The fact that Apple takes a 30% cut of subscriptions purchased via the App Store isn’t news. But since the company threatened to boot email app Hey from the platform last week unless its developers paid the customary tribute, the tech world and lawmakers are giving Apple’s revenue share a harder look. Although Apple’s Senior
Nokia and Ericsson have been chosen as Singapore’s main 5G network providers, telecom operators said, leaving Huawei with only a minor role as the Chinese tech giant faces growing US pressure. Huawei has been dogged by allegations of stealing American trade secrets and aiding China’s espionage efforts, with Washington pushing countries to bar the company
Japanese conglomerate Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT), will take a 5% stake in compatriot electronics company NEC as part of an agreement to foster the development of 5G technology in Japan. The agreement, estimated at 60 billion yen ($562 million), will make NTT the third-largest shareholder in NEC. The two companies are expected to work
5G seems to be finally entering its useful phase as Ford UK is the latest to buy into private networks for smart factories. A 5G mobile private network will be installed this year by Vodafone Business in Ford’s new E:PriME (Electrified Powertrain in Manufacturing Engineering) facility Dunton, Essex. It promises all the usual smart factory,
Average daily time spent online by UK adults topped four hours for the first time in April of this year, with much of the country compelled to stay at home coz of coronavirus. The data comes from telecoms regulator Ofcom, through its annual Online Nation report. As you can see below, the amount of time
Automaker Toyota selected Nokia to deploy a private LTE network to support a range of IoT-based devices at its manufacturing design division, with plans to upgrade to 5G. In a statement, the vendor said it will work with local systems integrator NS Solutions to build an industrial-grade mobile network at Toyota Production Engineering’s site in
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of 9.99 percent stake in Jio Platforms by Facebook’s Jaadhu Holdings LLC. The approval comes months after the deal got public in April. It recently came under an antitrust review by the regulator. As per the terms of the deal announced by Reliance Industries, the
The Motorola One Fusion+ has been a breath of fresh air in the budget Android category. This device checks most of my boxes for a good, affordable Android smartphone. It packs in a powerful processor and a big battery, and the cameras perform well for the price. The highlight for me has to be the
Singapore is on track to offer nationwide 5G coverage by 2025 Two mobile operators in Singapore, StarHub and M1, which signed an exclusive agreement to cooperate and submit a joint bid for a 5G license in January, have selected Nokia and Ericsson for their network buildout. Nokia will be building the the radio access network,
At a time when we still have more questions than answers about the novel COVID-19 virus, theories have spread like wildfire across the internet. Of those, one of the largest and most widespread has blamed 5G, a new type of cellular network, for the global pandemic we find ourselves in. 5G has been controversial since
Hrvatski Telekom Croatia has given Ericsson’s Croatian associated company all its 5G RAN work, which is apparently the first 5G deal in Croatia. With all the talk of tech sector Balkanisation around the world, it’s nice to be able to refer to the region itself for once. Part of the famously fractious former Yugoslavia, Croatia
Video streaming tech vendor Technicolor has been trying to restructure its debt for most of the year and seems to have finally got somewhere. Back in February Technicolor announced a cunning new corporate plan, which included a €300 million rights issue (offering existing shareholders the chance to buy more stock at a discount). But then
Yesterday (2020-06-22) 3GPP uploaded the version 1.0 of TS 38.314 “Layer 2 Measurements” for 5G New Radio Rel. 16. I was wondering about the difference compared to the same LTE standard defined in 3GPP TS 36.314. The initial look at the table of contents shows significantly less measurements in the NR spec, but a new
ZTE chiefs approved a plan to seek credit facilities totalling $6.8 billion from two Chinese banks during its AGM. In a statement, the company said it sought CNY20 billion ($2.8 billion) in credit from the Bank of China along with $4 billion in loans from China Development Bank to cover loans, acceptance bills, guarantees, letters
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has extended the Rs. 777 Bharat Fiber broadband plan to September 20 in some circles. The Rs. 777 broadband plan, which is called the Fibro 500GB/ Month CUL, was reportedly available until the last week of June in several BSNL circles at the initial stage. However, the state-owned operator now
