(Telecompaper) China Mobile reported revenues down 0.6 percent to CNY 389.4 billion, as government pressure to reduce prices and tough competition weighed on results. EBITDA still grew 3.6 percent to CNY 151.1 billion, good for a margin of 38.8 percent, up 1.6 percent points.
Xiaomi developing 108-megapixel smartphone camera with Samsung
(Telecompaper) Xiaomi announced at its “Images of the Future” conference in Beijing that it’s working with Samsung to develop a 108-megapixel camera sensor for inclusion in future phones. In a statement, Xiaomi said the 108MP “ultra-clear” image sensor, the world’s highest-resolution smartphone camera sensor, will be capable of producing photos with a resolution of 12,032 x 9,024 pixels, maintaining a picture quality of 27MP in 2x zoom, which more than doubles the pixels of a standard 12MP telephoto camera. No additional information was provided other than the claim that the sensor is “coming soon”.
MTN Group raises dividend as H1 service revenue grows 9.7%
(Telecompaper) African mobile operator MTN reported service revenue up 9.7 percent at constant currency rates to ZAR 67.9 billion in the first half of 2019, while EBITDA expanded by 10.2 percent to ZAR 31.2 billion. MTN said it had strong subscriber growth of 7.7 million during the period to reach a total of 240 million subscribers at the end of June.
Liberty Global Q2 results lower, plans share buyback with sale proceeds
(Telecompaper) Liberty Global reported organic revenues from its continuing operations down 0.9 percent in the second quarter. This excludes its German and Eastern European businesses just sold to Vodafone, but includes the Swiss activities, which are not expected to sell until Q4. The weakness in Switzerland and Belgium offset growth in the UK in the quarter. Liberty Global announced it will use some of the proceeds from the divestments for share buybacks.
Deutsche Telekom Q2 revenues, EBITDA up 7%, led by growth in US
(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom reported second-quarter results up in line with its full-year outlook, again driven by the strong performance at T-Mobile US. Revenues rose 7.1 percent to EUR 19.66 billion, and adjusted EBITDA was up 7.1 percent as well after adjusting for leases, to EUR 6.28 billion.
Galaxy Note 10 is the perfect phone for power users says Samsung
Samsung’s B2B Lead and SVP Taher Behbehani talks with TechRepublic about the Galaxy Note 10 business features, like a better DeX experience, more integration with Microsoft apps, a new S Pen, and 5G.
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Current attribution solutions ‘verging on useless’, say digital marketers – survey
Lack of credible attribution renders marketers susceptible to pressure to invest in ‘favourite’ channels, with ‘maximising ROI’ just a pipedream paid lip-service August 8th 2019 – Digital marketing managers have slammed current attribution solutions as verging on useless, in a new survey commissioned by QueryClick. Unreliable or false attribution leaves almost 90% of marketers afraid to invest in activities with any kind of long-term payback because of their inability to prove the value. Fewer than…
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Emtelle multiplies supply length of pre-installed fibre solutions
Hawick, Scotland, 08 August, 2019 – Emtelle, the leading manufacturer of blown fibre, cabling and ducted solutions, has today announced it has further developed its Pre-Installed Fibre Unit (PIFU) and Multifu Multiple Installed Fibre Unit (Multifu) solutions, allowing for the PIFU to be supplied in 4,000 metre lengths and the Multifu in 1,500 metre lengths.A development from its existing solutions, consumers can expect the same notable benefits that the PIFU and Multifu has always offered,…
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UltraSoC strengthens global team with appointments in Asia and USA
CAMBRIDGE, UK – 7 August 2019 – UltraSoC has announced two significant appointments as part of its global expansion, with Lisa Yang joining the team as Vice President of Sales for Asia; and US-based Jean Min taking the role of Senior Customer Solutions Architect. Yang and Min join UltraSoC’s increasingly global team, following the company’s recent announcement of plans to substantially expand its worldwide operations on the back of its latest funding round.Lisa Yang was…
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