AT&T Nokia North America Operators RAN Vendors March 18, 2021 Nokia scores C-Band deal with AT&T AT&T inked a five-year supply deal with Nokia for C-Band (3. 7GHz to 4. 2GHz) equipment, as US operators prepare to roll out mid-band spectrum won in a sale last month. By Diana Goovaerts
Operators March 18, 2021 Italian market continues to weigh on CK Hutchison unit CK Hutchison’s 3 Europe business reported a drop in Q4 2020 revenue as competition from MVNOs and Iliad Italia continued to hamper its largest unit Wind Tre, though the parent company’s profit was boosted by a lucrative deal to sell… By Chris Donkin
Big Tech Meta March 18, 2021 Facebook keeps watch on computer interaction tech Facebook revealed efforts to develop an AR device designed to be worn on users’ wrists to act as an interface with virtual environments, as part of longer-term research into human computer interaction (HCI) technologies. By Diana Goovaerts
March 18, 2021 Partner Interview: BICS Mikaël Schachne, CMO & VP of Mobility and IoT Business, reveals the biggest growth opportunities for operators over the next year and how BICS is helping service providers capitalise on these opportunities. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva
Google March 18, 2021 YouTube extends Shorts trial to US YouTube began a beta of its Shorts video service in the US, as it looks to enhance its play in the growingly competitive segment dominated by Chinese rival TikTok. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva
Airtel Sub-Saharan Africa March 18, 2021 Airtel Africa mobile money unit gets $200M boost Airtel Africa unveiled plans to sell a stake of its mobile money business to investment company TPG for $200 million, advancing a broader strategy of cashing-in on its assets. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva
Nokia RAN Vendors March 18, 2021 Nokia pins hopes on pivotal role in long 5G peak Nokia fleshed out its business turnaround plan, with CEO Pekka Lundmark (pictured) challenging the company to elevate itself into a position to shape next-generation access technology and connected enterprise opportunities as 5G hits its potential. By Chris Donkin