https://www.scmp.com/rss/42999/feed A former leader in the mobile phone sector, Finland’s Nokia encountered problems after the 2007 launch of smartphones, particularly Apple’s iPhone, as well as devices running on Google's Android operating system. In February 2011, Nokia formed a strategic partnership with Microsoft, with Nokia smartphones replacing Nokia’s traditional Symbian operating system with a mobile system from Microsoft. Microsoft bought Nokia's handset business for 5.44 billion euros in September 2013.<br /> en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse From Finland opening diplomatic outposts in Senegal to Czech instructors training Mauritanian security forces, a group of smaller European nations has joined a global scramble for influence in Africa. Estonia, Romania and Malta are among European Union countries that have sought to boost their presence on the continent over the past five years, revamping diplomatic and trade links. “There is a wave of second-generation Africa policy refreshes completed and … under way,” said Alex Vines of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3333849/africa-attracts-smaller-eu-nations-scrambling-influence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3333849/africa-attracts-smaller-eu-nations-scrambling-influence?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Nov 2025 09:46:06 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Oppo aimed to distinguish itself as an artificial intelligence (AI) smartphone maker by enhancing photo capabilities, a company executive said in an interview, as the Chinese company navigates a competitive global race to integrate generative AI into mobile devices. One of the main challenges smartphone users encounter is the need to switch between apps when capturing and editing photos, which was why Oppo “chose the imaging route”, Darren Chen, Oppo’s director of AI technology strategic... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3300940/mwc-2025-oppo-doubles-down-ai-photography-compete-apple-samsung?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3300940/mwc-2025-oppo-doubles-down-ai-photography-compete-apple-samsung?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:30:10 +0000 One of the most popular early mobile phones – the Nokia 3210 – has been relaunched to mark the device’s 25th anniversary. Human Mobile Devices (HMD), the maker of Nokia phones, said it had relaunched the “cultural icon” as demand for simpler devices as part of a digital detox was rising. The revamped 3210 includes a two-megapixel camera, supports 4G calling and will still include classic mobile game Snake, HMD confirmed, with the device priced at £74.99 (US$94). “The Nokia 3210, a cultural icon,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3261965/nokia-3210-relaunched-mobile-phones-25th-anniversary-marked-revamped-version-including-snake?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3261965/nokia-3210-relaunched-mobile-phones-25th-anniversary-marked-revamped-version-including-snake?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 May 2024 08:15:15 +0000 Oppo is planning a concerted comeback in the European market with the Chinese smartphone maker looking to grow further in the region, a month after clearing up legal disputes with Finnish electronics giant Nokia. “Europe has been key to Oppo, and Oppo products will once again be widely available across Europe,” Bingo Liu, chief executive of Oppo Europe, said on the sidelines of an event on Monday at MWC Barcelona. Oppo will bring its 5G-capable Reno 11 F, a handset launched in China and other... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3253415/oppo-plans-comeback-europe-after-smartphone-maker-settles-its-patent-disputes-nokia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3253415/oppo-plans-comeback-europe-after-smartphone-maker-settles-its-patent-disputes-nokia?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:00:26 +0000 An enemy in the battlefield will have “nowhere to hide” after Chinese scientists claim to have made a huge technological breakthrough in the field of electronic warfare. The team of scientists from Beijing said for the first time they have achieved seamless, wide bandwidth, real-time monitoring and analysis of the electromagnetic spectrum, leaving any enemy completely out in the open during a conflict. The Chinese military will be able to use this technology to detect and lock on to enemy... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3250752/nowhere-hide-chinese-scientists-develop-game-changing-military-surveillance-device-electronic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3250752/nowhere-hide-chinese-scientists-develop-game-changing-military-surveillance-device-electronic?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Feb 2024 04:59:55 +0000 Chinese Android handset maker OnePlus has returned to Germany’s smartphone market after a nearly 18-month hiatus, days after sister firm Oppo and Finnish telecommunications giant Nokia reached a global 5G patent cross-licensing deal to end a protracted legal dispute across 12 countries. Shenzhen-based OnePlus on Monday brought back six smartphone models to the world’s fourth-largest economy, including the foldable OnePlus Open, according to the firm’s German website. OnePlus also started... