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(Telecompaper) The popular game Fortnite from Epic Games has disappeared from Apple's App Store and Google Play, after the company tried to circumvent their payment systems. Apple blocked the app after Epic started offering direct...Thursday, August 13, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Apple is reportedly planning to sell its services such as TV and music at reduced cost as part of bundles organized into several pricing tiers. The bundles, referred to internally as Apple One, could launch alongside the...Thursday, August 13, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) NTT Data and Mavenir entered a strategic cooperation to jointly make a broad portfolio of products and services for private 5G and 4G networks available in Germany. In the initial phase, they will be jointly making...Thursday, August 13, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The largest pay-TV providers in the US lost around 1.57 million net subscribers in the second quarter of 2020, narrowing from an estimated 2.06 million losses in the first quarter but more than the 1.33 million lost in the...Thursday, August 13, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The largest pay-TV providers in the US lost around 1.57 million net subscribers in the second quarter of 2020, narrowing from an estimated 2.06 million losses in the first quarter but more than the 1.33 million lost in the...Thursday, August 13, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Israel has completed a tender of 5G spectrum, with all three network operators receiving the same amount of spectrum.Thursday, August 13, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) China-based ByteDance is early discussions with Reliance Industries for backing its TikTok business in India, writes TechCrunch. The move would save the video app's fate in its biggest market by users, after the Indian...Thursday, August 13, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) China-based ByteDance is early discussions with Reliance Industries for backing its TikTok business in India, writes TechCrunch. The move would save the video app's fate in its biggest market by users, after the Indian...Thursday, August 13, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) European broadcaster RTL Group reported a sharp fall in second-quarter revenues, hurt by the slowdown in the advertising market during the coronavirus outbreak. Sales fell 28.3 percent year-on-year to EUR 1.186 billion....Thursday, August 13, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Swisscom said its net revenues decreased by 3.3 percent in Q2 to CHF 2.02 billion. The Covid-19 pandemic led to a reduction in customer travel, resulting in lower roaming revenues of CHF 41 million, it said. EBITDA after...Thursday, August 13, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Belgian broadcasters DPG Media and Telenet, owners of respectively the VTM and SBS channels, announced the launch of their new streaming platform from September. The Streamz platform received competition clearance from the...Thursday, August 13, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Mobile operator 3 Denmark has announced that it will split off its infrastructure into a new sister company called HI3G Networks. The aim is to make mast deployment and servicing an independent area of operation. HI3G...Thursday, August 13, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Lenovo reported a strong recovery in results for its fiscal first quarter. After overcoming the supply chain problems earlier in calendar 2020, the company grew revenue almost 7 percent year-on-year to USD 13.3 billion in...Thursday, August 13, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom reported a surge in second-quarter results following its takeover of US operator Sprint. Revenues rose 37.5 percent to EUR 27.0 billion, and adjusted EBITDA AL jumped 56.4 percent to EUR 9.8 billion....Wednesday, August 12, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Microsoft has started taking orders for the Surface Duo, its foldable smartphone first presented last October. The device will go on sale in the US from 10 September, for USD 1,399. Wednesday, August 12, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Tencent reported steady growth in the second quarter, with little sign of a slowdown due to the coronavirus. Revenues rose 29 percent year-on-year to CNY 114.9 billion, EBITDA increased 24 percent to CNY 40.5 billion, and...Wednesday, August 12, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Xiaomi has added two new smartphones to its line-up: the low-cost Redmi K30 Ultra and the top-of-the-range Mi 10 Ultra. The 5G phones go on sale in the coming week in China, from respectively CNY 1,999 and CNY 5,299. Wednesday, August 12, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Isabel dos Santos will leave her job in the administration of telecoms operator Unitel amid tension between board members, Lusa reported, citing a statement. Dos Santos, who holds a 25 percent stake in Unitel, said that...Wednesday, August 12, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Liberty Global announced a new attempt to merge its Swiss business UPC with Sunrise. The company has agreed a takeover of Sunrise for CHF 110 per share and an enterprise value of CHF 6.8 billion. This is a 32 percent...Wednesday, August 12, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Qualcomm has won an appeal against the US court ruling that it violated competition law with its licensing practices. A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the ruling by Judge Lucy Koh last year...Tuesday, August 11, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) HMD Global, the maker of Nokia brand phones, announced it has raised USD 280 million in new financing from investors. The money will go to strengthening its product offering, including 5G devices and new services, and...Tuesday, August 11, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) German operator United Internet said it now expects sales growth of approximately 4 percent this year, from the EUR 5.19 billion reported for 2019. EBITDA is still expected to be on a par with the previous year at EUR 1.26...Tuesday, August 11, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) RingCentral has announced a new partnership with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise to expand its cloud communications footprint. ALE will launch unified communications as a service under the name 'Rainbow Office powered by...Tuesday, August 11, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The Ethiopian government has suspended the entry of foreign telecom infrastructure companies to the country, The EastAfrican reported. The decision may not affect foreign telecom service providers and operators that have...Tuesday, August 11, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The US government has agreed to free up another 100 MHz of key mid-band spectrum for 5G services. The White House announced that the Department of Defense will vacate the 3.45-3.55 GHz range so the frequencies can be used...Tuesday, August 11, 2020 from cellular-news
