Apple, Amazon and Google feel the heat in Q4
Three of Silicon Valley’s juggernauts posted some less than celebratory Q4 2022 results, revealing a gear shift from the boom times many aspects of Big Tech experienced during the pandemic.
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BT posts Q4 revenue drop amid ‘challenging economic backdrop’
Consumer revenues were down 6% and revenues for BT Group as a whole were down 3% in the last quarter of 2022 but the incumbent says it is building out fibre ‘like fury.’
Data breach takes the sheen off T-Mobile’s strong financials
T-Mobile US posted a solid set of results this week, but it hasn’t all been plain sailing.
More gloom at Vodafone as service revenue slides in Europe
Vodafone’s interim CEO Margherita Della Valle had the unenviable task on Wednesday of delivering a disappointing set of quarterly financials.
US ecommerce sales topped $1 trillion for the first time last year
Economic headwinds and a post-pandemic comedown haven’t stopped people from shopping online, according to ComScore.
Continued slump in device shipments forecasted for 2023
Analyst Gartner predicts that worldwide shipments of PCs, tablets and mobile will drop 4.4% this year, which would mean the second consecutive year of decline. But there is perhaps some light at the end of the tunnel.
EU suggests making tech giants pay into 5G and fibre fund
The European Union is reportedly looking at creating a fund to help with the cost of fibre and 5G build-out, with big technology companies providing the cash.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: InterDigital, 6G and the Twitter Files
The pod is delighted to welcome special guest Rajesh Pankaj, CTO of InterDigital, and they start by asking what exactly his company does. That leads on to a wide-ranging chat about telecoms R&D, patents, standards and, ultimately 6G. They still find time at the end to hear about Scott’s latest piece of self-indulgent writing, in which he tasked himself with a full summary of all the revelations coming from the Twitter files.
The Twitter Files – manufacturing misinformation
The latest tranche of Twitter Files revelations focuses on a tool extensively used by the media as proof of coordinated Russian disinformation campaigns.
Intel’s revenue slumped 32% in the last quarter
Intel posted some grim numbers in its most recent financials, showing big drops in its Q4 and full year 2022 revenues.
IDC confirms bleak picture for global smartphone market
Analyst firm IDC has released its Q4 2022 smartphone market numbers and they confirm major declines for the quarter and the full year.
AWS joins other hyperscalers at TM Forum
Amazon Web Services (AWS) appears to be ramping up its efforts to convince more telcos that public cloud is the future of telecoms networking.
Nokia Q4 sales surge thanks to India and enterprise growth
Finnish kit maker Nokia ended last year on a high, and it is optimistic about its prospects in 2023.
DoCoMo wants 6G to be all touchy-feely
Broadband makes it possible for people to share text, sounds, images and videos, but that’s not enough for DoCoMo.
Truphone finally gets new owners
UK-based eSIM specialist Truphone has been acquired by investors at the end of a lengthy and fraught process.
Verizon confirms climb-down from C-band capex peak
Verizon will spend less this year than it did in the past two, having passed the peak of 5G investment, it confirmed at its full-year results announcement this week.
American Tower reportedly eyes $50 billion mega-deal for Cellnex
American Tower and Brookfield Asset Management have come together to table a bid for Cellnex, according to reports emanating from the Spanish press in recent days.
The Twitter Files – clandestine state censorship on an epic scale
The decision by Twitter owner Elon Musk to make its internal records available to independent journalists exposed a scandalous level of state meddling in the platform’s content moderation.
UK Space Agency dishes out £50 million in funding for comms satellites
£50 million of funding is on the table for ‘ambitious and innovative projects that will supercharge the UK’s satellite communications industry.’
Google joins tech cull by cutting 12,000 staff
Search giant Google has announced plans to make 12,000 redundancies, heaping further misery on tech sector workers.
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