The mobile device sector is undergoing something of a contract revival, the Wall Street Journal reports. In return for commitments to service that carriers can use to reassure investors amid major spending on 5G networks, carriers are offering what the Journal called “their most generous...
While most eyes have been on T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T in terms of the 5G rollout in the United States, Nokia has been working globally to deploy its 5G solutions. The company was recently determined to have the most number of essential 5G patents of...
Worldwide shipments of smartphones hit 347 million in the first quarter of 2021, a 27 percent increase year over year. That’s according to a report released Thursday (April 29) by tech research firm Canalys, which found that Samsung was the leading smartphone maker for the...
Two wireless service providers are seeking telecom licenses in Ethiopia, which is the fastest-growing economy in Africa and a place with a largely untapped telecommunications market. That’s according to Bloomberg News, which reported on Monday (April 26) that MTN Group Ltd. and a consortium headed...
Verizon 5G Business Internet is now available in 24 cities across the U.S., Verizon Business announced in a press release Thursday (April 15), after adding 21 new cities to the service. The service is available in three speeds — 100, 200 and 400 megabits per...
BlackBerry, the phone that got thumbs flying with the release of the 957 smartphone in 2000, has certainly faded from view, but it hasn’t disappeared altogether. Since last year, we’ve been teased with rumors of a new device bearing the BlackBerry name that would be...
Most Nigerian lenders have cut off telco MTN Nigeria from their banking platforms following MTN reducing its commission it pays lenders for subscribers payment platforms by almost half, to 2.5 percent, Bloomberg reports. That has led to many consumers not having the ability to buy...
Before real-time payment systems truly become “real time,” fast mobile networks with low latency are going to need to be rolled out on a global scale. 5G networks certainly promise both characteristics but, as PC Magazine’s Sascha Segan recently found out, in many cases, the...
The launch of YouTube Shorts in the United States beginning in March will provide mobile creators with new technologies and support, YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan wrote in a Wednesday (Feb. 17) blog post. “Every year, increasing numbers of people come to YouTube to...
