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.
Coronavirus: Social and family life in Italy goes virtual
As 60 million Italians face a country-wide lockdown due to coronavirus, many daily interactions among family, friends and colleagues have moved to messaging platforms such as Whats...
Zhang Yiming, founder of ByteDance, gears up for the global stage
The founder of China’s ByteDance, owner of the wildly successful TikTok app, has for years aspired to make ByteDance the first Chinese firm to rival American internet giants ...
Major US ISP’s agree not to cancel services over next 60 days
The US telecoms regulator has stated that major internet providers including Comcast Corp, AT&T and Verizon Communications have agreed not to terminate service for subscribers ...
US senators seek to ban federal employees from using TikTok on their phones
Two GOP senators have introduced a bill aimed at banning federal employees from using Chinese social media app TikTok on their government-issued phones, amid growing national secur...
Lawmakers in the US seek to curb Huawei’s access to US banks
US lawmakers plan to unveil a bill that could be used to block Huawei from accessing US banks for certain transactions, in a bid to thwart the Chinese telecoms giant amid frustrati...
EU privacy rules no obstacle to coronavirus fight; smartphone tracking a no-no
Europe’s privacy rule book does not create obstacles to taking action to curb the coronavirus epidemic but mass tracking of people’s movements and contacts using smartp...
Top US envoy presses Canada over Huawei role in 5G network – officials
A senior US envoy has pressed Canada about Ottawa’s forthcoming decision on whether to allow China’s Huawei Technologies to take part in its 5G network, a move Washingt...
Grindr’s owner says to sell social media app for $608 million
The Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd said on Friday that it has agreed to sell Grindr LLC, a popular gay dating app it acquired in 2016, for about $608.5 million.
Nokia draws $560 million research and development loan for 5G
Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia drew a 500 million euro ($561 million) loan last month to help it to accelerate development of 5G technology, its annual report shows.
Huawei confident it will supply core networks technology to European operators
Controversial China-based telecom equipment maker Huawei is confident some European telecoms will choose it to provide 5G technology for their core networks, the chief representati...
Vodafone, TIM to win conditional EU approval for tower deal – sources
Vodafone and Telecom Italia (TIM) are set to secure conditional European Union antitrust approval to create Europe’s biggest mobile towers company, part of a strategy to roll...
The coronavirus domino effect: South Korean tech firms reel as Vietnam links curbed
For one South Korean multinational company that makes smartphone components used by Apple and LG Electronics, the coronavirus epidemic is dealing blow after blow.
Huawei executive suggests they’ll build a French factory regardless of 5G decision
Huawei will build a factory in France regardless of the government’s decision on whether to use its equipment in a new 5G network, an executive at the Shenzhen-based group sa...
Nokia enters 5G partnership with Marvell Technology
Nokia Oyj has entered into partnership with Marvell Technology, the companies said on Wednesday, as Nokia seeks to accelerate its so-far sluggish strategic shift to 5G.