Chinese government begins review of Qualcomm-NXP deal The Chinese government has now restarted its protracted review of the proposed acquisition of NXP by US chipmaker Qualcomm. Antitrust…
China pleads with US to reconsider ZTE ban China has reportedly urged the US to reconsider its ban on telecommunications vendor ZTE during crunch trade talks between the…
US-China trade war could hike up smartphone prices United States President Donald Trump is imposing $50-$60 billion of annual tariffs on products imported from China ranging from consumer…
NTT DOCOMO pulls out of New York Stock Exchange Japanese telecommunications company NTT DOCOMO announced that, further to its announcement on April 28, 2016 regarding its intention of delisting…
US President blocks Broadcom’s bid to acquire Qualcomm United States President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Order on 12 March blocking semiconductor company Broadcom from acquiring chipset maker…
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…
Hawaiki Transpacific cable system ready for service by June 2018 New Zealand-based company Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company specializing in undersea communications technology, announced…
Ericsson’s financial situation deepens with $1.8bn write-down Ericsson released a statement on January 16 noting that it will book SEK 14.2 billion (US$ 1.77 billion) in write-downs…
SoftBank’s Sprint ends merger discussions with T-Mobile Japan-based SoftBank Group’s plans to break off negotiations toward a merger between subsidiary Sprint and T-Mobile US amid a failure…
JUPITER cable system connecting Asia to US scheduled for 2020 launch PLDT, NTT Communications, PCCW Global, SoftBank, Facebook and Amazon have selected TE SubCom to install a high-capacity transpacific cable system…
US city implements KT’s 1Gbps wireless technology The first line of South Korean telecom provider KT’s innovative ‘GiGa Wire’ technology has been installed in the United States.…
Hawaiki transpacific cable system ready for installation New Zealand-based Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd company, announced that the 14,000 km of…