Imagine a steam train covered in thousands of fairy lights chugging through a forest at night — and that’s the Train of Lights. Read more › This article was published on ianVisits SUPPORT THIS WEBSITE This website has been running...Monday, August 10, 2020 from Phys.org: Telecom News
The Pentagon plans to free up a big chunk of its military airwaves in the U.S. for high-speed internet service, part of a broader push to get ahead of China in the deployment of 5G wireless technology.Monday, August 10, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Gogo said its revenues fell 55 percent year-on-year to USD 97 million in the second quarter, after the sharp slowdown in air travel during the coronavirus pandemic dampened its sales of in-flight connectivity. While the...Monday, August 10, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Gogo said its revenues fell 55 percent year-on-year to USD 97 million in the second quarter, after the sharp slowdown in air travel during the coronavirus pandemic dampened its sales of in-flight connectivity. While the...Monday, August 10, 2020 from cellular-news
A museum and gallery devoted to one of London's modernist icons has a few days left to raise enough money to keep operating. Read more › This article was published on ianVisits SUPPORT THIS WEBSITE This website has been running now...Monday, August 10, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Avaya reported a strong improvement in results for the fiscal third quarter to June, well ahead of its own guidance. Revenues returned to annual growth, at USD 721 million versus USD 717 million a year ago, and the net...Monday, August 10, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) National telecommunications regulator of the Czech Republic CTU has announced the start of an electronic auction procedure to distribute spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3,400-3,600 MHz bands for 5G services.Monday, August 10, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) National telecommunications regulator of the Czech Republic CTU has announced the start of an electronic auction procedure to distribute spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3,400-3,600 MHz bands for 5G services.Monday, August 10, 2020 from cellular-news
It may be an odd thing to say with all the hassles of going out, but right now is absolutely the best time to visit those places you keep meaning to visit but never get around to. Read more › This article was published on ianVisits...Monday, August 10, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Huawei will stop making its Kirin chipsets from next month, as US sanctions limit its ability to source materials, the company confirmed. That means Huawei's new high-end Mate 40 handsets debuting this fall will be the...Monday, August 10, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The 5G auction in Austria will start "shortly" and run until the end of September at the latest, according to Klaus M Steinmaurer, managing director of regulator RTR. Steinmauer added that the auction aims to support the...Monday, August 10, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Brazilian operator Oi has granted the consortium formed by Telefonica Brasil (Vivo), TIM and Claro exclusivity in negotiations to sell its mobile business. They would also qualify as a 'stalking horse' bidder, with the...Monday, August 10, 2020 from Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Twitter has had preliminary talks about a potential combination with TikTok, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. This could lead to a takeover of TikTok's US operations, the report said. Monday, August 10, 2020 from cellular-news
This is the alley near Trafalgar Square that isn't the narrowest in London, although it is often claimed to be. It's also less famous for Queens, of both sorts. Read more › This article was published on ianVisits SUPPORT THIS...Sunday, August 9, 2020 from Total Telecom RSS Feed
When the Trump administration increased its sanctions against Huawei back in May, it was immediately clear that this would be a huge blow to the Chinese vendor. No longer able to use components from US companies, Huawei will be forced to...Sunday, August 9, 2020 from Total Telecom RSS Feed
India–China relations have been growing more strained of late. Since May, the two countries have been skirmishing along their shared border, with a major clash in June resulting in the deaths of around 60 soldiers. The...Sunday, August 9, 2020 from Total Telecom RSS Feed
The UK government announced over the weekend that, since summer 2018, around 500,000 additional premises have been connected to gigabit-capable broadband. This is, at least in part, due to a £1 billion investment scheme that will...Sunday, August 9, 2020 from Total Telecom RSS Feed
One of the last remaining telecoms monopolies in the world, Ethiopia is slowly moving towards liberalising its market, announcing in 2019 that it would be allowing two new service operators into the country, as well as selling a 40%...Friday, August 7, 2020 from cellular-news
The train company, LNER is offering discounted mid-week travel across its network, from London to Scotland. Read more › This article was published on ianVisits SUPPORT THIS WEBSITE This website has been running now for just over a...Friday, August 7, 2020 from cellular-news
Throughout the land, a new aesthetic has appeared - the social distancing sign - and London's venues have been busy designing them for the day their doors reopened. Read more › This article was published on ianVisits SUPPORT THIS...Friday, August 7, 2020 from cellular-news
A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news… Read more › This article was published on ianVisits SUPPORT THIS WEBSITE This website has been running now for just over a decade, and while advertising revenue contributes to...Thursday, August 6, 2020 from Total Telecom RSS Feed
Late yesterday night, US President Trump signed an Executive Order that will prohibit US transactions with the Chinese companies that own TikTok and WeChat. Coming into effect in 45 days, TikTok owners now face a stark decision: sell to...Thursday, August 6, 2020 from Total Telecom RSS Feed
MTN is set to gradually retreat from its Middle Eastern businesses, said CEO Rob Shuter on a conference call yesterday. Instead, MTN will focus its efforts back on its home continent of Africa. MTN’s time in the Middle East,...Thursday, August 6, 2020 from Total Telecom RSS Feed
A recent article by Andy Kerr, deputy general secretary of the CWU, published in the Tribune, slams BT’s plans for compulsory redundancies for some of the key workers that have helped keep the UK connected during the...Thursday, August 6, 2020 from Total Telecom RSS Feed
Wednesday saw the announcement that SK Telecom will launch cloud gaming for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate users over its 5G network in South Korea. By paying around $14 a month for a subscription, users will have access to a...