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Ericsson Says UK Telecom Rules Are Slowing 5G, Driving Up Costs

Ericsson Says UK Telecom Rules Are Slowing 5G, Driving Up Costs
Ericsson Says UK Telecom Rules Are Slowing 5G, Driving Up Costs
June 19, 2020  |  Mobile

Swedish telecom giant Ericsson said the United Kingdom could lose out on the newest fifth-generation (5G) wireless network because of government rules that are making it expensive...

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Big Tech And The Lure Of India’s (Mobile Payments) Market
Big Tech And The Lure Of India’s (Mobile Payments) Market
June 08, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

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Silver Lake Increases Stake In Indian Telecom Jio Platforms
Silver Lake Increases Stake In Indian Telecom Jio Platforms
June 05, 2020  |  Investments

Silver Lake has upped its ante on India’s Jio Platforms. The Menlo Park, California-based private equity firm said Friday (June 5) it will buy an additional...

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UAE Fund Pumps $1.2B Into Jio Platforms, India’s Telecom Giant
UAE Fund Pumps $1.2B Into Jio Platforms, India’s Telecom Giant
June 05, 2020  |  Investments

Mubadala Investment Co., an investment arm of the government of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is investing $1.2 billion in Jio Platforms, the Indian telecommunications firm,...

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Google Eyes Vodaphone As Part Of India Investment Plan
Google Eyes Vodaphone As Part Of India Investment Plan
May 28, 2020  |  Investments

As it looks for a new way to hop into India’s hot mobile market, Google may be ready to take on rival Facebook, which has...

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Rakuten Mobile To Acquire InnoEye To Expand Cloud Network Services
Rakuten Mobile To Acquire InnoEye To Expand Cloud Network Services
May 13, 2020  |  Partnerships

Rakuten Mobile Inc., a Tokyo internet services provider, plans to acquire InnoEye, an engineering technology company based in Virginia, per a company statement. Terms of...

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Pandemic Prompts Ericsson To Up 5G Projections
Pandemic Prompts Ericsson To Up 5G Projections
May 11, 2020  |  Mobile

The pandemic has prompted Stockholm-based telecommunications technology firm Ericsson to up its forecast for worldwide 5G subscriptions to 2.8 billion by 2025, the company said...

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Private Equity Co. Eyes Investing In India’s Jio Platforms
Private Equity Co. Eyes Investing In India’s Jio Platforms
May 10, 2020  |  Investments

General Atlantic (GA) is said to be negotiating an $850 million to $950 million deal for a stake in the Indian telecom company Reliance Jio,...

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