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3250310/chinese-smartphone-maker-oneplus-returns-germany-after-sister-firm-oppo-strikes-global-5g-patent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3250310/chinese-smartphone-maker-oneplus-returns-germany-after-sister-firm-oppo-strikes-global-5g-patent?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:00:19 +0000 Chinese smartphone maker Oppo and Finnish electronics giant Nokia said they had struck a global patent licensing deal, ending a years-long legal battle over cellular patent rates that spanned continents. The two companies had been engaged in multiple patent lawsuits across 12 countries since 2021, as they failed to agree on the price for Oppo to use Nokia’s 5G patent portfolios on the Chinese firm’s smartphones. In some markets, court rulings in favour of Nokia have resulted in Oppo being banned... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3249623/china-smartphone-maker-oppo-ends-protracted-legal-battle-nokia-agrees-pay-5g-royalties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3249623/china-smartphone-maker-oppo-ends-protracted-legal-battle-nokia-agrees-pay-5g-royalties?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:00:20 +0000 Finnish telecommunications equipment giant Nokia has found new buyers for its majority stake in a Beijing-based joint venture with Huawei Technologies, after a proposed deal fell through last year following strong protest by the Chinese partner. Under the latest agreement, wireless technology firm TD Tech will be jointly controlled by Huawei and a group of entities that include the government-owned Chengdu High-Tech Investment Group and Chengdu Gaoxin Jicui Technology Co, as well as venture... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3249181/nokia-set-exit-telecommunications-joint-venture-huawei-amid-us-china-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3249181/nokia-set-exit-telecommunications-joint-venture-huawei-amid-us-china-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jan 2024 03:00:21 +0000 Chinese smartphone brand Oppo has urged Finnish electronics giant Nokia to follow the global 5G royalty rates set by a local court and put an end to their patent-fee feud, as Beijing flexes its legal muscles in cross-border disputes. The Chongqing First Intermediate People’s Court supported Oppo’s petition to set lower royalty rates for Nokia’s standard essential patents (SEPs) for 2G to 5G technologies, according to the ruling made public on Thursday. SEPs are essential for products to comply... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3244944/oppo-asks-nokia-end-patent-fee-row-after-local-court-sides-chinese-smartphone-makers-request-lower?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3244944/oppo-asks-nokia-end-patent-fee-row-after-local-court-sides-chinese-smartphone-makers-request-lower?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:09 +0000 AT&T will tap Ericsson to modernise its US wireless network, a project that could amount to almost US$14 billion over five years. For Ericsson, already responsible for about two-thirds of AT&T’s US network, the deal represents a significant win over rival Nokia, which accounted for the other third of AT&T’s business. It is another blow to Finland-based Nokia, which in October announced jobs cuts alongside broader struggles in its 5G infrastructure business. Nokia fell 9.3 per cent in US... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3243861/att-taps-ericsson-us14-billion-network-revamp-ousting-nokia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3243861/att-taps-ericsson-us14-billion-network-revamp-ousting-nokia?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Dec 2023 04:00:18 +0000 Huawei Technologies and Xiaomi Corp, two of China’s largest smartphone vendors, have set aside their intellectual property (IP) dispute to forge a global patent cross-licensing deal that covers multiple communications technologies including 5G, which could help bolster the expansion initiatives of both companies. “This licensing agreement once again reflects the industry’s recognition of Huawei’s contributions to communications standards and will help us enhance our investment in researching... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3234571/chinese-smartphone-giants-huawei-and-xiaomi-reach-global-patent-cross-licensing-deal-fuelling-both?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3234571/chinese-smartphone-giants-huawei-and-xiaomi-reach-global-patent-cross-licensing-deal-fuelling-both?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:00:33 +0000 The global market for radio access networks (RAN) – the equipment that handles mobile communications – declined at the fastest pace in almost seven years last quarter, according to a report from telecoms research firm Dell’Oro Group. The trend is bad news for 5G equipment vendors, which are already struggling as sluggish customer demand for the fastest mobile connections combines with economic conditions to slow the roll-out plans of network operators. While demand was expected to weaken, the... