Devices Xiaomi November 7, 2017 Xiaomi moves into Western Europe Xiaomi took its first steps into the Western European market with a launch in Spain, announcing availability of a number of smartphones and other products. By Steve Costello
Big Tech Microsoft November 7, 2017 Microsoft seeks Skype boost with Swing acquihire Employees of Swing Technologies, maker of a photo app called SWNG, will join Microsoft’s Skype team to boost its imaging technology and customer experience expertise. By Saleha Riaz
Asia Pacific Meta November 7, 2017 Afghanistan, Indonesia drop WhatsApp ban threats The Afghan government said it will not block WhatsApp and Telegram as previously thought, while Indonesia also ditched a move to block the former if it did not remove certain images it deemed obscene. By Saleha Riaz
Ericsson RAN Vendors November 7, 2017 Former Ericsson interim CEO Frykhammar departs Ericsson announced Jan Frykhammar, the man charged with leading the company in 2016 for a six-month period, will leave effective today (7 November), as part of a wider executive team shake-up. By Kavit Majithia
Operators Vodafone November 7, 2017 Vodafone launches European consumer IoT play Vodafone Group made its move to grab a slice of the potentially lucrative consumer IoT market with the launch of V by Vodafone – a series of products controlled through its smartphone app – in Germany, Italy, Spain and the… By Chris Donkin
Apple Devices November 7, 2017 iPhone X inaugural weekend adoption mixed Apple’s new iPhone X registered strong adoption in its opening weekend relative to the vendor’s 8 and 8 Plus models, but came in at less than half the level of the iPhone 6 in 2014, data from Localytics shows. By Diana Goovaerts
AT&T Devices North America Operators November 7, 2017 AT&T connects Puerto Rico with a flying COW AT&T took its flying Cell on Wings (COW) out of trials and into a real life recovery situation, deploying the technology for the first time to help restore connectivity in Puerto Rico. By Diana Goovaerts