• Over £100 million to support regulators and advance research and innovation on AI, including Hubs in healthcare and chemical discovery
• Key regulators asked to publish plans by end of April for how they are responding to AI risks and opportunities
• UK government makes case for introducing future targeted, binding requirements for most advanced general-purpose AI systems

The UK is on course for more agile AI regulation, backing regulators with the skills and tools they need to

Nokia signs 5G patent cross-license agreement with vivo

• License covers Nokia’s fundamental inventions in cellular technologies
• Nokia to receive payments from vivo for a multi-year period along with catch-up payments to cover the dispute period
• Nokia has now concluded patent license agreements with six major smartphone vendors in the past thirteen months

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Joint statement by ECTA, ETNO, GIGAEurope and GSMA.

Brussels, February 1st, 2024 – The EU telecommunications industry is united in voicing strong concerns around the ongoing “Gigabit Infrastructure Act” Regulation negotiations and warns of unintended consequences if proposals are implemented in their current form.

• The UK’s £5bn Project Gigabit initiative is gathering pace
• It is providing network capital expenditure funding for fibre rollouts to rural and hard-to-reach areas and will enable 85% national coverage with gigabit broadband by 2025
• Contracts worth some £1.1bn have been allocated so far, with the latest tranche worth about £450m
• The ultimate goal is to have 99% of Brits covered by 2030

The UK government has awarded six new contracts worth about £450m as part of its Project Gigabit ini

This week, Vodafone and Autobahn GmbH announced they are working together to bring 5G to all German motorways by 2028 at the latest.

Building additional masts will close remaining coverage gaps along the country’s motorways, making the network denser and minimising the number of dropped calls. At the same time, the expansion will help develop the autonomous transport of tomorrow by creating the conditions for new mobility applications.

According to Canalys research, the global smartphone market experienced an 8% year-on-year growth in Q4 2023, reaching 319.2 million units, further indicating signs of stabilisation and recovery. 

New research from CCS Insight sheds light on the fixed wireless access market, an emerging but crucial technology for mobile network operators. The technology helps to expand network coverage, bridging connectivity gaps in rural or semi-rural areas where laying fibre infrastructure is challenging.

• Securing a $124M Investment Amidst Startup Winter, Rebellions Achieves more than $200M in Total Funding, the Largest Among Semiconductor Startups in South Korea
• Accelerating Global Expansion with Strategic Investor KT and Various Investors from Singapore, France and Japan
• Focused on Expanding ATOM’s Domestic and International Clientele and Advancing the Development of the Next-Gen Product, REBEL, with Active Talent Recruitment

[Seoul, January 30, 2024] Rebellions, a pioneering AI chipmaker, today announced it has closed its Series B funding round, securing $

In London, on 1st February 2024, UKTIN’s AI Expert Working Group unveiled the findings of its research, including the current and emerging trends of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Telecoms, a detailed analysis of selected key topics, and a review of forward-looking opportunities and challenges on potential technological, business, and societal transformations that AI would bring to the telco industry.