Mobile

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai via Flickr © Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Spectrum

Wi-Fi gets huge contiguous spectrum assignment from the FCC

via Flickr © Mark Justine Corea (CC BY 2.0)

Deutsche Telekom

With the US deal finally done, Deutsche Telekom eyes European consolidation

via Flickr © Corey Balazowich (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Coronavirus

Altice gets cold feet over Hot/Partner deal

Apple

Apple drives massive growth in shipments of $401-to-$600 smartphones with wireless charging-capability in Q4

Devices

Japan’s smartphone market to struggle in 2020 amid impact of new regulations and COVID-19

Matrixx Software

StarHub partners with MATRIXX Software to build giga!

Coronavirus

FCC announces $200 million Covid-19 telehealth program

Mobile

O2 lifts the limit on voice calls so pay monthly consumers can stay connected

AT&T

AT&T sees uptick in kids, family and news viewership

Spectrum

FCC postpones Auction 106 but will still hold the 3.5 GHz auction this summer

Rakuten Mobile

Rakuten launches “Rakuten Point Mall,” a new entertainment-focused online points portal

Coronavirus

UK telecoms industry joins together to help the country stay connected

Coronavirus

AT&T Pays 20% Bonus to Front-line Employees; Extends COVID-19 Relief Support for First Responders, Customers, Schools & Businesses

Coronavirus

Gartner Says Coronavirus Exposes Outdated Risk Management Practices

Vodafone

Vodafone to offer 30 days of free unlimited mobile data for 500,000 customers

© flickr/CC-licence/Michael Coghlan

Devices

Coronavirus turmoil is set to knock the smartphone market off its perch

via Flickr © Enid Martindale (CC BY 2.0)

Mobile

Vodafone, TIM could raise a further €1bn each from INWIT sale

O2

O2 announces zero rating for support websites during COVID-19

Mobile

Japan’s RCS service seeing strong momentum and growing business messaging opportunity

Vodafone

Vodafone extends Wi-Fi Calling to even more Pay Monthly customers

via Flickr © pfala (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Coronavirus

GSMA offers refunds to some MWC 2020 exhibitors, discounts to others

via Flickr © wwarby (CC BY 2.0)

Coronavirus

Financial help on offer as the virus tightens its grip

via Flickr © TR Haun (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Open Source

Airspan, Altiostar partner to ramp up open vRAN commercialisation

Internet of Banking and Payments

GSMA Report Highlights That Mobile Money Accounts Now Exceed One Billion Worldwide