Xiaomi’s overseas growth engine threatened by pandemic
Other Chinese companies might be facing difficulties in this aggressive political climate, but Xiaomi seems to be getting on just fine if 2019’s numbers are anything to go by.
Other Chinese companies might be facing difficulties in this aggressive political climate, but Xiaomi seems to be getting on just fine if 2019’s numbers are anything to go by.
Six years ago the European Union started ‘encouraging’ mobile phone makers to unite around a common charger format, but they didn’t take the hint.
It might be nothing more than a symbolic milestone for the moment, but Samsung claims to be leading the way for 5G device shipments at the close of 2019.
Almost three years ago, Apple decided it could get by without Imagination Technologies as a supplier, but 2020 gets off to a flier for the UK chip firm resigning a licencing agreement.
Reports emerged about Apple’s interest in Intel’s smartphone modem business a few weeks back, and now the rumour mill is back up-and-running as more sources suggest conversations.
The last few years has seen an increasing number of consumers hold onto devices for longer, and the trend does not seem to be changing right now.
Sneaking in-front of Vodafone to debut on May 30, EE’s 5G proposition will be launched across six cities in the UK with a range of different devices and interesting bundling options.
Google has finally won regulatory approval from the FCC to start testing the more advanced features of Project Soli, a radar-based motion sensor to allow the user to control devices through gestures.
The long-running legal battle between Qualcomm and Apple has been stepped up a level as the chipmaker effectively accuses the iLeader of corporate espionage.
Apple’s relationship with the White House looks to be straining at the seams as the iLeader continues to criticise the impending trade war, while the President offers little knowledge of how supply chains actually work.
After taking the lead in the Indian market, Xiaomi has continued the solid progress by snapping up second spot Indonesia, another one of the world’s most lucrative markets.
The smartphone is central to our lives, but it doesn’t seem like we are being bought by the latest fads as easily anymore.
A couple of months back we wondered when would be the breaking point in the Apple/Qualcomm relationship, and now reports are emerging that time is now.
The Samsung consumer business might have gone down in a ball of flames last year, but 2017 is proving to be a different type of game as the semiconductor business unit reports impressive growth.
With the rest of the industry trying to move away from the subsidized handset model, Sky’s mobile offering has decided to go the other direction.
T-Mobile US has continued its war against Verizon and AT&T by launching a new smartphone rental scheme, enthusiastically called “JUMP! On Demand”. Customers on the tariff can trade in their existing smartphone for a shiny new one up to three times a year.
Handset giant Samsung has acquired UK chipmaker CSR’s handset technology development business in a deal worth $310m. The acquisition is part of Samsung’s “complete platform strategy”, according to analysts, as the Korean vendor looks to cut its dependency on external silicon suppliers.
An Intel executive has admitted that the company’s historical inability to win a share of the mobile space stemmed from its failure to properly understand the operator community. Herbert Weber, EMEA marketing director for mobile and communications at Intel, told Telecoms.com that the firm has since taken the time to understand the nuances between the PC and mobile business models and has adjusted its offerings and features accordingly to appeal to operators and consumers alike.
ZTE hopes to help pave the way to becoming third largest handset vendor by 2015 with an array of eight new devices launched at MWC 2012. Although a global aspiration, the new devices will mainly target users in Europe, Japan, the USA and China.
The new innovations that could revolutionise handsets are making their way to the market after a Korean handset manufacturer announced it is launching an Android handset equipped with touchless hand gesture recognition technology, while Samsung has confirmed it will be launching devices next year that will have flexible display screens.
5G lessons from Asia https://t.co/O53P1VIVvW #5G #Altran
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KPN's fibre-backed growth plan is very traditional telco https://t.co/qFmDdAkDdo #4GLTE #5G
24 November 2020 @ 13:45:03 UTC
Vodafone UK doubles down on IoT https://t.co/VT6zLyNtdB #IoT #IOT
24 November 2020 @ 13:45:02 UTC
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