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3232009/chinas-huawei-gains-ground-market-mobile-network-gear-shrinks-fastest-pace-seven-years-amid-weak-5g?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3232009/chinas-huawei-gains-ground-market-mobile-network-gear-shrinks-fastest-pace-seven-years-amid-weak-5g?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Aug 2023 05:40:30 +0000 Xiaomi and Oppo will face lawsuits filed by Japanese electronics giant Panasonic in China and Europe over 4G technologies, adding to a string of patent disputes that major Chinese smartphone makers are grappling with globally. The cases concern patents on cellular communications technologies that are crucial to implementing industry standards, according to a statement by Panasonic on Wednesday. “This is the first time Panasonic sees a need to initiate actions associated with its cellular... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3230655/xiaomi-oppo-sued-panasonic-over-4g-patent-infringement-adding-legal-battles-faced-chinese-smartphone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3230655/xiaomi-oppo-sued-panasonic-over-4g-patent-infringement-adding-legal-battles-faced-chinese-smartphone?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:00:22 +0000 Not a day goes by without a report about how artificial intelligence (AI) will make various jobs redundant. Some people are even boasting about their “AI-proof” jobs: they will never be replaced by a robot – though one should never be too sure about that. Among nations, the battle for AI supremacy is on, and becoming the dominant player has become an objective for most, if not all, superpowers. Unsurprisingly, investment in AI research and development is skyrocketing across the globe – not only... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3229711/nations-battle-ai-supremacy-what-about-cost-creative-destruction?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3229711/nations-battle-ai-supremacy-what-about-cost-creative-destruction?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:00:08 +0000 Huawei Technologies’ threat to stop licensing technology to its joint venture with Nokia could derail the Finnish telecoms equipment maker’s plan to sell its majority stake to a Chinese chemical product company for US$300 million. Shanghai-listed New East New Materials (NENM) said in a stock filing on Sunday that it aims to acquire a 51 per cent stake in wireless technologies firm TD Tech from Nokia Solutions and Networks, a subsidiary of Nokia Group, for 2.1 billion yuan (US$305.2 million). The... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3216677/huawei-opposition-nokia-sale-joint-venture-threatens-finnish-firms-exit-us-china-tensions-weigh-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3216677/huawei-opposition-nokia-sale-joint-venture-threatens-finnish-firms-exit-us-china-tensions-weigh-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:30:09 +0000 Huawei Technologies Co is doubling down on monetising its patents through licensing deals with overseas companies, as the Chinese tech giant scrambles to seek new sources of revenue after US sanctions crippled its once-lucrative smartphone business. On Friday, Huawei said it had extended a patent-licensing agreement with Finnish rival Nokia, but did not reveal the terms of the deal. The two network equipment makers had signed a licensing deal in 2017. Huawei said this year it had signed more... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3204382/huawei-seeks-generate-revenues-patents-it-signs-dozens-licensing-deals-companies-nokia-bmw-and-audi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3204382/huawei-seeks-generate-revenues-patents-it-signs-dozens-licensing-deals-companies-nokia-bmw-and-audi?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Dec 2022 07:30:44 +0000 MegaFon, the second largest telecoms company in Russia, plans to purchase 5G equipment from Chinese, Indian and Israeli suppliers amid a supply crunch as Western tech companies retreat from the country, the company’s CEO was quoted as saying by local media. Russian telecoms operators have faced a “difficult situation” when trying to source equipment to upgrade and build new 5G networks since the Ukraine War began, Khachatur Pombukhchan, CEO of MegaFon, said in an interview with Russian business... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3185046/russian-telecoms-giant-megafon-eyes-chinese-5g-equipment-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3185046/russian-telecoms-giant-megafon-eyes-chinese-5g-equipment-after?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:00:19 +0000 Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has lost a legal battle in a patent dispute with Nokia, which may prevent the Chinese smartphone company from selling certain OnePlus and self-branded handsets in Germany. A regional court in the southwestern German city of Mannheim ruled in favour of the Finnish telecoms giant for the second time, determining that Oppo’s use of certain 4G and 5G telecoms technologies infringed on Nokia’s patents, the company said in a statement. The court issued its first ruling... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3184881/chinese-smartphone-maker-oppo-loses-nokia-patent-infringement-case?