Nokia exec spotlights untapped marketsmobileworldlive.com CCA ANNUAL CONVENTION, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND: Nokia Bell Labs executive Theodore Sizer (pictured, right) urged operators to turn their attention …
Japan KDDI backs project to promote payments in Japanmobileworldlive.com KDDI became the latest wallet provider in Japan to join the Mobile Payment Alliance (MoPA), a group founded with the aim of increasing uptake of the …
Messaging Interop exec highlights RCS opportunity, hurdlesmobileworldlive.com LIVE FROM CCA ANNUAL CONVENTION, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND: Interop Technologies executive Josh Wigginton tipped adoption of rich communication …
Mobile Blockchain group closes on mobile payments launchmobileworldlive.com Members of The Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG), including SoftBank, Sprint and Indonesian operator Telin, thrashed out the details of …
Google Google gives 9 countries a new Assistant voicemobileworldlive.com Google launched new voices for its virtual assistant in nine countries, bolstering effort to expand users’ choices and bring more diversity to its …
Facebook partners with Ray-Ban maker on AR glassesmobileworldlive.com Facebook is reportedly working on developing augmented reality (AR) glasses in partnership with Ray-Ban maker Luxottica, joining a number of rival …
Investing Kinnevik spins-out Millicom holding to shareholdersmobileworldlive.com Investment company Kinnevik confirmed it will distribute its entire 37.2 per cent stake in operator Millicom to its shareholders, as part of a change …
AT&T AT&T chief defends strategy in face of investor unrestmobileworldlive.com AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson stood by the company’s big money media buys following scathing criticism from shareholder Elliott Management, as separate …
Intelligence Brief: Who Would License Huawei’s 5G Tech?mobileworldlive.com Last week, following a two-hour interview of Huawei’s CEO and founder (Ren Zhengfei) by The Economist, the vendor’s 5G network solutions became the …
Huawei Huawei boss insists 5G sale would boost competitionmobileworldlive.com LIVE FROM HUAWEI CONNECT, SHANGHAI: Ken Hu, Huawei rotating chairman, expressed confidence its founder’s surprise offer to transfer access to its 5G …
Huawei FCC Commissioner slams Huawei; urges kit removalmobileworldlive.com LIVE FROM CCA ANNUAL CONVENTION, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND: FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks laid into Huawei on the keynote stage, criticising the …
iPhone Japan ranks as cheapest iPhone 11 market in Asiamobileworldlive.com NEW ANALYSIS: The new iPhone is out and will hit stores on 20 September, but consumers across Asia Pacific will face widely different prices, with …
Ericsson Ericsson warns on network slicing challengemobileworldlive.com LIVE FROM CCA ANNUAL CONVENTION, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND: Ericsson North America’s CTO for regional operators G.S. Sickand (pictured, second from …
Snapchat Snapchat enters 3D worldmobileworldlive.com Snap introduced a 3D Camera mode for a select number of phones, as it bolsters efforts to close the gap on rival Instagram. With the new feature, …
OnePlus 7 OnePlus to unveil new flagship next weekmobileworldlive.com OnePlus confirmed it will launch its 7T series of smartphones on 26 September in both India and North America, expected to consist of two new devices. …
WhatsApp WhatsApp plans India payment launch by end-2019mobileworldlive.com WhatsApp India head Abhijit Bose voiced confidence its delayed payments service would finally be launched commercially by the end of this year, The …
West Midlands Blog: How fast will 5G transform industries?mobileworldlive.com 5G has knocked on our door and the network technology has been touted as capable of changing the world as we know it. Industries, where productivity …
Google Pixel Google sets date for Pixel launchmobileworldlive.com Google’s new Pixel smartphones are expected to be unveiled at an event in New York on 15 October. There was no official confirmation, but the internet …
HTC HTC poaches Orange exec for CEO rolemobileworldlive.com Taiwanese electronics maker HTC named Orange executive Yves Maitre as its new CEO, replacing Cher Wang effective immediately. In a statement, HTC said …
Apple Apple begins appeal against huge EU tax billmobileworldlive.com Apple’s legal representatives slammed a 2016 European Commission (EC) decision to charge the company €13 billion in back taxes as defying common …
Mergers & Acquisitions Axiata to pursue mergers despite Telenor deal collapsemobileworldlive.com Axiata Group president and CEO Jamaludin Ibrahim revealed the company would target combining operations with rivals in some markets, Bloomberg …
China Telecom Chinese operators face US licence oppositionmobileworldlive.com US government officials increased pressure on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to assess whether two state-owned Chinese operators should …
Wi-Fi Industry primed for next-gen Wi-Fi technologymobileworldlive.com Kevin Robinson, VP of marketing at the Wi-Fi Alliance, tipped the Wi-Fi certification 6 programme (launched 16 September), to improve experience in …
China LG Uplus, China Unicom team on 5G roamingmobileworldlive.com South Korean mobile operator LG Uplus partnered with China Unicom to offer roaming service for its 5G customers travelling in China. The operators …
Wireless FCC clears 3.5GHz deploymentsmobileworldlive.com US operators celebrated as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave long-awaited permission for initial commercial deployments in the shared …
Qualcomm Qualcomm brings RF venture in-housemobileworldlive.com Qualcomm shelled out $3.1 billion to acquire TDK Electronics’ interest in RF360 Holdings, in a move to bring the RF front-end joint venture …
Apps Apple offers grace period on subscription paymentsmobileworldlive.com Apple debuted a new billing feature for subscription apps, which grants users more time to fix payment issues before they are cut off from paid …
Rakuten Blog: Will Rakuten Mobile be the Jio of Japan?mobileworldlive.com Rakuten Mobile, the fourth mobile operator in Japan, aims to use technology to gain a significant cost advantage over rivals, but its planned …
Accenture Accenture warns banks over digital finance challengemobileworldlive.com Accenture predicted up to 15 per cent of banks’ global payments revenue, or $280 billion, is likely to be captured by new competitors pushing digital …
Climate Global operators back GSMA-led climate initiativemobileworldlive.com More than 50 of the world’s largest mobile operators agreed to start disclosing the environmental impact of their businesses, as part of a new …
