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Chinese smartphone rivals replace Huawei in Europe

Huawei’s European smartphone shipments fell off a cliff in Q1 2021, according to Counterpoint, but its compatriots more than filled the void.

• 27 Apr 2021

O2 and Vodafone trade UK 5G spectrum

O2 and Vodafone have entered into a UK agreement to trade spectrum holdings in the 3.4 GHz-3.8 GHz band to create more efficient frequency blocks for 5G rollout.

• 27 Apr 2021

TIM wastes little time in making its OpenRAN move

Telecoms group TIM claims to be the first Italian operator to formally get the ball rolling on its OpenRAN deployment.

• 27 Apr 2021

Telefónica looks to the future with the same leader and a retro logo

Spanish telco group Telefónica concluded its AGM by re-electing José María Álvarez-Pallete as Chairman and CEO, and unveiling a rebrand

• 26 Apr 2021

Everyone’s getting into UK fibre, even Network Rail

The UK fibre market is a hive of activity, with altnets securing investment while the operator of the country’s rail network is looking for £1 billion to upgrade its telecoms network.

• 26 Apr 2021

Indian Covid crisis prompts surge in state social media censorship

The Indian government seems to be trying to silence public speculation that the recent surge in Covid cases was caused by political gatherings.

• 26 Apr 2021

Optus talks up ‘golden GHz’ as Australia awards mmWave spectrum

Australia has allocated the vast majority of the 26 GHz spectrum it has available, raising A$647.6 million (just over US$500 million) in the process.

• 26 Apr 2021

Tesla autopilot called into question

The autopilot function of smart electric cars made by Tesla is under intense scrutiny following a recent fatal accident.

• 23 Apr 2021

Orange threatens to pull €22-per-share offer for Belgian unit

The deadline for Orange’s public takeover bid for its Belgian business is fast approaching and the telco has indicated it will not leave its €22-per-share buyout offer on the table indefinitely.

• 23 Apr 2021

GiffGaff tops UK mobile customer satisfaction survey

Consumer advice outfit Which has published the results of its annual customer satisfaction survey, which revealed UK MVNO customers are its happiest.

• 23 Apr 2021

UK gets more OpenRAN investment, Mavenir gets Koch

Mavenir is making headlines, announcing a new OpenRAN development centre in the UK, scoring a $500 million investment from Koch Industries and even getting a new logo.

• 22 Apr 2021

5G boosts results in US… for towercos, not telcos

The biggest takeaway from Q1 reporting season is that in this, the 5G rollout phase, the impetus remains with the tower providers rather than the mobile operators themselves.

• 22 Apr 2021

Dish gambles on Faustian pact with AWS

Nascent US MNO Dish is the latest telecoms company to go all-in on the public cloud, entrusting Amazon Web Services to handle its entire 5G network.

• 22 Apr 2021

Orange mulls its Spanish predicament

Orange posted a fairly solid set of first-quarter results on Thursday, all things considered, but it was hard not to notice the fly in the ointment that is its Spanish operation.

• 22 Apr 2021

Rakuten decides to compete on price, again

The Japanese greenfield operator Rakuten Mobile has seen its low-price strategy driving fast subscriber growth, so it has decided to double down on its iPhone 12 offers.

• 22 Apr 2021

Europe moves to ban any AI tech it doesn’t like the look of

The European Commission is proposing new rules that will allow it to ban any form or implementation of AI it deems too risky.

• 21 Apr 2021

European 5G coverage on the up

Europe may not have been the first region in the world to launch commercial 5G services, but its mobile operators are working hard to roll out the technology.

• 21 Apr 2021

Ericsson heralds strong 5G momentum after another healthy quarter

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson just keeps delivering solid numbers as its investments in 5G R&D seem to be paying off.

• 21 Apr 2021

UK requires device makers to provide better security info

Proposed new UK legislation will require device makers to provide vital security information to consumers at the point of sale to help protect against cyber-attack.

• 21 Apr 2021

Vodafone puts its money where its mouth is with new OpenRAN lab

UK telco Vodafone has been banging on about OpenRAN for a while and is its biggest domestic cheerleader, so it’s good to see it lead from the front by investing in its development.

• 21 Apr 2021