Mobile Industry Live: November 2020

Mobile Industry Live: November 2020
Actualizar 2020-11-06T09: 20: 47.127Z

Samsung Galaxy Note 20

(Image credit: Future)Samsung launches digital-focused B2B program Samsung has launched a new partner program for the B2B market, saying the digital focus of ``Samsung One'' will help resellers maximize their sales and increase the level of support they can offer. to professional clients in the current climate of uncertainty. At the heart of the Samsung One proposition is the ability to access relevant information anytime, anywhere. 2020-11-06T09:20:03.965Z

5G

(Image credit: Huawei)CK Hutchison approaches €10.000bn in mobile mast sales The parent company of three Britons, CK Hutchison, has confirmed it is in "advanced talks" to sell its European mobile masts for 10 billion euros to Cellnex, but has not yet made a decision on whether to do the deal. CK Hutchison operators currently need funds to build 5G networks, while the conglomerate's other port and retail businesses are suffering the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. A sale of towers would make it possible to obtain essential capital. 2020-11-06T09:19:22.072Z

Messenger service

(Image credit: Pixabay) Ofcom finalizes auction rules for 5G spectrum Ofcom is continuing its plans to auction more spectrum for 5G networks in January with the publication of the final regulations, application form and guidance for potential bidders. There is a total of 200 MHz of spectrum at stake, including 80 MHz of 700 MHz long-range frequencies broadcast by digital terrestrial television (DTT) and 120 MHz of 3,6-3,8 GHz medium waves. 2020-11 -06T09:18:39.996Z

Virgin media

(Image credit: Virgin Media)Virgin Media switches to Gigabit broadband for homes of 3 million Virgin Media has made its gigabit broadband service available to three million homes in London and Northern Ireland after the latest phase of your national network upgrade program. The new additions provide coverage to 6,8 million venues across the UK, or approximately 45% of Virgin Media's footprint, with several major cities capable of accessing speeds in excess of 1Gbps. 2020-11-05T09:37:13.699Z

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BT

(Image credit: BT)BT completes switch to renewables BT's network, offices and retail stores around the world are now running entirely on renewable energy, a milestone in the company's bid to become a net zero carbon business by 2045. The telco is the UK's largest private buyer of electricity and was already using renewable energy sources for its UK operations. However, it has now increased the global figure by 92% in recent months. 2020-11-05T09:32:09.683Z

Samsung Galaxy Note 20

(Image credit: Future)Smartphone market rebounds as Samsung reclaims top spot Global smartphone sales rebounded in the third quarter as countries around the world eased lockdowns that had stifled economic activity. The IDC figures suggest the market fell just 1,3% in the three-month period, significantly better than analysts' forecast of a 9% drop. 2020-11-03T09:45:48.172Z

Telephone mast

(Image credit: Vodafone)Vodafone plans to roll out OpenRAN to 2.600 UK mobile sites Vodafone is set to roll out OpenRAN equipment to at least 2600 of its mobile sites by 2027, helping the operator in its efforts to phase out Huawei kit of its infrastructure and diversify its supply chain. OpenRAN is a vendor-agnostic approach with standardized designs that allow a variety of companies to deliver hardware and software. Operators believe it can increase innovation, lower costs and reduce reliance on the "big three" of Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia. 2020-11-03T09:44:35.599Z

Sky Retail Store

(Image credit: Sky)Sky launches full-fiber FTTP broadband services Sky has officially launched ultra-fast broadband services powered by fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) infrastructure, promising subscribers a faster connection and confiable. Sky will use the full fiber network to offer its "superfast" and "superfast" broadband services when available, promising average download speeds of 145 Mbps and average download rates of 27 Mbps.