Rollouts
There has been significant progress with 5G. We’ve seen the 5G footprint improve across all the networks. However, the big news is that we’ve also seen 5G standalone deployed by EE, O2 and Vodafone in the last 12 months.
Standalone 5G delivers on the full promise of 5G with lower latency, higher data speeds, better efficiency, improved reliability and support for large-scale IoT.
Further progress
2025 will continue to see both the 5G footprint and 5G capabilities improve. 2025 has also seen the merger of Three UK and Vodafone which should provide improvements for customers of both networks.
PSTN Switch-off
The PSTN switch-off will have a huge impact on the channel. For Jola, it has been the underlying reason for the majority of the growth we’ve experienced over the last 12 months. This compelling event leads businesses to reevaluate how they use telecom services to meet their business needs. The conclusion in many cases has been that 4G and 5G services can do more for less without complex or time-consuming installation of replacement fixed lines.
Satellite
Satellite has the potential to have a significant impact on the channel. Most resellers will be familiar with the need to deliver solutions to multi-branch businesses. These businesses could be offices, retail locations, petrol forecourts, schools, EV charging stations etc. The reality is that a single operator is unlikely to be able to deliver the right service, on-time and on budget to all these locations. 5G and satellite are an ideal solution being able to be installed rapidly and provide fibre-like performance either as a precursor to fibre being installed or as the permanent solution.
We recently worked on a large retail rollout where satellite was chosen as the standard delivery mechanism and alternatives chosen only where satellite couldn’t be installed due to landlord restrictions.
Jola is an award-winning, channel-only supplier of business communications, specialising in mobile data SIMs. We are a global eSIM MVNO, providing innovative IoT and mobile data solutions to MSPs, ISPs, IT support companies and telecommunications resellers.
We help partners to build profitable, recurring revenues from mobile data solutions, you can’t buy from anyone else. We help partners benefit from the PSTN Switch-Off and new technologies.
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