Trump’s Huawei executive order not much more than a power play
Rumours are swirling around Washington DC suggesting President Donald Trump is on the verge of signing another executive order, this one the final blow to Huawei’s US ambitions.
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Samsung looks to capitalise on Huawei’s woes
Samsung is reported to be investing heavily in infrastructure business to fill the market gap left by Huawei’s ban from 5G business in the developed markets.
Government to give Ofcom new stick swinging targets
The UK Government has unveiled a new consultation which will explore how it can instruct Ofcom to snap the whip, making sure telcos get their gears churning to meet connectivity targets.
Three UK’s guerrilla marketing strategy backfires
Challenger brands need to try harder to get noticed, but this approach can sometimes backfire, as Three UK found out this week.
Big Apple says no to Amazon
The PR bout between Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Democratic Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been settled, with the internet giant cancelling plans to open a New York office.
JP Morgan launches its own cryptocurrency but don’t get too excited
JP Morgan has created the first cryptocurrency to be backed by a U.S. bank but you can’t buy any and it’s not obvious what the point of it is.
Nokia plugs AI to get MWC ball rolling
Nokia has announced the launch of its network of Cognitive Collaboration Hubs which will aim to bring telcos and enterprise into its realm to work on a series of AI usecases.
Apple expected to launch half-baked streaming platform
Rumours are swirling around the Apple content business once again, this time pinning an April launch date on a streaming product which would offer third-party bundles in-app.
EU set to proceed with controversial new online copyright rules
Inevitably the EU Copyright Directive, complete with its widely despised Articles 11 and 13, is continuing its glacial progress along the European rubber-stamping conveyor belt.
Google makes $13 billion worth of cloud plans for 2019
Google is a firm which is not shy about spending money to make money, and the ever-increasingly profitable cloud industry is going to be getting another Google-shaped assault.
SingTel saw Q4 profit drop by 14%
SingTel reported almost flat revenues and 14% decline in net profit in the quarter ending 31 December 2018, blaming negative influence from its investments in Australia and India.
The secondary market is becoming a primary consideration for smartphone vendors
With western smartphone markets in steep decline the secondary market is gaining traction as a counter-intuitive way to reverse that trend.
Potential Presidential candidates line up to oppose T-Mobile/Sprint merger
Leading opponents of President Trump have signed a letter to the FCC condemning the proposed T-Mobile US and Sprint merger, suggesting the threat of regionalised monopolies and sky-high bills.
Prepaid market is an operator blind spot – research
Some new research commissioned by mobile financial services company Juvo has concluded operators are wasting loads of cash through prepaid churn.
EA’s Fortnite copycat is off to a flier
One week after Electronic Arts launched Apex Legends, a free-to-play online battle royale game, the team is purring over 25 million sign ups and over 2 million concurrent players at peak times.
UK and US smartphone markets in steep decline
The latest numbers from industry trackers Strategy Analytics reveal UK smartphone shipments fell 14% in Q4 2018.
California data dividend sounds nice but shows digital economy ignorance
The State of California might be making friends in Silicon Valley with its defence of net neutrality rules, but in proposing a ‘data dividend’ on the digital economy, these kinships might turn sour very quickly.
BT manages to give Kirkby a job after all
Allison Kirkby, the new CEO of Danish telco TDC, has found the time to become a non-executive director of BT too.
China at the centre of US/Hungary passive aggressive spat
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the European roadshow with the intention of lobbying other governments towards a China ban, but Hungary’s message is clear: mind your own business.
Mesh wifi goes mainstream as Amazon acquires Eero
Amazon’s push into the connected home took another step with the acquisition of mesh wifi specialist Eero.
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MWC19 Barcelona
- 25-28 February 2019
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- 27-27 February 2019
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- 12-14 March 2019
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15 February 2019 @ 16:42:21 UTC