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China
China’s Telecoms Are Cautious on 5G, Says Jefferies’s Lee
Bloomberg
Edison Lee, head of telecom research at Jefferies, discusses why China Mobile’s stock is under pressure, 5G spending, his thoughts on the Huawei …
Danielle Zitkusadded this to Everything T-Mobile
T-Mobile
T-Mobile opens a home internet trial in rural and underserved areas
Engadget - Kris Holt
The invitation-only, $50/month service has no data caps. T-Mobile is rolling out home internet service with an invitation-only trial starting today. It hopes to connect 50,000 homes in rural and underserved
Baaderadded this to Data Privacy
Finland
Finland Feds Investigate Nokia Phones Sending Data To China
zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden
Finland's chief of data protection said on Thursday that he would investigate Nokia owner HMD over claims that its mobile phones have been sending …
Digital Trendsadded this to Mobile
T-Mobile
T-Mobile goes after big cable companies, pilots wireless home internet service
Digital Trends
T-Mobile has announced a new pilot effort to bring an unlimited wireless LTE home internet service to up to 50,000 homes across the United States by …
Seeking Alpha
VEON
What A Dovish ECB And 5G Could Mean For European Telecom Stocks
Seeking Alpha - MarketGyrations
There are a number of European telecom stocks out there. Some of the biggest include Vodafone Group (VOD), Orange Inc (ORAN), Telefonica (TEF), …
Android Policeadded this to Android Police
Android News
[Update: LTE pilot program starting] T-Mobile wants to fix rural America's lack of ISP competition with 5G-backed wireless
androidpolice.com - Ryne Hager
Today T-Mobile has announced plans to "un-carrier" the home broadband market, launching its own service that aims to provide speeds over 100Mbps to …
OFCOM
Openreach dares to contemplate retiring its copper network
telecoms.com - 6 minutes ago
UK fixed-line wholesaler Openreach has launched an industry consultation into the switch to ‘full fibre’, which would involve retiring the legacy …
Reuters UKadded this to Business
Liberty Global
Sunrise confident shareholders will back $6.3 billion Liberty Global deal
Reuters - by Oliver Hirt
ZURICH (Reuters) - Sunrise Communications believes it can win shareholder backing to raise $4.1 billion to complete its takeover of Liberty Global’s Swiss business, Chief Executive Olaf Swantee told Reuters.
Ericsson
Ericsson gets some commercial 5G work from KT
telecoms.com - 25 minutes ago
Korean operator KT is buying a bunch of 5G NR kit and software to help it launch 5G commercially in a few weeks’ time. It has been a decent week for …
Elizabeth Warren
Silicon Valley doesn’t know where to look in the 2020 Presidential race
telecoms.com - Jamie Davies
Traditionally Silicon Valley has supported Democrat Presidential candidates but, with the resident internet giants increasingly becoming a political …
United Kingdom
Three UK readies assault on broadband market
telecoms.com - 1 hour ago
While its latest financials might not look mind-blowing, Three UK is steading the ship as it casts its eye towards the promised land of convergence …
Ian Calvertadded this to BT ( British Telecom )
Telecommunications
BT pleads for open access to street furniture
telecoms.com - Jamie Davies
BT is attempting to rally the industry in an attempt to convince local authorities to ditch the current exclusive concessions model in UK cities in …
Telecommunications
Huawei Win Awards In Multiple Domains At MWC19
telecoms.com - 1 hour ago
Mobile World Congress 2019 may be over for this year, but innovation never stops. In recognition of our contribution to the ICT industry, GSMA ranked …
Filipe Azevedo, Ph.D.added this to InfoSec
Huawei
Germany pushes back against US Huawei threats
telecoms.com - 28 minutes ago
It tried scaring her, to convince her with niceties, the diplomatic approach and finally threats, but the US cannot seem to break the will of German …
Neil Kakitaadded this to My Web Wanderings
T-Mobile
T-Mobile’s $50 home Internet service has no data cap, but plenty of limits
Ars Technica - Jon Brodkin
50Mbps home service is invitation-only and faces slowdowns when 4G is congested. T-Mobile today said it is starting "an invitation-only pilot for …
Auctions
Money is piling up in the US 24 GHz auction
telecoms.com - Wei Shi
Over 30 companies have put more than $560 million in bid money on the table at FCC’s auction for the 24 GHz frequency. And this is only the …
Seeking Alpha
Argentina
JPMorgan: Telecom Argentina to benefit from emerging-market upgrade
Seeking Alpha - Jason Aycock
Telecom Argentina (TEO -1.5%) could be the "most benefited stock" by MSCI's upgrade of Argentina to emerging-market status, JPMorgan says. Expected …
IMANIMANadded this to MIMESIS
Pablo Picasso
This Museum Will Bring a Picasso to Your House for a Day If You Make a Really Good Case for Why You Deserve It
artnet.com - Caroline Goldstein
On View The project #myprivatepicasso is a collaboration between the Fondation Beyeler and Swisscom, a telecommunications company. , Have you always …
Telecommunications
Black Verizon employee alleges co-workers placed noose over her desk in Morristown
amsterdamnews.com - Cyril Josh Barker
A Black woman working at Verizon’s Morristown, N.J. office is alleging that a noose was left on her desk by her co-workers, according to reports.
