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DT in legal battle over ownership of the colour magenta

Deutsche Telekom is testing out the resourcefulness of its lawyers in an attempt to own the colour magenta as it battles with Israeli insurance start-up Lemonade.

• 10 days ago

US on the verge of signing some kind of trade deal with China

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has said his country is close to signing a deal with China that could lead to an easing of some trade restrictions.

• 04 Nov 2019

UK’s Zen Internet gets a £20 million overdraft to take on the incumbents

Independent UK ISP Zen Internet wants to take on the big operators and has secured £20 million in credit from the NatWest bank to help with that.

• 04 Nov 2019

UK Government delays Huawei 5G decision once again

The UK Government has announced the decision on whether Chinese vendor Huawei has a place in the UK digital economy will be delayed until after the General Election in December 12.

• 04 Nov 2019

Google pushes further into hardware world with Fitbit purchase

Google has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire wearables brand Fitbit as it further explores its options in the hardware segments.

• 01 Nov 2019

China switches on 5G

The world’s largest mobile market has gone live with its 5G networks, and is poised to become the largest 5G market in the world.

• 01 Nov 2019

Chinese state-linked hackers compromise Western telco networks

A new malware family used by state-linked Chinese hacking group APT41 has been used to compromise telco servers, potentially exposing text messages from military and government officials.

• 01 Nov 2019

Vodafone announces strategic virtue-signalling partnership

Operator group Vodafone will be flogging the Fairphone 3 to its European customers from next year.

• 01 Nov 2019

Facebook revenues surge as EU antitrust team revs its engine

Facebook has been on somewhat of a rollercoaster ride over the last 24 hours, revealing another quarter of impressive year-on-year growth, while rumours circulate it could be facing a competition probe.

• 01 Nov 2019

Jio accuses Indian cellular trade body of foul play

India’s leading mobile operator group thinks the fact that the trade body lobbied on behalf of two others is proof of bias against it.

• 31 Oct 2019

Sharing, selling and standardizing – the great spectrum conundrum

With the World Radiocommunication Conference currently underway in Egypt, it’s timely to discuss some of the spectrum issues facing the industry today.

• 31 Oct 2019

Apple continues its transition from products to services

Quarterly revenues for gadget giant Apple were up year-on-year but down for the full year, as the company increasingly relies on services.

• 31 Oct 2019

Revenues are down, but BT looks ready to do battle

Total revenues and profits might have slipped slightly at BT, though it met expectations and it seems the business is lining-up its pieces for an assault on the UK market.

• 31 Oct 2019

Samsung smartphone recovery overshadowed by semiconductor gloom

Samsung’s Q3 2019 numbers show improved performance in the smartphone business, but the semiconductor sector remains weak, which contributed to the 56% decrease in corporate level operating profit.

• 31 Oct 2019

Global smartphone market returns to growth, driven entirely by Samsung and Huawei

Shipments in the global smartphone industry returned to growth for the first time in two years according to the latest numbers from Strategy Analytics.

• 31 Oct 2019

The killer 5G app will be the one which changes behaviour – Orange

It is highly unlikely the telcos will be able to find the silver bullet to justify all 5G investments in a single swoop, and what we’re talking about today is unlikely to cut it.

• 31 Oct 2019

Xiaomi goes Suomi for camera research

The Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has set up in Finland its largest R&D centre outside of China for imaging technologies.

• 30 Oct 2019

Networks need to be built for IoT not smartphones – Sprint

If telcos are going to back the IOT trend to realise the promised fortunes of the digital economy, are they building networks to fulfil this ambition?

• 30 Oct 2019

Huawei destroys the competition in Chinese smartphone market

According to the latest numbers from research firm Canalys, Huawei’s Q3 smartphone shipments in China increased by 66% while all its competitors declined.

• 30 Oct 2019

Government policy has held UK back in pursuit of digital economy

While the investment climate for connectivity infrastructure has certainly been improving in recent years, a proactive and prioritised government is critical to ensure rapid evolution to the digital economy.

• 30 Oct 2019