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• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  Ericsson enables seamless eSIM activation for Samsung devices

  Comms tech giant claims enhanced digital experience for consumers by managing mobile subscriptions on eSIM-enabled devices without QR codes

• March 06, 2020 06 Mar'20

  5G moves from hype to reality and will add $2.2tn to global economy by 2034

  Trade association for global mobile industry predicts huge growth and huge revenues from rapidly expanding 5G universe

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Nokia claims end-to-end 4G and 5G New Radio slicing first

  Finnish comms tech provider beefs up comms network essential equipment offer with 4G, 5G end-to-end slicing

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Kr00k vulnerability compromises billions of Wi-Fi devices

  Billions of Wi-Fi chips used in IoT devices, laptops, smartphones and tablets are vulnerable to a serious vulnerability

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  Google warns users not to mess with Huawei devices

  Google tells users of Huawei devices to try to avoid bypassing controls preventing them from loading its apps

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  Huawei unveils MWC product portfolio led by €2,500 5G smartphone

  Chinese tech giant unveils 5G smartphones, tablets, chipsets, AI, Wi-Fi 6, routers, chipsets and cameras that it was set to announce at the cancelled Mobile World Congress

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  Coronavirus, global economic slowdown to cap 5G smartphone sales in 2020

  First half of 2020 will likely be much weaker than expected for the 5G smartphone market, but a strong bounce-back is possible in second half of the year if the coronavirus spread is brought under control

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  Commercial, enterprise use cases to drive VR to $24.5bn by 2024

  Analyst ABI Research predicts standalone virtual reality applications to be the main driver of substantial growth as the market strikes right balance between price, performance and ease of setup

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  KDDI taps Nokia, Ericsson to support 5G standalone network

  Japanese mobile operator works with Nordic comms tech giants for cloud-based solutions to support standalone 5G network

• February 21, 2020 21 Feb'20

  McKinsey: Connectivity evolution to drive global GDP past $2tn

  McKinsey Global Institute report on 5G and the connected world predicts huge contribution from advanced communications to global GDP

• February 21, 2020 21 Feb'20

  Malicious apps still getting past Google controls

  Check Point researchers have found multiple malware-infected apps in the Google Play store, including a clicker called Haken, which has been downloaded more than 50,000 times

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  Critical for operators to redefine 5G business models, says Huawei

  Undeterred by the cancellation of what would have been a totemic global showcase for its 5G products, Huawei reveals its 5G strategy for 2020 at London forum

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  O2 delivers solid fiscal 2019 and points to 5G as future of entertainment

  Telefónica’s UK business arm clocks up continued growth in revenues and profits driven by expanding customer numbers and predicts 5G could boost the entertainment sector by as much as £2.3bn over the next 10 years

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  Vodafone launches new IoT portfolio and 5G tariffs

  Body-worn vision camera and surveillance system are the first products to be unveiled in Vodafone’s new internet-of-things range enabled by growing 5G network that now has pay-as-you-go capability

• February 18, 2020 18 Feb'20

  Three UK chooses CityFibre as preferred backhaul provider for nationwide 5G roll-out

  Digital infrastructure platform provider tapped to provide backhaul backbone for roll-out of next-gen mobile infrastructure across the UK