Nokia explores strategic options: Bloomberg News
There is no truth to the report, a source close to the company said, while Nokia declined to comment. (bloom.bg/3a1uMAW)
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Airbus says higher U.S. tariffs on EU planes will harm U.S. airlines, consumers
The European planemaker said it would continue discussions with its U.S. customers to “mitigate effects of tariffs insofar as possible” and hoped the U.S. Trade Representative’s office would change its position.
Bouygues, Free, Orange and SFR apply for French 5G telecoms spectrum
FILE PHOTO: A logo of the upcoming mobile standard 5G is pictured in Hanover, Germany March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
Treat us like something between a telco and a newspaper, says Facebook’s Zuckerberg
“I do think that there should be regulation on harmful content … there’s a question about which framework you use for this,” Zuckerberg said during a question and answer session.
In Mumbai, Microsoft boss Nadella trumpets cloud tie-up with India’s Reliance
FILE PHOTO: Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, gestures as he attends a session at the 50th World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
U.S. meeting on Huawei, China policy still on for Thursday despite Trump tweets: sources
The deputy-level meeting was called to discuss proposals including possible new restrictions on sales of chips made abroad to China’s blacklisted Huawei Technologies, a maker of telecommunications equipment, and on sales of airplane components to a Chinese aircraft maker.
We can live with German, EU ideas on vendor regulation: Deutsche Telekom
CEO Tim Hoettges said on Wednesday.
T-Mobile owner sets sights on becoming U.S. number one
“We have the chance to become No.1 in the United States, to overtake AT&T and Verizon. That is our ambition,” Hoettges told reporters in Bonn after Deutsche Telekom reported record annual results in its 25th year as a listed company.
U.S. urges EU to use 5G by Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, seen on par with Huawei
Robert Strayer, deputy assistant secretary for cyber, international communications and information policy at the U.S. State Department, said on a visit to Lisbon it was “necessary to demystify” the notion that Huawei is more advanced in 5G. Washington wants its allies to ban Huawei, the world’s largest producer of telecoms equipment, arguing the use of its kit creates the potential for espionage by China – a claim denied by Huawei and Beijing.
Nokia to acquire optical networking tech firm Elenion
The value of the acquisition was not released.
Merged T-Mobile U.S. to close valuation gap on Big Two: Deutsche Telekom CEO
Highlighting the positive market reaction after a New York judge last week dismissed a lawsuit brought by more than a dozen U.S. states trying to block the deal, CEO Tim Hoettges said the ‘new’ T-Mobile would have a market value of around $120 billion.
Samsung poised to benefit from China virus woes afflicting Apple, other rivals
Half of Samsung’s smartphones are now made in Vietnam, where the coronavirus that has crippled the China operations of Apple and many other firms has so far had only a limited impact on its production.