Samsung makes its ultra-wideband move
Korean electronics giant Samsung wants a piece of the precise positioning market.
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AMD drops new radio chips and opens telecoms testing lab
Chip maker AMD has launched some new 4G/5G RFSoC digital front-end devices and created a ‘Telco Solutions’ testing lab with VIAVI, as its purchase of Xilinx last year brings it into closer orbit of the telco industry.
Qualcomm drops ‘world’s first’ modem for 5G Advanced
Chip firm Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon X75, which it says is the world’s first 5G Advanced-ready modem-RF system.
Intel’s revenue slumped 32% in the last quarter
Intel posted some grim numbers in its most recent financials, showing big drops in its Q4 and full year 2022 revenues.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: CES, Qualcomm and Open RAN
New year, same old train strikes, so the first pod of 2023 is another Zoom one, unfortunately, but it’s still great. Telecoms.com Deputy Editor Andrew Wooden joins to offer an overview of the major themes from the Consumer Electronics Show. They move on to a couple of Qualcomm announcements from the show before concluding with a look at a major European Open RAN development.
Qualcomm launches Iridium-supported satellite chip
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has used this year’s CES show to show off its diversification efforts, the latest being a move into the satellite connectivity space.
Qualcomm talks up the ‘software defined vehicle’ at CES 2023
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has gone big on automotive at the first major tech show of the year, launching a suite of car oriented SoCs.
Qualcomm launches its latest top-end smartphone chip
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has unveiled the latest iteration of its flagship SoC, which will be powering many of the most expensive devices next year.
Qualcomm cuts outlook amid smartphone market misery
Compounding the doom and gloom in the global smartphone market, Qualcomm this week issued a particularly pessimistic outlook for the rest of the year.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: BT, chip wars and fair contribution
Just the two core podders this week, with Scott still recovering from Deputy Editor Andrew Wooden’s stag weekend. They start by reviewing a reshuffle among BT’s top technology team, which features the departure of a former podcast guest. Iain wrote an analysis of the collateral damage from America’s chip war on China, so they dig into that, before concluding with a look at the latest developments in the ‘fair contribution’ debate.
We need more chip capacity ‘basically everywhere on the planet’
In the second part of our interview with Dell, Dennis Hoffman, SVP and GM, Dell Technologies Telecom Systems Business talk about AI, the supply chain crisis, and how the pandemic has changed working culture for good.
US government slaps Nvidia and AMD with new Russian and Chinese export ban
Chip manufacturer Nvidia has revealed through an SEC filing that the US government has ordered it to stop exporting certain GPUs used in AI to China and Russia.
Intel announces $30 billion chip investment drive
American chip maker Intel has entered into a partnership with investment firm Brookfield to jointly fund the expansion of semiconductor manufacturing centres in the US.
The US seems to be failing in its bid to cripple China’s high-tech capability
A recent report indicates China’s biggest chipmaker is making rapid progress despite having been on the US entity list since 2020.
GlobalFoundries celebrates US vote to push through CHIPS act
After US legislation that would provide funding for its chip industry passed its first hurdle, chip-maker GlobalFoundries said ‘now our country needs the Senate, House of Representatives and White House to make a final push.’
Samsung beats TSMC to the 3nm process finishing line
The semiconductor arm of Korean tech giant Samsung is the first to start manufacturing chips using the 3nm process node.
European General Court throws out €1 billion fine against Qualcomm
Chip firm Qualcomm won its fight against a €1 billion fine imposed on it by the European Commission for allegedly bribing Apple into using its chips.
EU confirms USB-C charging ports will be mandatory from 2024
The EU Council, Commission and Parliament have all agreed that from April 2024 when it comes to charging ports for mobile devices and laptops, there can be only one.
UK finally decides to probe Newport Wafer sale
After dragging its feet for nearly a year, the UK government has launched a national security investigation into China-backed Nexperia’s acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab.
Broadcom swoops for VMware in $61 billion deal
Chip and component manufacturer Broadcom has agreed to pay a whopping $61 billion a cash and stock transaction for cloud services firm VMware, and will also assume $8 billion of its net debt.
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Bringing value to private networks – Digital Symposium
- 30-30 March 2023
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5G Core – Digital Symposium
- 20-20 April 2023
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OpenRAN World (co-located with the 6G Summit)
- 26-27 April 2023
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