Legacy 2G/3G

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Legacy 2G/3G

Sun sets on VodafoneZiggo 3G network

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Mobile

Europe pushes for a single, standard universal charger of all smartphones

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4G LTE

Altice's growth plans in Israel could be start of period of consolidation

Devices

Worldwide tablet shipments continue to decline in Q4 2019, according to IDC

Devices

India smartphone market Q4 2019 and full year 2019

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Mobile

Bouygues Telecom talks up togetherness, but performs well in isolation

Green

Alternative Rural Off-Grid Energy Solutions for Cellular Base Stations Will Dethrone Diesel by 2024

Mobile

Vodafone to sell Vodafone Malta for €250 million: every little helps

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Radio Access Network

Belgian mobile network-sharing controversy is all about timing

Devices

Worldwide market for used smartphones forecast to grow to 332.9 million units with a market value of $67 billion in 2023, according to IDC

Transformation

Orange opens its new Orange Middle East and Africa headquarters in Morocco, confirming its desire to strengthen its presence in Africa

IoT

Strategy Analytics: Unlicensed LPWA IoT Connections Will Grow to 400 Million By 2025

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Mobile

India backtracks on zero interconnect charges plan, Jio saw it coming

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Policy & Regulation

Ban plan: Ofcom to force phone unlocking on operators

Patents and IPR

InterDigital Files Patent Infringement Action Against Huawei in UK

Mobile

O2 replaces traditional pay as you go options with contract-free Big Bundles

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NTT Docomo

As the Internet turns 50, a Japanese pioneer prepares to switch it off

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4G LTE

BSNL/MTNL multi-billion-dollar rescue plan 'a lavish funeral budget'

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Cellular IoT

AT&T & Vodafone see the ‘big footprint’ as the key to NB-IoT

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Mobile

Jio turns traditional telco: charges customers and rails against regulator

Mobile

You'll never talk alone: Liverpool stakes claim as Britain's chattiest city

Business Models

AT&T to Sell its Operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to Liberty Latin America

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Open Software

All US mobile operators considering deploying OpenRAN

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Spectrum

GSMA says spectrum auctions can distort operator costs and performance