With the PlayStation 5, Sony’s game plan is quite straightforward — release a heavyweight console (albeit with a second digital-only variant in PlayStation 5 Digital Edition), make a bunch of PlayStation exclusive games and tie up with other studios for more exclusives, and then sell them individually (at a premium) and not as part of
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Italy and the US had a joint press conference in which the Italian Foreign Minister made it clear he’s willing to play ball on securing his country’s 5G networks. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seems to be on a bit of a European tour and he stopped off in Rome for a bit of
Research from analyst firm Omdia indicates the UK is one of the most advanced European countries when it comes to the 5G rollout. The data is from earlier in the year, but it offers a good indication of the relative rate of 5G progress for countries around the world. It looks like Omdia puts its
Facebook and Twitter promised to stop encouraging the growth of the baseless conspiracy theory QAnon, which fashions President Donald Trump as a secret warrior against a supposed child-trafficking ring run by celebrities and government officials, after it reached an audience of millions on their platforms this year. But the social media companies still aren’t enforcing
Ofcom’s move to tackle the questionable money-spinning opportunity inherent in the 070 virtual phone number system has had a positive impact on fraud, according to new data from BICS. A year ago the UK regulator moved to cap the wholesale cost of calls to 070 numbers, primarily as a way of reducing bill shock for
Finnish kit vendor Nokia is on a solid run of winning 5G business, with 17 new deals in Q3 taking it to the 100 mark, just nine short of Ericsson’s total. Probably the most important public narrative for Nokia right now concerns any evidence that it’s making up for time lost mucking about with FPGA
The European Union (EU) is preparing to force big technology companies to share their customer data with smaller rivals, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing an early draft of its landmark ‘Digital Services Act’ regulations. “The likes of Amazon and Google shall not use data collected on the platform…for (their) own commercial activities…unless they
France’s auction of mid-band spectrum for 5G services ended almost before it had begun this week, with all four operators acquiring similar amounts of spectrum for broadly sensible prices. The state raised €2.79 billion from the sale of 310 MHz of 3.4 GHz-3.8 GHz frequencies in a licensing process that was done and dusted by
Internet giant Google has launched the latest version of its own-brand smartphone, which will set you back a relatively modest 600 quid. Google entered the 5G smartphone markets with two models. The Pixel 5 flagship and the 5G version of the more affordable Pixel 4a were unveiled at a virtual Launch Night In event. Both
Redmi 9 Prime will go on sale at 12pm (noon) today, October 2, via Amazon India and Mi.com. The phone was launched earlier this year. It features a quad rear camera setup, an octa-core processor, and a 5,020mAh battery. It is offered in four colour options and two storage configurations. The Redmi 9 Prime smartphone
Singapore incumbent Singtel’s consumer chief Yuen Kuan Moon (pictured) will take over as group CEO from January. His appointment comes after Chua Sock Koong, who has been at Singtel for 31 years – serving as CEO for 13 of those – announced plans to retire. “Sock Koong is one of Singapore’s most successful CEOs and
A UK company at the forefront of a new type of fibre optic technology has come out of stealth mode and launched its first commercial products. Lumenisity was spun out of a University of Southampton research project, to commercialise breakthroughs in the development of hollowcore optical fibre. Hollowcore fibres involve the propagation of light in
Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone said it will spend JPY 4.25 trillion (roughly Rs. 2,96,637 crores) to take its wireless carrier business private, in a deal that opens the path to lower prices as the government calls for cuts. NTT will launch Japan’s largest-ever tender offer for the 34 percent of NTT Docomo stock that it does not own,
A report in the German press claims that the government is going to impose new restrictions on Huawei’s involvement in the 5G network that amount to a ban in all but name. The leak comes from Handelsblatt, so we are indebted to Google Translate for its help once more. It claims to have been chatting
Having won online retail, Amazon is increasingly looking to dominate the bricks and mortar world too, as the launch of a palm-reading device illustrates. Amazon One is described as ‘a new innovation to make everyday activities effortless’. Leaving aside the toe-curling tautology, it does seems to have considerable potential. Palm readers are a similar concept
The Realme Narzo 20 Pro sports some interesting specifications; and it’s also interesting that this is the first device in the Narzo series to get a ‘Pro’ badge. The price of the Narzo 20 Pro starts at Rs. 14,999, and there are very few phones that offer such hardware and specifications in the value segment.
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Emmanuel Jean, Projects Coordinator at Télécoms Sans Frontières, details the unique challenges associated with providing connectivity in emergency situations. In moments of crisis, many of us instinctively seek human connections. We reach for the phone to
Canadian telco Rogers has pledged to invest C$3 billion in Quebec, including 5G spend…but only if it is able to buy broadband operator Cogeco. Family-owned Canadian broadband provider Cogeco blocked an acquisition attempt tabled by Rogers and partner Altice USA earlier this month and does not seem predisposed to accepting Rogers’ sweetener now. A spokesperson