Europe’s booming esports scene getting major boost from big telecom sponsors

FEATURE: MADRID (By Andrés González, Reuters) – Marcos Ochoa has just landed the dream job for many young Europeans: he is being paid to play video games. The 27-year-old Spaniard, whose internet nickname is “Aeroz”, is a rising star of the Esports, or video games competitions that are played online or even in sports arenas. With […]

Where are all the big telecom mergers?

The much-anticipated merger mania in the communications industry finally turned into a real deal this week, but it probably wasn’t the one most people were expecting. Verizon outbid AT&T with a $ 3.1 billion offer for tiny wireless startup Straight Path Communications, which owns airwave rights suitable for super-fast 5G networks coming in a few […]

Toyota partners with Japanese telecom giant NTT to harness connected car data

Toyota has announced a partnership with Japanese telecom giant NTT to collaborate on the development, verification, and standardization of technology across the connected car realm. The deal represents one of many in recent months as Japanese companies forge ahead with initiatives to lead on the connected car and autonomous vehicle revolution. Back in January, Toyota […]

Chinese telecom firm pleads guilty, settles over Iran, N Korea illegal sales

Published time: 7 Mar, 2017 22:15Edited time: 7 Mar, 2017 22:15 A Chinese telecommunications equipment company will pay the US government a combined $ 1.19 billion in civil and criminal fines after pleading guilty to conspiracy for shipping telecom equipment to Iran and North Korea, thus violating US sanctions. Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE […]