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China has successfully established itself as a global leader of 5G deployments. In the past two years, 5G user penetration in China has jumped from 18% to 36%. Similarly, China’s 5G subscriber base stands at 1.2 billion as of 1Q …

The LoRa Alliance has trumpeted growth in the Asia Pacific region, ahead of its bi-annual meetup in Tokyo in October. It claimed “millions of sensors” have been added in the region in the first half of 2023 on the backs …

Quectel, Telit Cinterion, and Fibocom captured more than half of the total cellular IoT module shipments in the first quarter of 2023, according to market analysis from Counterpoint Research. Quectel remained the leading vendor; Telit Cinterion climbed to second. Total …

Foxconn is investing $246 million in Vietnam’s northern province of Quang Ninh Reports indicate that Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) has been granted permission by Vietnam authorities to invest $246 million in assembling telecoms and electronic vehicle (EV) equipment in …

MIIT’s chief engineer said that Chinese telcos need to accelerate 5G deployments outside of urban areas to better address underserved populations SHANGHAI – Officials from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) …

The Huawei 5.5G concept refers to advancements in areas like integrated sensing, Level 4 autonomous driving and green IoT SHANGHAI – Chinese vendor Huawei announced plans to launch a set of commercial 5.5G network equipment in 2024. The announcement was …

In China, the 6 GHz spectrum has been identified as the only high-quality resource with large bandwidth in the mid-band The Chinese government allocated spectrum in the 6 GHz frequency band for 5G and 6G services, the country’s Ministry of …

The GSMA Open Gateway initiative is a global industry framework designed to accelerate digital services and mobile apps Chinese mobile operators China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom have joined the GSMA Open Gateway initiative, a global industry framework aimed …

MWC Shanghai 2023 is set to return this June to the Shanghai New International Expo Center. After the success of MWC Shanghai 2021, which saw more than 200,000 attendees from 114 countries and territories, there has been high anticipation for …

With the investment, the carrier has established the China Telecom Quantum Information Technology Group Co. China Telecom this week revealed that it has invested 3 billion yuan ($434 million) in the establishment of the China Telecom Quantum Information Technology Group Co., …

Dell’Oro lowered the MEC market’s expectations by more than 20% for 2023 According to analysts at the Dell’Oro Group, the Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) market has “failed to materialize.” As a result, the firm lowered the market’s expectations by more …

Micron failed to pass a cybersecurity review, says the Cyberspace Administration of China Tensions between China and the U.S. escalated over the weekend when the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced its decision to ban Idaho-based memory chipmaker Micron from …

Oppo established its in-house chip unit, called Zeku, in 2019 With the global semiconductor market still facing shortages, political tension and other setbacks, Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has announced the abrupt closure of its in-house chip design unit. “Due to …

Cellular IoT module shipments rose by 14 percent in the 12 months to the end of 2022, with China leading the way for regional shipment volumes India leading the way for regional shipment growth, NB-IoT leading the way for low-power …

Chinese search engine and cloud analytics firm Baidu has won a permit to provide a driverless ride-hailing service in Beijing. It said the new taxi service will be the “first-ever fully driverless fleet” in any capital city in the world. …

The fourth quarter of 2022 saw record shipments of enterprise-geared wireless LAN (WLAN) devices, mostly Wi-Fi devices, with volumes topping 10 million in the period, according to research firm Dell’Oro Group. Revenues spiralled upwards, alongside, to reach $3 billion, also …

The White House is pondering more extensive U.S. limitations on the sale of chips and chip-making equipment to Chinese companies, and those could have substantial impacts on Nvidia’s ability to sell to Huawei and a lesser impact on Qualcomm, according …

The Chinese government is to put major focus on 6G technologies, according to Chinese state newspaper Global Times. It reckons China has a competitive advantage in cellular because of its technology capability and application scenarios, said the report. An official …

The high-altitude Chinese balloon that traveled over the United States in the past week was equipped to “collect and geolocate” communications signals, according to the U.S. Department of State and published reports. Chinese officials have claimed that the balloon was …

Rosenworcel points to ITU presidency as evidence of importance of the vision of free-market democracies in tech 5G and other advanced technologies can be used to support and promote free markets, democracy and innovation, or exploited for “social control and …

The 5G ship is scheduled to set sail at the end of this year Adora Cruises and the Shanghai branch of China Telecom have announced plans to launch the world’s first 5G cruise ship. In addition to 5G, passengers on …

Danish shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has announced new smart logistics and warehouse facilities in China, Norway, and Pakistan. Each site puts focus on innovation and environmental sustainability. Maersk has also confirmed the acquisition of Danish project logistics …

The smart logistics operation at China-based retail giant JD.com “makes Amazon look primitive”, reckons regional English-language title The Asia Times. Certainly, its warehousing and fulfilment business, JD Logistics (JDL), caught the attention of the industrial tech media this summer when …

We need to talk about private networks (some more). Because earlier this month, Enterprise IoT Insights opened the European edition of Private Networks Forum with a salutary address about the market, going so far as to suggest business is “flying” …