It has been a week to forget for Qualcomm
Hurdles in China with its NXP acquisition, potentially losing ZTE as a customer and cutting almost 1500 employees; it’s not been a good week for Qualcomm.
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ZTE fears for its very survival following US export ban
Following the decision from the US government to activate the Suspended Denial Order, ZTE has hit back with the threat of a lawsuit, claiming the order not only threatens its own survival but that of its suppliers.
Google admits ‘Allo is rubbish and looks to revamp Messages
After years of trying (and failing) to create its own messaging platform to compete with the OTTs, Google has herded together Android device manufacturers to create a new carrier-based service: Chat.
Ericsson continues its search for silver linings
Swedish networking giant Ericsson reported continued sales declines in Q1 2018, but feels the grand plan is starting to show some positive results.
Microsoft starts gathering pace in the telco AI world
Telecom Italia and Microsoft have expanded a partnership between the pair to develop new AI-based tools and services to improve customer service and experience.
Tech Mahindra gets UK/India pact off to a good start
Tech Mahindra has announced a number of new investments into the UK, indicating the technology partnership signed between the UK and India recently was perhaps more than a PR stunt for the Prime Minister.
Intel set to be another wearables casualty
It’s a sub-sector which has promised more false dawns than the England Football team, and now it seems the wearables division has claimed Intel as its latest victim,
Amazon draws back curtain to unveil monstrous content machine
It has been one of the best kept secrets in the tech world, but in a letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has revealed its Prime offering now has more than 100 million subscribers worldwide.
The TIM, Elliott and Vivendi spat escalates to pugilistic levels
The fight for the soul of Italian telco TIM, between French conglomerate Vivendi and the UK arm of US activist investor Elliott, is getting tasty.
Sky is starting to emerge as a convergence heavyweight
The convergence business model is a difficult one to crack, though some might argue Sky has the easier path to connected riches, and it is starting to pick up the pace.
UK finds India in search for post-Brexit fortunes
The UK and India have announced a new tech partnership to identify and pair businesses, venture capital and universities, British and Indian entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises make a splash in the connected economy.
BT Mobile joins Vodafone as most complained about UK mobile provider
Ofcom has published its latest moaning charts and they reveal Vodafone finally has company at the top of this list of shame.
Apple looks to news to supplement obscene smartphone profits
On the day Counterpoint Research estimated Apple collected 86% the total handset market profits in Q4, rumours have resurfaced about the firm wandering further into the world of news service subscriptions.
Nokia, Cisco, BT, Telefónica and Microsoft among new cybercrime-fighting cabal
34 tech and telecoms companies have signed a pledge to fight cyberattacks from criminal enterprises and nation-states.
BT consolidates its B2B business units under Gerry McQuade
UK telco BT is merging a bunch of B2B business units into one – called BT Enterprise – that will be run by the current head of BT’s Wholesale and Ventures unit.
IBM gets currency favours as modest growth continues
IBM has reported a second-consecutive quarter of yearly growth with its Strategic Imperatives outperforming declining legacy units once again, with a little bit of help from currency fluctuations.
TIM’s future is balancing on a knife edge
With just a week a week left until the much anticipated showdown between vulture-fund Elliott and wannabee media-powerhouse Vivendi at the TIM Shareholders meeting, the latter has unleashed a plea to the media.
French messaging efforts show how selfish governments actually are
France is reportedly considering building its own encrypted messaging platform to protect itself from espionage, completing the full U-turn from last year’s efforts to limit the encryption powers of messaging services.
Facebook drags tech competitors into privacy brawl
It was only going to be a matter of time before Facebook brought other technology firms into the privacy debacle, as it points the finger at Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google and Amazon.
Huawei shows its 5G hand, including a 2019 5G handset launch
At a recent event Huawei made a number of announcements regarding its strategic direction for the next few years, with an emphasis on 5G.
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It has been a week to forget for Qualcomm https://t.co/P7KgJ7Bhdd
20 April 2018 @ 16:52:22 UTC
Google admits 'Allo is rubbish and looks to revamp Messages https://t.co/LzmyIeFZfI
20 April 2018 @ 12:48:12 UTC
Ericsson continues its search for silver linings https://t.co/6lWJY1vpBB
20 April 2018 @ 12:48:10 UTC
Microsoft starts gathering pace in the telco AI world https://t.co/0TVJYm6LBM
20 April 2018 @ 11:47:09 UTC
Tech Mahindra gets UK/India pact off to a good start https://t.co/Pnqb4UdgmX
20 April 2018 @ 11:47:07 UTC