Asia Pacific Operators Vodafone January 26, 2018 Vodafone CEO hails India spectrum cap review Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao (pictured) tipped India for further rapid network expansion when the government increases spectrum caps in the country, The Economic Times reported. By Chris Donkin
Europe Operators January 26, 2018 More management machinations mooted at TIM Giuseppe Recchi, deputy chairman of Telecom Italia (pictured), was reported to have given up operational responsibilities, in the latest bout of what was described as “turmoil” among the management at the company. By Steve Costello
AI & Cloud Nokia RAN Vendors January 26, 2018 Nokia unveils next phase of cloud strategy Nokia announced plans to open three new Cloud Collaboration Hubs, starting with a location in Singapore, in a move designed to support operators’ transition towards the cloud. By Kavit Majithia
Asia Pacific Devices Greater China Huawei Network Tech RAN Vendors January 26, 2018 China smartphone shipments slipped in 2017 China’s smartphone market, the world’s largest, suffered its first-ever annual decline in 2017, with shipments falling 4 per cent from 2016 to 459 million units (see chart below, click to enlarge). By Joseph Waring
Network Tech Regulation T-Mobile US January 25, 2018 T-Mobile eyes more mmWave bands for 5G T-Mobile US urged the Federal Communications Commission to put even more mmWave spectrum on the table for 5G, adding three more bands to the list of airwaves the commission should consider for mobile use. By Diana Goovaerts
Operators Orange January 25, 2018 Orange sees convergence as “pillar” for Europe growth Gervais Pellissier, executive director of Orange’s European operations (pictured), is confident a big push into adjacent sectors and services will prove fruitful despite the industry’s lack of success in diversifying in the past, but added the operator will not forget its… By Kavit Majithia
Devices Huawei Network Tech RAN Vendors Samsung January 25, 2018 Huawei set to skip MWC smartphone launch – report Huawei is reported to have pulled back on plans to launch its next smartphone at Mobile World Congress next month, following speculation it would use the event to showcase its P20 flagship. By Steve Costello