Ericsson sets aside $220m for potential US fine
Swedish kit maker Ericsson is preparing for another slap on the wrist from the US Department Justice (DoJ).
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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.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: CES, Qualcomm and Open RAN
New year, same old train strikes, so the first pod of 2023 is another Zoom one, unfortunately, but it’s still great. Telecoms.com Deputy Editor Andrew Wooden joins to offer an overview of the major themes from the Consumer Electronics Show. They move on to a couple of Qualcomm announcements from the show before concluding with a look at a major European Open RAN development.
Orange to sell off its content businesses
Vivendi subsidiary Canal+ Group is set to purchase the OCS pay TV unit and Orange Studio from the French operator for an undisclosed sum.
Smart home gizmo highlights from CES 2023
From fridges that turn your kitchen into a rave to devices that analyse your urine, CES 2023 had a smorgasbord of smart home tech on display.
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.
Qualcomm talks up the ‘software defined vehicle’ at CES 2023
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has gone big on automotive at the first major tech show of the year, launching a suite of car oriented SoCs.
Ericsson warns of $76 million hit to cloud business
Swedish kit maker Ericsson has revealed the expected financial toll of impending cutbacks at its Cloud Software and Services division.
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.
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.
What will 2023 hold for the telecoms industry?
It’s that time of year again when we ask some leading lights from the industry to gaze into their crystal balls and take a punt on what we’ll be talking about next year in the world of telecoms.
Cellnex snaps up 6 projects for cross-border 5G in Europe
The European Commission has given tower company Cellnex six 5G deployment projects designed to bolster connectivity, including four cross border transport corridors between Portugal, Spain and France.
New satellite IoT gateway deployed to fight poaching in Africa
Ground Control has developed a new satellite IoT gateway and trialled it in Central Africa as part of an exercise to combat poaching of endangered and monitored wildlife.
BT trials some Cloud RAN in Leeds
UK telecoms group BT has set up a Cloud RAN trial in Leeds which will ‘serve as a proof of concept for future developments.’
Spark exits the sports streaming market
Spark is pulling out of its sports pay TV business next year, a move driven in no small part by the cost of content rights.
US lawmakers look to ban ‘digital fentanyl’ TikTok with new bill
A group of politicians in the US have put together a bill that would ban social media app TikTok, over fears its parent company ByteDance could make its data available to the Chinese Communist Party.
2022 has been a great year for telecoms, industry professionals say
According to Telecoms.com Annual Industry Report, the industry is predominantly happy with telecom’s business performance in 2022 as 63% vote for an ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ year.
Microsoft becomes a fibre player with Lumenisity acquisition
Lumenisity, a UK hollow core fibre (HCF) startup, has been acquired by US tech giant Microsoft to augment its global cloud infrastructure.
Ericsson gains cloud RAN traction with Telstra and Verizon
Telstra has become the latest telco to sing the praises of virtualised RAN infrastructure.
Almost 1000 private networks have already been deployed globally
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) reckons at least 955 organisations have now deployed LTE or 5G private mobile networks in 72 countries.
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