5G+ Ericsson North America RAN Vendors March 19, 2018 Canada launches $400M 5G partnership The Canadian government unveiled a new $400 million collaboration with technology vendors to build a corridor of 5G test beds to allow businesses and researchers to develop next generation products and services. By Diana Goovaerts
Operators Vodafone March 19, 2018 Barclays partners with Safaricom for Kenya loans Barclays Kenya announced a tie-up with Safaricom to offer 30-day loans to the operator’s customers – boosting the bank’s mobile offering and further cementing the wireless company’s position in the banking sector. By Chris Donkin
March 19, 2018 Interview: CSG Brian Shepherd, EVP & Group President of CSG, talks about the company’s efforts in helping clients with the complexities of digital transformation. By Trevor Skinner
GSMA March 19, 2018 Keynote 1: Creating a Better Service Provider – GSMA & Telefonica Mats Granryd, Director General of the GSMA, and Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete, Chairman and CEO of Telefonica, open the week’s conference programme. By Justin Springham
Operators March 19, 2018 European mobile units lead CK Hutchison growth CK Hutchison hailed the performance of its European telecoms operation after earnings growth from the unit outstripped its other divisions during 2017. By Chris Donkin
Big Tech Operators Telefonica March 19, 2018 Telefonica taps Uber talent as O2 UK digital chief Telefonica appointed Jo Bertram, the former head of Uber’s northern European operations, as chief digital and strategy officer for its O2 UK business. By Kavit Majithia
March 19, 2018 Q&A: App devs must look beyond Apple, Google stores Philip Marcella (pictured) is founder and CEO of appScatter, which provides developers with an app distribution platform and data analytics. By Saleha Riaz