Telecommunications
Inmarsat once again in the acquisition crosshairs
telecoms.com - 1 hour ago
Acquisition rumours are once again swirling around British satellite company Inmarsat, this time to take the company back to private equity control …
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Technology (China)
general counsel resigns days after CTO steps down
technode.com - Mar 20, 2019
2 min read JD.com is seeing a round of shake-ups on its management team. Long Yu, the company’s legal head, announced her resignation on her WeChat …
VICE
Mary Gay Scanlon
House Democrats Who Haven’t Supported Net Neutrality Yet Have All Taken Money from Telecoms
VICE
The deadline to pass the piece of legislation that would allow Congress to overturn the repeal of net neutrality is quickly approaching, yet many Democrats are staying mum. UPDATE: An earlier version this
Daily Mail added this to Top Stories
Telecommunications
Rokit reveals budget smartphones that play 3D films without the need for glasses while offering life insurance, funeral and
dailymail.co.uk - Joe Pinkstone In Los Angeles
Two low-cost smartphones which show 3D films without the need for cheap and uncomfortable glasses have been revealed. The firm behind the devices has …
The Times of Israeladded this to The Times of Israel
Israel
Israel's Bezeq Telecom expects to write-off 1.5 bln shekels for 2018
Reuters - Reuters Editorial
JERUSALEM, March 20 (Reuters) - Bezeq Israel Telecom said on Wednesday it expected to write off 1.5 billion shekels ($416 million) in its 2018 results due to the impairment of assets in its TV and other
Daily News and Analysisadded this to Entertainment
Entertainment (India)
Vodafone Idea and Zee Entertainment add a new dimension to content partnership
DNA India - DNA Web Team
Vodafone Idea Limited, India's leading telecom operator and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) announced a strategic partnership today for …
AfriForum
AfriForum accuses MTN of ‘racism’ for pulling out of Steve Hofmeyr concert
citizen.co.za - Citizen reporter
Minority lobby group AfriForum has released a statement accusing cellular giant MTN of racism for withdrawing sponsorship from an upcoming concert …
Anja Fadded this to Technology Ethics & Singularity
Bias
UK government grapples with bias in artificial intelligence
telecoms.com - 7 minutes ago
Artificial intelligence (AI) has enormous potential for good, but with applications processing data faster than we can comprehend, how do you protect …
Telecommunications
Huawei Unveils New Digital Inclusion Drive at Mobile World Congress
telecoms.com - 1 hour ago
“Tech4ALL will benefit 500 million more people over the next five years” says Huawei’s Ken Hu Huawei’s Deputy Chairman, Ken Hu, unveiled a new digital …
India
India's Vodafone Idea plans US$3.6b stock sale at sharp discount; shares tumble
theedgemarkets.com - www.theedgemarkets.com
BENGALURU (March 20): Vodafone Idea Ltd, India's largest telecommunications company by subscribers, on Wednesday approved 250 billion rupees (US$3.63 …
The Hindu Groupadded this to BusinessLine
Bharti Airtel
Telecom subscriber base crosses 120 cr: TRAI
thehindubusinessline.com - PTI
Jio, BSNL, Airtel add customers while Vodafone Idea and Tata Teleservices lost their mobile customers.