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Analyst firm Canalys has published its preliminary numbers for the global smartphone market in Q2 2022 and once more they paint a challenging picture. The top line is that the overall market declined by 9% year-on-year, according to Canalys, having sunk by 11% in the previous quarter. The press release talks of ‘economic headwinds’ and

The Telecoms.com Podcast: Ericsson, BT and Nothing – Telecoms.com https://telecoms.com/wp-content/themes/telecoms.com/assets/images/dummy/tcoms-logo.png The Telecoms.com Podcast: Ericsson, BT and Nothing Pausing only to reflect on some Twitter banter with a former guest, the guys start by reflecting on Ericsson’s latest earnings and the market reaction to them, which they agree seemed a bit harsh. They move on to

Samsung is expected to hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event in August where it could announce the next generation of foldable phones. The South Korean smartphone giant is yet to announce the official dates of the event, but according to a new leak, the event could take place on August 10. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Paulo Zanotto, Product Director – Partner Settlement at Subex, extols the virtues of Billing and Charging Evolution. The digital communications landscape has changed and evolved in the 30-plus years that GSM mobile technology has been active.

It looks like relatively new ISP Shell Energy is struggling to keep its customers happy as it is the most complained about UK broadband and landline provider. This is the key finding of UK communications regulator Ofcom’s latest complaints report. As you can see from the tables below, Shell Energy received by far the most

Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday accused a Chinese Apple supplier of stealing commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and poaching its workforce to win orders from the US company, saying it had charged 14 people. Taiwan has been stepping up efforts to stop what it views as underhand and illegal activities by Chinese firms to steal

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a cloud-based wide-area networking (WAN) service that leverages its vast scale to help maintain enterprise networks. Aptly-called AWS Cloud WAN, it brings together Amazon’s own cloud connectivity services as well as a whole host of third-party solutions into a single dashboard. The idea is to make it easier for

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson revealed a lower-than-expected gross margin in its Q2 2022 report but a share price hit of -8%, at time of writing, as a result seems excessive. Overall sales grew by 5% when adjusted for adjustments which, inflation notwithstanding, seems healthy enough. But gross margin was 42.2%, excluding restructuring charges, which is

Microsoft is reportedly switching to a new development schedule for Windows. It is expected that the company is going back to its traditional three-year cycle, which could mean that the next major version might get released in 2024. This version could be Windows 12 if the company chooses to stick with its current naming trend,

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has dismissed media reports that it has made an increased offer for TIM’s enterprise business. CVC “denies that a second offer has been presented for the acquisition of a minority stake in a newly established TIM company renamed Enterprise Co,” the private equity firm said in an Italian language

Swiss agrochemical major Syngenta on Friday started a ‘drone yatra’ of 10,000 km in India to educate farmers on pesticide spraying using drones across 13 states in the next three months. The company also announced the world’s first biodiversity sensor technology, developed in partnership with IIT Ropar in Punjab and Fraunhofer Institute of Germany to

The German government this week targeted full fibre coverage by 2030, in an effort to drag Europe’s biggest economy up the FTTH league table. It was announced on Wednesday by digital affairs and transport minister Volker Wissing, as part of his ‘Gigabit For All’ plan. Wissing also set an interim target of 50 percent fibre

The day after disappointing investors once more, Swedish kit vendor Ericsson delivered news it hopes will cheer them up a bit. Ericsson announced its biggest ever acquisition in November of last year, dropping $6.2 billion on Vonage in a bid to improve its fortunes in the enterprise market. There didn’t seem to be much competition

Sony has revealed the list of games coming to PlayStation Plus in July as part of the Game Catalogue. These games will be available to Extra and Premium and Deluxe members from next week. The list is headlined by the anticipated feline adventure game, Stray. The Game catalogue is also set to receive Fantasy VII

It looks like UK citizens are going to be denied additional state protection when they use the internet for a bit longer. It is being widely reported, perhaps first by PoliticsHome, that the divisive Online Safety Bill is being put on the back burner thanks to the resignation of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and

German operator group Deutsche Telekom has agreed to sell a 51% stake in its towers business to DigitalBridge and Brookfield in a deal that values the asset at €17.5 billion. We knew the deal was coming and at roughly what price, but the identity of the winning bidders ended up being something of a surprise.

Netflix said on Wednesday that it has selected Microsoft as technology and sales partner for its planned ad-supported subscription offering, as the streaming giant looks to plug slowing subscriber growth by rolling out a cheaper plan. Shares of Netflix rose 2 percent to $178.06 (nearly Rs. 14,100) on the news. Netflix announced in April that

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece, Sue White, head of strategy and portfolio marketing at Netcracker explains why a high level of automation is the mobile network operator’s only hope for tackling the unprecedented complexity of edge computing on 5G networks. Is