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Members of the US tower construction industry warned of dire consequences if the nation’s President implements tougher Covid-19 (coronavirus) requirements, adding to a shortage of staff currently estimated to stand at 15,000. In press meetings, the Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association (NATE) expressed concerns over a plan to require companies with more than 100 staff to […]

Vodafone Group announced a move to transfer its 55 per cent holding in Vodafone Egypt to its sub-Saharan Africa subsidiary Vodacom in a deal valued at €2.4 billion, as it looks to simplify management of its businesses in the continent. In a statement, Vodafone said around 80 per cent of the deal would be settled

Google changed its in-app payment policies in South Korea to allow developers to provide third party options within the country, complying with a law passed earlier this year. In a statement Google senior director of public policy Wilson White announced the move alongside reiterating the benefit of having payments processed using its own system. Under

Facebook is changing its company name as it shifts its focus to the “metaverse” and confronts wide-ranging scrutiny of the real-world harms from its various platforms after a whistleblower leaked hundreds of internal documents. Founder Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that Facebook will change its corporate name to Meta, effectively demoting Facebook’s namesake service to being

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used its Q3 earnings call to address challenges confronting the company and noted it is growing despite these major obstacles. The executive referenced recent changes made by Apple to protect user privacy, which make it much harder for Facebook and other services to deliver targeted advertising. “As expected, we did experience

LIVE FROM MWC21 LOS ANGELES: Industry group GSMA put a spotlight on the resilience demonstrated by the mobile sector during the ongoing Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, highlighting progress made towards digital transformation through accelerated 5G uptake in North America. In the 2021 North America Edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Economy report series, released today (26 October),

On 23 August, SpaceX chief engineer Elon Musk triumphantly tweeted his Starlink satellite business had shipped 100,000 user terminals to customers around the world, with five-times as many people placing deposits or orders in hopes of accessing the internet service, which is expected to exit beta this year. Starlink has already launched almost 2,000 Low

Facebook suffered a major outage 4 October which impacted its mobile and desktop sites, as well as its WhatsApp and Instagram applications. Users attempting to reach the Facebook website received an error message, while those trying to access mobile apps saw stale content and a message stating “Couldn’t Refresh Feed”. A source at Facebook told

Apple unveiled its latest iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch at its annual launch event, focusing on the capabilities delivered by its custom processors and adding 5G connectivity to an updated iPad mini as well as to more operator networks globally. The company highlighted its use of custom-design antennas and radio components to add more 5G

NTT Docomo head of Global 5G Business Zaif Siddiqi told a GSMA 5G forum MNOs can find the right balance to deliver customer value when competing for private network business. In a presentation during the APAC 5G Forum webinar, Siddiqi noted whether to employ a public or private network is a big question for enterprises