Sensing an opening, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi says it plans to enter the U.S. smartphone market in late 2018 or 2019. The news comes just several weeks after rival Huawei, which appeared to have a head start, had its hopes dashed when a partnership with AT&T was scuttled. While both companies said the parting was […]
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Huawei loses another carrier deal as spying fears impede its US growth
Enlarge / Huawei Mate 10 Pro, one of the phones that won’t be sold by US carriers. (credit: Valentina Palladino) Huawei is the world’s third biggest smartphone company—behind Samsung and Apple—and sells phones across the globe. But the Chinese company is virtually unknown in the US. Allegations of stolen intellectual property and spying have dogged […]
THE MOBILE CARRIER LANDSCAPE: How AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint are overcoming slow user growth amid a fierce price war
BI Intelligence This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here. It hasn’t been smooth sailing for telecoms in recent years. Native voice and messaging services, which once accounted for the vast majority of telecoms’ subscriber revenue, are struggling to compete with over-the-top […]
THE MOBILE CARRIER LANDSCAPE: How AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint are overcoming slow user growth amid a fierce price war
BI Intelligence This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here. It hasn’t been smooth sailing for telecoms in recent years. Native voice and messaging services, which once accounted for the vast majority of telecoms’ subscriber revenue, are struggling to compete with over-the-top […]
Unjustifiable carrier fees will stifle LTE smartwatch adoption
OPINION: Wearables have become an established category over the past few years, but the subcategory of LTE wearables is still tiny and fragile. Unfortunately, cellular providers are treating LTE wearables like tablets, as if they’re similarly capable of gobbling data at phone-like rates. To encourage adoption, carriers should treat wearables as what they are — trivial […]
Sinking feeling? UK’s brand new £3.1bn aircraft carrier has sprung a leak
Published time: 19 Dec, 2017 08:36 Edited time: 19 Dec, 2017 08:39 Britain’s future flagship, the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, has sprung a leak. The ship, which will eventually be loaded with a fleet of F-35 fighter jets, is reportedly taking on 200 liters of seawater every hour. As a result, the carrier may […]
The safest airline in the world REVEALED to be this popular carrier
Flying is one of the safest ways to see the world, with 2016 being the second safest year for airline travel on record, according to the Aviation Safety Network, just behind 2013. One of the biggest annual surveys has revealed which is the safest airline to fly with. Sadly, the one to make the number […]
American’s Pilot Mix-Up Could Cost the Carrier $10 Million
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A US Navy pilot pulled off a heroic landing that saved 8 after engine failure en route to aircraft carrier
U.S. Navy The pilot flying a US Navy C-2 Greyhound somehow managed to save the lives of 8 of 11 passengers with a heroic landing at sea. The plane had no ejection seats or parachutes, so chancing a landing on the water was the only option. The US Navy’s swift pace of operations in the Pacific may have contributed to […]
Carrier plant Trump vowed to protect schedules 200 layoffs
Published time: 10 Nov, 2017 04:47 The Carrier air conditioning company in Indianapolis is preparing to layoff 200 workers at their Indiana plant President Donald Trump vowed to protect while campaigning. Carrier released a statement Thursday, referencing their pledge to the president last year. “More than 1,100 jobs remain at the Indianapolis facility in keeping […]