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In apparent response to the latest escalation of measures against Huawei by the US, a Chinese government spokesperson has accused the US of hypocrisy. The comments come courtesy of Chinese government spokesperson Zhao Lijian, who had translated excepts of a recent speech he made posted on Twitter. The comments seems to have been in response

Samsung has promised three generations of Android OS updates for close to 40 devices in its portfolio. Earlier, Samsung had confirmed only Galaxy S and Galaxy Note devices as eligible for this new policy, but has now shared an extensive list of phones eligible for the updates. Besides the devices on the list, this policy

Taiwanese chip-maker MediaTek has claimed a world first by connecting an NB-IoT device with an Inmarsat satellite 35,000 kilometres above the earth. The press release frames this as a 5G technology, but NB-IoT was around a long time before 5G came along. Nonetheless the result of this field trial will be contributed to the 3GPP’s

Consumers in major global media markets are willing to subscribe to between two and four additional video streaming services, which translates to a possible 3 billion more SVoD contracts. That’s good news for SVoD providers, for whom competition is intense as consumers choose which content matters to them most, and potentially bad news for pay-TV

Canada has released as much information as it legally can about the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, the government’s lawyers said on Monday, as she sought more confidential documents relating to her 2018 detention. Meng, 48, was arrested in December 2018 at Vancouver International Airport on a US warrant charging her with bank

Disruptive US BSS vendor Matrixx has managed to jump aboard the Dish train after its converged charging system (CCS) was chosen to monetize its greenfield 5G network. Billed as the US’s first Open RAN-compliant 5G network, Dish is attempting a similar feat to Rakuten in Japan, by building a state-of-the-art 5G network from the ground

Informa Tech has unveiled the 2020 5G 100 List; an inaugural list of the 100 most influential people in the wide world of 5G products, technologies and services. Bringing together work from across 5G World, Omdia, the 5G Exchange, Light Reading and Telecoms.com, the 5G 100 is a comprehensive overview of the biggest influencers in

Russell Kirsch, a computer scientist credited with inventing the pixel and scanning the world’s first digital photograph, died August 11 at his home in Portland, Oregon, The Oregonian reported. He was 91. Pixels, the digital dots used to display photos, video and more on phone and computer screens, weren’t an obvious innovation in 1957, when

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