A new report from Strategy Analytics shows that over 450 million households worldwide currently have a WiFi connection, which is a 5% increase from last year.
The UK is fourth on the list with 72.1% penetration, behind Norway (76.2%), South Korea (76.4%) and the Netherlands (80.4%).
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Nokia Networks - formerly known as NSN - has agreed to acquire Panasonic’s 3G and LTE base station system business.
The deal is expected to be finalised next month.
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A new report about the state of 4G LTE coverage around the world has been published by UK-based business OpenSignal, which creates crowd-sourced mobile network coverage maps from its Android and iOS apps.
The report looks at two key concerns: download speeds and the proportion of time spent in an area covered by an LTE service.
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Tablets and fixed-line phone business continues
Japanese technology company NEC Corporation says it has stopped developing, making and selling smartphones via its NEC CASIO Mobile Communications business.
The smartphone business is controlled by NEC, with Casio and Hitachi each owning a minority share.
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Mobile payment service iZettle, which enables businesses to accept credit and debit card payments via a smartphone, is now able to process Japan Credit Bureau (JCB) cards in the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
The company says this makes it the first mobile payment solution in Europe to accept JCB cards.
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