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LG UPlus shows that content is still king when it comes to monetizing 5G
In South Korea, third-place LG UPlus is leading in 5G revenue growth. Faster download speeds are a factor, but it’s all down to content. Read more…
Articles by John C. Tanner
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How Huawei and ONDE are helping Thailand fight COVID and go digital
Thailand’s ONDE is in collaboration with Huawei to fight COVID-19 with digital technologies and accelerate it becoming a digital nation. Read more…
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Are contact tracing apps worth the privacy trade-offs? We don’t know
The rush to release contact tracing apps may result in mistakes that sacrifice both privacy and accuracy. But it doesn’t have to be that way … does it? Read more…
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SmarTone arrives fashionably late to Hong Kong’s 5G party
SmarTone launched 5G in HK Thursday, almost two months after its rivals, but says the delay gave it time to get the customer experience right Read more…
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SoftBank’s investment strategy fails big – but it can still fail well
We always hear how digital companies must embrace failure, so should we really be freaking out over SoftBank’s investment flops? Well no, not yet. Read more…
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The COVID-19 data surge isn’t a temporary blip – it’s probably permanent
Thanks to COVID-19, data traffic is spiking as more people work from home and stay indoors. But telcos shouldn’t count on volumes returning to normal. Read more…
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COVID-19 spread shows GSMA totally made the right call on MWC
When the GSMA canceled MWC over COVID-19, some argued it was an irrational decision because the flu kills way more people. Here’s why that’s a bad argument. Read more…
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SparkLabs Connex collaborative ecosystem for IoT start-ups
IoT start-up accelerator SparkLabs Connex has a secret sauce: an ecosystem of partners committed to the collaboration IoT needs to thrive. Read more…
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US 5G war on Huawei gets even dumber with bizarre Barr idea
US Attorney General Barr suggests the US should buy control of Nokia and Ericsson to counter Huawei’s 5G market dominance. Holy crap, what a stupid idea. Read more…
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Coronavirus: if we can’t cancel MWC, let’s cancel the boring bits
The GSMA’s decision to not cancel MWC due to the coronavirus is a bad one. But then there are no good choices. Maybe they could cancel the keynotes? Read more…