• Samsung Forges Deeper Ties with Qualcomm

    Unpacked event reveals Qualcomm's growing role in Samsung phones Samsung has been in sharp focus in recent weeks, announcing updates to its smartphone line-up ahead of the competitive and — ...

  • BeiDou Global Satellite System Lights Up

    China's answer to GPS, Galileo and GLONASS enters operation At the end of July, China announced the completion and commissioning of the third stage of its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. ...

  • Municipal MiFi

    Have wireless routers become the new municipal Wi‑Fi? As US carriers reported their latest financial results and subscriber metrics over the past few weeks, it became clear the "other" category ...

  • Surface Duo: Opening a New Chapter

    Microsoft's $1,399 Surface Duo will arrive in September Ten months have passed since Microsoft announced the Surface Duo, but its dual-screen, Android-based vision for mobile computing is no less bold. ...

  • BB King

    BBK Electronics is quietly among the leaders in the smartphone market In 2018, we highlighted the momentum of BBK Electronics in the smartphone market (see BBK Vies for Pole Position ...

  • AWS Shows Its Early Lead in Edge, 5G and Operator Transformation

    Telco Symposium offered a window into AWS' operator strategy Amazon Web Services (AWS) held its Telco Symposium recently, which focused on the latest trends fuelling cloud transformation in the telecom ...

  • The Journey to a Cloud-Native Core Network

    Cloud scale and flexibility a prerequisite for new services and revenue I recently wrote about the evolution of the radio access network (RAN) as it becomes increasingly virtualized and cloud-like ...

  • Cut the Card

    Samsung's Galaxy S20 range will store German national ID Smartphones have become an indispensable part of our lives, having replaced so many other objects and devices, from keys to cameras. ...

  • Covid-19 Pain May Be Short-Lived for Operators

    Results for 2Q20 were mixed, but the sector looks resilient The financial results of telecom operators in the second quarter of 2020 were always going to make for interesting analysis, ...

  • Is Nvidia About to Buy Arm?

    Acquisition would be a stretch, despite growing rumours Speculation is rife that Nvidia is in advanced talks to acquire Arm. The British semiconductor design company was acquired by SoftBank for ...