Italian broadband recovery plan in doubt after small islands failure
Italy’s telecoms players have all declined to take part in a project to roll out high-speed broadband in its islands, an outcome that could have a knock-on effect.
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New year, same old calls for digital censorship
The ‘fact checking’ industry thinks YouTube should use them more, while some doctors think Spotify should censor other doctors.
Facebook is being sued for £2.3 billion for ‘exploiting users’
A class action law suit claims social media giant Meta abused its dominant position and exploited the data of 44 million UK Facebook users.
Edge spending on track to hit $176 billion this year
Enterprises and service providers alike are preparing to spend big to unlock the benefits of edge computing.
Italian government wants control of TIM’s assets after any takeover
As the KKR takeover bid for Telecom Italia hangs in the air, the Italian government has signalled that it wants to control key strategic assets.
DAZN reportedly on cusp of sealing $800m BT Sport deal
A fresh batch of rumours claim UK sports media company DAZN is really close to buying BT Sport, and that an agreement could be reached this month.
DirecTV-Dish merger on the cards as market flounders
Talk of a merger between DirecTV and Dish has resurfaced once again, but this time the broader market conditions could make such a move more likely to get regulatory approval.
Ericsson and EE team up for Green Planet 5G showcase
Kit vendor Ericson and UK MNO EE have put together The Green Planet AR Experience, which seems to be designed to show off edge computing 5G capabilities.
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.
Vodafone promises free data to 200,000 ‘digitally excluded’ Britons
UK MNO Vodafone has pledged 24 million GB of data to the Good Things Foundation’s National Databank.
Telenor Myanmar to hike prices following regressive tax
Myanmar’s authoritarian regime has taken steps to wind the clock back to a time when mobile services were barely affordable.
Vodafone Idea CEO insists government won’t control company
Following the news that Indian government is set to become the largest single shareholder on troubled operator Vodafone Idea, its boss reckons he’ll still be calling the shots.
We downloaded 230 billion apps in 2021
Analytics firm App Annie claims 230 billion apps were downloaded and $170 billion was spent on apps globally in 2021.
Indian government continues its shakedown of Vodafone Idea shareholders
Struggling Indian telco Vodafone Idea is handing over a third of the company to the government in return for deferring its debts for four years.
Nokia upbeat about 2022 after topping last year’s guidance
Nokia said on Tuesday it expects to exceed last year’s margin target, and has high hopes for 2022.
Vodafone partners with Proximie for 5G and IoT powered healthcare
Health technology platform Proximie has partnered with Vodafone Business to digitise operating rooms with 5G, IoT and edge computing installations.
Fastweb plans to spend big on its network
Italian Telco Fastweb has unveiled its latest strategic plan that will see it spend €3 billion on network expansion, including 5G and FWA, over the next three or so years.
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?
O2 exploits opportunity created by competitors’ new roaming charges
Virgin Media O2 has confirmed it won’t be in introducing EU roaming charges, making it the only one of the four UK MNOs to do so.
T-Mobile US hoovered up 5.5m postpaid customers in 2021
US MNO T-Mobile is once again patting itself on the back by revealing 2021 was a record year for customer additions.
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