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3184881/chinese-smartphone-maker-oppo-loses-nokia-patent-infringement-case?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:00:37 +0000 Chinese telecoms equipment giants Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp have secured the rights to build the converged 5G and 4G core network for China Mobile, the world’s largest wireless carrier by subscribers, illustrating domestic carriers’ commitment to infrastructure suppliers that face challenges in overseas markets. The two Shenzhen-based companies will each contribute an unknown portion of the network in a contract for equipment and services worth about 7.5 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion)... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3151248/huawei-zte-win-china-mobile-contract-converged-5g-and-4g-network?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3151248/huawei-zte-win-china-mobile-contract-converged-5g-and-4g-network?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:45:42 +0000 Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co has secured the rights to build the lion’s share of 700-megahertz (MHz) 5G base stations for China Mobile, China’s largest telecoms operator, and the recently established China Broadcasting Network (CBN) Huawei won out over rivals ZTE, Ericsson China and Nokia Shanghai Bell, despite quoting higher equipment prices than all of them. The company snapped up the majority of three different contracts for separate regions of China, taking 61 per... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3141698/huawei-wins-60-cent-china-mobiles-5g-network-show-confidence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3141698/huawei-wins-60-cent-china-mobiles-5g-network-show-confidence?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:29:59 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged Finland to play a “unique” role in its relations with the European Union, following the US President Joe Biden’s Europe tour in which he rallied support to confront China. “It is of vital importance for China and the EU to jointly uphold dialogue and cooperation as the mainstream of bilateral relations, and mutual benefit as the main theme for bilateral cooperation,” Xi told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto during a telephone conversation on Monday,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3138362/xi-jinping-calls-finland-china-us-compete-european-hearts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3138362/xi-jinping-calls-finland-china-us-compete-european-hearts?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:34:15 +0000 Swedish telecommunications equipment giant Ericsson says the virtual duopoly it is enjoying in some Western markets since the exclusion of Huawei Technologies Co will not last forever. Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia are thriving in markets, including the US and the UK, since their powerful Chinese competitor was barred from 5G wireless supply deals worth tens of billions of dollars. The US government, whose global campaign against Huawei opened that opportunity for the two Nordic vendors, will... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3122796/swedens-ericsson-getting-ready-face-new-us-backed-telecoms-gear?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3122796/swedens-ericsson-getting-ready-face-new-us-backed-telecoms-gear?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:31:46 +0000 Finland, the home market of 5G equipment maker Nokia, is set to introduce a new telecommunications law, which may be used to exclude China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp from its mobile networks. Finland’s parliament is expected to approve the bill designed to protect its mobile networks against cyber threats and espionage in a session expected to start at 2pm on Monday in Helsinki. The proposed legislation names no specific companies or countries, but bans equipment “within the network’s... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3112867/finland-home-nokia-may-lock-out-huawei-zte-under-new-5g-security-law?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3112867/finland-home-nokia-may-lock-out-huawei-zte-under-new-5g-security-law?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Dec 2020 08:15:50 +0000 Britain will spend £250 million (US$333 million) to diversify its sources of 5G wireless equipment after banning China’s Huawei Technologies Co. from supplying the next-generation technology. Huawei is set to be excluded from British 5G networks by 2027 due to security concerns, leaving phone carriers reliant on a supply duopoly of Finland’s Nokia Oyj and Sweden’s Ericsson AB. Around £50 million ($67 million) of the total will be spent next year to help build “a secure and resilient 5G network”... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3111392/britain-commits-us333-million-help-carriers-replace-huawei-5g?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3111392/britain-commits-us333-million-help-carriers-replace-huawei-5g?