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Ericsson under pressure to sell Iconectiv operations – report

Ericsson is allegedly under pressure from activist investors to sell OSS/BSS business unit Iconectiv, a deal which could be worth more than $1.5 billion.

• 04 May 2020

Nokia raises its OSS game

In the build up to MWC 2020 Nokia has got one of its announcements in early, in the form of the ‘cloud-native’ Network Operations Master software.

• 03 Feb 2020

Huawei promises to launch P40 with Google service replacement, reports say

Huawei has told the media that P40, the company’s next flagship smartphone will be launched with its own mobile service suite but will be built on Android 10 instead of its own HarmonyOS.

• 27 Dec 2019

Huawei remains defiant in face of Android threat

In a recent interview Huawei Founder Ren Zhengfei brushed off the effect of a ban on working with Google on his company’s smartphone fortunes.

• 28 Nov 2019

New law compels installation of Russian software on all smartphones sold there

The Russian parliament has passed a law compelling all smartphones and other connected devices to have Russian software installed.

• 22 Nov 2019

The Telecoms.com Podcast: ‘Free’ broadband, AfricaCom and OpenRAN

We’re back in the studio this week after Scott, Jamie and Iain have returned from their travels. Scott starts by reviewing the UK Labour party’s plans to nationalise the broadband network if they win the election. Then Jamie reviews the talking points from his visit to the AfricaCom event in Cape Town and Iain concludes by reporting on Vodafone’s big OpenRAN announcement at the TIP Summit in Amsterdam.

• 19 Nov 2019

Future proofing networks with open source technology

Open source software in particular is key to 5G and the IoT developments, because the software can power the automation of mission-critical functions required to support the high speeds and low latency of 5G, as well as the huge number of endpoints in IoT.

• 04 Nov 2019

Amdocs launches ‘future ready’ RevenueONE billing system

Telecoms software vendor Amdocs has unveiled its bid to bring billing into the 5G and cloud era, in the form of RevenueONE.

• 28 Oct 2019

Google updates Android for entry-level smartphones to be faster and safer

Google has announced a new version of Android Go, claiming the updated operating system for entry-level smartphones will run apps faster and support new data encryption technology.

• 26 Sep 2019

Who, outside of China, would buy a Huawei smartphone now?

Huawei recently launched its latest flagship smartphone, which is excellent in every respect bar the absence of Google apps. That alone will be a deal breaker for most.

• 20 Sep 2019

Huawei reportedly reckons it has an Android ban workaround

At a recent trade show a Huawei exec indicated that there may be a way to enable its future smartphones to access Android apps despite Google being banned from working with it.

• 09 Sep 2019

Nokia found to be best brand for prompt Android updates

There is significant variation in the performance of the leading Android smartphone makers when it comes to updating Android, according to new research.

• 02 Sep 2019

Google exposes massive iPhone hacking operation

Google’s Project Zero security team has revealed a vulnerability in iOS that exposed large numbers of users to a hack that allowed the installation of a monitoring implant.

• 30 Aug 2019

Samsung seeks to improve its productivity offering by cozying up to Microsoft

One of the more interesting parts of the Galaxy Note 10 launch was the announcement of a productivity partnership with Microsoft.

• 08 Aug 2019

Microsoft has also been a member of the eavesdropping gang – report

Microsoft contractors have been listening to Skype and Cortana conversations without the full knowledge and consent of the apps’ users, claims a report.

• 08 Aug 2019

Huawei Android alternative set to go live

Huawei has been forced to accelerate the development of its own smartphone operating system by the threat of having Android support taken away.

• 05 Aug 2019

Android to grudgingly offer search choice in Europe

As part of its ongoing bid to get the EU off its back Android will give European users a choice of default search provider from next year.

• 02 Aug 2019

Smartphone spyware FinSpy is back and thriving

Cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky has reported that FinSpy, a piece of malware that allows private information to be stolen from smartphones, has made a reappearance.

• 11 Jul 2019

IBM and Red Hat seal the deal

The $34 billion acquisition of opensource enterprise software vendor Red Hat by venerable tech giant IBM has finally been completed.

• 10 Jul 2019

KaiOS gains Orange support in African drive

Orange has come out in support of KaiOS Technologies, as the telco contributed to the $50 million raised in total during its Series B funding round led by Cathay Innovation.

• 21 Jun 2019