Big Tech Devices Google January 21, 2019 France hits Google with €50M fine for GDPR violations France’s National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) slapped Google with a €50 million fine for violating transparency and consent provisions in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), marking the agency’s first enforcement of the privacy law. By Diana Goovaerts
Big Tech Devices Microsoft Nokia RAN Vendors January 21, 2019 Windows 10 Mobile nears end of the road Microsoft announced it will pull back support for devices powered by Windows 10 Mobile, its last attempt to be a major player in the smartphone platform market. By Steve Costello
Apple Devices Ericsson Europe Huawei Network Tech Nokia Operators RAN Vendors Telefonica Video January 18, 2019 Mobile Mix: Huawei in the hot seat This week Mobile World Live was the only industry publication invited to a media interview with Huawei’s elusive founder, Ren Zhengfei, at its HQ in Shenzhen.
Apple Devices Foxconn January 18, 2019 iPhone dip weighs on Foxconn sales Foxconn, a major Apple supplier, reported revenue in December 2018 dropped 8. 3 per cent year-on-year to TWD619 billion ($20. 1 billion) as demand for iPhones dipped towards the end of the year. The company’s sales for the full year increased 12. By Joseph Waring
Devices January 18, 2019 Sprint exec sees frequencies obstructing US IoT market Ivo Rook, SVP of IoT for Sprint, warned interoperability issues could hinder growth in the US IoT market, even as the operator begins to scale its fledgling LTE-M business. By Diana Goovaerts
Apple Devices January 18, 2019 Apple CEO renews call for US privacy regs Apple chief Tim Cook (pictured) urged the US government and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to give users more control over the information collected about them, blasting the proliferation of what he called an unchecked shadow economy of data dealers. By Diana Goovaerts
Apple Devices January 17, 2019 Weak iPhone sales to cause Apple hiring cutbacks Apple is set to cutback on hiring in some departments but stopped short of implementing a total freeze, as the company feels the impact of weaker than expected iPhone sales. By Kavit Majithia
Devices November 21, 2023 Moving up the IoT value-chain with managed connectivity and multi-IMSI SIMs