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:14:45 +0000 5G adoption is continuing apace across Southeast Asia, even amid the significant economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, the unprecedented use of such technologies and digital services as telemedicine, video conferencing and online marketplaces this year has put 5G solidly at the forefront of the region’s digital transformation. Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations continue to roll out their 5G masterplans, with Singapore, for example, still on track to... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3110145/huawei-and-5g-test-southeast-asias-digital-transformation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3110145/huawei-and-5g-test-southeast-asias-digital-transformation?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:00:08 +0000 With competition among Earth’s telecoms providers as fierce as ever, equipment maker Nokia announced its expansion into a new market on Monday, winning a deal to install the first cellular network on the moon. The Finnish equipment manufacturer said it was selected by Nasa to deploy an “ultra-compact, low-power, space-hardened” wireless 4G network on the lunar surface, as part of the US space agency’s plan to establish a long-term human presence on the moon by 2030. The US$14.1 million contract,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3106176/nokia-build-moons-first-mobile-network-nasa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3106176/nokia-build-moons-first-mobile-network-nasa?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Oct 2020 16:56:21 +0000 The US has continued to pressure countries around the world not to use Huawei equipment in their 5G networks. When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s talking head is the US’ key competitive weapon against Huawei, something is not quite right. Two decades ago, Lucent, an American company, was once the world’s largest telecoms equipment company, until, a shadow of its former self, it was absorbed into Nokia. Still, Lucent’s fate was better than that of Canada’s Nortel, which went bankrupt in 2008.... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3100608/why-nokia-or-ericsson-might-be-wests-best-bet-against-huawei?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3100608/why-nokia-or-ericsson-might-be-wests-best-bet-against-huawei?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Sep 2020 19:30:14 +0000 China’s 5G market was open to international telecoms firms, including Nokia and Ericsson, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when asked about possible reprisal if Chinese companies were excluded from next-generation networks in Europe. “The companies have already won bids for some projects in China,” said Wang Wenbin, the foreign ministry spokesman, during Tuesday’s regular press conference in Beijing. “We oppose certain countries’ generalisation of the concept of national... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3094114/if-nokia-and-ericsson-can-operate-china-our-firms-should-be?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3094114/if-nokia-and-ericsson-can-operate-china-our-firms-should-be?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:35:30 +0000 Smartphones are a hard sell in India. Despite a torrent of feature-rich handsets competing for attention everywhere, many Indian consumers remain stubbornly loyal to more affordable but less-capable feature phones. Now Google, along with Indian internet giant Jio Platforms, is trying to change that. The two companies announced this week that they’re teaming up to make an affordable smartphone. It will run custom versions of the Android operating system and Google Play app store that are... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3093597/can-google-and-jio-convert-indias-feature-phone-diehards-android?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3093597/can-google-and-jio-convert-indias-feature-phone-diehards-android?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jul 2020 09:55:44 +0000 Singapore’s communication minister on Thursday said the government never excluded any company from being vendors for the nationwide roll-out of high-speed 5G technology, and is satisfied with the outcome of its telecom operators’ selection. Singapore Telecommunications chose Ericsson while a group that includes StarHub opted for Nokia after the city state gave final approval for the roll-out of nationwide 5G coverage on Wednesday, leaving China’s Huawei Technologies with less significant... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3090519/huawei-loses-out-singapore-telecom-operators-choose-5g?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3090519/huawei-loses-out-singapore-telecom-operators-choose-5g?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Jun 2020 03:41:04 +0000 One of the most striking features of the global business response to Covid-19 has been the resulting rapid adoption of new-breed digital services, such as Zoom and Slack, by born-analogue incumbent businesses. Born-digital businesses, built on cloud services, mobile e-commerce, machine learning and agile methods, have long taken such services and capabilities for granted. Today’s start-ups and scale-ups are weaned on software-as-a-service (SaaS) stack: Zoom and Slack and the couple of hundred... https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/3082458/why-covid-19-will-be-extinction-event-many-incumbent-companies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/3082458/why-covid-19-will-be-extinction-event-many-incumbent-companies?