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With Sweden having recently banned Chinese kit vendors, the only surprise in Telia’s announcement was Nokia getting all is 5G standalone core work. The RAN is where the real money is, but somebody’s got to do the core work, so winning it is better than a kick in the proverbials. Having said that, Nokia gets

Xiaomi is one of very few new brands in the laptop space, but its huge footprint across the Indian smartphone and TV markets means that it isn’t a new name. Brand recognition and trust are important when spending large amounts of money. Of course, the Chinese giant is best known for offering excellent value in

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Susan James, senior director of Telecommunications Strategy at Red Hat, explains why she things edge computing will enable CSPs to maximise their 5G capabilities, strike up partnerships with hyperscalers and flourish as cloud-native players. The edge conversation

Verizon has teamed up with Nokia to support its mission to provide private 5G networks internationally. Tuesday’s announcement marked the formal launch of the US operator’s international private 5G platform for enterprises in Europe and the Asia-Pacific. Verizon’s self-contained enterprise 5G networks will use Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud and are geared towards large businesses with

Canon PowerShot Zoom, a new unique point-and-shoot monocular camera, has been launched in the US. This product was launched after being tested under a crowdfunding project in Japan. It essentially acts as a telescope, allowing users to zoom over a large distance, and it also lets you take pictures and videos of the zoomed-in subject.

The largest smartphone maker you’ve never heard of is finally venturing to Europe as Vivo brings over a full range of devices. Vivo is consistently the sixth-biggest smartphone vendor by units shipped but, until recently, that was almost entirely down to Chinese consumers. Huawei made its international move a decade ago and then, more recently,

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Paul Miller, CTO at Wind River, looks at interdependency between edge cloud and vRAN as operators contemplate their 5G strategies. The promise of 5G is huge; from the expansion of IoT and smart cities, all the

Sony has showcased the PlayStation 5 UI through a video on its official YouTube channel. It is quite different from the PlayStation UI on the previous consoles and the video shows off the ‘Control Center’ that can be accessed at any time by pressing the PS button on the controller, as well as other areas

During a trial of OpenRAN technology in the Netherlands, Vodafone and NEC managed to make a voice call, using the disruptive new radio technology. NEC is a major player in OpenRAN, which seeks to disaggregate the various components in a cellular base station, such that operators can pick-and-choose their vendor for each bit. Its most

Embattled Chinese vendor Huawei is apparently having to consider drastic measures thanks to US restrictions on its supply chain. The news comes courtesy of Reuters, citing those shadowy people who reckon they know a thing or two about the matter. Huawei is apparently in talk to flog unspecified parts of its Honor smartphone business to

Samsung has regained its top position in the global smartphone market as of August 2020 after losing it to Huawei earlier this year, Counterpoint’s latest report suggests. It also returned to the top spot in India as well, for the first time since 2018, according to the report. In August the Korean giant enjoyed 22

On the second day of the 6th Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF) held online, Huawei’s Executive Director and President of the Carrier Business Group Ryan Ding gave his keynote speech “Intelligent Experiences Unlock New Value”. Over the past five years, Huawei, along with its partners, has worked together to define the industrial value that gigaband and premium

Twitter and Facebook blocked a NY Post report that was damaging to a US Presidential candidate, leading to renewed calls to remove their Section 230 protection. The Post report alleged corruption on the part of Joe Biden, the Democrat Presidential candidate. Almost immediately Facebook moved to ‘reduce its distribution’ and Twitter even went so far

One of the biggest additions in iOS 14 has to be the built-in translation app, which Apple simply calls Translate. While Siri did have the ability to offer translations, the results were nowhere near as good as a dedicated translation app such as Google Translate. However, that changes with Apple’s new Translate app, that offers

SK Telecom has teamed up with Uber to launch a new joint venture in the taxi market in South Korea that will also look ahead to future mobility technologies, such as flying cars. Uber will invest a total of US$150 million in the as-yet unnamed venture and in SKT’s broader mobility business. SKT is spinning

BT has hit out against Ofcom’s decision to launch an investigation into its compliance with broadband USO rules, calling for a new plan for connecting hard to reach areas. To put it simply, the UK regulator is looking into whether BT is inflating the cost for homeowners when it quotes for the provision of a

Xiaomi’s ‘Diwali with Mi’ sale has begun and will go on till October 21. Phones and accessories from the company will also be listed with deals and discounts on Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale, and Amazon Great Indian Festival as well. Mi VIP Club members have access to few exclusive deals and get free shipping

Japan will not bar Chinese kit makers – including Huawei – from supplying telecoms network equipment in the country, it emerged this week. The US is keen to see other nations follow in its footsteps and block Chinese companies from providing 5G equipment, but Japan is reluctant to join the growing club of governments that