Outfoxed Comcast looks to the Sky
US telco conglomerate Comcast has decided it can’t be bothered with 21st Century Fox but is still really keen on Sky.
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Telia continues on the TV acquisition trail
Only a matter of days after Telia announced the purchase of GET and TDC Norway to bolster its convergence play, the Swedish telco has confirmed the acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting.
Microsoft surges past $100bn in full-year revenues
Microsoft has unveiled its full-year financial results for 2018, with golden CEO Satya Nadella leading the company past the $100 billion revenue milestone for the first time.
UK Gov raises questions about Huawei security competence
Huawei has had a turbulent couple of months in the US, and it doesn’t look like it going to be any easier in the UK as a new government reports points the finger at technical inadequacies.
Alphabet’s blue sky thinkers pen first Loon deal in Kenya
The Loon team have signed its first commercial deal with Telkom Kenya to deploy a pilot 4G network in suburban and rural areas of the country.
Cisco pledges $100 million to UK digital innovation
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has announced a $100 million pledge to help accelerate digital innovation, buddying the firm up to Downing Street and the governments Industrial Strategy.
Amdocs and Openet settle baffling, endless patent dispute
After eight years of ensuring expensive holidays for their lawyers, rival telecoms software companies Amdocs and Openet have decided to call it a draw.
Iliad signs up a million Italian customers in 50 days
Iliad caused chaos in France with the launch of Free Mobile in 2012 and it looks set to repeat the trick in the Italian market.
Apple hands Chinese government the keys to the iEmpire
On one side of the world US Politicians are attempting to ban Chinese vendors on the grounds of national security, while on the other Apple has potentially handed control of its users’ data to the Chinese government.
IBM continues down the road to recovery
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and IBM’s readiness for the connected era certainly took some time, but another solid quarter perhaps demonstrates the corner has finally been turned.
Google continues infrastructure investment with trans-Atlantic cable
Google has continued its cloud infrastructure quest with its first private trans-Atlantic subsea cable connecting Virginia Beach in the US to the French Atlantic coast.
A ticket to ride is just a Whim away
The subscription based mobile app Whim aims to replace car ownership. It is getting closer but not quite there yet.
Europe hits Google with €4.3bn fine for Android antitrust violations
Google has been handed a record €4.3 billion by the European Commission, with the bureaucrats claiming the search giant abused the dominant position of Android to bully consumers into using its search engine.
Ericsson shares jump after another quarter of quietly delivering the numbers
At first glance Ericsson’s Q2 2018 numbers don’t look all that great, but they’re clearly better than investors expected because its shares have jumped.
Streaming officially overtakes traditional Pay TV in UK
It’s been a watershed moment on the horizon for some time, but new figures from Ofcom confirm subscription numbers for streaming services have overtaken the ‘traditional’ pay TV market in the UK.
PwC says AI is actually a good thing for jobs in the UK
Global accountancy firm PwC has defied logic and contextual awareness by declaring artificial intelligence will actually have a positive impact on the UK’s employment numbers, creating more jobs than it destroys.
Korean operators make pact to avoid undermining each other on 5G
SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus have all agreed to launch 5G services at the same time to avoid the potentially blood-thirsty race in pursuit of the ‘first’ accolade.
GSMA points finger at greedy governments for poor connectivity in developing nations
Spectrum pricing is one of the biggest bugbears of the GSMA, and its latest report is another opportunity for the lobby-group to wag the finger of disapproval at governments trying to replenish bank accounts at the expense of connectivity.
France targets 2020 5G rollout
French regulator Arcep has laid out its 5G roadmap with ambitions to launch the mobile euphoria in at least one major city by 2020, and provide 5G coverage of the main transport routes by 2025.
GSMA has a pop at BEREC over Euro MNO merger study
Mobile industry lobby group GSMA is unconvinced by findings from Euro telecoms regulator BEREC about the effects of consolidation.
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