Investing in telecoms companies in SA and US — 2022 review
2022 was a brutal start of the year for tech giants. Netflix is down 70%, Nvidia dropped 44%, and Facebook declined 43%.
It is not only tech stocks which took a hammering. The S&P 500 recorded its worst start of the year since 1939...
Smartphones are getting faster, but some older connected cars may lose service forever.
Read the full article at the link below:
https://www.thedrive.com/tech/43187/how-the-3g-shutdown-in-2022-could-screw-your-car
Verizon's 5G network reaches 1Gbps speeds
Verizon's 5G network in the United States now delivers gigabit download speeds, according to tests conducted by The Verge.
According to the report, 5G coverage remains limited across certain parts of Chicago but the speeds delivered over the network...
Verizon lays off 10,400 employees
Verizon announced that 10,400 employees have chosen to accept buyout packages offered by the company, reports Engadget.
The packages were reportedly offered to 44,000 employees at Verizon, and include 60 weeks of salary bonus as well as other benefits based on...
AT&T and Verizon face probe over mobile technology
AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are under investigation by U.S. antitrust officials.
[Bloomberg]
Verizon to buy Yahoo for R69 billion: report
Verizon has put in a $4.8 billion bid for Yahoo, which the ailing Internet company’s board has accepted, according to reports.
Big fight over paid LTE muscling in on free Wi-Fi spectrum
Qualcomm and US carrier Verizon are getting ready to extend Long Term Evolution technology into the spectrum Wi-Fi uses, despite concerns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRcH0d5JpY4
There seems to be some fire burning in this guy's veins. I must admit that I like it!
Referring to Verizon and AT&T as 'Dumb and Dumber' . :D Need some CEO's like this in S.A..
Unlimited US mobile data plans – what are they like?
As a long-time buyer of these data plans, I’m well aware that unlimited doesn’t really mean unlimited
Vodacom is exposing your number to websites
Vodacom exposing your number to every website you visit
HTTP headers are being injected into requests you send to web servers
U.S. government traces calls, IP addresses of Verizon clients
The U.S. government has issued 150,000 requests for Verizon customer information in 2014 alone
I just felt like I needed to ask this question and see what everyone else thought...
... and I simply CANNOT be the only one thinking about this but does anyone else think that Vodacom and/or MTN should move into the pay-TV market since they are (I'm guessing) the next biggest SA media (?)...
Analysis: T-Mobile strategy could eat into business of AT&T, Verizon
T-Mobile US Inc is expected to post stronger subscriber growth than its larger rival AT&T Inc for the second straight quarter, suggesting the upstart carrier’s bold new customer policies could shake up the U.S. mobile market.
Verizon, Vodafone seal USD130-billion Wireless deal
Verizon Communications agreed to pay US$130 billion to buy Vodafone Group out of its US wireless business
Vodafone, Verizon in USD130 billion deal
Verizon and Vodafone plan to announce a $130 billion deal that will give the US telecom giant complete control of Verizon Wireless
Critical infrastructure developer outsourced job to China, wins top recognition
Bob the developer won top company recognition for worked farmed out to Chinese programmers
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57533001-38/verizon-draws-fire-for-monitoring-app-usage-browsing-habits/
I wonder if our internet service providers do this too.
Good day.
This is a list of ongoing problems with Verizon Blackberry Phones based in South Africa.
The following need to be done first.
1) For dialing issues, please change Smart Dialing to South Africa.(Menu->Options->Phone options->Smart Dialing-> Country Code: South Africa). Smart...