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Telefónica ended June with 50M LTE subscribers Telefónica reported 12.7 billion euro ($14.07 billion) in revenue for the second quarter of 2016, down 7.7% compared to the same period last year. The …

See which countries are leveraging the internet of things to drive business transformation A lot of vendors throw around the projection that by 2020 there will be some 50 billion …

Working with Nokia, StarHub will commercially launch the service by the end of 2016 Finnish vendor Nokia and Singapore telecom operator StarHub have achieved peak upload speed of 150 megabits per …

Huawei reported half-year revenue growth of 40% while the European firm saw declining sales in the period Chinese ICT services provider again beat Swedish vendor Ericsson in terms of revenue during …

Vodafone ends June with 52.5M LTE subscribers in 21 markets U.K.-based Vodafone Group recorded 13.37 billion pounds ($17.55 billion) in revenue for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, a decline of 4.5% …

CFO Jan Frykhammar to become CEO as search ramps up After 28 years with Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson, CEO Hans Vestberg, who has held that position for the past seven years, …

Kuwaiti telco Zain recently expressed interest in local 4G license China Telecom and Saudi Telecom have shown interest in acquiring a “4G” license to start operations in Egypt, international press …

Swedish operations accounted for 44% of Telia business Swiss telecom operator Telia – formerly TeliaSonera – posted a net profit of 1.43 billion kronor ($166.4 million) in the second quarter of …

Apple Pay is now available in Hong Kong and France Apple has announced the launch of its mobile payment service, Apple Pay, in Hong Kong and France. In Hong Kong, the …

Telenor Group ends quarter with 211M subscribers Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ended the first quarter of 2016 with 211 million subscribers in the 12 European and Asian markets in which …

SoftBank’s acquisition of ARM to help accelerate much-needed internet of things standardization The “internet of things” looks to have received a massive vote of confidence as one of the boldest …

Amid questions about safety, autonomous bus completes trip in Amsterdam As autonomous vehicles become increasingly viable from a technology standpoint, questions about safety–many tied to Tesla’s in-market auto pilot feature–are …

The two firms aim to launch FDD-LTE three-component carrier aggregation in Moscow Nokia and Russian mobile operator MTS said they have deployed FDD-TDD carrier aggregation technology on MTS’s commercial LTE …

SoftBank’s acquisition of ARM to help accelerate much-needed internet of things standardization The “internet of things” looks to have received a massive vote of confidence as one of the boldest …

1. Sprint parent SoftBank is set to buy the intellectual property behind the processors inside most of the world’s smartphones. The Japanese company is paying roughly $32 billion for ARM …

The telco ended Q1 with almost 4 million subscribers in the Arab country Kuwait-based telecom operator Zain launched voice-over-LTE technology in the Kuwaiti market through its LTE-Advanced network, the telco …

In partnership with UnaBiz and Engie, internet of things network will be fully operational by early 2017 Sigfox, a French provider of global communications service for the “internet of things,” …

In partnership with UnaBiz and Engie, internet of things network will be fully operational by early 2017 Sigfox, a French provider of global communications service for the “internet of things,” …

The deal with Bouygues for an initial 230 telecom towers stipulates the ultimate acquisition of up to 500 sites Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex Telecom announced plans to enter the …

In a live commercial network demo, Ericsson and Vodafone Ireland hit 136 Mbps uplink using Qualcomm processor Swedish vendor Ericsson and Vodafone Ireland have implemented what the companies claim to …

SK Telecom completed nationwide deployment of LoRa network As global “internet of things” adoptions continue, operators around the world are working to deploy purpose-built networks, using varying technologies including those for …

Commercial 5G could come sooner than expected. An exclusive interview with Volker Held, head of 5G Market Development at Nokia. The search for commercial 5G use cases was some sort …

As the telecommunications industry is readying for 5G, the first use case for 5G networks might be about supporting increasing IP traffic LONDON – Mission-critical applications, connected cars and, in …

Tele2 already operates limited LTE-450 network in 2 regions Russian mobile operator Tele2 Russia announced the launch of a new LTE-450 network to provide services in St Petersburg. The telco also announced it will …