China Unicom has reached an agreement with several major Chinese technology companies — including Tencent, Baidu and Alibaba — that will bring a combined investment of $11.7 billion (£9.1 billion) into the operator. Ten investors, a mix of private and state-backed firms, will acquire slightly more than 35% of the shares in China United Network … Read more

To fully realize the advantages of 5G in China, telecom operators must collaborate closely with electricity providers. A new report produced by China Telecom, Huawei and the State Grid of China evaluates how the smart grid can be enhanced using 5G network slicing. China’s Made in China 2025 initiative aims to modernize the nation’s manufacturing … Read more

Huawei posted its slowest year-over-year revenue growth since 2013 in 2017, even though it briefly overtook Apple to claim third place in global smartphone shipments. According to a letter published on the company’s WeChat account by rotating CEO Ken Hu, Huawei’s revenue increased by roughly 15 percent to about 600 billion yuan (approximately $92 billion) … Read more

British telecoms regulator Ofcom has urged internet service providers (ISPs) to avoid raising broadband prices during the current cost-of-living crisis. The UK, like many countries, is grappling with sharply rising living costs. Inflation is expected to peak around 11 percent in October, and food price inflation has reached record highs. As a result, household spending … Read more

A new study by Servion highlights persistent problems: the UK telecoms sector is incurring rising costs due to poor customer service. Servion examined complaints data across the energy, financial and telecommunications markets, drawing on records from each industry’s ombudsman. The research found that the communications sector experienced a sharp increase in complaints in the UK, … Read more

Virgin Media O2, NEC, and Rakuten have switched on their first commercial Open RAN sites as part of a multi-vendor partnership in the UK. Open RAN (Open Radio Access Network) promotes interoperability and vendor diversity in mobile networks, helping reduce dependence on a small number of equipment suppliers and increasing resilience and choice for national … Read more

Customers across the UK experienced mobile connectivity problems after a technical fault affected EE, one of the country’s largest mobile networks. Initial reports of the disruption surfaced around midday, primarily from Vodafone customers. Users logged issues on Downdetector, a popular outage-tracking site, and shared their experiences on social media. While Vodafone maintained that its own … Read more

The European Space Agency (ESA) has partnered with 16 space industry companies to launch a new initiative called “Satellite for 5G.” Satellite for 5G aims to provide truly global, high-speed connectivity, reaching places that are difficult for terrestrial cellular networks to serve—mountainous regions, remote islands, and other hard-to-reach areas. While ground-based cell towers will remain … Read more

T-Mobile customers in the United States using compatible Samsung Galaxy phones have begun to see and, in some cases, use messaging over Starlink satellites. Announced a few months ago, the feature is now appearing in a limited rollout. Several Galaxy S24-series owners report active access, whereas previously the option showed up on supported phones but … Read more

Google has moved quickly to assert its influence over Motorola Mobility after completing the acquisition, announcing that Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha will step down and be replaced by long-time Google executive Dennis Woodside. Woodside, who previously served as president of Google’s Americas operations and played a central role in overseeing the Motorola acquisition, has already … Read more