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Quantum computation is a rapidly maturing technology with significant disruptive potential. Over the last 4 years alone, the record number of stable qubits has grown by a factor of nearly 18×, with quantum computers used to demonstrate proof-of-concepts in finance, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing – among other sectors. If this growth in capability continues, quantum computing may provide a step-change in computational capability, with the potential to fundamentally change the way…

As the rise of AI continues, regulators are starting to explore how it could be used in spectrum management. This leads spectrum managers to consider how AI will help them with their work, and to what extent it could make them redundant. At the recent European Spectrum Management Conference, Aetha’s Amit Nagpal and Cameron Currin moderated an interactive session titled “The rise of the machines – will AI be the…

As part of its recent Net Neutrality Review, the UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is adopting a more pragmatic approach to zero-rating – the practice of excluding certain content from users’ data usage limits. Graham Johnson considers the implications and whether other regulators are likely to follow Ofcom’s lead. ‘Zero-rating’ became a hot topic around 2015, when awareness spread among communications regulators that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) could distinguish between different…

  Championed by some as a route to universal access to mobile services, single wholesale networks (SWN) have failed to deliver. Lee Sanders, Managing Partner at Aetha Consulting, wonders whether Malaysia abandoning its SWN means the concept has run its course. Governments around the world are increasingly attuned to the importance of infrastructure to economic growth and societal well-being. Hence their interest in telecoms; the services provided, and their reach…

17 March 2023 Consumers and investors are increasingly focused on how seriously companies take their responsibilities to society and sustainability. Amit Nagpal, Partner at Aetha Consulting, says that environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting will provide the metrics by which investors, companies and their customers judge performance and how sustainability will be the number one priority when designing the next generation of network technologies. Environmental, social and governance brings a…