UK finally decides to probe Newport Wafer sale

After dragging its feet for nearly a year, the UK government has launched a national security investigation into China-backed Nexperia’s acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab.

Telefonica celebrates portable 5G base stations

Telefonica has spent a few euros on the development of portable 5G base stations in Germany, with events like Munich’s Oktoberfest in mind.

China Telecom and ZTE unveil ‘self-adaptive’ network

Operator China Telecom and Chinese vendor ZTE have put their best brains together and created a self-adaptive spatiotemporal cognitive network, which is easy for them to say.

BT partners with MTN to offer business services across Africa

UK operator group BT has embarked on a rare foreign adventure by partnering with the B2B arm of pan-African operator group MTN.

Broadcom swoops for VMware in $61 billion deal

Chip and component manufacturer Broadcom has agreed to pay a whopping $61 billion a cash and stock transaction for cloud services firm VMware, and will also assume $8 billion of its net debt.

Spain splashes out €12 billion on chip making

The Spanish government has approved plans to spend more than €12 billion of public money on the manufacture of semiconductors.

Nokia and MiR to put on a 5G powered robot fleet parade

Finnish kit vendor Nokia and robot manufacturer Mobile Industrial Robots will showcase autonomous mobile robots at the Stuttgart based logistics event LogiMat.

Altice’s BT investment faces national security probe

The UK government is feeling twitchy about billionaire Patrick Drahi’s 18 percent stake in operator group BT.

DT, Inmarsat and Tampnet use oil rigs to improve inflight connectivity

The European Aviation Network (EAN) inflight broadband solution uses terrestrial base stations, of which there are few in the middle of the sea.

TIM and Open Fiber pick up €3.4 billion in broadband funding

Italian telcos TIM and Open Fiber have won government funding worth a total of €3.4 billion to roll out high-speed fixed broadband to uneconomic areas of the country.

Verizon security report finds record rise in ransomware

US telco Verizon warned this week that corporate ransomware attacks are increasing at an “alarming” rate.

Amdocs to acquire Mycom OSI for $188 million

Israeli telecoms software firm Amdocs has agreed to buy UK based Mycom OSI, which specialises in cloud-native assurance applications for 5G networks and wireline operator networks.

BT fuses fixed and mobile connections to boost copper speeds

UK telco group BT says it’s new technology can double download speeds and make upload speeds ten times faster on average for businesses which are not able to upgrade to fibre broadband.

Ukraine conflict leads to 10% European smartphone shipments fall

The latest European smartphone shipment data from analyst firm Canalys reveals the impact of the Ukrainian conflict.

Telefónica’s WEF sustainability grandstanding feels a tad self-serving

Telefónica’s CEO, José María Álvarez-Pallete explained to Davos how crucial digitalization is and how telecommunications infrastructure can save the planet. 

Ericsson, Nokia and Dell help T-Mobile US tap 5G enterprise opportunity

T-Mobile US has launched a raft of new enterprise 5G services in partnership with some big industry names, aiming to capture the much-hyped revenue opportunity in this space.

Nokia expands enterprise offering with new 5G gizmos and digital twin product

The Finnish kit vendor has unveiled a new spread of 5G enabled industrial equipment and an accompanying Nokia Network Digital Twin service to create virtual replicas of workspaces.

A fifth of telco customers are blood-sucking leeches

Operators need to overhaul their customer acquisition and retention strategies to stem a loss of earnings.

BT presents a straightforward use case for 5G at live sports

UK telco group BT used the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Saracens v Northampton Saints as a showcase for an understated but practical sounding bit of private 5G.

Three UK claims population coverage crown from EE

UK mobile operator Three reckons its 5G network now covers 54% of the population, which is a bit better than EE.

Italy falters again on 5G funding

The Italian government has opened a tender for more than €500 million worth of funding for the provision of 5G connectivity to areas without high-speed mobile coverage.

Qualcomm makes flagship Snapdragon chip a bit better

US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has further complicated its new Snapdragon naming scheme by throwing a ‘plus’ into the equation.

Ofcom wants to let Vodafone and O2 refarm 4G spectrum for 5G

UK telco watchdog Ofcom wants to alter some of O2’s and Vodafone’s spectrum licences so they can reuse frequencies they already have for 5G.

Ericsson and DT collaborate over ‘sustainable’ 5G radio

German telco group Deutsche Telekom and Swedish kit vendor Ericsson have built a solar and wind energy powered 5G site, which they say can be self sufficient given the right conditions.