Telecoms

Telecom Italia Shares Jump After Decision to Engage with KKR

Shares in Telecom Italia (TIM) rose more than 9% on Monday after the phone group said it would start formal talks with KKR to assess more closely the U.S. fund’s potential 10.8 billion euro ($11.8 billion) offer. At the end of a long board meeting on Sunday, TIM also said it would explore a possible […]

Broadcom Says Enterprise Spending 'On Fire,' Forecasts Upbeat Revenue

Chip company Broadcom Inc on Thursday forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on the back of strong demand from enterprise and cloud clients, and the ramp-up in 5G technology. “Enterprise spending is on fire … and we are seeing a big part of that,” Broadcom’s chief executive, Hock Tan, told analysts on a conference […]

China's Tencent to Reduce Transaction Fees on WeChat Payments for SMEs

Chinese social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd will reduce transaction fees for small and medium-sized merchants using its WeChat payments system by 10%, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The reductions will apply beginning Sept. 1, 2021, and extend up to Sept. 30, 2024, the company added. In order to qualify for the […]

Reliance to Invest $220 Million in Sanmina JV in Electronics Manufacturing Push

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries said on Thursday it would invest 16.7 billion rupees ($220.70 million) to create a joint venture (JV) with U.S.-listed Sanmina Corp for making electronic products in the Asian country. The JV aims to make hardware for 5G communications, cloud infrastructure, healthcare systems, clean technology, and defense and aerospace, Reliance said in […]

Telenor's Fire Sale of Myanmar Unit Includes $100 Million in Funds - Sources

Norway’s Telenor is planning to transfer $100 million held by its troubled Myanmar operations to the unit’s new buyers – an amount roughly equivalent to how much it will be paid over five years, three people with knowledge of the deal’s terms said. The previously undisclosed detail of the controversial sale underscores the urgency of […]

Telcos Allow Free Calls to Ukraine, Waive Roaming Charges

From Deutsche Telekom to AT&T to Vodafone, more than a dozen telecoms providers on both sides of the Atlantic are either providing free international calls to Ukraine or are scrapping roaming charges with the country. European telecoms lobbying group ETNO said an internal survey showed at least 13 of its members have taken measures to […]

Telecoms Partners Launch World-leading eSIM-only Service: Mobilise’s Software and OV’s Infrastructure Make the Perfect Pair

eSIM as a Service provider Mobilise has partnered with communications solution provider OV to deliver a world leading embedded SIM (eSIM) only offering to a global customer base. OV, which is a division of mobile network operator (MNO) Manx Telecom, has developed its eSIM product for the traveler segment, with the aim of disrupting current industry standards and […]

Flywheel: How CSPs Can Succeed with a Holistic Digital Strategy

5G, bundling offers, personalization – CSPs have to keep developing constantly in order to achieve long-term success. But how can they succeed in keeping an eye on the overall goal with so much innovation and change in completely divergent areas of digital marketing and sales? Or perhaps the question should be “How can they even […]

The IoT Solutions World Congress will be held in May 2022 to allow for wider participation

The Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress also moves to the same dates. The IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC), the world’s leading event that showcases game-changing solutions and technologies that are disrupting and transforming industries and enterprises, organized by Fira de Barcelona and the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), will be held from 10 to 12 May 2022 at the Gran […]