If the opening keynotes of MWC17 are anything to go by, the “Next Element” of mobile networks is a brain –specifically, cognitive computing and artificial intelligence powerful enough to enable new services, empower customers and Read more…
Amidst the flashy smartphone launches at MWC17, Nokia relaunched itself into the handset market with a throwback to its old glory days – but the key ingredient, profit, looks unlikely to make an appearance Huawei Read more…
The head of Bharti Airtel and the GSMA kicked off MWC17 by declaring a war on mobile roaming charges that are hurting not only the industry’s revenues, but also its reputation. Sunil Bharti Mittal – founder and chairman Read more…
Huawei officially released its CloudMetro solution at MWC17 on Monday in a bid to help operators migrate their metro networks to an open and modular cloud-based architecture. CloudMetro allows metro networks to harness cloud technology Read more…
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – Streaming video pioneer Netflix held out a vision of cooperation to potentially sceptical telecom partners on Monday, saying it could deliver a quality experience to mobile phones without hogging bandwidth needed Read more…
MWC17 news from Fira Gran Via, Day 2: Sailfish China Consortium, humanitarian big data, scalable hetnet solution, Cavium joins TIP Jolla launches Sailfish China consortium Jolla, developer of the open mobile operating system Sailfish OS, Read more…
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Phonemakers are piling in to fill a gap in the market left by Samsung, still licking its wounds from a costly recall of its flagship Note 7 and with no key device Read more…
Sterlite Tech says it is showcasing end-to-end telecom solutions at MWC17, including a smart city solution, fiber-optic gear and an Elitecore BSS platform tailored for digital commerce and customer management. Sterlite Tech’s smart city solution Read more…
SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom have established a Quantum Alliance at the MWC17 in Barcelona to enable secure communication in the coming age of quantum computing. Industrial espionage and cyber-attacks by hostile intelligence services are an increasing Read more…
Believe it or not, global banking giant Goldman Sachs have two equity traders left. That’s down from a high of 600 traders who were employed at Goldman Sach’s New York headquarters in the year 2000, Read more…
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand telecommunications company Spark said on Monday it was partnering with US video streaming giant Netflix in an arrangement that was the first of its kind. Spark’s broadband customers would receive Read more…
(Reuters) – Apple and German software maker SAP SE will release a tool aimed at helping developers build iPhone apps for big businesses, the two companies said on Monday. The software tool, to be released Read more…
Over 20 of the mobile sector’s heavy hitters from across the ecosystem on Sunday declared their intention to accelerate the standardization schedule the 3GPP’s 5G New Radio (NR) specs by proposing an interim NR spec that Read more…
FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) – Seeking to escape a cycle of falling prices and tight regulation, big telecom operators from Vimpelcom to Telefonica are set to reinvent themselves as internet players to escape the industry’s straight-jacket of Read more…
At MWC17 this week, all eyes will naturally be on the latest handset launches by every major handset brand that isn’t named Apple. Away from the big guns, however, many smaller players will also be Read more…
Telstra said on Sunday it has selected Ericsson to supply equipment for several key programs supporting Telstra’s planned network transformation roadmap, to include nationwide optical network transformation and expansion, 5G NR trials, a media delivery cloud and what Read more…
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Nokia sees demand for higher speed 4G network equipment starting to recover this year, led by Japan, the company’s chief executive Rajeev Suri said on Sunday as he announced a series of Read more…
MWC17 news from Fira Gran Via, Day 1: 5G network slicing, scalable hetnets, 5G NR SnapDragons, pre-commercial 5G base stations, and live-translation earphones! Huawei releases 5G network slicing router … Huawei releases what it says Read more…
According to a recent Infosys & LTP blockchain study, over 80% of bankers expect blockchain technology to be commercially adopted by 2020. The study of more than 100 financial services professionals from 75 institutions found Read more…
(Reuters) – Google announced on Sunday that it will bring Google Assistant, its digital assistant technology, to smartphones running the latest versions of its Android operating system, vastly expanding its reach. The Google Assistant was Read more…
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