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Samsung Elec's mobile woes drag on profit growth
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd posted its slowest quarterly profit growth in more than a year on Tuesday due in part to weak sales of its Galaxy S9 smartphones, and warned of tougher competition ahead for the struggling mobile sector.
The Apple Inc components supplier and smartphone rival said operating profit from the mobile business sank 34% from a year ago, its fastest rate of decline since the first quarter of 2017, as cheaper Chinese-made handsets put pressure on margins.
-Nampa/Reuters
Uber to stop developing self-driving trucks
Uber will stop developing self-driving trucks that have been hauling cargo on US highways, the ride-hailing company said on Monday, seeking to focus its autonomous-vehicle technology solely on cars.
Through its acquisition of Otto in 2016, Uber had sought to disrupt freight hauling with self-driving trucks and Uber Freight, its smartphone app that connects truck drivers and shippers.
Uber Freight, which has seen “rapid” growth, is unaffected by the decision, the company said.
-Nampa/Reuters
Nokia, T-Mobile US agree US$3.5 billion deal
T-Mobile US named Nokia to supply it with US$3.5 billion in next-generation 5G network gear, the firms said on Monday, marking the world’s largest 5G deal so far and concrete evidence of a new wireless upgrade cycle taking root.
No.3 US mobile carrier T-Mobile - which in April agreed to a merger with Sprint to create a more formidable rival to US telecom giants Verizon and AT&T - said the multiyear supply deal with Nokia will deliver the first nationwide 5G services.
-Nampa/Reuters
Local franchises boost Spur sales
Fast food chain the Spur Corporation says it recorded a 1.3% jump in franchised restaurants sales to R7.1 billion, boosted by business from local outlets.
According to the sales figures for the year ended June 30, the group opened 44 new restaurants locally and 11 outside of South Africa.
But the growth was not without a downside, as 27 outlets shut down, 18 locally and 9 internationally.
Spur brans include Spur Steak Ranches, John Dory’s, The Hussar Grill and Roco Mommas.
“Franchised restaurant sales in South Africa grew by 1.5%, with sales from international restaurants declining by 0.7% in rand terms,” the company said in a statement on Monday.
-Fin24
Viettel eyes Ethiopia telecoms sector
Vietnam’s state-owned telecom company Viettel is eyeing opportunities in Ethiopia, a company official said on Monday, after the government there announced its intention to liberalise key economic sectors including telecommunications.
The Ethiopian government announced last month it plans to open up Ethiopian Airlines, the state logistics firm and the power monopoly to private investment. But the state telecommunications monopoly is seen as the biggest prize due to its huge protected market.
-Nampa/Reuters
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd posted its slowest quarterly profit growth in more than a year on Tuesday due in part to weak sales of its Galaxy S9 smartphones, and warned of tougher competition ahead for the struggling mobile sector.
The Apple Inc components supplier and smartphone rival said operating profit from the mobile business sank 34% from a year ago, its fastest rate of decline since the first quarter of 2017, as cheaper Chinese-made handsets put pressure on margins.
-Nampa/Reuters
Uber to stop developing self-driving trucks
Uber will stop developing self-driving trucks that have been hauling cargo on US highways, the ride-hailing company said on Monday, seeking to focus its autonomous-vehicle technology solely on cars.
Through its acquisition of Otto in 2016, Uber had sought to disrupt freight hauling with self-driving trucks and Uber Freight, its smartphone app that connects truck drivers and shippers.
Uber Freight, which has seen “rapid” growth, is unaffected by the decision, the company said.
-Nampa/Reuters
Nokia, T-Mobile US agree US$3.5 billion deal
T-Mobile US named Nokia to supply it with US$3.5 billion in next-generation 5G network gear, the firms said on Monday, marking the world’s largest 5G deal so far and concrete evidence of a new wireless upgrade cycle taking root.
No.3 US mobile carrier T-Mobile - which in April agreed to a merger with Sprint to create a more formidable rival to US telecom giants Verizon and AT&T - said the multiyear supply deal with Nokia will deliver the first nationwide 5G services.
-Nampa/Reuters
Local franchises boost Spur sales
Fast food chain the Spur Corporation says it recorded a 1.3% jump in franchised restaurants sales to R7.1 billion, boosted by business from local outlets.
According to the sales figures for the year ended June 30, the group opened 44 new restaurants locally and 11 outside of South Africa.
But the growth was not without a downside, as 27 outlets shut down, 18 locally and 9 internationally.
Spur brans include Spur Steak Ranches, John Dory’s, The Hussar Grill and Roco Mommas.
“Franchised restaurant sales in South Africa grew by 1.5%, with sales from international restaurants declining by 0.7% in rand terms,” the company said in a statement on Monday.
-Fin24
Viettel eyes Ethiopia telecoms sector
Vietnam’s state-owned telecom company Viettel is eyeing opportunities in Ethiopia, a company official said on Monday, after the government there announced its intention to liberalise key economic sectors including telecommunications.
The Ethiopian government announced last month it plans to open up Ethiopian Airlines, the state logistics firm and the power monopoly to private investment. But the state telecommunications monopoly is seen as the biggest prize due to its huge protected market.
-Nampa/Reuters
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