Telecoms
Danes won’t sell Greenland to Trump but will they buy Huawei’s No-Spy deal?
A WEEK IN IoT: While Huawei is concentrating so much of its effort on launching its own operating system, the HongmengOS, (known in English as the HarmonyOS) it may come
Read moreZTE signs 5G cooperation agreement with UDFJC university in Colombia
ZTE Corporation, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, has signed a five-year 5G cooperation agreement with Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas of
Read moreWorkz sees mobile growth in West Africa
Workz Group, the mobile and IoT solutions provider announced the opening of its office in Dakar, Senegal to serve the West African telecoms market. This strengthens Workz’ African presence becoming
Read moreResearch reveals more UK telecom and IT professionals trapped in a rut at work than any other business sector
New research from executive mentors Rutbusters reveals the scale of the problem across Britain’s businesses from managers and professionals who say they are stuck in demanding roles they hate.
Read moreDigital Transformation World predictions: 5G moves from hype to reality
Digital Transformation World is upon us, and as the telecoms industry meets in Nice, John English, director of Marketing, Service Provider Solutions, Netscout, shares his thoughts on some of the
Read moreCEO tells IoT Now why Hansen Tech is buying Sigma for £89.4mn
In a cash-only deal announced today, Hansen Technologies, based in Australia, is to acquire Canada’s Sigma Systems for CAN$157 million. The deal took market watchers by surprise and in an exclusive
Read moreOz-based Hansen Tech snaps up Sigma to build create-sell-deliver software for telcos, media and high-tech firms
Global provider of catalogue-driven software, Sigma Systems, announced today that it is being acquired by Hansen Technologies for an undisclosed sum. Hansen is a specialist in billing, data management and customer care solutions for the energy, water, pay-TV,
Read moreMore than half of telecoms leaders admit to launching transformation initiatives without a clear strategy
New research from Celonis finds that, despite significant pressure to embark on transformation initiatives that enable greater productivity, improve customer service and reduce costs, most telecoms businesses remain unclear about what they
Read moreChina Telecom and Tata partner to bring global connectivity to customers’ IoT devices
China Telecom Global and Tata Communications are working together to launch a global Internet of Things (IoT) service in the Chinese market. The partnership will allow companies to deploy and manage IoT devices
Read moreNew cybersecurity interoperability helps service providers cut network risks
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global provider of cybersecurity solutions, reports that its telecom IoT security solution, Virtual Network Function Suite (VNFS), has been certified as VMware Ready.
Read moreKPMG UK appoints new Technology, Media and Telecoms head and chair
KPMG has appointed Ian West as its new UK head of its Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practice, effective immediately. Alongside West’s appointment, the firm has appointed David Elms as
Read moreC-level IT decision-makers facing tough dilemmas over implementing new technologies, says report
New research has found that senior IT decision-makers in the telecoms industry are primarily concerned with whether their companies were ready to implement these technologies, meet the challenges they represent,
Read moreEricsson apologises for telco service failures, identifies expired software certificate as main issue
Ericsson has issued a statement apologising to its customers and customers’ customers for causing a lengthy loss of all mobile data and some voice services yesterday. As we reported, a failure
Read moreHuawei CFO arrested in Canada ‘at US request’, while Ericsson is blamed for O2 UK and Japan network fails
WEEK IN TELCO IT – Mainstream media outlets have been dominated in the last 24 hours by two telecoms-related news stories. As Jeremy Cowan reports, the China-based network systems giant, Huawei is demanding the
Read moreSiTime and Bosch accelerate innovation in MEMS Timing for 5G and IoT
SiTime Corporation, a provider of MEMS timing, and Bosch, a global supplier of technology and services, announced a strategic technology partnership to accelerate innovation in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) timing.
Read moreeUICC eSIMs perception Vs reality: Mind the GAP!
Anyone connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) and M2M communications industries will be acutely aware of the levels of ambition and investment being set for the Embedded Universal Integrated
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