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 May 2020 23:00:06 +0000 Fashion houses turned their hand to designing smartphones some time ago, and the results have been promising. Designer smartphones now count as quarantine companions and a great device for working from home during the coronavirus outbreak, and are a new way to “dress up” when you’re not allowed to leave the house. From recent news of an updated flip phone, to old mobile phones worthy of being called collectors’ items, we look back at great collaborations between the world of fashion and mobile... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3079125/armanis-samsung-and-versaces-nokia-iphone-inspired-lg?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3079125/armanis-samsung-and-versaces-nokia-iphone-inspired-lg?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Apr 2020 03:00:05 +0000 This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Laurens Cerulus on politico.eu on March 9, 2020. The global coronavirus outbreak is prompting Europe to concede that the time to break dependence on China has come. Chinese manufacturers and suppliers have shut down factories and offices in an effort to contain the spread of the disease formally known as Covid-19, wreaking havoc on industries including the technology sector and pharmaceutical sector,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3074356/coronavirus-forces-europe-confront-china-dependency?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3074356/coronavirus-forces-europe-confront-china-dependency?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2020 17:18:18 +0000 The president and chief executive of Nokia, Rajeev Suri, is stepping down after more than a decade at the helm of the Finnish telecommunications equipment supplier. Suri will be replaced by Pekka Lundmark, the outgoing chief executive of Finnish state-owned energy company Fortum, according to a statement on Monday. Suri, 52, has struggled during his tenure to gain a foothold in the all-important 5G mobile network gear market. The stock bounced as much as 4.2 per cent early Monday on news of his... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3064603/nokia-ceo-step-down-after-struggling-make-5g-headway?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3064603/nokia-ceo-step-down-after-struggling-make-5g-headway?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2020 08:24:43 +0000 China warned France against treating Huawei Technologies differently from European competitors when it comes to future 5G network equipment contracts, as the US mounts a campaign to keep the Chinese tech giant at bay. In a lengthy statement issued on Sunday on its website, the Chinese embassy in Paris urged France to establish “transparent criteria and treat all companies in a similar way”, referring to telecom equipment makers. It also warned that a difference in treatment based on the country... https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3049764/china-warns-france-against-blatant-discrimination-against-huawei-5g?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3049764/china-warns-france-against-blatant-discrimination-against-huawei-5g?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Feb 2020 02:03:14 +0000 Telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson has withdrawn from the mobile industry’s biggest annual event to protect its staff and visitors from the coronavirus outbreak. The Swedish company said on Friday it had pulled out of this year’s edition of MWC Barcelona, which will run from February 24 to February 27. As one of the largest exhibitors, with thousands of visitors in its hall each day, Ericsson said it could not guarantee the health and safety of its employees and customers. “It is very... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3049581/ericsson-pulls-out-worlds-biggest-mobile-event-amid-coronavirus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3049581/ericsson-pulls-out-worlds-biggest-mobile-event-amid-coronavirus?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Feb 2020 13:31:15 +0000 The US is locked in a technological and ideological battle with China that, if mishandled, threatens the nation’s economic prosperity, values and way of life, America’s top justice official said on Thursday. “China has emerged as the United States’ top geopolitical adversary,” said US Attorney General William Barr in a speech at the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). “For China, success is a zero-sum game.” Barr called on American universities, industry,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3049413/us-attorney-general-william-barr-blasts-huaweis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3049413/us-attorney-general-william-barr-blasts-huaweis?