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Netflix has announced that its streaming services will be bundled with two Airtel Postpaid Family plans, as part of the company’s plans to make the service more accessible to users. Customers who have bought or upgraded to the new Airtel postpaid plans will be eligible for Basic and Standard subscriptions on the streaming service with

Key talking points from the Huawei Operation Transformation Press Conference held at MWC 2022 in Barcelona. At MWC Huawei held a round table looking at digital transformation within the telecoms industry. In it, a panel of experts from Huawei took questions from journalists on subjects including best practice, partnerships how operators can manage their own

Telecoms operators are actively preventing 5G technology from reaching its full potential, according to T-Mobile US. The US telco has unveiled plans to make life easier for developers working with 5G networks, including the creation of a new developer platform, a 5G technology hub, and venture funding. As usual, the implication – and as usual

Airtel Xstream Box price has been reduced by Rs. 499 to Rs. 2,000. The revised pricing is notably applicable to customers getting new Airtel Digital TV connections along with the Xstream Box option. The direct-to-home (DTH) set-top box now also comes bundled with free access to over-the-top (OTT) apps, including Amazon Prime Video and Disney+

A smartphone startup created by the founder of OnePlus is promising to take the fight to Apple but is still keeping its cards close to its chest. The name of the company is Nothing, which seems to be representative of a cryptic, nebulous approach to marketing. So much so that we had never heard of

5G – where were we 5 years ago and where are we today? Enrico Salvatori, Qualcomm, talks about an important moment for the role of digital in the new design of automotive technologies – Telecoms.com https://telecoms.com/wp-content/themes/telecoms.com/assets/images/dummy/tcoms-logo.png 5G – where were we 5 years ago and where are we today? Enrico Salvatori, Qualcomm, talks about an

Instagram on Wednesday announced Favourites and Following, two chronological news feed options for users on the service. These feed options will allow users to view recent posts from accounts they follow on the platform, in the order that they were posted. The service said that users will be able to easily switch between both Favourites

Australian network operator National Broadband Network and its government are collectively pouring $750 million into the county’s fixed wireless network to hook up semi-rural, regional and remote areas. The Australian government will shell out $480 million and NBN $270 million in order to fast-track and scale 5G millimetre wave technology across NBN’s fixed wireless network,

UK based low earth orbit satellite firm OneWeb is on a tear with its dealmaking this week, signing partnerships of different types with SpaceX, Eutelsat and Telstra. Today it announced a new distribution partnership agreement with fellow satellite operator Eutelsat, which will apparently allow the two firms to develop combined GEO and LEO ‘connectivity solutions.’

Apple Watch Series 3 is said to be discontinued in Q3 of 2022 as its processing power may not meet the requirements of a new version of watchOS. The Apple Watch Series 3 was released in September 2017, making it almost five years old. It is currently the oldest Apple Watch to support the latest

The US President has issued a statement that uses the likelihood of malicious action by Russia to implore companies to urgently improve their cyber defences. Joe Biden’s statement is thin on specifics and, under normal circumstances, one might be tempted to treat it with scepticism. After all, it’s not unprecedented for governments to fabricate a

UK Low Earth Orbit satellite firm OneWeb has signed a deal which will allow it to send up satellites into space again by using SpaceX rockets. In early March, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, the board of OneWeb voted to suspend all its upcoming satellite launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, a spaceport located

OnePlus 10 Pro was recently teased by the company to launch soon in India. This flagship offering is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, paired with up to 12GB of RAM. The Chinese tech giant is soon expected to confirm the launch date of the OnePlus 10 Pro. OnePlus is also planning the

CityFibre has raised £1.425 billion in capital in the past six months and that’s probably just as well, given how much the firm is spending on fibre rollout. The UK fibre builder announced its latest fund-raiser this week, revealing that existing shareholder Mubadala Investment Company, a UAE state-owned sovereign wealth fund, has committed to handing

MWC 2022 | STL on future of digital networks and its All-in 5G offerings – Telecoms.com https://telecoms.com/wp-content/themes/telecoms.com/assets/images/dummy/tcoms-logo.png MWC 2022 | STL on future of digital networks and its All-in 5G offerings Paul Atkinson, CEO, Optical Networking Business, STL, talks about how optical fibre has evolved over the years and the role STL has played in

Global 5G smartphone sales surpassed the sale of 4G handsets for the first time in January, as per a report by market research firm Counterpoint Research. China contributed the lion’s share for the growth with 84 percent 5G penetration in the country, while North America and Western Europe also emerged as the major drivers of

Etiya highlights @MWC Barcelona 2022 – Telecoms.com https://telecoms.com/wp-content/themes/telecoms.com/assets/images/dummy/tcoms-logo.png Etiya highlights @MWC Barcelona 2022 As a software company that provides customer experience focused AI-driven digital transformation, Etiya was @MWC Barcelona, and we spoke to Apostolos Kallis CCO, Etiya. He underlined how they can help telcos to monetize their 5G investments and improve their transformation process by

Swedish kit maker Ericsson needs all the help it can get with its Iraq scandal, so it has hired a new legal chief. The company this week appointed Scott Dresser as its new chief legal officer. Dresser, who will report to Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm, joins from Veon, where he served as group general counsel,