Asia Pacific AT&T Greater China Huawei Network Tech North America Operators RAN Vendors ZTE January 23, 2018 Huawei, ZTE cut lobbying spend amid bad press Huawei and ZTE spent significantly less on lobbying in 2017 compared with previous years, in what appears to be a change in strategy as Chinese companies face increasing political scrutiny in the US. By Kavit Majithia
Apple Devices January 23, 2018 iPhone X sees solid shipments – Canalys Apple shipped 29 million iPhone Xs in the fourth quarter of 2017, research company Canalys said, as elsewhere reports questioned the future of the flagship smartphone. By Steve Costello
North America January 23, 2018 Netflix valuation crosses $100B Netflix earned a market capitalisation of more than $100 billion for the first time as record-high net subscriber additions fuelled strong growth in net income in the final quarter of 2017. The video streaming service added 8. By Saleha Riaz
Big Tech Europe Google Meta January 23, 2018 Google, Facebook eye France-led AI drive Google and Facebook announced huge investments into artificial intelligence (AI) development facilities in France, timed to coincide with an event for international businesses hosted by President Emmanuel Macron. By Chris Donkin
Deutsche Telekom Operators Orange January 23, 2018 Deutsche Tel scale scuppered Orange merger talks Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Orange held discussions about a possible merger in 2017, but talks eventually fizzled out after the two companies were unable to come to an agreement. By Kavit Majithia
AT&T North America Operators T-Mobile US Verizon January 22, 2018 T-Mobile US tops latest OpenSignal network report OpenSignal declared T-Mobile US “the operator to beat” after it nearly swept top honours in the company’s mobile data measurements for Q4 2017. By Diana Goovaerts
North America Regulation January 22, 2018 FCC weathers US government shutdown The US Federal Communications Commission said it will remain open and pay employees until the end of this week even as other agencies close their doors as part of a temporary government shutdown. By Diana Goovaerts