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10/01/2026

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14/03/2020

Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft after 45 years.

Faye Brown
Friday 13 Mar 2020 9:30 pm

Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 65, has announced he is stepping down from the board to focus on philanthropic endeavours.

He says he wants to focus on global health and development, education, and tackling climate change.

One of the world’s richest men, he founded the company 45 years ago and stepped down from his day-to-day role running the business in 2008, though he remained on the board.

Gates is also stepping down from his position on the board of holding Berkshire Hathaway, ‘to dedicate more time to philanthropic priorities including global health and development, education, and my increasing engagement in tackling climate change’ he said in a statement on LinkedIn.

Mr Gates said Microsoft would ‘always be an important part of my life’s work’ and he would continue to be engaged with its leadership.

But he said: ‘I am looking forward to this next phase as an opportunity to maintain the friendships and partnerships that have meant the most to me, continue to contribute to two companies of which I am incredibly proud, and effectively prioritise my commitment to addressing some of the world’s toughest challenges.’

According to Forbes, Mr Gates is the second richest man in the world behind Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, with a net worth of $103.6 billion (£82bn). He made his fortune through developing software for the personal computer.

As a young man, he dropped out of college and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he set up Microsoft with his childhood friend, Paul Allen, who died in 2018. The pair’s big break came in 1980 when Microsoft signed an agreement with IBM to build the operating system that became known as MS-DOS.

Microsoft went public in 1986 and within a year Bill Gates become the youngest self-made billionaire at age 31.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said: ‘It’s been a tremendous honour and privilege to have worked with and learned from Bill over the years.

‘Bill founded our company with a belief in the democratising force of software and a passion to solve society’s most pressing challenges. And Microsoft and the world are better for it. The board has benefited from Bill’s leadership and vision. And Microsoft will continue to benefit from Bill’s ongoing technical passion and advice to drive our products and services forward.’

She added: ‘I am grateful for Bill’s friendship and look forward to continuing to work alongside him to realise our mission to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more.’

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04/11/2019

Hong Kong (CNN Business)
China just switched on the world's largest 5G network.

The country's three state-run telecom operators launched services for the next generation wireless technology on Friday.
China Mobile (CHL), China Telecom (CHA) and China Unicom (CHU) are all offering 5G plans that start at 128 yuan ($18) for 30 GB of data per month, giving Chinese internet users access to the ultra fast service.

5G commercial services are now available in 50 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. In Shanghai, nearly 12,000 5G base stations have been activated to support 5G coverage across the city's key outdoor areas.

Other countries including the United States and South Korea launched 5G services in select areas earlier this year. But China's commercial network is the biggest, according to Bernstein Research, giving the county more influence over the technology's global evolution.

"The scale of its network and the price of its 5G services will have a pivotal impact throughout the supply chain," Bernstein analyst Chris Lane said in a research note earlier this week.

China has more mobile internet users than any other country, with about 850 million people using their smartphones to surf the internet, according to Xinhua.

Analysts at Jefferies predict that China will have 110 million 5G users — about 7% of the country's population — by 2020. South Korea launched its 5G network in April, and roughly 3% of the country's internet users subscribe to it, according to Jefferies.

Huawei's role
Huawei, the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker and a leading smartphone brand, is playing a major role in China's 5G network rollout.

The Shenzhen-based company does business with all three Chinese telecom operators. China Mobile, the country's largest mobile internet provider, awarded nearly half of its 5G networking contracts to Huawei, according to state run newspaper China Daily. The rest went to rivals such as Ericsson (ERIXF), Nokia (NOK) and ZTE (ZTCOF).

Huawei has been under pressure from a US campaign against its business. Washington has been urging countries to ban Huawei equipment from their 5G networks, alleging that Beijing could use it for spying. Huawei denies any of its products pose a security risk.
Despite the pressure, Huawei has found customers for its 5G products. The company said in an earnings report earlier this month that it had signed 60 commercial 5G contracts with carriers around the world, beating out rivals Ericsson and Nokia.

Smartphone sales

Several Chinese smartphone makers have already started selling 5G devices in China.
But Huawei is in pole position to dominate the market, "given its tight operator relationships in 5G network deployment, and control over key components," according to Nicole Peng, an analyst with research firm Canalys.

Peng said in a research note on Wednesday that local rivals including Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi will "find it very hard to make any breakthrough."

CNN's Yong Xiong contributed to this story.

China just switched on the world's largest 5G network.

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