Big Tech Meta November 3, 2022 Meta India boss snapped up by rival Meta Platforms’ head of India, Ajit Mohan, resigned from his position after four years in the role to join rival Snap, representing a high-profile departure for the group in a major market. By Kavit Majithia
Devices GSMA November 3, 2022 GSMA targets mobile device recycling boost Industry group the GSMA claimed changes to mobile phone recycling rates could cut up to 21. 4 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually by 2030, as it called for action on the environmental repercussions prompted by high levels of mobile waste. By Hana Anandira
Qualcomm November 3, 2022 Qualcomm downbeat on smartphone sales Qualcomm provided a gloomy outlook for the next quarter, warning of a slump in sales to smartphone customers due to an uncertain economic environment and reduced demand, although it did post a sizeable revenue rise in its fiscal Q4 2022… By Kavit Majithia
Europe Operators Orange November 3, 2022 Telenet gives Orange hope over fresh VOO deal Telenet commenced talks with Orange over a network access deal covering Belgian cable company VOO which could help to advance the French operator’s convergence ambitions in the country. By Hana Anandira
BT Europe Operators November 3, 2022 BT ups cost saving target on inflation, energy concerns BT Group CEO Philip Jansen (pictured) insisted the operator remained on the front foot in turbulent times, but warned it had to act on rising energy costs and the current inflationary environment to maintain cashflow and support network investments. By Kavit Majithia
Dish Network North America Operators November 3, 2022 Dish Network plots $2B debt move to fund 5G build Dish Network detailed plans to raise about $2 billion through its senior secured notes to fund an ongoing 5G network deployment, a move analyst outfit MoffattNathanson warned could lead to a bankruptcy of the operator’s mobile unit. By Mike Robuck
Asia Pacific Operators November 3, 2022 Network outage costs KDDI KDDI reaffirmed its full-year revenue and profit forecast for the fiscal year to end-March 2023, despite significant financial liabilities stemming from a network outage and weakness across its mobile business. By Joseph Waring