In evidence presented to the UK Science and Technology Committee, BT and Vodafone execs said completely removing Huawei by 2023 would cause major disruptions, even digital blackouts.
The coronavirus pandemic forced the world into some very dramatic changes, with connectivity critical for continuity; but what are the trends worth keeping an eye on now?
With Huawei’s fate looking increasingly fragile as the US attempts to chop and chip at its supply chain, the vendor has stated it has the stockpile and capacity to meet all existing commercial contracts.
The on-going tension between the US and China is having a material impact on the telecoms industry, though the next stage of the battle plan might be to inhibit the Chinese app economy.
While it might seem unusual for one of the traditional Radio Access Network (RAN) vendors to be hyping OpenRAN, this appears to be incremental evolution to make Nokia more competitive.
The Huawei question has once again been raised, and it does appear its future looks bleak in the UK, but what considerations need to be addressed before any decision is made?
The rationale for US aggression against China has never been fully validated, but that is seemingly irrelevant as its sanctions increasingly push the UK to make an uncomfortable choice.
The Dutch data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, has said it will recommend against a Bill currently working its way through Parliament to use telecoms data in the COVID-19 fight.
Netflix and chill might have defined streaming trends for years, but it is video voyeurism which is capturing the attention of the youth nowadays.
As the UK continues to trail other European nations on fibre deployments, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has omitted broadband infrastructure from grand spending plans to drive the economy forward.
Social media giant Facebook is refusing to be blackmailed into having its censorship policies dictated to it, for now.
The FCC has officially designated Huawei and ZTE as threats to national security, barring any telecoms operator using federal funds to purchase or maintain equipment from the vendors.
During a press conference to announce his recovery plan for the country, UK PM Boris Johnson was asked if China’s growing oppression of Hong Kong had affected his thinking on Huawei.
Research from Vodafone UK suggests 5G connectivity could add as much as £38 billion to the UK economy over the next five years, and £158 billion over the course of a decade.
Tear up the rulebook, forget about what you learnt in Economics 101 and don’t bet on the market leader; the app economy is one segment which is supercharging start-ups like few others could dream of.
The campaign against Facebook has metastasised, as big brands increasingly decide all social media is too toxic for them.
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
The fact that the Department of Defense is linking Huawei to the Chinese military should surprise few, but this could be viewed as a bureaucratic tick-box exercise for a renewed assault.
Cambridge City Council has officially given Huawei permission to construct a 50,000 sq. meter R&D centre to focus on optoelectronics, serving as the international HQ for the segment.
Telecom Italia (TIM) has announced it has sold stakes in mobile tower group INWIT to French private equity firm Ardian and Canson Capital Partners, collecting €1.6 billion in the process.
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