UK mobile operator EE has announced it will start charging £2 per day for new and upgrading customers to use their data in Europe. One of the best things the EU ever did was getting rid of extra charges for roaming within the bloc but, as you may have heard, the UK left the EU
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After a long wait, Philips has finally introduced the first ‘Designed for Xbox’ gaming monitor, the Momentum 559M1RYV, which comes packed with a Vertical Alignment (VA) 55-inch 4K HDR display for improved viewing angles and good colour reproduction. The Dutch multinational says its latest high-end product has sound by British sound experts Bowers & Wilkins
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Eitan Linker, CCO at mce Systems, reviews some recent news concerning data privacy. Apple recently settled a lawsuit with a student in Oregon regarding racy photos that a third-party repairs company’s employees uploaded to social media—a
US chip giant Intel is on a bit of a roll in the telecoms sector thanks in part to the growth of OpenRAN, so it has decided to create a new silo dedicated to it. The Network and Edge Group will be headed up by Nick McKeown, who was already a part-time Intel employee following
Google Meet is getting new education-focussed features, Google announced at The Anywhere School 2021 online event. These include more controls for moderators and admins, like the ability to force breakout room participants back into the main meeting and end any meeting from the investigation tool. Google Meet video calls will also support public live streaming
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has continued its shuffle towards a commoditized, open Radio Access Network by using Intel chips to do its mid-band 5G computing. The broader announcement concerns support for mid-band spectrum by the Ericsson Cloud RAN portfolio, which was launched last year. At the time it seemed to represent a symbolic concession by
It is all too easy to get caught up in the hype about 5G and how it’s revolutionising every facet of human life, so it is a refreshing change once in a while to hear a more sober perspective. Capgemini did the honours on Tuesday. It published some survey results that indicate that when it
In a few years’ time London commuters will be able to pay for the chance to connect their devices while travelling on the Underground. Ultimate responsibility for the Tube lies with the London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, via Transport for London. TfL has announced the award of a 20-year concession to BAI Communications to roll out
Class 12 board exams will be declared on July 31, the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced. It is handy for students to know how to check their scorecard online without any hassles. The 2021 Class 12 board exams were cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus-induced pandemic in the country. CBSE has announced
It turns out there are some telecoms things even the mighty AWS can’t do, so Nokia has been drafted in to deploy Dish’s 5G SA core. Nokia claims this is the first deployment of a 5G SA core in the public cloud. It follows the announcement a couple of months ago that AWS (Amazon Web
Audible, the audio storytelling service by Amazon, on Thursday brought five sleep- and relaxation-focussed audio series to Amazon Echo, Fire TV, and other Alexa-enabled devices in India for free. The selection includes guided meditations, bedtime stories, and sound baths that aim to help users sleep better and overcome their sleep anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
TIM’s new enterprise cloud unit Noovle has provided more detail about its partnership with Cisco, which it hopes will turbo-charge its push into the market. Under the agreement, Noovle and Cisco will collaborate on cloud infrastructure and migration services pitched at businesses large and small, as well as public administrations. Among other things, the deal
The latest deal in the action-packed telecoms towers sector sees asset manager Allianz Capital Partners taking a half-billion-euro stake in American Tower’s European division. Both companies are pitching it as a partnership, but it’s hard to ignore the financial side of the transaction. Subject to regulatory approvals, Allianz Capital Partners will purchase a 10% stake
WhatsApp can be used with two different accounts on the same phone. The instant messaging app is among the most popular apps in the world. It allows you to message or call another WhatsApp user no matter where they are in the world, as long as they have an internet connection. The Facebook-owned app is
Test and measurement firm EXFO is excited about its latest UK deal but the real story is happening behind closed doors, as shareholders and directors grapple with an ownership struggle. EXFO will provide its testing solutions to UK altnet Hyperoptic, which is building out full fibre broadband in various towns and cities in the UK,
MTN this week became the latest major telco to commit to deploying OpenRAN technology, which it claims will be a “game-changer” in emerging markets. The South African company, which has operations in around 20 markets in Africa and the Middle East, said it is working with vendor partners Altiostar, Mavenir, Parallel Wireless, Tech Mahindra and
Strategy Analytics has released its first quarter report for global 5G smartphone shipments. Samsung and Vivo saw the highest gains in the last quarter. Samsung shipped 17 million units in Q1 2021, compared to 9.5 million shipments in the last quarter of 2020, seeing a growth of 79 percent. This is likely due to the
US communications regulator the FCC wants to significantly expand the scope of its ban on Chinese telecoms equipment. A year ago the FCC designated Huawei and ZTE as national security threats and, as a consequence, barred federal funds from being spent on buying kit from them. This mainly affected smaller, rural providers who rely on