• Strengthens Qualcomm’s Industrial IoT portfolio, offering low-power solutions for reliable, optimized cellular connectivity for IoT applications
   
• Expands and accelerates Qualcomm’s leadership position in digital transformation at the edge
   
• Sequans retains license of the 4G IoT Technology for its ongoing use and will continue to serve its IoT markets with a strengthened balance sheet

• A baker’s dozen of Asian telcos endorse the recently announced Bridge Alliance API Exchange (BAEx), aimed at exposing a raft of telco APIs to multinational enterprises
• It’s an ‘in-house’ affair since they are all members of the predominantly Asia-focused Bridge Alliance, which spawned the API initiative in collaboration with Singtel
• The majority of Bridge Alliance members have still to publicly throw their weight behind BAEx, but the group’s CEO, Ong Geok Chwee, seemed confident that more operators will come on board.

• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been looking at the potential use of Terahertz (THz) spectrum bands
• It is recommending that such spectrum should be made available now for ‘experimentation’ 
• The technology needed for THz transmission might be ready for the 6G era 

India might still only be in the initial throes of its love affair with 5G, but that isn’t stopping the country’s ambitious administration looking ahead at how the next generation of wireless services might be develope

Inventory Correction to Continue for at Least One More Quarter

AMD acquires ZT Systems in deal to enhance data centre AI capabilities

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has announced a landmark agreement to acquire ZT Systems, a provider of AI and compute infrastructure for hyperscalers, in a deal valued at £4.9 billion.

The acquisition will bolster AMD’s capabilities in data centre AI systems, and position the company to more effectively compete in the expanding market for AI accelerators.

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €5 billion German measure to support European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (‘ESMC') in the construction and operation of a microchip manufacturing plant in Dresden. ESMC is a joint venture between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (‘TSMC'), Bosch, Infineon, and NXP.

A new funding competition is supporting local businesses and industries in the Belfast region to harness the power of 5G and digital technologies to deliver enhanced operations and solutions.

Organisations can apply for grants of between £50,000 and £100,000 for innovative projects that make use of 5G, and other types of advanced wireless connectivity, to deliver economic, social, and environmental impacts.

CityFibre has announced a long-term partnership with Sky to expand its network reach.

As a result, Sky’s Full Fibre Broadband is expected to launch on CityFibre’s network starting next year.

However, over time, this will extend to more than 1.3 million homes in hard-to-reach areas, supported by CityFibre’s involvement in theGovernment’s Project Gigabit Programme.

The 2024 edition of the ITU Radio Regulations ensures a stable regulatory environment for innovative radiocommunication services

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) released today an updated version of the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing the global use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits.

A series of Future Capability Papers, authored by the UKTIN Expert Working Groups have been published over recent months. Find out more here.

UKTIN spoke to Howard Benn and Luis Lopes, Co-Chairs of the UKTIN Standards Expert Working Group, to learn more about the group’s paper.