• T-Mobile owns Mint Mobile

    T-Mobile has completed its acquisition of Mint Mobile, the carrier partially owned by Ryan Reynolds. In an update on Wednesday, T-Mobile says Mint Mobile will continue to offer its $15 per month / 5GB of data plan (that requires paying for three months upfront), while also offering access to some of T-Mobile’s perks rolling out now and “over the next few months.” The acquisition also includes Ka’ena Corporation, the parent company of Mint Mobile, along with the two other companies under its...

  • Qatar Inks Record-Setting Shipbuilding Order with China for New LNG Carriers

    QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with China State Shipbuilding Corporation for the construction of 18 ultra-modern QC-Max size LNG carriers. Valued at $6 billion, the order is said to be

  • China Hosts Foreign Naval Officials Amid South China Sea Tensions

    By Laurie Chen QINGDAO, China, April 21 (Reuters) – The Chinese Navy on Sunday kicked off a biennial meeting of top foreign naval officials in the port city of Qingdao, in a

  • Reliance Jio has become the world's largest mobile operator, surpassing China Mobile, with this new record

    Reliance Jio, India's leading telecom operator, has surpassed China Mobile to become the world's largest consumer of mobile data traffic. Jio's network handled a massive 40.9 exabytes of data in the first quarter of 2024, compared to China Mobile's 38 exabytes, according to Tefficient, a global analytics firm.Jio also boasts the world's second-largest 5G subscriber base, with 108 million users. Notably, over 28% of its total mobile data traffic now comes from 5G users.JioBharat drives Reliance...

  • China Mobile names new CEO

    China Mobile appointed He Biao as CEO three months after previous chief Dong Xin resigned following his appointment to a government position, with CFO Li Ronghua filling the role in the interim.

  • REPORT: K-State guard to transfer

    MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Another K-State men's basketball player is expected to transfer this offseason. RJ Jones plans to enter the transfer portal after spending just one year with the Wildcats, according to a report from the Athletic's Tobias Bass. Jones is now the fourth Wildcat to transfer from the program, joining Cam Carter, Dorian Finister []

  • Has China Mobile hit its 5G peak?

    China’s already massive telecom sector continues to growGains are being made each quarter in cellular and fixed line connectionsBut China Mobile might have hit

  • Walmart is Replacing Self-Checkout in These States

    Walmart is rolling out major changes for customers in some states, removing self-checkout machines relied on by many shoppers.Two stores—one in St. Louis, Missouri, and the other in Cleaveland, Ohio—are scrapping the self-checkout machines in favor of the more traditional checkout service, according to reports. The change for customers in Missouri and Cleaveland comes after a similar move by the supermarket giant in New Mexico last year. Further still, other Walmarts are designating self-service...

  • China Mobile tops telco-to-techco ranking

    - China Mobile is currently the most advanced operator in terms of shifting from telco to techco, according to a new report from research house Omdia. - Telc

  • Report: Iowa's housing market more affordable than other states

    (The Center Square) - Iowa's housing market is the 17th most competitive in the country, according to a new study released Thursday by the Common Sense Institute of Iowa. The Iowa Housing Competitiveness Index is based on four factors, the organization said: "The percentage of permits as a share of the housing deficit/surplus; the housing deficit/surplus as a percentage of the population; the hours required to pay a monthly mortgage; and the number of hours of work required to...

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    Newshour, US secretary of state visits China

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a visit to China - offering a mixture of friendliness and warnings. We assess US-China relations and ask what, if anything, this visit could change.Also in the programme: the father of a US-Canadian aid worker killed in Gaza tells us the message he'd like today’s memorial service to send to the world; and the possible dangers of yet another artificial sweetener - one that's hard to avoid if you like soft drinks, cakes or chewing gum.(MAGE: U.S....

  • Inside the Ring: China launches third aircraft carrier

    China began sea trials for the third aircraft carrier for its People’s Liberation Army on Wednesday, Chinese state media reported. The official Chinese military website announced the carrier sea trials in a three-paragraph dispatch from Shanghai.