Neowin News Feed for: Telecom

YouTuber MrBeast reportedly working on launching his own phone company

David Uzondu — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:16:01 +0000

Popular YouTuber MrBeast is reportedly gearing up for another business venture, this time with plans to launch his own phone company. Read more...

Thanks to Trump, AT&T and Verizon could be forced to charge more for your next phone

David Uzondu — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:06:02 +0000

AT&T's boss has announced that the cost of handsets affected by tariffs is likely to be passed on to customers. Read more...

Good news for AT&T customers: You could get paid back for internet outages

David Uzondu — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:54:01 +0000

2024 was an interesting year for AT&T customers, marked by outages. Now, the company has rolled out AT&T Guarantee, a program that promises to compensate customers for downtime. Read more...

Following Salt Typhoon, FCC targets US telecom security gaps with new regulatory proposal

Ramat Adetunji — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:28:02 +0000

The FCC proposes new rules to strengthen US telecom cybersecurity, following recent cyberattacks and espionage concerns. Read more...

FBI confirms Chinese hackers breached US telecom giants for wiretap data theft

David Uzondu — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:46:01 +0000

Hackers had been lurking undetected, and the FBI confirms they've breached systems critical to national security. Read more...

Ericsson wins contract to supply 5G equipment to Indian carrier Airtel

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:58:02 +0000

Ericsson has secured a significant multi-billion dollar contract to supply 5G equipment to Bharti Airtel. Read more...

AT&T is selling its remaining stake in DirecTV to focus on its core business

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:10:01 +0000

AT&T is selling its remaining stake of 70% in DirecTV to TPG and exiting fully from the entertainment industry. Read more...

Dell Technologies and Nokia partner to deploy private 5G and cloud networks

Anushe Fawaz — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:12:01 +0000

Dell Technologies and Nokia have announced a partnership that will allow both companies to share their resources. Dell will provide the infrastructure and Nokia, its private wireless connectivity. Read more...

A majority of EU states don't want big tech to pay for the infrastructure they benefit from

Paul Hill — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 03:08:01 +0000

A majority of EU member states are against big tech facing a levy to help cover the costs of telecom networks. Sources said that member states are concerned about negative consequences. Read more...

Nokia unveils a new logo for the first time in 45 years

Justin Luna — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 16:44:08 +0000

Nokia unveiled a new logo during the 2023 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to distance itself from mobile phones and show its new commitment to growing its telecommunications business. Read more...

Ericsson announces largest layoff in telecom industry amid slow demand

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:26:01 +0000

Ericsson has sent out an internal memo announcing it'll lay off 8,500 employees worldwide. The move is part of the company's cost-cutting strategy due to slow demand for telecom equipment. Read more...

Google comes out against the idea that it should pay network costs

Paul Hill — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:50:01 +0000

Google has spoken out against plans to make it pay network infrastructure costs to help providers meet EU targets. Network providers have been complaining they can't make viable returns on upgrades. Read more...

The Phone House, Dutch telecom retailer, files for bankruptcy

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 13:22:01 +0000

Dutch telecom retailer The Phone House (bought by Relevant Holdings BV in 2015) has filed for bankruptcy on Monday, February 13, 2017 in the District Court in The Netherlands. Read more...

Over 100 banks, telecom and government institutions targeted by 'fileless' malware

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 10:32:01 +0000

Security researchers are warning of widespread attacks on numerous institutions with a highly sophisticated type of malware that's almost impossible to detect because it doesn't use files. Read more...

Turns out those roaming charges the EU abolished will still be around

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 10:30:01 +0000

The EU proudly announced that roaming charges would become a thing of the past for its citizens. Unfortunately, it looks like there are important loopholes and caveats with some surcharges remaining. Read more...

Researchers discover software flaw that puts ALL our communications at risk [Update]

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:28:01 +0000

The flaw in question affects equipment used by cell towers, radios, networks, and of course, our own mobile phones. While there's a patch available, most devices won't ever receive it. Read more...

Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop joins Australian telecom Telstra

Paul Hill — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 03:36:01 +0000

Australia's largest telecom Telstra has hired ex-Nokia CEO Stephen Elop. Stephen Elop rose to prominence when he became CEO of Nokia, also becoming head of Microsoft's Devices Group. Read more...

Germany to ban sale of HTC handsets

Jett Goldsmith — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 03:26:01 +0000

Following an injunction by a German court, HTC may have sales of its smartphones and mobile devices banned in Germany over a lawsuit which claims HTC didn't properly license patents. Read more...

EU partners with Japan to push 5G development

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 10:56:01 +0000

The European Union is determined to be among the first parts of the world to deploy 5G technologies, and it's now partnering with Japan and others to make sure that happens. Read more...

Belgian court to decide whether Skype is a telecoms operator

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 26 May 2015 11:46:01 +0000

Microsoft is being sued by the Belgian state for failing to provide authorities with Skype data in a criminal case, but the company is arguing such rules don't apply because Skype is not a carrier. Read more...

Microsoft signs deal with China Unicom to push Windows Phone

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:31:50 +0000

Following the launch of Lumia 920 in China just a few days ago, Microsoft has now signed a partnership with China Unicom, the world's 3rd largest carrier, to try and push Windows Phone 8. Read more...

Oracle Buys Netsure Telecom

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:37:55 +0000

Oracle has agreed to acquire Netsure Telecom, a provider of network intelligence, analytics and network data integrity software. Netsure's technology is targeted at communications service providers with traditional and next-generation networks, with the company's clients... Read more...

Dell Urges Telecom Firms to Deliver Fiber-Optic Links

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:02:20 +0000

The missing pieces that will allow consumers to use their PCs as digital media hubs are fiber-based broadband links to the home and seamless integration of multiple devices, Dell Chairman Michael Dell said in his... Read more...

British Telecom Purchases Dabs.com

Joe Cashman — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:43:27 +0000

BT, Britain's biggest fixed telecom player has purchased online retailer Dabs.com. While the fee has not been disclosed sources state the deal was worth Â£30million. The move is part of BT's strategy to strengthen... Read more...

China Telecom said to block Skype

Michael Stanclift — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 15:47:53 +0000

China Telecom has started blocking access to a popular Internet telephone service that is threatening its long-distance revenue, according to local media reports and Internet postings. China's largest fixed-line phone carrier recently began... Read more...

FCC Preparing to Overhaul Telecom, Media Rules

Fri, 03 Jan 2003 10:50:30 +0000

Over the next few months, a single federal agency will begin to fundamentally alter the nation's communications and mass-media landscape, rewriting a broad swath of rules that affect the choices consumers have for getting online... Read more...