Devices Qualcomm April 6, 2021 Ex-HMD Global product chief shifts to Qualcomm HMD Global’s loss turned into Qualcomm’s gain, as the device maker’s former chief product officer Juho Sarvikas (pictured) unveiled a new role with the US chipmaker. By Michael Carroll
Big Tech Google April 6, 2021 Court sides with Google in $9B Oracle battle The US Supreme Court handed Google victory in a court battle spanning more than a decade, ruling the technology giant did not violate copyright infringement laws when using parts of Oracle’s software code to develop its Android operating system. By Kavit Majithia
April 6, 2021 MTN Nigeria payments access restored Banking institutions restored MTN Nigeria’s access to platforms needed for customer airtime purchases which were temporarily halted in a spat over commission. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva
Sub-Saharan Africa April 6, 2021 Ethiopia pushes new entrant deadline again The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) once again extended the bidding deadline for two new operator licences, a move apparently in response to requests for more time to finalise offers in light of Covid-19 (coronavirus) market conditions. By Chris Donkin
Devices April 5, 2021 LG quits mobile phone business South Korean vendor LG Electronics confirmed speculation it is to close its mobile phone business, after suffering years of declining market share and huge competition from the likes of Apple and Samsung. By Justin Springham
April 2, 2021 ZTE Secures China Mobile’s New SPN Centralized Procurement PRESS RELEASE: ZTE Corporation has announced that it has secured the largest share in China’s 11 provinces in China Mobile’s bidding of new SPN project centralized procurement 2021-2022, and been selected in all 26 provinces by China Mobile, ranking second… By Mobile World Live
X April 1, 2021 Periscope app goes off-air Twitter finally downed Periscope, a pioneer of the live streaming sector, after the service failed to compete with the entry of rival services to the segment, most notably Facebook. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva