Vodafone reportedly planning hundreds of job cuts
Operator Vodafone is looking to shed several hundred jobs mostly in its London HQ, according to a report.
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US telcos blame lack of funding for failure to rip out Huawei kit
US telecoms operators have apparently not made a great deal of progress in their efforts to replace Chinese-made equipment in their networks, citing a lack of cash as their number one challenge.
Ryan Reynolds could hand T-Mobile a Mint
T-Mobile US could be looking to buy Mint Mobile, the MVNO part-owned by Ryan Reynolds, it emerged this week.
Italian government not wedded to single network
The Italian government this week made it clear that having a publicly-owned high-speed network covering the whole country is its end-goal, not necessarily bringing together the existing infrastructure into one single network.
Mexico faces uphill battle in upcoming 5G auction
Mexico’s telecoms regulator has started preparations for an upcoming 5G spectrum auction with the express purpose of attracting new players to the market. It could struggle.
French government issues €750 million call for 6G projects
France is stepping up its efforts to fund the development of homegrown 6G technology.
Virgin Mobile customers to be moved over to O2 this year
VMO2 is rearranging itself into neater mobile and broadband units a year and a half after the merger of Virgin Media and O2.
5G connectivity in cars expected to be a $3.6 billion market by 2027
There will be 367 million connected cars driving around by 2027, each one representing a potential revenue stream for telcos, according to a report.
Lynk: ‘We are years ahead of everybody else’
Satellite base-station company Lynk has sent two more of its ‘cell-towers-in-space’ into orbit, and boasts it is the OG of the satellite-direct-to-phone game.
US 5G rollout faces yet another delay thanks to the aviation issue
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given airlines until February 2024 to fix altimeters that may clash with C-band 5G spectrum.
Panama may find it tough to attract third telco
Panama’s telecom regulator has formally launched the process to licence a new third mobile operator, but given the circumstances of the contest it may not find it easy to attract interested parties.
Cash-strapped Vodafone Idea reportedly seeks emergency $850 million loan
Indian operator Vodafone Idea’s money troubles show no signs of abating any time soon.
T-Mobile US hypes up customer adds in 2022
T-Mobile US has hit the top-end of its recently-increased postpaid phone customer addition guidance for 2022 and, unsurprisingly, it’s very excited about it.
Cox Mobile launch proves something of a formality
Cox Communications announced the launch of its Cox Mobile MVNO service at CES, as expected, on Thursday.
CES 2023 showcases a bunch of fancy new smart cars
They can change colour, turn the AC on for you when they sense you are approaching, and ‘fade out reality’ altogether – behold the latest teched up motors being shown off at CES 2023.
Iliad and Wind Tre create wholesale mobile JV
Iliad and WindTre have formally announced the creation of their new wholesale venture Zefiro Net, an entity that will manage the supply of mobile infrastructure in hard-to-serve areas of Italy.
BT invests £5 million into ‘UK’s drone superhighway’
UK telecoms group BT is investing £5 million into Reading based UTM (Unified Traffic Management) software firm Altitude Angel as it looks to accelerate development of ‘Project Skyway.’
Why the telecoms industry should care about CES 2023
As the telecoms and wider tech industries become increasingly intertwined, CES and MWC are starting to look like two sides of the same coin – with the former providing the consumer use cases for advanced connectivity.
KPN snaps up Itzos to bolster healthcare division
Netherlands-based operator KPN has bought integration and data management firm Itzos, which will now operate within KPN Health.
Huawei has pulled itself out of crisis mode, says chairman
‘2023 will be the first year that we return to business as usual,’ says Chinese vendor Huawei’s Rotating Chairman.
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