Apple opens up App Store to appease EU regulators
Apple announced historic, sweeping changes for its iOS, Safari, and App Store offerings across the European Union, in a bid to comply with the Digital Markets Act rules that go into effect in March.
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Meta clamps down on message settings for teenagers
Meta Platforms imposed stricter default direct message settings for teenagers on Instagram to address concerns its services have contributed to a mental health crisis for younger users.
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AT&T tempers expectations after Nokia hit
AT&T cited a decision to replace Nokia equipment with Ericsson products as a key factor in lowering its profit forecast for 2024, though CEO John Stankey argued the vendor move gave it more flexibility in managing capital spend going forward.
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Ericsson shuffles leadership
Ericsson named Niklas Heuveldop CEO of its cloud unit Vonage and head of Business Area Global Communications Platform, replacing Rory Read who plans to leave the Swedish vendor at the end of March.
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Dell’Oro issues gloomy core network forecast
Dell’Oro Group reduced its mobile core network (MCN) market forecast for the fourth consecutive time, largely due to a slowdown in deployments of standalone (SA) 5G infrastructure.
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Qualcomm names CFO Palkhiwala as COO
Qualcomm added a COO role to CFO Akash Palkhiwala's duties, a move giving the executive oversight of its global go-to-market organisation, operations and IT to bolster a strategy of growth and diversification.
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Fresh tariffs, leadership fuel Verizon gains
Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg credited a tariff change and rebuilt leadership team as the primary factors for a turnaround in its consumer wireless post-paid phone net additions in Q4 2023.
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Dell’Oro issues gloomy RAN numbers
Dell’Oro Group tipped RAN revenue to decline in 2023 and market conditions to remain challenging in 2024 due in part to a drop in demand from India.
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Meta Platforms tweaks services to meet EU DMA rules
Meta Platforms outlined details on how it plans to comply with the European Union Digital Markets Act, which included offering Facebook and Instagram users several choices for how they manage their services.
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EC consults on Apple opening NFC tech access
The European Commission sought feedback from rivals and customers on an Apple proposal to open its tap-to-pay technology to avoid potential fines in the bloc.
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