For receipt, sale and transfer, all merchandise at the Brazilian company has been tagged with RFID, providing control and traceability of inventory counts.

The Acuity Connect app, used with handheld RFID readers, enables hotels or other linen-using companies to leverage the tags on their towels, bedding or uniforms to track inventory at their facilities.

T-Mobile US CEO John Legere accused rivals AT&T and Verizon of “choking with their unlimited offerings”, as his company gained further ground with another strong quarter of subscriber growth.

Qualcomm’s public licensing spat with Apple, and subsequent non-payment of royalties by manufacturers, contributed to a 40 per cent year-on-year drop in the chip company’s profit.

The Indonesian smartphone market recorded strong growth in Q1, with Chinese vendors expanding their share sharply from a year ago, mostly at the expense of local producers.