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
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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
Fitbit OS 5.0 has been launched for Fitbit Sense and Versa 3. Fitbit’s latest software comes with changes in user interface (UI) and navigational updates, but will only be available for the above mentioned smartwatches, for which it was exclusively developed. Fitbit Sense and Fitbit Versa 3 were launched in August and are priced at
The long-running saga of Uber vs Transport for London has been finally decided in favour of the former, meaning Londoner’s access to cheap taxis is secured. The Westminster Magistrate’s Court delivered its judgement on Uber’s appeal of TfL’s November 2019 decision not to renew its license to operate in London. TfL’s main stated reason for
Working from home isn’t a new concept, but it’s the one that’s gaining popularity this year. The new normal has pushed us back in our homes to keep us safe, while we continue to get things done. At a time like this, there’s a growing need for computing devices that are both powerful and reliable
The US President’s crusade to tackle what he perceives as biased political censorship by social media platforms is gathering momentum. The US Department of Justice, acting on behalf of the Trump administration, has sent draft legislation to Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. According to Reuters’ good summary of the situation,
Global sales of tablets will grow this year for the first time in six years, one analyst firm predicts, with an increase in home usage meaning consumers are turning to larger-screen devices. Sales will be up 1% in full-year 2020 to 160.8 million units, according to the latest forecast from Strategy Analytics. It’s a small
The ongoing pandemic has pushed nearly all of us to work from our homes to ensure our as well as the safety of our loved ones. We’ve handpicked some great affordable laptops that can help you get your work done. These are some of the finest affordable laptops you can buy with 10th generation Intel
The German communications regulator has handed out over 70 licences to public and private sector applicants to build 5G campus networks. More applications are on the way. Bundesnetzagentur (Federal Network Agency), or BNetzA, which oversees the telecoms industry in Germany (among many other industries within its purview), announced earlier this week that it has so
Big names in the UK telecoms industry urged the government to push on with plans to allocate funding for rural high-speed broadband rollout, despite questionable demand. “Get in with it,” urged Openreach CEO Clive Selley, at the Connected Britain online event this week. He was referring to the government’s commitment, unveiled earlier this year, to
Canon EOS C70 has been launched as the latest model in the company’s cinema EOS camera range. The new model comes with Canon’s RF lens mount and is compatible with a new Mount Adapter EF-EOS R 0.71x that enables it to work with a range of EF lens series. The EOS C70 also offers 4K/
The UK government has created a taskforce with the stated aim of attracting new vendors to UK telecoms, which has nothing to do with Huawei, the Chinese vendor says. Speaking to Telecoms.com, a Huawei spokesperson insisted the initiative is not explicitly hostile to it, rather it’s merely part of the intervention announced by the UK