Telia and Finnish OP bank are showing how 5G can support facial recognition-based payments.
Telia demonstrates payment via facial recognition over 5G
Vodafone looks to steal Three UK’s thunder and shake up the market further
Vodafone rained on BT’s 5G parade, offering unlimited data at no extra cost for 5G, now its offering the UK’s first home broadband bundles with 5G.
T-Mobile’s Sprint acquisition is not out of the woods yet
Oregon joins in to make it 15 states fighting to block the merger; FCC severely criticised for untimely approval.
Russian operators claim European first using mmWave frequency for 5G
MegaFon, MTS, Beeline and Tele2 are set to run trials in Moscow this autumn ahead of wider launches next year.
BT faces threat of another court case over Italian accounting scandal
US law firm intends to recoup shareholders' losses from the Italian accounting scandal, Ofcom bills BT £3.75m for inaccurate reporting and the Phones 4u court case drags on.
Tele2 makes first 5G video call in super-connected Latvia
The first 5G Internet transmission exceeded 1Gbps, while the average download speed on the 5G network was over 750Mbps.
Drei switches on 5G in Carinthia to create digital showcase region
With ZTE, Drei launched 5G services in the Pörtschach-Wörthersee area of Carinthia in Austria, as part of the Smart Urban Region Austria Alps Adriatic (SURAAA) project.
$7 billion opportunity for operators to become ‘ID brokers'
Juniper Research says mobile digital identity could be worth $7 billion (€6.25 billion) by 2024, as operators become ID brokers, up from $859 million (€740 million) expected in 2019.
Huawei’s founder wants to build an "invincible iron army" to survive US sanctions
Further evidence has emerged of how Huawei is bolstering its self-sufficiency to guard against the idiosyncrasies of foreign governments.
Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica Deutschland and Vodafone Deutschland launch Mobile Connect
The mobile-based login procedure is in use around the world as a quick but more secure way for customers to log into digital services.
Tele2 and Ericsson deploy Russia’s first 5G zone
Working with Ericsson, Tele2 has launched Russia's first 5G zone in central Moscow, using its commercial network.
Huawei launches Harmony OS as potential Android alternative
Amid escalating Sino-US trade tensions, Huawei moves towards self-sufficiency, launching its own operating system (OS) and plans for a $1.4 billion R&D facility in Shanghai.
Competition is tough at the top of the mast
ABI Research finds Huawei and Kathrein remain the top two base station antenna providers worldwide as we move into the era of 5G.
European Commission objects to Czech mates’ network sharing
The Commission warned operators O2 CZ and T-Mobile CZ, and the Czech telecom infrastructure provider CETIN, that their network-sharing agreement limits competition.
