The European Commission seems to think that if it improves data sharing within the bloc, that might give it a better shot at taking on US big tech. The EC unveiled its cunning plan for digital domination back in February of this year and, with its customary urgency, has just got around to detailing its
Yesterday, as part of a broader spending review, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the plans for 100% coverage of gigabit broadband by 2025 have been reduced to just 85%. While the £5 billion promised for the project remains the same, these funds will be released more slowly than previously planned, with just £1.2 billion to
Chinese vendor ZTE asked US telecoms regulator FCC to reconsider its designation as a national security threat, but the FCC said no. Not one of the biggest shockers of the year, for sure, but at least ZTE forced the FCC to adopt some semblance of due process. The designation was made over the summer and
Xiaomi has been trying hard to break the mould of a budget smartphone maker for quite some time now. The company has tried on multiple occasions to bring in its premium Mi series models, and the latest one is the Mi 10T Pro. This is a successor to the Xiaomi Mi 10, but comes at
The UK government committed to set aside £250 million for 5G supply chain diversification, a strategy which could see the country boost its investment in open RAN technology. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak revealed the investment during an annual spending review, with the funding falling under the government’s transformative digital infrastructure programmes. This includes
Tech giants that break new EU rules aimed at curbing their powers could face fines, be ordered to change their practices or even be forced to break up their European businesses, the bloc’s digital chief Thierry Breton said on Wednesday. Breton’s comments come two weeks before he is due to present draft rules known as
Britain’s telecoms companies could be fined up to 10 percent of turnover or GBP 1,00,000 (roughly Rs. 99 lakhs) a day if they contravene a ban on using equipment made by China’s Huawei under a new law put forward on Tuesday. The Telecommunications (Security) Bill will boost the security standards of the UK’s telecoms networks and remove the
Thanksgiving greetings from the Lake Norman, NC, home to the annual Hospice Regatta. As we get ready to trek across the country for the Thanksgiving holiday, we count our blessings of family, friends and health, and hope that each of you stay safe during the week. This week, we will highlight some additional “Up and
The utopia in which swarms of drones do everything for us can only be achieved if you can stop them colliding. Thankfully Vodafone and Ericsson are on the case. The two telecoms players had some fun at Vodafone’s 5G lab in Germany, flying drones around and trying to make them crash into each other. But
In the last month, various coronavirus vaccine trials have entered the spotlight, with positive results offering hope and optimism to a population desperate to have a ‘normal’ Christmas. The government is naturally keen to roll out the vaccine en masse as soon as possible, but doing so is going to be an enormous logistical
KPN is banking on network expansion, especially in fibre, to drive a return to growth next year. There is some talk of digitalisation, mainly around customer care, but essentially this is the strategic plan of a traditional telecoms operator, rather than the lean towards the digital services provider model we have come to expect in
Samsung Galaxy A12 and Galaxy A02s smartphones have been announced in Europe. Both the phones feature a 6.5-inch display and a large 5,000mAh battery. These are budget-friendly phones, and the Galaxy A12, as well as the Galaxy A02s come in four colour options namely Black, Blue, Red, and White. Samsung has three RAM and storage configurations
ZTE 2020 GLOBAL 5G SUMMIT AND USER CONGRESS: ZTE CEO Xu Ziyang (pictured) estimated China’s 5G infrastructure will cost $165 billion over the full construction cycle, which would be 50 per cent more than invested in 4G. He stated the country’s mobile operators had deployed 690,000 5G sites in 350 cities by end-September. During a
Twitter on Tuesday released plans for its new policy on how people are “verified” on the site, an area the company has long promised to revamp to address confusion and criticisms over the blue check-mark badges it uses to authenticate the identity of prominent accounts. The social media company said in a blog post that it
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Tuesday it had rejected a petition from ZTE asking the agency to reconsider its decision designating the Chinese company as a US national security threat to communications networks. The FCC announced in June it had formally designated Chinese’s Huawei and ZTE as threats, a declaration that bars US firms from
