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10-Jun-19 Vingroup JSC has started work on a smartphone factory with a 125 mn unit capacity. CEO Nguyen Viet Quang said orders from partners in the US and Europe spurred the investment in increasing its current capacity by 25 times. [image: Reuters / Mai Nguyen]
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25-Mar-19 China plans to accelerate commercialisation of 5G in a "final sprint", with 60% of the USD256 bn 2019 tech budget allocated to telecommunications. Industrial Internet, smart transport, intelligent manufacturing, smart medical care and digital agriculture are among the priorities. [image: South China Morning Post]
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28-Feb-19 5G is expected to reach 30 mn enhanced broadband subscriptions in the Middle East and Africa by 2024, representing 2 percent of total subscriptions. The majority are expected to come from advanced markets like Saudi Arabia, UAE and South Africa. [image: Arabian Business]
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26-Feb-19 Samsung Electronics’ business for the last quarter of 2018 was cause for concern, with operating profits down 30%. Vying to retain its market position, the Korean company has presented its folding mobile smartphone, the Galaxy Fold. [image: Reuters]
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20-Feb-19 Millicom, a cable and mobile operator in Latin America and Africa, has bought the mobile telecom assets of Spain’s Telefonica in Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, for USD1.65 bn. In Jan-19 Telefonica sold its Guatemalan and El Salvadoran operations. [image: Reuters]
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