Huawei is even struggling in its domestic smartphone market
New data from research firm Counterpoint reveals Vivo and Oppo are scrapping it out for the top smartphone spot in China, with Huawei now a distant third.
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Giant Chinese smartphone vendor Vivo comes to Europe
The largest smartphone maker you’ve never heard of is finally venturing to Europe as Vivo brings over a full range of devices.
Brazil to lose MNO as Oi selects rivals for acquisition
Brazilian telco Oi has selected its trio of rivals as the acquirers of its mobile business unit, signalling competition in the market is about to shrink.
Bidding war for Brazil’s Oi begins to emerge
Telecom Italia, American Movil and Telefonica have renewed a joint effort to purchase Oi’s mobile business unit after being outbid by US private equity firm Colony Capital.
TIM, Claro and Telefonica table joint bid for Brazil’s Oi
Brazilian telecoms operator Oi has received a joint bid from its three rivals to acquire its mobile business unit, as the firm searches for cash to fight back against bankruptcy.
MediaTek defends itself after benchmark cheating accusations
After reports emerged suggesting MediaTek has been cheating the benchmarking system, the chipset manufacturer has vehemently defending its position.
Benign brother has got your back: China launches coronavirus app
China’s government bodies and businesses have jointly launched a mobile app to help the populace self-detect if they have been in close contact with those confirmed or suspected of carrying the novel coronavirus. The app has access to private data in the hands of multiple official holders.
Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo create ‘Peer-to-Peer Transmission Alliance’
Three Chinese smartphone vendors have created a cross-brand alliance to enable wireless file transfer without needing the internet.
Going under the hood of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855: plenty to like
More details of Qualcomm’s first 5G chipset have been released, bringing all-round improvements. 5G chipset for PCs was also announced.
Turns out Qualcomm’s Chinese buddies oppose Broadcom’s takeover bid
Qualcomm seems keen to enlist the services of its new set of Chinese allies in some of its many other fights.
Qualcomm tries to make friends and influence people in China
Embattled chip giant Qualcomm is so keen to acquire new allies it has held a special event in China to court its smartphone vendors.
Q1 2017 smartphone market – Chinese vendors to the fore
The Q1 2017 global smartphone shipment numbers are out and they show solid growth with nearly all coming from Chinese vendors, largely from their domestic market.
IDC has an early guess at the Q1 2017 smartphone market
Analyst firm IDC has published ‘preliminary’ smartphone shipment numbers several days before Apple announces its own, which anticipate further growth.
Samsung rides the Galaxy S7 wave in Q2 2016
The global smartphone market just about dragged itself back to growth on the second quarter, according to Strategy Analytics, and now that the dust has settled here are the full collated vendor numbers.
Ericsson wins smart city integration deal with Vivo
Sweden’s Ericsson has won a contract from Brazilian operator Vivo that will see the vendor manage the deployment of smart parking and lighting solutions as part of Vivo’s digital city project in São Paolo. Ericsson will partner with specialist providers as the project’s lead systems integrator and will assume responsibility for design, installation and deployment as well as post-deployment managed services, operations and maintenance.
Nextel taps Telefonica for LatAm coverage
Spanish carrier Telefónica has been contracted by Nextel branded NII Holdings to supply nationwide 3G coverage for voice and data services in Brazil and Mexico, expanding Nextel’s existing coverage.
Telefonica signs deal with office software provider
Operator group Telefonica has signed a deal with productivity tool provider Evernote to offer Vivo subscribers in Brazil a year’s subscription to its premium package.
Telefonica strikes OTT partnership with Evernote
In an example of how operators are leveraging OTT partnerships, Telefónica this week struck a deal with Evernote to make the information management application available to its global user base.
Brazilian operators select LTE providers
Brazilian operators Vivo and Oi have selected their suppliers for their LTE networks. Vivo, Telefônica subsidiary in the country, has announced that Swedish vendor Ericsson will supply and implement its 4G network in the North and Mid-Western regions of Brazil, as well as the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Bahia and Sergipe.
Telefonica’s move on Vivo to change Brazilian market
Spanish and Latin American carrier Telefonica’s acquisition of Vivo will have a significant impact on the Brazilian market, most notably giving the company the platform it needs to launch convergent services.
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