Samsung Galaxy S20 FE smartphones have started receiving the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update, as per a report. The update reportedly brings with it a tweaked UI design, along with other One UI 3.0 features and the December 2020 Android security patch. The One UI 3.0 update is currently rolling out to the Galaxy
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TalkTalk has agreed to a £1.1 billion takeover bid from a pair of investment firms that will see it delisted from the stock exchange. The announcement comes two months after the UK broadband provider first disclosed an approach from hedge fund Toscafund Asset Management, already its second-largest shareholder, and alongside the publication of its half-yearly
New IT security law proposed by Angela Merkel’s cabinet gives the country’s security authority more power to exclude suppliers it deems posing threat to Germany’s critical information systems. For a long time, the German government, in particular the Chancellor herself, has been trying to strike a balance between American pressure to ban Huawei on security
The German government approved a draft IT security law Wednesday that raises the requirements for manufacturers working on critical infrastructure like the country’s next-generation 5G mobile network, in a potential setback to China’s Huawei. Under the proposed legislation, which must still be approved by parliament, “critical components” in strategic installations such as telecommunications can only
5G holds a great deal of promise, but as with any new undertaking, there are many risks and unknowns. What was acceptable on 3G networks became unacceptable by 4G standards, and the same will be true of 5G. It is, after all, human nature to want and expect more. But when the consequences of failing
IPX fraud represents a key source of revenue loss for mobile operators. The latest threats exploit international connections between modern ultra-connected networks where multiple generations of technology co-exist, combined with inadequate security mechanisms built into signalling protocols. Apart from revenue loss, IPX fraud also impacts operators through reputational damage, customer loss, extra pressure placed on
Samsung Galaxy M02s has been spotted on Google Play’s list of supported devices. While the upcoming phone carries the model number SM-M025F in the listing, it has the codename ‘a02q’ – same as the Samsung Galaxy A02s that was unveiled last month. This suggests that Galaxy M02s could be a rebranded version of the Galaxy
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Stéphane Téral, Chief Analyst, Light Counting, and Oliver Korfmacher, VP Strategy, Telecom BU, Enea, offer some top tips for operators jumping on the 5G bandwagon. If you thought a pandemic would stop 5G in its tracks,
Cloud-native application development can help maintain reliable systems and meet increasing user expectations across multiple infrastructures. But how do organizations get started? How do teams design and implement a strategy that’s specific to their current situations and needs? This e-book presents enterprise architects and IT leaders with a step-by-step guide for how to tackle modern IT strategy. This
Amazfit GTS 2e and Amazfit GTR 2e smartwatches have been launched in China as follow up models to the Amazfit GTS 2 and the GTR 2. The new watches have mostly the same features as their older models with but come with a lower price tag, and some compromises in specifications. However, they also promise
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Simon Čimžar, CTO of Business Unit Broadband at Iskratel, examines some best practice for connecting the unconnected. Reliable broadband connectivity is fundamental to keep individuals, communities and businesses across Europe connected, with operators facing growing pressure to
No sooner has Japanese tech vendor NEC unveiled an OpenRAN centre of excellence in the UK than it announces one in India too. NEC has found itself at the forefront of OpenRAN development, thanks largely to is intimacy with disruptive Japanese operator Rakuten. That, in turn, has brought it to the attention of countries that
Apple has always been a premium brand. Although Apple has tried placing itself as a more accessible brand by releasing the budget iPhone SE earlier this year, for those with enough dough in hand to spend, Apple offers myriad ways to spend their money. As you’d expect, to be a true Apple fan and owning
AT&T has agreed to sell its Crunchyroll anime business to Sony for close to US$1.2 billion, and is reportedly in the latter stages of a sale process for DirecTV, which could be worth about $15 billion. Times change and telcos’ needs change, but nonetheless it would not be outlandish to suggest that AT&T had no
The Federal Trade Commission and a bunch of Attorneys General reckon Facebook’s heart wasn’t in the right place when it bought WhatsApp and Instagram. “FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization,” declares the press release, as if it has no problem with legal monopolization. So beings one of the more ill-conceived, amateurish, and vexatious major legal
Nokia PureBook X14 will soon launch as the first Nokia laptop in the PureBook series in India, an updated microsite on Flipkart suggests. The online marketplace has teased the new Nokia laptop with an image and some specifications. The microsite has appeared after Flipkart last week suggested that Nokia PureBook series will be launching in
Just in case there was any doubt, US telecoms regulator FCC has had another pop at Huawei and China Telecom, as well as detailing the rip-and-replace programme. A lot of this seems to be part of the feeble pretence at due process the FCC feels compelled to maintain for some reason. Back in April it
Having got control of the approval process the Competition and Markets Authority has already moved to phase 2 of its investigation into the UK telecoms mega-merger. The CMA finally wrestled jurisdiction away from the European Commission over the proposed merger of Virgin Media with O2 UK last month. It immediately vowed to get a move