Mi Watch Revolve is the first smartwatch from Xiaomi to launch in India, and it looks as though the company has been doing its homework. The Mi Watch Revolve sports some interesting hardware which isn’t common in wearables at this price point. It runs proprietary software and is capable of tracking multiple exercises. To top
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Nokia has been tapped to upgrade the final drop on NetCologne’s FTTB network from VDSL2 to G.fast. It means that residents of the 30,000 premises currently served by NetCologne’s infrastructure will soon have – theoretically at least – access to 1-Gbps broadband. Under the contract, Nokia will supply its Lightspan SX G.fast distribution point. In
Republican politicians are pushing for reforms to Section 230, which protects internet platforms from liability for the content they host, and they want the FCC to help. When the US communications regulator signalled its willingness to do so after Twitter and Facebook were accused of electoral interference last week, many questioned its legal prerogative. In
Apple has released iOS 14.1 and iPadOS 14.1 as the latest improvement-focussed updates for compatible iPhone and iPad models. The new updates come less than a month after the company rolled out iOS 14.0.1 and iPadOS 14.0.1 as the early bug fix releases post the debut of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. Alongside various improvements
Embattled Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has overcome the odds to debut the latest and greatest version of its Kirin SoC in the new Mate 40 Pro smartphone. The Mate 40 wasn’t launched under normal circumstances, of course, with the US having effectively blockaded Huawei’s access to any chip fabs for the past few months. This
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