Mobile and Infrastructure News
From government licensing through to ISP and infrastructure, this is our global news and commentary of all things 5G, mobile and telecommunications related.
Softbank Group’s Arm releases chip tech for high-end Android devices
Arm Ltd, the semiconductor firm owned by Japan’s Softbank Group Corp released new technology aimed at helping Android devices catch up to Apple Inc’s iPhones for certai...
Nokia shuts plant in Tamil Nadu after 42 test positive for coronavirus
Nokia last week suspended operations at a telecoms gear manufacturing plant in southern India, the company said, after some of its employees tested positive for coronavirus.
Apple to reopen about 100 stores in the US, most with curbside pickup
Apple plans to reopen about 100 stores in the United States, mostly with curbside pickup but some with walk-in service, the company said on Tuesday.
The Red Cross urges halt to cyber-attacks on healthcare sector amid pandemic
The Red Cross called for an end to cyber-attacks on healthcare and medical research facilities during the coronavirus pandemic, in a letter published and signed by a group of polit...
Latvia to launch Google-Apple friendly coronavirus contact tracing app
The small Baltic nation of Latvia aims to become one of the first countries to launch a smartphone app using a new toolkit created by US technology giants Apple and Google to help ...
Court rejects attempt to stop 5G rollout in the Netherlands
A court in the Netherlands has rejected a suit brought by a group seeking to halt the country’s 5G telecommunications network rollout over possible health concerns.
UK plans cut in Huawei’s 5G network involvement – newspaper report
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to reduce Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies involvement in the UK’s 5G network in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis,...
Vodafone names Heineken’s Van Boxmeer as its new chairman
Vodafone, the world’s second-biggest mobile phone operator, has recruited Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer, the current Chief Executive of brewer Heineken, to succeed Gerard Kleiste...
US strikes at a Huawei prize: chip juggernaut HiSilicon
The latest US action against Huawei Technologies takes direct aim the Chinese giants HiSilicon chip division, a business that in a few short years has become central to China’...
Irish regulator questions Apple over recordings
The Republic of Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), Apple’s main regulator in the EU, has said it was in contact with the company after a whistle-blower calle...
SoftBank to sell $3.1 billion worth of Japan telecom unit stake
SoftBank Group Corp said it plans to sell 5% of its domestic telco SoftBank Corp, currently worth $3.1 billion, as part of a programme to raise $41 billion through asset sales.
Xiaomi gets first-quarter sales boost as smartphone demand rebounds
Xiaomi Corp reported a 13.6% rise in first-quarter revenue, beating estimates, as the Chinese smartphone maker sold more phones and benefited from sales of its higher-priced 5G mod...
US regulators open door to possible tightening of Huawei chip curb
US regulators are open to making changes to close what some see as a loophole in a new rule aimed at curbing global chip sales to blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawe...
Financial gain trumps espionage as top motivator in cyber attacks: report
Money trumped spying as the top motivator for data breaches last year, according to Verizon’s annual report on cyber crimes published on Tuesday.