

MEF Programme Lead for Connectivity & Wholesale, Isabelle Paradis, explains the latest move by Telkom Indonesia to partially spin off its wholesale fibre assets into a dedicated infrastructure entity. The carve-out reflects a broader trend toward specialised fibre operations, aiming to streamline network access, clarify service terms, and support more…
Sam Hill
November 4, 2025
Beyond Automation: Why Agentic AI Could Reshape the Wholesale Telecom Business Connectivity & Wholesale

Beyond Automation: Why Agentic AI Could Reshape the Wholesale Telecom Business

 As telecom networks evolve, a new wave of intelligence is emerging—one that moves beyond automation toward true autonomy. Agentic AI could transform how wholesale telecom operates, from decision-making to collaboration across networks. At a recent MEF session, industry leaders explored what this shift could mean for the future of connectivity…
Sam Hill
October 28, 2025
A Roadmap to CSP Revenue Growth in Enterprise IoT Connectivity & WholesaleGuest blog

A Roadmap to CSP Revenue Growth in Enterprise IoT

Andrew Parkin White, Co Founder of TecFutures, shares insights from the firm’s latest Enterprise IoT Growth Roadmap report, exploring how communication service providers can navigate a rapidly evolving market. The study highlights shifting enterprise needs, emerging technologies, and new commercial strategies that will shape where and how CSPs capture sustainable…
Sam Hill
October 23, 2025
AT&T Q3 Revenue Misses Forecasts, Convergence Push Continues Connectivity & WholesaleIndustry Results

AT&T Q3 Revenue Misses Forecasts, Convergence Push Continues

MEF’s Riccardo Amati explains that AT&T’s latest quarterly results highlight a telecom giant in transition — balancing growth with heavy investment and navigating an increasingly converged mobile and broadband landscape. As the company leans into integration and next-generation connectivity, its strategy offers clues to where the U.S. communications market may…
Sam Hill
October 23, 2025
Webinar: SMS vs Alternatives. How Telcos Can Adapt to Enterprise Demand for Cost-Efficient Communication Connectivity & WholesaleMEF Webinars & Workshops

Webinar: SMS vs Alternatives. How Telcos Can Adapt to Enterprise Demand for Cost-Efficient Communication

In a recent MEF Webinar, Oksana Mikhnova, Products & Services Team Leader at LANCK Telecom Joined MEF’s Nick Millward to outline the shift reshaping enterprise messaging. Her point was clear: the move away from SMS has already begun, marking a real transformation in enterprise communication. For decades, SMS was unmatched.…
Sam Hill
October 21, 2025
MEF Data: Enterprise Communication Platforms See Continued High Engagement in 2025 Connectivity & WholesaleMEF Data

MEF Data: Enterprise Communication Platforms See Continued High Engagement in 2025

MEF’s latest annual consumer survey indicates that enterprise communication and collaboration software sector has entered a mature growth phase, with daily active usage holding firm at 56% on average globally for the second consecutive year. This plateau presents both opportunities and challenges for investors evaluating SaaS platforms and workplace technology…
Sam Hill
October 10, 2025
MEF Data: Device Capability and Telco Availability Drive up e-SIM ARPU Connectivity & WholesaleMEF Data

MEF Data: Device Capability and Telco Availability Drive up e-SIM ARPU

e-SIMs have become an affordable, easier way for consumers to remain connected while traveling – no more expensive and tricky-to-provision international roaming! – and to more quickly add multiple phone numbers to their device, for personal and work use. All new devices from device manufacturers such as Apple, Samsung and…
Sam Hill
October 3, 2025
Wireless Wars, Emerging Networks & AI: A Conversation with Jon Pelson Connectivity & WholesaleMEF Webinars & Workshops

Wireless Wars, Emerging Networks & AI: A Conversation with Jon Pelson

MEF Advisor Paul Ruppert welcomes telecom veteran and Wireless Wars author Jon Pelson for a discussion on how emerging networks shape AI, security, and global competitiveness. Pelson’s book, published in 2021, chronicled how the West squandered its lead in wireless technology, paving the way for China’s Huawei to dominate the…
Sam Hill
October 1, 2025
Safe Houses, SIM Cards, and Shadow Wars: Lessons from the Secret Service Bust Anti-fraudConnectivity & Wholesale

Safe Houses, SIM Cards, and Shadow Wars: Lessons from the Secret Service Bust

MEF Advisor Paul Ruppert discusses how the case of a recent discovery of a massive SIM farm in New York highlights growing risks within global telecommunications, underscoring broader concerns around supply chains, infrastructure security, and potential nation-state or criminal involvement. When the U.S. Secret Service announced earlier this week that…
Sam Hill
September 25, 2025
MEF