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Nokia Announces Plans for More Job Cuts
Nokia has announced sweeping job losses as the consequence of its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent. ...read more
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Travels with my smart phone
The more we rely on our smart phones being connected to the Internet, the greater the anxiety we feel if we lose that connection when travelling, ...read more
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Alfa Telecom Offers to Sell Turkecell Stake for $2.7 Billion
Russia's Alfa Telecom has indicated that it is willing to sell its stake in Turkcell for US$2.7 billion in a move which could finally resolve a long running legal dispute. ...read more
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Global Smartphone Sales Growth Slowing in 2016
Gartner said global smartphone sales will for the first time exhibit single-digit growth in 2016. ...read more
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Japanese Networks Ordered to Stop Heavy Discounting
Two of Japan's mobile networks have been ordered to reduce the discounts they are offering on some smartphones which breach guidelines aimed at ending high discounting. ...read more
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Italian Telco Merger to be Investigated by European Commission
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether the proposed joint venture between the telecommunications activities of Hutchison and VimpelCom in Italy is in line with the EU Merger Regulation. ...read more
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Wuhan Intest selects Gemalto's LTE technology for Connected Cars in China
Gemalto says that it will provide its Cinterion wireless module to Wuhan Intest Electronic Technology to enable LTE connectivity on their Telematics-Box (T-Box). ...read more
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Gulf Operators Cut Roaming Rates
The UAE's telecoms regulator has ordered the country's two mobile network operators to cut the cost of roaming overseas within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. ...read more
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Mobistar to Rebrand as Orange
Belgium's Mobistar has announced that it is to rebrand as Orange, the name of its majority shareholder. ...read more
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Optus Cutting Nearly 500 Jobs
Australia's Optus has announced plans to rationalise its operations in a move that aims to cut costs by more than AU$200 million. ...read more
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Smartphone technology adapted into super-sensitive gravity detector
Scientists have found a way to adapt a system often found in smartphones to create a super-sensitive detector capable of measuring minute changes in gravity. ...read more
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High-Growth Wireless Charging Market Matures in 2016
Annual shipment volume is expected to top one billion units by 2020 and two billion by 2025, according to IHS. ...read more
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Ntel to Launch LTE Services Imminently
Nigeria's Ntel, which recently bought the assets of struggling former state-owned telco, Nitel, has announced launch details for its own LTE network. ...read more
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ZTE to Replace Three Executives in Wake of US Sanctions
Three senior ZTE executives, including the CEO are expected to resign later this week, following a decision by the US government to impose restrictions on the company. ...read more
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Seven in Ten say the "Dark Net" should be Shut Down; Three in Ten Disagree
Seven in ten (71%) global citizens say the "dark net" should be shut down, according to a new Ipsos poll commissioned by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). ...read more
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Lifting Restrictions and Better Regulation to Unleash the Digital Economy in Palestine
A new World Bank report estimates the Palestinian mobile sector revenue losses at more than US$1 billion in the last three years. ...read more
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ZTE helps China Unicom launch VoLTE commercial trial
ZTE has announced that it has launched a commercial trial of voice over LTE (VoLTE) high definition voice services in Henan province for China Unicom. ...read more
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India's Tablet Market Posts 8.2 percentage Annual Growth in 2015
Samsung: Samsung took the second place in 2015 Q4 with 15.8 percentage share, as shipments dip by 8.7 percentage sequentially against 2015 Q3 ...read more
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Huawei Profits Jump by a Third
China's Huawei has reported a one-third jump in its full year profits as the company said it was boosted by demand for its smartphones. ...read more
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Nearly Half Of In-Game Revenues Are Generated By Just 0.19% of Players
Swrve reveals that free-to-play game revenue remains skewed towards a small group of most active spenders - with just 0.19% of all players accounting for 48% of all revenue. ...read more
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