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Fortnite Maker Epic Brings Game Store to Millions of Android Devices with Telefonica Tie-Up
Telecom giant Telefonica is partnering with Epic Games to bring the "Fortnite" video game maker's marketplace app directly to millions of devices on the Spanish company's network, the companies said on Thursday.
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EU Wants Details of Investment Plans Ahead of Legislation to Make Big Tech Pay for Telcos Network Costs
Big tech firms and EU telecom operators could face questions from the European Commission about their investment outlays and cloud infrastructure plans before legislation to make the former pay telcos for their network costs. Firms like Google, Netflix, Amazon, and Meta say the idea of paying telcos for network costs amounts to an Internet traffic ...
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Qualcomm, Spanish Telco Telefonica to Work Together on Metaverse, Extended Reality Projects
Spanish telecom giant Telefonica and US-based chipmaker Qualcomm have joined forces to work jointly on promising metaverse projects that explores the potential of fully functional virtual universes. As part of their agreement, Telefonica has agreed to use Snapdragon Spaces to bridge the gap between its users as well as the metaverse.
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Google Says Decade-Old Demand for Shared Network Costs by EU Telecom Operators is Bad for Consumers
Google has stated that European telecom operators' demand to get Big Tech to help fund network costs was a ten-year-old idea and was bad for consumers. EU operators like Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and others have long complained that tech giants use a huge part of internet traffic on their networks and should contribute financially. Googl...
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Telefonica Said to Buy Ericsson 5G Equipment to Replace Some Huawei Gear
Telefonica has bought 5G network equipment from Swedish manufacturer Ericsson to replace some of the Huawei gear it has rolled out in Spain, a source at the Spanish firm said.
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Brazil to Reschedule Auction for Unsold 5G Spectrum, Communications Minister Fábio Faria Says
Brazilian Communications Minister Fábio Faria said that the government may schedule a new 5G spectrum auction to sell batches that did not attract interest.
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IBM Broadens 5G Deals With Verizon, Telefonica With Cloud and AI
IBM will offer telecom operators Verizon and Telefonica new services ranging from running 5G over a cloud platform to using artificial intelligence, the US technology company said.
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Germany Wants More 5G Faster. That May Not Be Better
5G mobile networks will be better, faster and stronger than their forerunners. In Germany, at least, they could also make life a lot harder for carriers.
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ZTE Loses Major German Mobile Contract With Telefonica's O2
ZTE's contract to maintain mobile operator O2's network, which is owned by Spain's Telefonica, "will come to an end as planned at the end of the year."
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European Telecom Firms Pin Hopes on E-Sports Video Game Gladiators
Vodafone, along with European rivals Telefonica and Orange, are investing in building up the industry by creating teams, TV channels or leagues.
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SS7 Flaw Used by Hackers to Drain Bank Accounts Protected by Two Factor Authentication
O2 Telefonica has confirmed that some of its customers have had their bank accounts drained in the middle of the night, due to a SS7 flaw.
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Apple Begins Carrier Billing for App Store, iTunes in Germany With O2
The move may signal Apple's intention to enable this payment method in emerging regions.
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Telefonica Posts Higher Profits on Spanish Recovery
Fixed communications, which include high-margin optic fibre and pay-TV contracts, grew on the quarter.
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Telefonica Finalises $15 Billion Sale of UK Unit O2 to Hutchison
The sale will hasten the consolidation of Britain's telecoms industry.
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Cyanogen Raises $80 Million From Premji Invest, Twitter, and Others
Notably Microsoft is missing from the list of new investors, contradicting previous reports.
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Fortnite Maker Epic Brings Game Store to Millions of Android Devices with Telefonica Tie-Up
Telecom giant Telefonica is partnering with Epic Games to bring the "Fortnite" video game maker's marketplace app directly to millions of devices on the Spanish company's network, the companies said on Thursday.
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EU Wants Details of Investment Plans Ahead of Legislation to Make Big Tech Pay for Telcos Network Costs
Big tech firms and EU telecom operators could face questions from the European Commission about their investment outlays and cloud infrastructure plans before legislation to make the former pay telcos for their network costs. Firms like Google, Netflix, Amazon, and Meta say the idea of paying telcos for network costs amounts to an Internet traffic ...
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Qualcomm, Spanish Telco Telefonica to Work Together on Metaverse, Extended Reality Projects
Spanish telecom giant Telefonica and US-based chipmaker Qualcomm have joined forces to work jointly on promising metaverse projects that explores the potential of fully functional virtual universes. As part of their agreement, Telefonica has agreed to use Snapdragon Spaces to bridge the gap between its users as well as the metaverse.
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Google Says Decade-Old Demand for Shared Network Costs by EU Telecom Operators is Bad for Consumers
Google has stated that European telecom operators' demand to get Big Tech to help fund network costs was a ten-year-old idea and was bad for consumers. EU operators like Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and others have long complained that tech giants use a huge part of internet traffic on their networks and should contribute financially. Googl...
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Telefonica Said to Buy Ericsson 5G Equipment to Replace Some Huawei Gear
Telefonica has bought 5G network equipment from Swedish manufacturer Ericsson to replace some of the Huawei gear it has rolled out in Spain, a source at the Spanish firm said.
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Brazil to Reschedule Auction for Unsold 5G Spectrum, Communications Minister Fábio Faria Says
Brazilian Communications Minister Fábio Faria said that the government may schedule a new 5G spectrum auction to sell batches that did not attract interest.
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IBM Broadens 5G Deals With Verizon, Telefonica With Cloud and AI
IBM will offer telecom operators Verizon and Telefonica new services ranging from running 5G over a cloud platform to using artificial intelligence, the US technology company said.
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Germany Wants More 5G Faster. That May Not Be Better
5G mobile networks will be better, faster and stronger than their forerunners. In Germany, at least, they could also make life a lot harder for carriers.
-
ZTE Loses Major German Mobile Contract With Telefonica's O2
ZTE's contract to maintain mobile operator O2's network, which is owned by Spain's Telefonica, "will come to an end as planned at the end of the year."
-
European Telecom Firms Pin Hopes on E-Sports Video Game Gladiators
Vodafone, along with European rivals Telefonica and Orange, are investing in building up the industry by creating teams, TV channels or leagues.
-
SS7 Flaw Used by Hackers to Drain Bank Accounts Protected by Two Factor Authentication
O2 Telefonica has confirmed that some of its customers have had their bank accounts drained in the middle of the night, due to a SS7 flaw.
-
Apple Begins Carrier Billing for App Store, iTunes in Germany With O2
The move may signal Apple's intention to enable this payment method in emerging regions.
-
Telefonica Posts Higher Profits on Spanish Recovery
Fixed communications, which include high-margin optic fibre and pay-TV contracts, grew on the quarter.
-
Telefonica Finalises $15 Billion Sale of UK Unit O2 to Hutchison
The sale will hasten the consolidation of Britain's telecoms industry.
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Cyanogen Raises $80 Million From Premji Invest, Twitter, and Others
Notably Microsoft is missing from the list of new investors, contradicting previous reports.