We went to a rooftop in Central London to take some measurements from a 5G transmitter. Subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1uNQEWR Find us online at www.bbc.com/click Twitter: @bbcclick Facebook: www.facebook.com/BBCClick
Two months after Quibi’s high-profile launch as a short-form mobile-native TV app led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, it is evident the startup is greatly underperforming relative to the hundreds of millions of dollars already spent on content and marketing. According to a Wall Street Journal report, “daily downloads peaked at 379,000 on its
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, ended May with a total of 55. 6 million subscribers in the 5G segment, the company said in its website. In May alone, the carrier added 11.86 million 5G subscribers. At the end of January, China Mobile had 6.7 million 5G subscribers while 5G customers
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Sajan Joy Thomas, Vice President – Product Office at Tecnotree, reviews the many ways operators can innovate to boost their bottom line. Communications Service Providers (CSPs) have been accused of being averse to change and there’s
Swedish telco group is having a bit of a strategic rethink, so it has decided for a changing of the guard at the top table too. Current head Swiss company Competec’s B2B business, Markus Messerer, is coming in as Chief of Strategy, Innovation & Head of Global Business. Meanwhile current Chief External Affairs Officer at
New solution automatically measures antenna rotation and tilt at the touch of a fingertip using a mobile device; improves tower climber safety and efficiency in network maintenance Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced a successful demonstration of its new drone-based antenna configuration measurement solution for 4G and 5G networks in the company’s campus. This automated
The two largest mobile operators in China added 20.2 million 5G subscribers in May, ending the month with a combined total of 85.6 million. China Mobile signed up 11.9 million to close May with 55.6 million, while China Telecom picked up 8.4 million for a total of 30.1 million. In April, the two added more
Jio Fiber users can now avail Zee5 Premium subscription for free. The new development comes just days after Jio Fiber subscribers received free one-year access to Amazon Prime service. Users just need to open the Zee5 app on their Jio set-top box to log in as a Zee5 Premium subscriber. The video streaming service is
Apple has unveiled iOS 14 as its latest mobile operating system. The new iOS version brings a list of interface-level changes that include an App Library and redesigned Widgets. The iOS 14 update also comes with Picture-in-Picture (PiP) support, which lets you play videos on top of your screen. Apple has also brought an upgraded
Before a Senate subcommittee, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai argued that American 5G leadership and expedited 5G mid-band deployments are worth the $9.7 billion in incentive payments that the agency plans to pay in order to get C-Band spectrum cleared rapidly. At last week’s oversight hearing of the FCC for fiscal year 2021 before
EWN spoke to tech expert Arthur Goldstuck to explain all you need to know about 5G – the next-generation wireless network technology set to change the way people live and work – as well tackling the many myths around it. #5G #Technology
Finnish kit vendor Nokia is going to cut 1,233 jobs at its Alcatel-Lucent subsidiary in France as part of its continued search for profitability. The story was first reported by Reuters, which notes that a five-year commitment not to cut French jobs, which was a condition of the acquisition being approved, is about to expire.
This topic keeps coming up every few months with either someone asking me for clarifications or someone asking us to make a video. While I don’t think I will mange to get round to making a video sometime soon, there are some excellent resources available that should help a new starter. Here they are in
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been imprisoned for 18 months and have only been charged after the Huawei CFO lost her extradition appeal. The two Canadians were arrested in China a few days after Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was herself arrested in Canada. While the charges against her were made clear immediately, it has
The United States on Monday confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on US companies doing business with China’s Huawei to allow them to work together on setting standards for next-generation 5G networks. The US Commerce Department and other agencies signed off on the rule change, which is awaiting publication in the
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