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Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Mark Bole, CEO at Quortus, reflects on the growing global opportunity for private networks and the gains that can be made with LTE today, versus 5G in the future The decision taken by global regulators to

With Sprint now bolstering operations at T-Mobile US, the transatlantic business unit now accounts for 63% of total revenues at the German telecoms operator. With revenues hitting €27 billion, year-on-year comparisons are very difficult considering the scale of the Sprint acquisition. When this transaction is removed and spreadsheets adjusted for currency fluctuation, revenues grew by

Call of Duty: Mobile will receive its Season 9 update on August 16, as announced by the game’s official Twitter account. The upcoming season is called ‘Conquest’ and will bring several new changes and features to the game, including new maps, modes, events, Gunsmith feature, and a new Ranked Series 6. There are some multiplayer

While 2020 might not be the catalyst year for 5G some were hoping for, O2 has turned to the environmental benefits of the technology to engage enterprise customers. With 60 locations now live around the UK and plans to have 70 up and running by the end of the year, the telecoms industry now needs

After both Apple and Google removed Epic from the App Store and Play Store, the online game developer has filed lawsuits against both, claiming they operate monopolies. Earlier this week, Epic introduced new channels for in-app purchases for its most popular title Fortnite. The payment channel circumnavigated the payment processing platforms in the Apple and

Reliance Jio is offering up to five months of free data and Jio-to-Jio calls with the purchase of its JioFi 4G wireless hotspot as part of the company’s Independence Day offer. The JioFi is priced at Rs. 1,999. In order to avail of this offer, customers will first have to purchase one of the existing

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is on cloud nine after an appeals court dismissed a challenge to new rules intended to speed up the deployment of 5G infrastructure. The rules in question, which were first introduced in September 2018, placed a shot clock on local authorities to consider planning permissions, but also limited the amount which

The state of California is trying to force ride-hailing companies to treat their drivers as permanent employees, but they would rather shut down. The law in question is called Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which apparently prohibits ride-hailing firms Uber and Lyft from classifying their drivers as independent contractors. Instead it wants to ensure said drivers

If you’re a fan of dark mode and your workflow involves using Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides, rejoice because Google has recently rolled out a new feature that brings dark theme support to its Docs, Sheets and Slides apps. A dark theme not only saves your device’s battery but is also easy on

Mavenir and NTT Data have announced a new partnership to develop a portfolio of solutions and services for private 5G and 4G networks in Germany. The success of the German manufacturing and engineering sectors make it a prime target for the implementation of private mobile networks, and it seems Mavenir and NTT Data are attempting

US networking giant Cisco delivered a slightly downbeat earnings announcement, but saw reasons to be cheerful in the mid-term future. Revenue was down 9% year-on-year for the quarter and down 5% for the full year. Furthermore its guidance was for another 10% revenue decline in the current quarter, which was apparently below investor expectations, hence

The OnePlus TV range is now available on the company’s own online store at oneplus.in, and customers will be able to purchase any of the currently available OnePlus TV models from the company directly. Till now, the OnePlus TV range was exclusive to Amazon for online sales, but with this move, the company is expanding

The world’s biggest mobile operator has revealed its latest quarterly numbers and inevitably they’re all huge. When you have nearly a billion subscribers it’s not hard to set records, but the fact that China Mobile has more 5G subscribers than the UK has people is still a remarkable statistic. On the other hand, its year-on-year

Despite there being aggressive marketing campaigns to drive awareness of 5G, Canalys suggests uptake of the devices has been modest best. While Apple stormed into the number one spot for smartphone shipments across the second quarter of 2020, Samsung struggled to shift its flagship devices, as 5G failed to blossom in a market dominated by

Twitter has rolled out its limited reply feature for all users across the globe today, after nearly three months of testing. Before sending a tweet, users will now be able to choose who can reply to it. This includes people they follow, only the people mentioned in the tweet, or everyone – with the last

During its quarterly earnings announcement, giant Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn revealed it’s splitting its supply chain to have a separate one just for China. The reason for the move is the diplomatic and trade war between the US and China, in which the use of any US intellectual property by certain Chinese companies has been

It seems the market for Nokia-inspired phones is a durable one, with three major telecoms players deciding to double-down on their investments. The HMD Global press release published on its site only mentions ‘strategic partners’, but an earlier version that was sent to TechCrunch apparently named those partners as: Google, Qualcomm and Nokia itself. Hilariously,

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s net worth has crossed the $1 billion (roughly Rs.7,500 crores) mark, making him part of the elite billionaire club – a rare feat for a non-founder CEO, as per an analysis. Apple’s share price rose almost 5 percent last week, bringing the company close to a historic $2 trillion (roughly Rs.149