Operators Vodafone February 11, 2021 Former EE, Sunrise boss Swantee given Vodafone role Vodafone Group revealed Olaf Swantee (pictured) would join its board in July, with the industry veteran also set to step down from a similar role at Sweden-based Telia. By Chris Donkin
Europe GSMA Regulation February 11, 2021 Industry groups welcome EU privacy agreement GSMA and ETNO called for further action to ensure European operators are able to compete effectively with other players in the digital economy, as European Union (EU) member states agreed revised rules on e-privacy rules in the bloc. By Kavit Majithia
AI & Cloud Big Tech Google February 11, 2021 Telus taps Google Cloud for 5G, MEC Google bagged another telecom cloud deal, inking a ten-year agreement with Canadian operator Telus to collaborate on 5G, multi-access edge computing (MEC), and development of new products and services. By Diana Goovaerts
Devices Operators February 10, 2021 Telia targets cost cuts with new enterprise IoT play Telia launched a global IoT connectivity offering for enterprises, pledging it can cut almost a third off the average cost of communications. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva
Europe Operators Orange February 10, 2021 EU group looks to scratch the surface of 6G European institute CEA-Leti announced the launch of a EU 6G research project with involvement from 13 parties including Orange, Telecom Italia and vendor NEC Europe. By Kavit Majithia
Latin America Operators February 10, 2021 America Movil set for tower spin-off, books Q4 profit America Movil became the latest operator to announce plans to create an independent unit to house its tower assets, as it revealed a jump in Q4 2020 profit on exchange rate gains. By Chris Donkin
Meta February 10, 2021 Blog: Can rivals capitalise on WhatsApp privacy saga? WhatsApp has been the most popular messaging app globally for years, and a large part of its parent Facebook’s success could be contributed to its tendency to vocalise the app’s security capabilities after introducing end-to-end encryption in 2016. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva