Chris Donkin

Veon group CEO Kaan Terzioglu reiterated benefits of increased visibility with local investors and access to world class talent from switching its headquarters to Dubai from Amsterdam, as the move completed.

Handset manufacturer Honor signed a long-term deal with tech giant Tencent to collaborate across a number of areas.

Vodafone Group finalised the sale of its Italian unit to Swisscom for €8 billion, the second of a trio of major deals to be concluded that reshape the seller's European operations.

Samsung Electronics revealed plans to increase its stake in Rainbow Robotics to become the company's largest shareholder and use its technology in manufacturing and logistics.

Shipments of smartphones from domestic companies showed further increases in China during November 2024 to reach almost 90 per cent of all

Deutsche Telekom brought together its international and German wholesale operations under a single entity, a move to streamline its offering and meet customer demand for integrated services.

Lyca Group unveiled plans to reorganise some of its business units and streamline various operations in what it positioned as an attempt to cut costs and achieve growth in a challenging global market.

Applications offering worker safety and sustainability benefits were cited by Nokia VP David de Lancellotti as major current drivers for the adoption of private networks.

Hyundai Motor Group and Nvidia unveiled a wide-ranging AI partnership at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, including moves to improve the manufacturer's processes, develop driving applications and deploy next generation robots.

The global smartphone market booked annual sales growth in 2024 for the first time since 2021, Counterpoint Research indicated, though it noted largely flat figures from market leaders Samsung and Apple.