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Xiaomi will release the new Xiaomi 12 phone in China on December 28, TechRadar reports. It has not yet been confirmed how many models the new series from the Chinese manufacturer will have, but the company is expected to launch Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12X, and Xiaomi 12 Pro immediately, while Xiaomi 12 Ultra and Xiaomi 12 mini will arrive on the market in just a few months.

Huawei is still the global leader in the telecom equipment industry, which includes all telecommunications infrastructure, from broadband access, mobile core and RAN, SP routers, etc. These were the findings of Dell’Oro Group for the third quarter of 2021.

T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon all announced they would shut down their 3G services this year, shifting the focus entirely to 4G (LTE) and 5G networks in 2022. The first to do so will be the U.S. carrier AT&T, who will discontinue the service in February.

Investments in the electronic communications market jumped by 16 percent in the first nine months of last year, compared to the same period in 2020 while the same period in the fixed-line network saw a 127% boost in investments in fiber access infrastructure, HAKOM reported.

The speed of the construction of 5G infrastructure will largely depend on local units and the agility of local authorities to boost investments and provide building permits. Although the digitalization and implementation of the next-generation network is the goal supported by the plans of three line ministries, it will be difficult to realize without the cities’ help.

Every year, Google releases a list of the most popular search terms, and according to the statistics of the most popular search engine in the country, Croatians’ top interest is football, followed by politics and Turkish soaps.

The Croatian government is changing its paradigm in relation to supporting the economy, so instead of rescuing fallen companies, it will direct EU funding transfers to the most propulsive industries, including the ICT industry.

Korean tech giant Samsung, global leader in the smartphone market, issued a relatively brief press release announcing the company’s reorganization and new appointments. So they announced the merger of two major divisions – one dealing with mobile communications and the other in charge of consumer electronics and IT.

French automaker Peugeot is set to only launch electric cars in Europe from 2030, but will continue to offer cars with an internal combustion engine in certain parts of the world.

As of Wednesday, December 1, 2021, Konzum is allowing customers to pay in cryptocurrencies in its online store, making it the first supermarket chain in Croatia to enable this type of payment. Thus, natural and legal persons, owners of cryptocurrencies, can now buy and pay for groceries, toiletries, household goods, and other 12,000 products from the Konzum webshop’s rich offer.