Qualcomm to acquire Alphawave Semi for $2.4B, supercharging its data center pursuits
Alphawave acquisition is "complementary" to Qualcomm's CPUs and NPUs, CEO says
Qualcomm is taking aim at the data center chip space, seeking to bolster...
Kagan: Why Boldyn Networks is pausing private wireless acquisitions
Boldyn Networks' strategy is shifting to focus on organic growth rather than through mergers and acquisitions
In previous conversations with Boldyn Networks, and after following...
Samsung bets on AI to boost developer productivity
Samsung recently began beta testing its AI-powered coding assistant within its Device eXperience division
In sum – what to know:
AI-enabled development – Samsung will roll...
UK boosts AI ambitions with $1.3B investment
During London Tech Week, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang also confirmed the launch of a new Nvidia AI tech center in the UK
In...
Amazon to invest $20B in Pennsylvania data centers
Amazon Web Services previously acquired land and a Talen Energy facility near the Susquehanna nuclear plant
In sum – what to know:
Historic investment – This...
e& advances 5G-A with new record speed
e& said that the achievement was made possible by aggregating FR1 bands at 2.1GHz and C-band, paired with Uplink 3Tx on a CPE at...
Ericsson wins Airtel gig to manage Indian 4G, 5G from single NOC
Ericsson is to run all of Bharti Airtel’s nationwide network services in India from a single central network operations centre (NOC) in India, as...
Trump admin’s ‘Bargain’ BEAD: Approvals yanked, new rules in play
States have 90 days to comply with revamped BEAD rules, including a 'Benefit of the Bargain' bidding round
The Trump administration has released its updated...
Ericsson launches Canada-designed 5G system
Ericsson said that Bell will be the first telecom provider globally to adopt the new 5G system
In sum – what you need to know:
Canada-built...
JTower claims Japan’s first O-RAN-based shared 5G radio
JTower said it will begin interoperability testing with Japan’s four mobile carriers in fiscal year 2025
In sum – what to know:
Japan’s first Open RAN...
5G coverage reaches 96% of Spanish population in 2024
Over the past three years, 5G coverage has expanded by 37 percentage points nationwide, according to a government report
In sum – what you need...
Starlink secures license to launch satellite services in India
Starlink now joins Airtel-backed Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio Satellite Communications as the third company to be granted a GMPCS license in India
In sum...
OpenAI eyes India for AI infrastructure partnership
OpenAI executives and top Indian officials are currently in talks to build AI infra in India
In sum – what to know:
AI infra ambitions –...
The Sunday Brief: Another disappointing BEAD delay
Greetings from Nashville, Cedar Rapids, and Kansas City. It has been a whirlwind of activity since Memorial Day, and the summer promises to be...
Work-shy AI collapses under questioning – Apple debunks AGI myth
New research from Apple casts serious doubts about excitable claims about sentient machines. Results suggest large reasoning models collapse under pressure – challenging the...
Bookmarks: From infrastructure to products — the new AI battleground
Editor’s note: I’m in the habit of bookmarking on LinkedIn and X (and in actual books, magazines, movies, newspapers, and records) things I think...
Ambient IoT smart labels – another hopeful step (Linxens and Dracula team up)
Ambient IoT leaders Linxens and Dracula are to create battery-free smart labels to tackle the sector's grim sustainable IoT record and failed massive IoT...
AI in telecom – from quiet power to front-line force
Telecom operators aren’t new to AI – they’ve quietly optimized networks for years. But with the surge in generative AI, the sector is poised...
Five trends set to redefine global telecoms (Reader Forum)
From cloud migration to AI integration, five forces are reshaping global enterprise telecom strategies
It’s nothing new that with strong communications comes business success. However,...
Orange signs with Eutelsat to offer LEO satellite support to global enterprises
Orange has expanded its global enterprise offer with satellite LEO connectivity for remote services and mobile backhaul via a deal with France-based Eutelsat Group.
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Wi-Fi 7 gains ground as enterprise WLAN market grows 11%
Dell’Oro finds Wi-Fi 7 gaining traction as enterprise WLAN revenue rises and AI reshapes vendor strategies
The enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) market is off to...
Rakuten Symphony, MobiFone to trial O-RAN in Vietnam
Rakuten Symphony will provide O-RAN equipment and collaborate with ecosystem partners for deployment and technical support
In sum – what you need to know:
Vietnam joins...
Editorial Report: The AI power play
AI is transforming digital infrastructure, but the race to scale faces a critical constraint: power.
As trillions of dollars flow into new data center capacity...
Inside Telefónica Germany’s cloud-first strategy — from IT to core
Telefónica Germany reveals how a public cloud overhaul of IT and telecom is redefining its network — and its culture
Telefónica Germany has taken a...
Canadian investment firm Brookfield pumps $10 billion into AI infra in Sweden
New investment will be focused on a new large AI facility in Strängnäs, Sweden – says Brookfield
In sum – what you need to know:
Swedish...