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The broader Open RAN movement has come a long way in just a few years, but the results have been mixed, according to market research firm Dell’Oro Group.

Global sales of electric vehicles have been predicted to hit 17.5 million units this year, meaning growth of 27.1% year-on-year, with the technology analyst firm Canalys adding that in 2023, sales grew by 29% and reached 13.7 million units.

Nokia has announced the extension of a Drones-as-a-Service partner program with existing private wireless partners to provide Nokia Drone Networks benefits to industries in North America.

The global market for smart-connected wallets is estimated to hit US$550 million by 2033, according to market research and intelligence provider Fact.MR.

Almost one in five of all global mobile subscriptions will be 5G subscriptions by the end of 2023, predicts Swedish telecommunications vendor Ericsson. The vendor estimates in its Ericsson Mobility Report there will be 610 million new 5G subscriptions for 2023—a 63% increase in 2022—bringing the total to 1.6 billion, more than 100 million than previously predicted.

Global smartphone shipments will drop to 1.2 billion units in 2023, the lowest level in almost a decade despite a 3% year-on-year increase to 312 million units in the final three months of the year, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research predicts.

Finnish telecoms equipment vendor Nokia is planning to lay off 9,000 to 14,000 employees by the end of 2026 to cut costs after the company reported a 20% drop in sales between July and September.

There are more than four months to go until the end of the year, but technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research is already predicting that this year will be the worst for smartphone shipments in a decade.

The satellite communication market is expected to grow at a 9.4% CAGR valued at US$192.09 billion ($286 billion) by 2032, according to market research firm Fact.MR.

Intelligent connectivity and automation provider Boomi has appointed former executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer at Citrix, Arlen Shenkman as President and CFO.

Operational productivity at financial services institutions has steadily improved since the pandemic, highlighting the need for Australian and New Zealand-based organisations in the sector to urgently address capacity issues to build on productivity gains and fulfil their true potential., according to a new quarterly report from management process automation company ActiveOps.

The attach rate for the Apple Watch in North America reached 30% of iPhone users in the first six months of 2022, the highest for any half-year since launch, the technology analyst company Counterpoint Research says.

C-suite hire bolsters Prezzee’s global expansion plans

Global eGift card platform Prezzee has announced the appointment of Nick Eshkenazi as its Chief Digital Officer.

Australia will see 11% of jobs lost to automation by 2040, according to the latest jobs forecast for the APAC region by global research and advisory firm Forrester.

WildTech, a technology solutions provider of business centric application solutions for the cloud, has inked a contract with mining technology company Chrysos Corporation.

Australian workflow automation software company Checkbox has appointed James Dougherty to spearhead its US expansion strategy, including building and scaling a local team following the company’s launch in the market earlier this year.

COMPANY NEWS: Leading managed services provider blueAPACHE today announced it has signed a new strategic, three-year IT managed services agreement with the Brotherhood of St. Laurence (BSL).

Honda Motor Company plans to launch 30 electric vehicle models by 2030, with more than two million units being produced monthly, the company has announced.

Sales of smartphones with an average selling price of more than US$400 (A$533) — a category that has been labelled premium — increased by 24% year-on-year, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that this outpaced by far the growth for the overall smartphone market last year.

The percentage of 5G-capable smartphones sold globally in January was more than half of the total in a single month for the first time, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.