China moves to allow commercial MVNO licenses China’s mobile market will soon open up to commercial licenses for MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators) after the Ministry of…
Thai operator announces plans to cut 1,000 jobs despite profit growth Thailand’s third largest mobile operator has announced that it is set to axe 1,000 jobs despite posting a sharp increase…
Qualcomm fends off Korea antitrust woes with Samsung backing Qualcomm and Samsung have strengthened their relationship, which could help the mobile chipmaker fend off its antitrust case in South…
Malaysian operators agree to renew their 2.1GHz licenses Malaysia’s three major mobile operators have all agreed to renew their spectrum licenses in the 2.1GHz band. It was disclosed…
ZTE plans to raise $2bn in bid to accelerate its 5G technology development Chinese telecommunications colossus ZTE has announced it plans on raising $2bn through share placement in an effort to generate the…
Japan’s largest mobile operator sees profits surge in Q3 Japan’s largest mobile operator has reported strong growth across almost all of its business lines in what was a rip-roaring…
Verizon scraps plan to sell Huawei smartphones following pressure from US government US operator Verizon has decided to scrap its plans to sell Huawei smartphones as pressure on Chinese technology companies from…
China forecasted to lead global 5G adoption by 2023 China has been projected to lead the global adoption of 5G technology by 2023, according to research compiled by CCS…
Korean operators hit with fines for illegal handset subsidies Three of South Korea’s leading telecommunication players have been hit with stinging fines for their role in illegal handset subsidies.…
China’s smartphone market suffers first ever annual decline China suffered its first ever annual smartphone decline, with shipments down 4% from 2016 to 459 million units in 2017,…
Qualcomm and Chinese manufacturers express interest in forming ‘5G Pioneer’ Initiative Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated held the 2018 Qualcomm China Tech Day in Beijing. At the event,…
Xiaomi replaces Samsung as India’s top smartphone supplier India’s smartphone market has finally seen a change at the top, with Chinese vendor Xiaomi now leading with shipments close…