Leading analysts told Mobile World Live Apple’s continued reliance on China may not necessarily be a bad thing, though noted it does throw up some potential conflicts given the nation’s ongoi...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/apple/analysis-apple-faces-challenges-decoupling-from-china/
Malaysia-based Axiata Group reportedly moved closer towards combining its Indonesian operation XL Axiata with local carrier Smartfren, owned by conglomerate Sinar Mas, in deal that could worth $3...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/asia-pacific/axiata-sinar-mas-edge-closer-towards-merger/
The Spanish state’s investment company moved closer towards its target of owning ten per cent equity in Telefonica, with the latest batch of shares bought taking it to the six per cent mark. ...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/telefonica/spain-pushes-on-with-telefonica-stake-building/
While the use of AI and digital twins isn’t new to operators, the evolution of the former is enabling advanced twinning use cases such as improved network planning and optimisation, 6G research...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/ai-cloud/feature-ai-twins-and-the-digital-revolution/
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave its stamp of approval for T-Mobile’s $1.3 billion deal to buy Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile. The post T-Mobile US gets green light for Mint ...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/t-mobile-us/t-mobile-us-gets-green-light-for-mint-mobile-deal/
Chinese vendor ZTE booked modest profit and revenue gains in the opening quarter of 2024, highlighting a shift beyond its core telecoms business as domestic operators encounter pressure from a do...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/zte/zte-books-growth-but-operator-investment-slows/
ByteDance, owner of short-form video platform TikTok, insisted it would close the platform in the US before moving to divest its interest, as the algorithms supporting the app are vital to it, Re...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/regulation/bytedance-vows-to-shut-tiktok-rather-than-sell/
Mobile World Live (MWL) brings you our top three picks of the week as US President Joe Biden signed a bill that could ban TikTok, Microsoft highlighted a new lightweight AI model and 3GPP took t...
The US Federal Communications Commission voted to restore controversial net neutrality rules rescinded in 2017 during the administration of former President Donald Trump, a decision which could ...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/fcc/fcc-restores-net-neutrality/
Amazon Web Services (AWS) detailed plans to build new data centres in the US state of Indiana, part of an $11 billion investment which it claimed is the largest injection of capital into the regi...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/north-america/aws-commits-billions-to-indiana/
T-Mobile pulled the trigger on a deal to form a joint venture (JV) with investor EQT to acquire US-based FTTH provider Lumos Networks. The post T-Mobile US strikes JV to build fibre footprint ...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/t-mobile-us/t-mobile-us-strikes-jv-to-build-fibre-footprint/
Nokia declared a major step forward in efforts to provide private 5G wireless services to utility companies after completing what it claimed was the first data call employing B106 standardisation...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/nokia/nokia-anterix-hail-b106-private-network-progress/
South Korea-based SK Hynix returned to profit in the opening quarter of 2024 after a string of quarterly losses, highlighting the memory market is entering into a full recovery cycle driven by de...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/devices/sk-hynix-profit-soars-as-demand-rebounds/
Telia's recently appointed CEO Patrik Hofbauer used his first quarter at the helm of the company to flesh out the operator’s mid-term plans, as the company recorded a decrease in revenue for Q1...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/operators/telia-boss-gets-lay-of-the-land-after-first-quarter/
Michael Carroll opens a window on the subject of radio permeable glass, exploring three possible solutions to signal degradation for homes, offices and fast-moving trains. The post Feature: How...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/5g/feature-how-radio-signals-can-penetrate-the-heart-of-glass/
US President Joe Biden signed legislation that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok if parent company ByteDance doesn’t agree to sell its US assets over a nine-month time span. The post U...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/big-tech/us-moves-forward-on-tiktok-ban/
IDC pegged Q1 smartphone shipment growth in China at 6.5 per cent, marking a second consecutive quarter of gains. The post China smartphone recovery continues appeared first on Mobile World ...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/devices/china-smartphone-recovery-continues/
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg used its Q1 earnings call to outline a plan to enable AI across all its products and services, but cautioned it could take time for the move to boost its bottom...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/meta/zuckerberg-targets-ai-on-everything-everywhere/
AT&T CEO John Stankey expressed optimism about the company’s fixed wireless access service during a call to discuss Q1 earnings, but outlined a different approach than rivals Verizon and T-Mobi...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/att/att-ceo-sees-limited-role-for-fwa/
Finnish operator Elisa teamed with indoor air measurement company Airyn Technologies to employ IoT to tackle various internal environmental conditions it stated could prove hazardous to peoples�...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/europe/elisa-gives-iot-a-good-airyn/
LIVE FROM AWS SUMMIT 2024: Artur Schneider, senior cloud consultant at Deutsche Telekom’s IT business T-Systems, claimed AI avatars can redefine customer interactions across industries as he pr...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/ai-cloud/t-systems-hails-ai-avatar-potential-in-industry/
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Microsoft and Amazon’s dealings with AI start-ups, inviting comment from market players to determine if recent partnerships have the pot...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/microsoft/uk-watchdog-targets-microsoft-amazon-ai-deals/
Recently rebranded Human Mobile Devices (HMD) unveiled the first smartphone range sporting its own name, having spent more than seven years making and selling devices using the Nokia brand. The...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/devices/hmd-steps-out-of-the-shadows-with-own-brand-launch/
LIVE FROM AWS SUMMIT 2024: Joao Gaspar da Silva (pictured), enterprise architect for edge, 5G and APIs at Vodafone Business, outlined private 5G benefits in connected manufacturing environments, ...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/vodafone/vodafone-hypes-private-5g-role-in-future-factories/
The Global mobile Suppliers Association found steady growth in the number of satellite services being used to deliver 5G connectivity, though asserted its research showed the non-terrestrial netw...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/network-tech/gsa-tips-5g-ntn-as-ready-for-take-off/
Orange CEO Christel Heydemann underlined the importance of the recently completed merger of its Spanish business with Masmovil during the company’s Q1 results statement, where the operator also...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/orange/orange-q1-boosted-by-mea-unit-spain-deal-conclusion/
Pour Christel Heydemann, la directrice générale d’Orange, le bouclage de la fusion entre Orange Espagne et Masmovil contribue à un Read more... The post La fusion en Espagne booste le pre...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/french/la-fusion-en-espagne-booste-le-premier-trimestre-dorange/
A logo for use on specifications for 6G has been approved by the Project Coordination Group of standards body 3GPP, in a move it claims represents the next step in its preparations to usher in th...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/5g/3gpp-takes-next-step-towards-6g-with-new-logo/
Data from Counterpoint Research pointed to a drop in Apple smartphone sales in China during Q1, with a Huawei resurgence in the premium sector a factor. The post Apple loses ground in China ap...
China Mobile registered brisk year-on-year gains in 5G network customer additions, with revenue growth in the opening quarter of 2024 Read more... The post China Mobile 5G subs near 50% of use...
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/china-mobile/china-mobile-5g-subs-near-50-of-user-base/