The ruling “will no doubt complicate our efforts, but it will not affect our resolve,” says Ergen The Federal Communications Commission has affirmed an earlier decision which found that two companies essentially posed as independent small businesses in order to receive discounted spectrum prices on behalf of Dish Network, but were in fact controlled and
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece R. Ezhirpavai, Global Chief Architect for 5G Solutions at Altran, examines Asian 5G standalone use cases and explores the lessons operators in Europe and America can learn from their Asian counterparts. It looked so promising. 2020 was
For many years now, RFID tags have been embedded into things like credit cards and dog collars – tiny devices that store data only readable when passed over by a scanner. But what if these tags could not only store data, but actually use it? Battery-less, computational devices that could be powered by a
Play’s shareholders have overwhelming backed a takeover offer from Iliad, leaving the French firm in a position to call itself one of the biggest mobile groups in Europe. Iliad announced the €2.2 billion acquisition of Polish mobile operator Play in September, having already secured 40.2% of its shares from its two major holders; it launched
iPhone 12 is faster than the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, according to tests. The iPhone 12 was pitted against the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in a performance speed test and the former outperformed the latter by a clear margin. The Speed Test G video was shared on the its YouTube channel which showed
China Telecom surpassed 20 per cent 5G penetration after adding 7.06 million customers in October, taking its total to 71.9 million a year after launching the service. Market leader China Mobile’s 5G penetration hit 13.6 per cent, with total package customers increasing 15.2 million last month to 128.8 million. China Unicom hasn’t released 5G numbers,
Snapchat on Monday unveiled a new curated short-form video feed in a stepped up challenge to social media rivals like TikTok. The new format called Spotlight will allow Snapchatters to see content from influencers and other members of the network popular with young smartphone users. Spotlight is aimed at broadening the connections among Snapchat users
Excell Broadband is revising its broadband plans. Its broadband plan with up to 150Mbps speed is now being offered for Rs. 1,199. The Internet Service Provider (ISP) was earlier offering 100Mbps with 1.2TB FUP limit for Rs. 1,999, as per a report, but has now increased the speed and lowered the price. Excell Broadband operates
There are 57 qualified applicants for the C-Band auction, with bidding slated to begin December 8 for the highly anticipated midband spectrum that will be used to support 5G deployments. New Street Research analysts have said that the auction could raise as much as $50 billion in bids. Bidders will vie for licenses at 3.7-3.98
China Mobile IoT (CMIoT) has picked Nokia to help it with its global enterprise IoT offering. Specifically Nokia’s WING (Worldwide IoT Network Grid) managed service platform will take care of one of CMIoT’s offerings called the OneLink IoT SIM Card Connection and Management Platform. The two companies will jointly build a Chinese node of Nokia
Radio Design, the award-winning market leader in the provision of wireless infrastructure sharing solutions and RF filter systems, hosted a webinar last week focused on the deployment of the 700 MHz frequency band. This new 700 MHz spectrum is in great demand across the world, mainly due to its long anticipated use as low
Back in January, General Motors (GM) announced plans to invest $2.2 billion in retooling their Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center, preparing it to specialise entirely in the creation of electric vehicles. They dubbed the revamped plant Factory ZERO, after GM’s new philosophy that aims for a future with zero-crashes, zero-emissions and zero… Back in January, General Motors
As previously rumoured, the European Commission has decided to stay out of the Virgin Media merger with O2 UK on the grounds that it’s none of its business. It was always a straightforward matter. The proposed merger has no competition implications whatsoever for the European Union, therefore the European Commission has no jurisdiction to approve
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 (not the official name) could reportedly launch in June next year. The development has been shared by a Korean publication, which also states that the company will discontinue its Galaxy Note series. There have been reports in the past of Samsung heading towards discontinuing its Galaxy Note series and bringing
Globe Telecom accelerated its rollout of 5G base stations in the Philippines, with the high-speed service offered in parts of 17 cities and the operator targeting 80 per cent coverage of Metro Manila by the end of the year. In a statement, CTIO Gil Genio said population coverage of greater Manila now stands at about
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 54
- Next Page »