GSMA and NetLync turbo-charge network configuration of new devices

The GSMA has launched a cloud-based service to help mobile operators accelerate the rollout of next-generation device features across iOS and Android. Called GSMA Entitlements, the platform was developed with telecom software specialist NetLync. It allows operators and MVNOs to activate and manage services such as eSIM transfers, satellite messaging, cross-platform RCS, 5G data management, VoWiFi,

Pie in the Sky? World Mobile Indonesia venture takes off 12 miles above the Earth

World Mobile, a blockchain-powered mobile network founded in 2018 by telecom entrepreneur Micky Watkins, has teamed up with Indonesia’s largest digital infrastructure provider Protelindo to launch World Mobile Stratospheric (WMS). The plan is to extend mobile coverage from aircraft flying 12 miles above the Earth, combining aerospace technology linking it to World Mobile’s decentralised telecom