Ericsson did OK in Q3 21 despite China crisis
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson saw sales fall by 1% in the third quarter but that was mainly down to its well-publicised market share losses among Chinese operators.
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Virgin Media O2 incentivises subscribers to double-down on its services
Newly combined VMO2 has unveiled its first major product refresh since the merger completed, offering twice as much data goodness if customers double-down.
Telefonica turns to blockchain to help telcos flog towers
Telefonica and partner Atrebo have unveiled plans to use blockchain to gain greater visibility and control of telecoms towers, something that will be very useful for any party looking to offload these types of assets.
KDDI and SoftBank add Nokia to shared 5G RAN ticket
Nokia has secured itself a piece of the action in the shared 5G radio network being rolled out by Japan’s KDDI and SoftBank.
BT celebrates the return of live collaboration at BBWF 21
UK operator group BT was prominent on the first day of Broadband World Forum 2021 as the telecoms industry welcomed the opportunity to meet in person once more.
Google launches a more flexible iteration of its cloud portfolio
Google Distributed Cloud is a collection of hardware, software and services that aren’t restricted to the public cloud.
Nokia reckons it has cracked mmWave for 5G FWA
A new technology from Finnish kit vendor Nokia claims to have overcome millimetre wave propagation challenges for fixed wireless access use.
European telcos turn to satellite connectivity
Two major European operators this week detailed plans to use satellite connectivity to cover difficult-to-reach customers.
Carphone Warehouse brand disappears after 30 years on the high street
Carphone Warehouse has disappeared from the UK high street as part of a major, although admittedly none-too-creative, rebrand by its parent company.
Nokia claims 3x carrier aggregation first with a bit of help from MediaTek
Just when you thought carrier aggregation couldn’t get any better Nokia and MediaTek have only gone and added another carrier to the mix.
China Mobile didn’t even invite Ericsson and Nokia to its latest 5G tender
China seems to have decided not to even bother inviting foreign companies to bid on telecoms work anymore.
Facebook calamity shows how over-dependent we are on tech giants
US internet company Facebook is responsible for two of the world’s major social media services as well as one of its biggest messaging platforms, so when it goes down everyone suffers.
Orange has to spend more to boost loss-making banking business
Orange is taking sole control of its banking endeavour as well as feigning enthusiasm for ploughing extra cash into the outfit.
Norway raises $445 million from 5G spectrum sale
The auction of 5G spectrum in Norway has drawn to a close, with the state raising the best part of half a billion dollars in the process.
US and EU kiss and make up over tech collaboration and trade
A new thing called the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) met for the first time yesterday and made vows to collaborate more closely over many areas of tech.
Amazon bids to become an even bigger part of your life
Internet giant Amazon has unveiled a bunch of new products apparently designed to ensure there’s seldom a moment when you’re not interacting with the company.
TIM likely to control 45% of Italy’s cloud hub
TIM and a handful of partners have presented a proposal for the establishment of Italy’s proposed cloud hub to the government.
Facebook insists it will play nice with the metaverse
US Internet giant Facebook has attempted to combine the promotion of its own AR/VR strategy with a reassurance that it won’t abuse its consequent power.
US attempt to extradite Huawei CFO ends in defeat
For almost three years the US has attempted to extradite Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou on the back of allegations of fraud but it eventually threw in the towel.
Xilinx and NEC collaborate over new 5G radio units
NEC’s next generation of radio units will feature the Xilinx 7nm Versal AI Core, which will help with things like beamforming and OpenRAN.
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