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TRT World now on Huawei Video

TRT World, Turkey’s first English broadcasting channel, is now available on Huawei Video which is a pre-installed streaming service included in digital devices of Huawei. TRT World’s linear content, at first instance, will be available to all Huawei digital device users in Turkey through Huawei Video platform. As the latest launch in the growing portfolio […]

December 8, 2020

Data: Q3 Smartphone sales 5.7% decline

Worldwide smartphone sales to end-users totalled 366 million units in the third quarter of 2020, down 5.7 per cent from the third quarter of 2019, according to research and advisory company Gartner. Overall global mobile phone sales to end users totalled 401 million units, a decline of 8.7 per cent year-over-year. After two consecutive quarters […]

December 1, 2020

UK brings Huawei ban forward

The UK government has ruled that telecoms providers must stop installing Huawei equipment in the UK’s 5G mobile network from September 2021. The announcement comes ahead of a new law to be revealed on December 1st, ultimately banning the Chinese firm from the network. DCMS Secretary Oliver Dowden said he was pushing for the “complete […]

November 30, 2020

Report: EMEA smartphones sales bounced back in Q3

The EMEA smartphone market threw off the coronavirus blues in the third quarter, bouncing back to register some growth over the same period in 2019, according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Total smartphone volumes were 93.1 million, up 2.1 per cent on Q3 2019, for a value of $27.7 billion. […]

November 25, 2020

Forecast: 60% of 2022 5G smartphones under $600

The development and introduction of more diverse and affordable 5G smartphones will be the main driver accelerating 5G adoption after 2021, with many lead vendors expected to push deeper into the segment, quickly democratizing the 5G experience and establishing a wider ecosystem. This seismic shift to lower price tiers will result in over 60 per […]

November 20, 2020

Insight TV, InShort launch on Huawei Video in Europe

Insight TV, the millennial-focused global channel provider and content creator, has partnered with Huawei, to launch its flagship lifestyle channel Insight TV and its short-form content channel InShort on Huawei Video in Europe. The announcement was made today by Natalie Boot, VP Media Sales, Insight TV, and Jamie Gonzalo, VP of Huawei Mobile Services EU. […]

November 11, 2020

Analyst: UK 5G delay ‘economic risks’

The Government’s own acknowledgement of a likely delay in rolling-out 5G in the UK risks not fully realising £108 billion worth of economic benefit and the creation of 350,000 jobs in regions outside London and the South-East over the next decade, according to an independent report by analyst firm Assembly, who warn that a delay in […]

October 28, 2020By Colin Mann

Research: 5G smartphone sales will hit 250m in 2020

According to research from Strategy Analytics, global 5G smartphone sales will surge 1,300 per cent to a record 250 million units in 2020. Apple iPhone, Huawei, and Samsung are driving the 5G smartphone market higher this year. Ville-Petteri Ukonaho, Associate Director at Strategy Analytics, said: “We forecast global 5G smartphone sales to soar 1,300 per […]

October 9, 2020

MPs express 5G security fears

A report from the Defence Committee of the UK House of Commons, The Security of 5G, finds that the development of 5G will increase the nation’s dependency on mobile connectivity, opening the UK up to security risks such as espionage, sabotage or system failure. The Committee launched an inquiry into the security of 5G on […]

October 8, 2020By Colin Mann

Alchimie’s TVplayer GO! app on Huawei Video

Alchimie, the content aggregation and dynamic distribution company, has announces a new partnership with Huawei, the Chinese mobile handset manufacturer, to provide Alchimie’s factual SVoD channels to millions of Huawei Video consumers. The partnership sees Alchimie reinforce its distribution network by integrating its TVplayer GO! app into Huawei Video, the preloaded entertainment app on all […]

September 15, 2020