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Smartphone shipments around the world have declined for the fourth consecutive quarter with China representing the biggest dent in volume, according to preliminary data from IDC, a telecoms market research firm. At 286 million units in Q2 2022, shipments declined 8.7% YoY and were around 3.5% lower than the research firm’s Forecasts. As was expected,

Backbone One PlayStation Edition controller for iPhone has been launched in select countries. iPhone users can now play PS5 and PS4 games directly on their handsets by connecting the controller to the phone and using the PS Remote Play app. (The app also facilitates PlayStation gaming on PC, Mac, and Android devices.) And naturally, the

The new joint venture will be 50% owned by Liberty Global and Telefónica and 50% owned by InfraVia Capital Partners, while VMO2 will be the anchor wholesale client and provide technical services. The new as yet unnamed entity will roll out fibre-to-the-home to greenfield premises across the UK, with an initial target of 5 million

A recently released report by the Dell’Oro Group, a telecoms market research firm, saw its forecasts for Open RAN kit revenues revised upwards. Claiming that the market has a had some momentum going for it which is what will drive the growth for radio and baseband (excluding services), the forecast expects Open RAN to account

Amazon.com’s Ring doorbell unit, which makes videos of the outside of an owner’s home, gave footage to law enforcement without the user’s consent 11 times so far this year, the company said. Amazon said it provided the video under emergency circumstances. Senator Edward Markey, a lawmaker interested in privacy, on Wednesday released a letter from

Finnish kit vendor Nokia has signed a five-year deal with AST SpaceMobile as it looks to provide 4G and 5G via LEO satellites to connect ‘under-served communities around the world.’ AST SpaceMobile says it is building a ‘space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard 4G or 5G mobile devices’, and Nokia has been drafted

Google’s Q2 2022 results registered 13% growth in revenue, while Microsoft enjoyed a 12% hike, but investor were apparently expecting more. Google (or Alphabet, which is the parent company) reported that Q2 revenue was $69.69 billion – up 13% year on year – though it has been pointed out that this is the slowest rate

In the summer of 2020, after a police officer killed George Floyd, Rockstar Games quietly shelved a mode of play it had planned to release for its Grand Theft Auto Online game. Called Cops ‘n’ Crooks, the mode was a twist on the children’s game where players organize into teams of good guys and bad

Recently, LightCounting, a market research institute in the optical communications industry, released a research report on the technology evolution path for the optical access field, 50G PON LOOKS LIKE A CLEAR WNNER VS 25G. In the report, LightCounting predicts the subsequent upgrade technologies of XG(S) PON based on the industry development history and characteristics, and

Italian tower company Inwit and compatriot fibre infrastructure player Open Fiber have agreed to provide fixed wireless access to over 600 under-served locations. When bringing connectivity to more remote areas, terms like ‘bridging the digital divide’ get chucked about and those concerned usually can’t resist framing it as an act of tear-jerking philanthropy. This case

OnePlus 10T 5G has been leaked ahead of its August 3 launch event. These leaks tip full device specifications and showcase the design of the upcoming OnePlus smartphone in renders. This isn’t the first time the OnePlus 10T 5G has leaked, and the company has also revealed that the phone will be skipping the alert

A report lists Israel as having the cheapest mobile data plans in the world, while Saint Helena clocks in at the most expensive country to get online. A survey carried out by Cable.co.uk analysed data from 5,292 mobile data plans in 233 countries, and has produced a ranking on the basis of how much 1GB

UK fibre infrastructure specialist CityFibre isn’t messing around and has decided nothing less than symmetrical speeds of 10 Gbps will do for its network. That means whizzy XGS-PON optical technology to replace the boring old G-PON architecture it currently uses, which can typically only manage up to 1 Gbps download and considerably less upload. This

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) announced the results of the ISC (Class 12) second semester exams on Sunday. Due to the ongoing uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the board held the exam in two terms — one in November-December last year, and the second in April-May. The percentage of students

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Pravin S Bhandarkar, Founder and CEO of RtBrick, looks at the telecoms infrastructure implication of the metaverse. There is a great deal of industry buzz around the metaverse. However, as consumers and businesses begin to embrace

Belgium’s big three mobile operators have shared the spoils in the country’s recent auction of 1400 MHz spectrum, a process that brought in an extra €216.5 million for state coffers. Incumbent Proximus picked up the lion’s share of the available frequencies, pledging slightly more than half of the total auction sum to secure them. In

Amazon Prime Day 2022 sale is already underway exclusively for Prime members. It brings offers and discounts on various products across different categories. The sale will end on Sunday and shoppers will be able to get deals on smartwatches, truly wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds, headphones, Bluetooth speakers, e-book readers, accessories, and much more. So, if

Mobile connectivity is a critical lifeline if you hit trouble in the mountains, which is one reason why Vodafone Germany has undertaken a network expansion programme in the Alps. The operator recently inaugurated a new 5G site in Aueralm, which is halfway up a mountain in the middle of nowhere, in a municipality called Bad