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.
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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.
Ericsson warns of $76 million hit to cloud business
Swedish kit maker Ericsson has revealed the expected financial toll of impending cutbacks at its Cloud Software and Services division.
New Qi2 standard for faster wireless charging developed with Apple’s help
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) will detail a new, apparently faster, wireless charging standard for mobile devices called Qi2 at CES this week.
Euro IXP group comes out against the ‘fair contribution’ argument
Euro-IX, the association of European Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), reckons forcing big tech to pay for the content it sends over the internet is a rubbish idea.
Samsung’s new Flex Hybrid mobile display both folds and slides
Korean tech powerhouse Samsung has offered a sneak peak of a foldable and slide-able phone screen ahead of CES 2023.
Why the telecoms industry should care about CES 2023
As the telecoms and wider tech industries become increasingly intertwined, CES and MWC are starting to look like two sides of the same coin – with the former providing the consumer use cases for advanced connectivity.
Huawei has pulled itself out of crisis mode, says chairman
‘2023 will be the first year that we return to business as usual,’ says Chinese vendor Huawei’s Rotating Chairman.
What will 2023 hold for the telecoms industry?
It’s that time of year again when we ask some leading lights from the industry to gaze into their crystal balls and take a punt on what we’ll be talking about next year in the world of telecoms.
Telstra-TPG deal rejected by ACCC
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has blocked a network sharing deal between Telstra, Australia’s largest telecom operator, and TPG Telecom, the country’s second MNO.
New satellite IoT gateway deployed to fight poaching in Africa
Ground Control has developed a new satellite IoT gateway and trialled it in Central Africa as part of an exercise to combat poaching of endangered and monitored wildlife.
Spark exits the sports streaming market
Spark is pulling out of its sports pay TV business next year, a move driven in no small part by the cost of content rights.
BT merges B2B operations to cut costs by £100 million per year
UK operator group BT is set to combine its Global and Enterprise units into a single B2B unit called BT Business.
2degrees sells towers to rival for NZ$1 billion
2degrees has agreed to offload a portfolio of towers assets to Connexa, an entity part-owned by rival Spark, for just over NZ$1 billion.
Microsoft partners with Viasat in a bid to improve global connectivity
US tech giant Microsoft has augmented its Airband initiative, designed to connect the unconnected, by partnering with satellite player Viasat.
2022 has been a great year for telecoms, industry professionals say
According to Telecoms.com Annual Industry Report, the industry is predominantly happy with telecom’s business performance in 2022 as 63% vote for an ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ year.
Disgraced crypto billionaire charged with defrauding investors
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has been charged by the US SEC with orchestrating a scheme to defraud equity investors in FTX.
Ericsson gains cloud RAN traction with Telstra and Verizon
Telstra has become the latest telco to sing the praises of virtualised RAN infrastructure.
Three reasons to be excited about quantum computers now
Quantum makes possible applications that simply aren’t practical with traditional technology, and dramatically accelerates many that are.
Huawei pivots to IP licensing with new Oppo deal
Barred from most smartphone markets, Chinese tech giant Huawei has decided to license some technologies to one of its direct competitors.
Events
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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