Nokia Operators Orange RAN Vendors March 15, 2021 Nokia strikes Orange global 5G optimisation deal Orange signed-up with Nokia to roll out the vendor’s 5G optimisation platform across its markets, a move the operator hailed as allowing it to maintain service quality at a time of increasing network complexity. By Chris Donkin
Apple Devices March 15, 2021 Apple ditches original HomePod Apple reportedly discontinued its original HomePod smart speaker, almost four years after it was first unveiled, shifting focus to the mini version of the device. By Kavit Majithia
FCC North America Regulation March 15, 2021 FCC names usual suspects in security threat list The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a list of five suppliers of telecoms and video equipment it deems pose an unacceptable risk to national security, which unsurprisingly included regular targets Huawei and ZTE. By Chris Donkin
Europe Middle East and North Africa Operators March 15, 2021 Veon appoints Beeline bosses Veon shifted Beeline Georgia CEO Andrzej Malinowski to the helm of Beeline Uzbekistan with immediate effect, after failing to complete a previous attempt to fill the position. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva
Asia Pacific March 15, 2021 Dito targets profitability in 5 years Dito Telecommunity, the third major operator in the Philippines, set the goal of reaching profitability by its fifth year in operation and capturing a 30 per cent market share. By Joseph Waring
Devices Xiaomi March 15, 2021 Xiaomi investment ban put on hold A US court ordered a temporary halt to a Department of Defence ban on investments in smartphone maker Xiaomi, stating the government failed to show sufficient evidence of links between the company and China’s military. By Joseph Waring
AT&T North America Operators March 12, 2021 AT&T sets C-Band, HBO Max targets AT&T revealed plans to spend up to $8 billion to deploy key C-Band (3. 7GHz to 4. 2GHz) spectrum recently won at auction, and hiked subscriber targets for its HBO Max streaming service. By Diana Goovaerts