LG teases phone with rollable screen at virtual CES 2021
Korean tech giant LG is the first major vendor to promise a smartphone with a rollable screen.
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T-Mobile raises $3bn to fund massive US spectrum spending
T-Mobile is tapping the bond markets to raise US$3 billion that will help to fund its upcoming spending on spectrum.
BT creates digital transformation unit, poaches Bharti Airtel exec to lead it
UK telecoms group BT reckons there might be something in this digital transformation thing, so it’s setting up a special silo to focus on it.
Orange Ventures legal separation is official
Orange has spun off its investment fund arm into a separate legal entity renamed as Orange Ventures with €350 million worth of start-up investments.
Covid-19 drives wearable device spending
Consumers will spend significantly more on wearable devices this year than they did last, with the Covid-19 pandemic proving to be a strong market driver, according to new data from Gartner.
DT reportedly wants to flog T-Mobile Netherlands
A new report cites a few anonymous inside sources for the gossip that Deutsche Telekom his hoping to get as much as €5 billion for its Dutch subsidiary.
AWS banning of Parler exposes the precariousness of the public cloud
Following activist pressure from its own employees, Amazon Web Services kicked social network Parler off its servers today.
Vodafone boosts Vantage’s earnings, IPO potential by adding UK towers
Vodafone will transfer its 50% stake in UK towers business Cornerstone to Vantage Towers, having brokered a deal with joint venture partner Telefonica to operate the unit as a commercial entity.
FCC Commissioner Pai’s Section 230 reform plans run out of time
The legal protections enjoyed by social media companies need updating, but that responsibility will fall to the Democrat-controlled FCC.
UK Parliament issues redundant report on BoJo’s broadband pledge
The UK Public Accounts Committee reckons even the revised gigabit broadband rollout target will be missed. Welcome to the party, pal.
Openreach looks to cut fibre rollout cost with Exfo deal
Openreach has signed up testing and analytics firm Exfo to help with its roll out of full fibre networks in the UK.
Social media companies set to permanently ban President Trump
The storming of the Capitol by a few nutters in fancy dress seems to have been the straw that broke the camel’s back regarding Trump’s relationship with social media.
Ericsson appoints former BT exec to lead its UK 5G charge
Ericsson has poached longtime BT executive Katherine Ainley to head up its UK and Ireland business, whose current focus is squarely on the rollout of 5G networks.
IoT consolidation abandoned as Telit tells U-blox to forget it
Swiss IoT logistics company U-blox wants to merge with UK company Telit Communications, which does much the same, but the latter doesn’t like the terms of the deal.
Sky recruits stateside for new CEO
Comcast Cable consumer president Dana Strong will take over as the new group chief executive of Sky this year after longtime holder of the post Jeremy Darroch tendered his resignation.
Vodafone UK continues SME push with 12 months ‘free’ broadband offer
Small and medium sized businesses are being especially hard hit by the continual lockdowns, so Vodafone UK is smart to push the boat out for them.
T-Mobile US benefits from Sprint effect in customer net adds
T-Mobile US is crowing about the growth in its customer base over the past year, but appears to be studiously ignoring the effect its acquisition of Sprint has had on the figures.
NYSE reverses its reversal on delisting Chinese telcos
This is just getting silly now. In the space of a few days the New York Stock exchange has reversed its position three times on the matter of listing China Mobile, Telecom and Unicom.
Zain KSA picks Nokia to help with 5G FWA push
Saudi Arabian operator Zain is going big on fixed wireless access for its broadband customers and is using Nokia kit to get the job done.
Orange boosts banking presence with Anytime acquisition
Orange is ploughing more money into its nascent banking operations in Europe, this time by acquiring small business focused neobank Anytime.
Polls
What role will consumers expect telcos to play when COVID-19 is behind us?
- As a reliable utility similar to the role they have managed to play during the pandemic (45%, 13 Votes)
- Rolling out new technologies and services to support new customer behaviours (28%, 8 Votes)
- Turning special service offerings during the pandemic into standard offerings (17%, 5 Votes)
- As a digital platform that they have struggled to change into since the pre-COVID times (10%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 19
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