Europe Operators March 9, 2018 Free hails French court decision on handset subsidies France-based mobile operator Free claimed victory in a long-running legal spat on the definition of handset subsidies as a consumer credit facility. By Chris Donkin
Asia Pacific March 9, 2018 India minister urges operators to improve services India’s mobile operators must focus on improving services rather than fighting amongst themselves following government announcements of steps to ease their financial pressures, telecom minister Manoj Sinha said. By Saleha Riaz
North America Regulation March 9, 2018 Net neutrality challenge to be heard in San Francisco An appeals court in San Francisco will hear challenges to the US regulator Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to repeal net neutrality laws in the country. By Kavit Majithia
Huawei Network Tech RAN Vendors March 9, 2018 3HK prepares 5-band CA deployment 3 Hong Kong, the second largest mobile operator in the territory, plans to deploy five-component carrier aggregation (5CA) in its LTE-Advanced network this month after completing the refarming of spectrum in the 2. 1GHz band. By Joseph Waring
March 9, 2018 F1 gets in on digital transformation act INTERVIEW: Formula 1’s director of digital and new business, Frank Arthofer (pictured), heralded the launch of an OTT broadcasting platform as a “big moment” for the sport as he also shed light on plans to revamp its social media presence. By Saleha Riaz
March 9, 2018 Ooredoo Myanmar boosts exec team with new CCO Ooredoo Myanmar, the third largest mobile operator in the country, named Alok Verma (pictured) as CCO, as it prepares for increased competition with new mobile players entering the market. By Joseph Waring
Devices Foxconn March 9, 2018 Foxconn technology investment plan progresses Hon Hai Precision (Foxconn) moved a step closer to raising funds for investments in technologies including 5G, IoT and artificial intelligence, after a planned listing of subsidiary Foxconn Industrial Internet was approved. By Joseph Waring