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Feb 2020 16:59:37 +0000 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged the European Union to exclude “high-risk” suppliers from all parts of 5G networks. The EU on Wednesday followed Britain’s example, allowing members to decide what part China’s Huawei Technologies can play in their 5G telecoms networks and resisting pressure from Washington for an outright ban. The United States wants the world to ban Huawei from the West’s next-generation 5G networks on fears that its gear could be used by China for spying,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3048326/pompeo-urges-eu-exclude-high-risk-suppliers-5g-networks-after-bloc?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3048326/pompeo-urges-eu-exclude-high-risk-suppliers-5g-networks-after-bloc?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Jan 2020 02:01:51 +0000 Vodafone’s broadband services joint venture with Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) has partnered with Nokia to roll out 5G services in Australia, the companies said on Monday. The 5G drive comes as the joint venture is caught in a legal appeal process against an antitrust regulator’s move to block its proposed A$15 billion (US$10.5 billion) mega-merger with TPG Telecom. In a joint statement, the companies said Vodafone Hutchison Australia, the 50-50 joint venture, would kick off its 5G... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3043867/vodafone-hutchison-partners-nokia-kick-5g-network-roll-out-australia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3043867/vodafone-hutchison-partners-nokia-kick-5g-network-roll-out-australia?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Dec 2019 02:07:02 +0000 China’s Huawei Technologies just got a seal of approval from one of Germany’s biggest telecom companies, Telefonica Deutschland. Telefonica’s German unit, which operates the country’s second-largest wireless network, picked Huawei and Finland’s Nokia to take an equal role supplying its fifth-generation mobile phone network upgrade, the company said in a statement Wednesday. The deal is subject to the firms being certified by German authorities, it said. The announcement is a boon to Huawei after... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3041724/huawei-wins-deal-help-build-telefonicas-5g-network-germany-subject?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3041724/huawei-wins-deal-help-build-telefonicas-5g-network-germany-subject?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Dec 2019 01:50:11 +0000 The US has been warning other countries not to buy telecommunications gear from China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. The government will soon put real money behind the effort. A new agency, called the US International Development Finance Corporation, plans to tap some of its US$60 billion budget to help developing countries and businesses purchase equipment from other companies. “The US is very focused on ensuring there’s a viable alternative to Huawei and ZTE. We don’t want to be out there... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3040456/us-tap-us60-billion-war-chest-boon-huawei-and-zte?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3040456/us-tap-us60-billion-war-chest-boon-huawei-and-zte?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Dec 2019 18:26:39 +0000 China’s Huawei Technologies, hobbled by allegations in the West that it is engaged in espionage, received a shot in the arm from Malaysia on Thursday as telecoms giant Maxis signed a deal to buy 5G equipment from the Shenzhen-based company. The agreement follows repeated assertions by local officials, including Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, that the government would not blindly follow the United States and its key allies such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand in shunning Huawei’s... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3031469/malaysias-mahathir-lauds-huawei-deal-telecoms-giant-maxis-vital?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3031469/malaysias-mahathir-lauds-huawei-deal-telecoms-giant-maxis-vital?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:33:26 +0000 In the autumn of 2014, I bought a mobile phone for the first and, so far, only time. That decision was a direct result of Hong Kong’s Occupy protests, then clogging up the streets around the Admiralty area. As the MTR subway system hadn’t yet extended itself to Kennedy Town where I live and the buses were constantly being diverted and I’m a hyperventilating punctuality obsessive, I had to tell people that I was running late. Of course, I was already considered incredibly tardy on the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3030629/new-nokia-flip-phone-review-flip-2720-non-techie-spurred-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/gadgets/article/3030629/new-nokia-flip-phone-review-flip-2720-non-techie-spurred-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Sep 2019 04:45:04 +0000 The race is on for 5G, the next iteration – the fifth generation – of wireless networking. South Korea is currently in the leading position by offering the world's first commercial 5G services: users of Samsung's Galaxy S10 5G smartphones can now access 5G networks through three of the Asian country’s leading telecom operators. In addition, one of the three, KT, has also rolled out a 5G-based ultra-high-definition live broadcasting service, providing 5G network and 5G mobile news gathering... