Author: Chris Donkin

Nokia VP David de Lancellotti told Mobile World Live services offering worker safety and sustainability benefits are major current drivers for the adoption of private networks in key industries including oil and gas.

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Shipments of smartphones from domestic companies showed further increases in China during November 2024 to reach almost 90 per cent of all units, statistics from the country stated, indicating further woe for foreign brands operating in the market.

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Samsung Electronics revealed plans to increase its stake in Rainbow Robotics to become its largest shareholder and use the company’s technology in manufacturing and logistics.

The post Samsung eyes increased robotics role appeared first on Mobile World Live.

Vodafone Group finalised the sale of its Italian unit to Swisscom for €8 billion, the second of a trio of major deals to be concluded that reshape the seller’s European operations.

The post Swisscom, Vodafone complete Italy deal appeared first on Mobile World Live.

Handset manufacturer Honor signed a long-term deal with tech giant Tencent to work together across a number of areas including AI and cloud service development.

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Veon group CEO Kaan Terzioglu reiterated benefits of increased visibility with local investors and access to world class talent from switching its headquarters to Dubai from Amsterdam, as the move completed.

The post Veon finalises Dubai HQ shift appeared first on Mobile World Live.

Telecom Italia received a binding offer from the Ministry of Economy and Finance in its home market and infrastructure company Retelit to jointly buy the operator’s wholesale unit Sparkle.

The post TIM mulls €700M Sparkle sale appeared first on Mobile World Live.

Japanese operator NTT Docomo heralded the beginnings of 6G, describing the approval of a 6G RAN level study item at a recent 3GPP group meeting as a significant milestone towards the next generation mobile technology.

The post Docomo hails early 6G milestone appeared first on Mobile World Live.

One New Zealand launched a direct-to-device satellite messaging service to customers across the country, a move positioned as the first nationwide service of its type using Starlink infrastructure anywhere in the world.

The post One NZ claims Starlink D2D nationwide first appeared first on Mobile World Live.

Mavenir joined a growing number of industry players backing exposure of network APIs to open new revenue streams for mobile operators, as it unveiled a strategic partnership with specialist Spry Fox Networks.

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