Vodafone, Qualcomm and Thales show off iSIM smartphone
Integrated SIMs (iSIMs) took another step closer to commercialisation this week, and they promise to bring with them significant benefits for consumer tech and cellular IoT.
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Apple in Korea climbdown after third-party payment ruling
The iPhone maker, which recently saw its market cap briefly top $3 trillion, returned to Earth with a bump this week.
Does Matter really matter?
Matter – the connectivity standard backed by tech’s heavy hitters – is designed to make the smart home concept more appealing and feasible, but will anyone outside the industry care?
CES 2022: Behold the parade of weird tech
From finger nibbling robots to health monitoring light bulbs, CES 2022 has delivered its usual line up of innovative if eyebrow raising products. Here’s our list of the most peculiar.
Qualcomm and Microsoft augment their meta relationship
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has gone big on the buzzwords at this year’s CES tech show, claiming its new AR collaboration with Microsoft has something to do with the metaverse.
UK belatedly realises phone OS duopoly harms consumers
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has been looking into the mobile ecosystem space and has worked out that a duopoly isn’t great for competition.
Samsung names new CEOs, merges mobile and CE divisions
Leadership reorganisation at Korean tech giant Samsung will see separate parts of the business combined into the new SET Division, led by newly promoted CEO and Vice Chairman JH Han.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: OpenRAN, chips and big tech
Pausing only to reflect on the latest rona drama and a top night out with Huawei, the lads revert back to the hot topic of OpenRAN to kick off this week’s pod. They then move on to the semiconductor sector, which grows more central to the global economy with every passing day, before concluding with a look at the latest moan from operators for big tech to contribute to the cost of networks.
US moves to prevent Nvidia acquisition of Arm
The US Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Nvidia acquisition of Arm on fairly obvious competition grounds.
Qualcomm unveils its latest flagship Snapdragon chip
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm is so happy with its latest top-end SoC that it has even revamped the naming scheme.
Apple joins the NSO pile-on
US gadget giant Apple is suing Israeli smartphone spyware maker NSO Group on behalf of iPhone users it alleges had their phones hacked.
Component shortages hit smartphone sales as Samsung spends big on chip plant
Global smartphone sales were down by almost 24 million in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period last year, hit by the ongoing component shortage.
Location tracking consolidation as Life360 acquires Tile for $205 million
Life360, which calls itself a ‘family safety platform’, is buying device tracking company Tile to give it a fuller location tracking offering.
Telecoms sector disruption could be more far-reaching than first thought
In recent months, the telecoms industry has faced a perfect storm of both supply-side and demand-side pressures.
California greenlights Verizon’s TracFone acquisition
California’s Public Utilities Commission has approved Verizon’s plan to acquire TracFone, but with a few strings attached.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: Huawei, fibre and C-band
Just Scott and Iain this week as the pod’s run of special guests runs dry for now. They start by taking a more in-depth look at the current state of play at Huawei, especially its consumer division and fixed-line fortunes. The latter topic leads to a broader discussion of the current state of play in the fibre market, before they conclude with a look at a strange story concerning C-band spectrum in the US.
Netflix enters the mobile gaming arena with a whisper
Video streaming giant Netflix is now bundling mobile games in its offer, starting with a small number of titles and thus limited disruption to the gaming industry’s business model.
Telcos expand Eco Rating phone scheme, but guess who’s still not in
The scheme to rate mobile phone models based on eco-friendly criteria is ready to be launched globally but there is one device maker that still does not appear on the list of participants.
Tablet shipments slump on market saturation and chip shortage
A perfect storm of macro trends in Q3 spelled joy for those who love hackneyed clichés but misery for Chromebook and tablet makers.
GSMA calls for COP26 to address ‘underused’ smart tech
Ahead of the upcoming COP26 summit, the GSMA has warned that the world could miss its CO2 reduction targets if it fails to exploit the full potential of smart technology.
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