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3019317/how-5g-will-transform-sports-viewing-vr-gaming-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3019317/how-5g-will-transform-sports-viewing-vr-gaming-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jul 2019 06:00:09 +0000 Did you know that a 5G base station can be squeezed into a casing the size of a shoebox? It’s thanks to gallium, a soft, bluish metal that makes it possible. The chipsets that generate powerful bursts of high frequency radio waves are not made with silicon, but gallium nitride. They consume little electricity, produce little heat and can function comfortably at 800 degrees Celsius (1,472 degrees Fahrenheit), making bulky equipment for power supply and air conditioning redundant. Gallium is one... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3019299/gallium-china-tightens-grip-wonder-metal-huawei-works-promising?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3019299/gallium-china-tightens-grip-wonder-metal-huawei-works-promising?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Jul 2019 19:00:11 +0000 About a dozen rural US telecoms carriers that depend on Huawei for network gear are in discussions with its biggest rivals, Ericsson and Nokia, to replace their Chinese equipment, sources familiar with the matter said. The carriers, which include Pine Belt in Alabama, and Union Wireless in Wyoming, are seeking discounted pricing and looking forward to government assistance but have yet to reach agreements, these sources said. Nokia and Ericsson declined to comment. The talks are critical for... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3016073/push-replace-huawei-rural-us-carriers-look-nokia-and-ericsson?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3016073/push-replace-huawei-rural-us-carriers-look-nokia-and-ericsson?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Jun 2019 19:49:56 +0000 China’s largest telecommunications operator China Mobile has awarded half of its 5G network equipment contracts to Huawei Technologies, in a boon for the Chinese telecoms giant after being squeezed in overseas markets by a US decision to add it to a trade blacklist. Huawei will provide 49 per cent of the MME/SGSN equipment and 54 per cent of the SAE-GW/GGSN equipment – two types of core network equipment needed for the operation of ultra-fast 5G networks – to China Mobile, according to the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3014766/china-mobile-awards-half-its-5g-network-contracts-huawei-while?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3014766/china-mobile-awards-half-its-5g-network-contracts-huawei-while?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Jun 2019 03:22:43 +0000 Ericsson might be in the top 3 when it comes to market share for telecommunications equipment, but recently its chief executive Borje Ekholm has not been happy. The source of Ekholm’s unhappiness is the “myth” that Ericsson has fallen behind in next-generation 5G networks – whether this be infrastructure roll-outs or the technology itself. Such a myth is “puzzling”, wrote Ekholm in a blog post last week titled “Europe and 5G: Address the reality – not the myths”. “We’re live with multiple... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-leaders-and-founders/article/3012098/profile-ceo-borje-ekholm-wants-put-record-straight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-leaders-and-founders/article/3012098/profile-ceo-borje-ekholm-wants-put-record-straight?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 May 2019 11:00:18 +0000 While the troubles besieging network gear and smartphone giant Huawei may be a headache for its Chinese management, for Nokia chief executive Rajeev Suri, they could provide the Finnish company with a much-needed boost. At an annual shareholders’ meeting last week, Suri said that there could be a “long term opportunity” for Nokia due to Huawei’s US regulatory problems, which include restricting the company from buying American technology. “But more than that, it’s hard to say at this point,” he... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3011971/profile-nokia-ceo-rajeev-suri-could-be-one-beneficiaries-huaweis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3011971/profile-nokia-ceo-rajeev-suri-could-be-one-beneficiaries-huaweis?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 May 2019 22:00:16 +0000 Swedish telecom giant Ericsson, a major rival of Huawei Technologies in the sale 5G equipment, confirmed that the Chinese market regulator is investigating the company over intellectual property licensing issues, as the global race for the build out of 5G networks hots up. “Ericsson can confirm that the State Administration for Market Regulation Anti-trust division came to the Ericsson Beijing office on April 11, 2019, telling us that they were initiating an investigation into Ericsson’s patent... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3006511/ericsson-says-it-facing-antitrust-probe-china-over-its-intellectual?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3006511/ericsson-says-it-facing-antitrust-probe-china-over-its-intellectual?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Apr 2019 04:44:52 +0000