Disney cuts cinemas out of the loop
A perfect storm for cinema operators sees Disney join the stampede towards streaming new movies direct to consumers.
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Softbank invests $215m in Kahoot!, more spending to come
Softbank has a acquired a 9.69% stake in Norway’s Kahoot! at a cost of US$215 million, and is reportedly looking for external funding for a new acquisition vehicle.
Nokia reckons 5G is the future
Finnish kit vendor Nokia has done one of those grand studies that extrapolate a technology to see what its total economic impact might be.
LoRaWAN goes trans-Tasman via Spark’s NNNCo deal
LoRaWAN boosted its cross-border credentials on Monday thanks to a partnership between Spark New Zealand and Australia’s National Narrowband Network Company (NNNCo).
Private equity firm EQT has KPN in its sights – report
Yet another telco has attracted interest from a private investor. This time around, buyout firm EQT is reportedly eyeing up Netherlands incumbent KPN.
US, UK and allies renew call for state backdoors into encrypted digital products
Security services in seven allied countries want to be able to hack into digital products that protect their user’s privacy through end-to-end encryption.
OpenRAN capex to overtake traditional RAN spending by 2028
Capital expenditure on OpenRAN radio units (RUs) is expected to reach $47.4 billion by 2026, predicted ABI Research this week.
BT adopts Open Caching for its edge CDN
UK telco group BT is preparing its network for the expected explosion in 8K video and AR/VR usage.
Belgium says bye-bye Huawei, hello Nokia
The two largest Belgian CSPs have announced a wholesale swap-out of Huawei gear in their RAN, in favour of Nokia.
T-Mobile US pounces on AT&T’s DSL PR gaffe with ramped up FWA service
Never one to pass up an opportunity to make its rivals look bad, T-Mobile US is extending its fixed-wireless access (FWA) service to areas left in the lurch by AT&T’s DSL phase-out.
UK asks Europe to stay out of the O2-Virgin deal
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has asked the European Commission not to get involved in the merger as it’s none of its business.
UK MPs recommend faster Huawei removal if China doesn’t behave itself
The Parliamentary Defence Committee has published a detailed report on UK 5G security, which takes a robust position over China.
Hedge fund launches £1.1 billion bid to take TalkTalk private
UK ISP TalkTalk has agreed to discuss a takeover bid from its second-biggest shareholder.
Think-tank sounds alarm over UK’s full fibre future
Radical policy changes are needed if the UK is to achieve nationwide FTTP coverage, according to a new report.
UK Information Commissioner confirms Cambridge Analytica was a storm in a teacup
The supposed scandal around the data analytics supplied by Cambridge Analytics was manufactured by people with a political agenda.
TM Forum and MEF lead by example on collaboration
Two major telecoms industry associations have decided to align their API standards to ensure they remain open and widely interoperable.
Deutsche Telekom ramps up FTTH ambitions with Telefónica wholesale deal
Deutsche Telekom has pledged to accelerate its fibre rollout after reaching a wholesale FTTH deal with rival Telefónica.
Global Telecoms Awards 2020 shortlist announced
The small matter of a pandemic was never going to get in the way of the annual celebration of telecoms excellence that is the GLOTEL Awards.
Europe rules to restrict mass electronic surveillance, sort of
The European Court of Justice has ruled that it’s illegal for countries indiscriminately collect electronic communications data, unless they have a really good reason.
US government’s big tech investigation doesn’t spare the hyperbole
Barons, monopolies, tycoons. These are some of the adjectives describing Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a damning US government antitrust report on big tech.
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