Apple bucks trend for decline in handset market with lower-cost devices, says Kantar report

London, UK. 4 May 2023 – Kantar, a global marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Worldpanel ComTech Smartphone Operating System (OS) data. The study reveals signs of

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The understated theme of MWC Barcelona 2023, telecom’s biggest event of the year

The general consensus following this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC 2023) in Barcelona is that in-person events are back. Finally returning to something close to pre-pandemic attendee and exhibitor numbers,

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5G Standalone trial network switched on by Vodafone

Vodafone, a UK mobile operator to switch on its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network, with select customers now able to trial its many benefits.

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Huawei, OPPO sign global patent cross-licensing agreement

Shenzhen, China – Huawei and OPPO announced the signing of a global patent cross-licensing agreement, which covers cellular standard essential patents, including 5G.

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Strategy Analytics research finds high-tier drives 5G baseband revenue in Q2 2022

Boston, United States – The global cellular baseband processor market grew 19% to [$8.7 billion (€8.27 billion)] in Q2 2022, according to Strategy Analytics‘ Handset Component Technologies (HCT) service report.

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Orange Spain opens store in the metaverse

Spain, 14 September 2022 – Orange has opened a store in the metaverse and claims to be the first company in the Spanish telecommunications market to open a commercial space in

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Spark trials New Zealand’s end-to-end 5G standalone network

To lay the groundwork for Spark to roll out standalone 5G at scale in the future, and explore the future benefits of 5G, Spark has created and run two proof-of-concepts

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Vivo leads Asia Pacific 5G shipments in Q2 2021, says Strategy Analytics

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Vivo, for the first time ever, is the top 5G smartphone vendor in Asia Pacific in Q2 2021. Three of the Top-5 5G smartphone vendors

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Global 5G smartphone shipments soar 458% YoY to 134 million in Q1 2021, says Strategy Analytics

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, China’s rapid adoption of 5G technology is powering demand for 5G smartphones. Apple and the domestic trio of OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi

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Swisscom and Ericsson double down on 5G with successful standalone voice and data calls

Swisscom, in partnership with Ericsson and handset maker OPPO, has opened the next chapter of Europe’s 5G story by successfully carrying out 5G voice and data calls over a commercial 5G standalone network.

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