North America Operators Verizon April 16, 2021 Verizon Business broadens 5G FWA coverage Verizon moved to fend off growing competition in the 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) segment by hiking the number of cities covered by a business-oriented service. By Mobile World Live
April 16, 2021 1&1 to equal 1 in rebrand plan Germany’s fledgling fourth mobile operator 1&1 Drillisch revealed plans to lose the second half of its name to align with branding already used by the majority of its telecoms operations. By Chris Donkin
Huawei Network Tech RAN Vendors April 16, 2021 Romania moves on Huawei 5G restriction The government of Romania signed-off a bill which would prevent Huawei and other Chinese vendors partnering with the country on 5G networks, Reuters reported, the latest member in the European Union to follow the US in imposing curbs. By Chris Donkin
Europe Operators April 16, 2021 Terzioglu goes solo at Veon Veon announced its co-CEO Sergi Herrero (pictured, left) will resign from the role from 30 June, following just more than a year jointly helming with Kaan Terzioglu (pictured, right). By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva
5G+ Asia Pacific Operators April 16, 2021 Korea operators make rural 5G pledge SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus agreed to share 5G infrastructure in rural and remote areas of South Korea as part of a Ministry of Science and ICT initiative to boost access, Yonhap News Agency reported. By Joseph Waring
Asia Pacific Big Tech Devices Google April 16, 2021 Android gives Google more Australia grief An Australian court determined Google misled consumers about collecting personal location data through its Android OS, the competition regulator revealed, another blow to the search giant in the country. By Joseph Waring
April 16, 2021 ZTE Wins Red Dot Design Award for Intelligent Voice Router and Super Optical Fiber Modem PRESS RELEASE: ZTE Corporation has been rewarded the Red Dot Design Award for its two new Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) products, the Intelligent Voice Router and Super Optical Fiber Modem, in recognition of their unique structural styling and innovative design… By Mobile World Live