Norse banks wrestle with spaghetti
Worse than Grendel’s mother
While banks in the Nordic region are ahead of the curve in adopting new technologies, some large banks there are running legacy “spaghetti” IT systems after acquiring competitors.
5G mobile subscriptions will be 220 million by end of the year
Faster than expected uptake in China
Sweden’s Ericsson raised its global forecast for 5G mobile subscriptions to 220 million by the end of this year, citing faster than expected uptake in China.
UK spends $333 million on Trump conspiracy theory
Safe money
The UK is to spend $333 million to diversify its sources of 5G wireless equipment after banning China's Huawei from supplying the next-generation technology.
UK plans to fine telcos who use Huawei
Ofcom's new job
Any hope that Huawei might get a reprieve in the UK after the fall of Donald Trump have been dashed by the news that the UK government is considering firing the company’s customers.
OneWeb emerges from bankrupcy
Will start launches again next month
OneWeb has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy under new ownership and says it will begin launching more broadband satellites next month.