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Spending on Service Provider Routers Pulled Back Sharply in 2Q 2024, According to Dell’Oro Group
Market Revenue Declined 33 Percent Year-over-Year in Quarter
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China’s 5G ‘subs’ climb to 1.15 billion
- China’s ‘big three’ mobile operators report 20 million 5G net adds in July
- Fixed broadband growth not so impressive
- Cloud-based services boost operators’ H1 2024 results
The number of 5G subscribers in China continues to make vaulting monthly leaps, equivalent to
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Qualcomm and Sequans Reach Agreement on Sale of 4G IoT Technology
- 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
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Bridge Alliance’s telco API initiative gets heavy Asian backing
- 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 c
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TRAI weighs up India’s Terahertz prospects
- 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
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Optical Transport Equipment Market Declined 19 Percent in 2Q 2024, According to Dell’Oro Group
Inventory Correction to Continue for at Least One More Quarter
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AMD takes on Nvidia with $4.9bn deal to compete for AI supremacy
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.
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Commission approves €5 billion German State aid measure to support ESMC in setting up a new semiconductor manufacturing facility
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.
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ITU publishes updated global treaty to optimize radio spectrum management and advance technological innovation
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.
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GSMA Highlights India’s 5G Progress Ahead of Increased Presence at India Mobile Congress
India’s 5G deployment is expanding rapidly with almost half the population (49%) expected to be using the mobile technology by the end of the decade, according to new figures released by the GSMA ahead of its involvement in October’s India Mobile Congress.
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NTT Docomo and D-Wave Improve Mobile Network Performance by 15% with Quantum Optimization Tech
D-Wave Quantum Inc.
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Worldwide Spending on Artificial Intelligence Forecast to Reach $632bn in 2028 – IDC
Worldwide spending on artificial intelligence (AI), including AI-enabled applications*, infrastructure, and related IT and business services, will more than double by 2028 when it is expected to reach $632 billion, according to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC)
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China pushes for QKD approach to quantum-safe networking
Last week’s post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards announcement by the US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has shone a much needed spotlight on next-generation network securi
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SK Telecom’s AI chip start-up seals merger deal
Two of the country’s developers of AI processors, one backed by SK Telecom and the other by KT, are merging to form a company valued at almost $750m
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DDoS Attacks Surge 106% from H2 2023 to H1 2024, Reveals New Zayo Data
Report highlights the alarming need for businesses to strengthen defenses as AI fuels cyber threats
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AI-RAN Alliance Announces Appointment of Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi as Chair
The AI-RAN Alliance is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi, Principal Fellow of SoftBank Corp.’s Research Institute of Advanced Technology, to Chair.
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NIST issues first three quantum-secure encryption standards
The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the first three encryption algorithms developed to resist and negate attacks made by quantum computers against digital security defences, including those deployed in communications network infrastructure.
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Prysmian Awarded More Than $96 Million By Jury in Trade Secrets Lawsuit Against Sterlite
Prysmian, a leader in the energy transition and digital transformation, and a major employer in the Lexington, South Carolina area, has won its trade secrets case against its competitor Sterlite Technologies, Inc. and Prysmian’s former executive, Stephen Szymanski.
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Nokia launches $655m share buyback scheme
Nokia has launched a share buyback program to return EUR 600 million ($655 million) of cash to shareholders in tranches over a two-year period.
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TalkTalk Group Refinancing Update: Key Terms Agreed
As detailed in the Company's Annual Report and Annual Results Presentation published on 18th July, the Company is in discussions with its financial stakeholders regarding the terms of a potential extension of the maturities of the Company’s secured debt, being Revolving Credit Facilities (“RCF”) maturing November 2024 and Senior Secured Notes (“
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Eutelsat Group enters into exclusive negotiations for the carve-out and partial sale of its passive ground segment infrastructure assets
Paris, 9 August 2024 - Eutelsat Group has entered into exclusivity and signed a put option agreement with the EQT Infrastructure VI fund (“EQT”) with respect to its passive ground infrastructure assets.
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Bharti Global picks up 24.5% stake in BT
Bharti Global will become BT’s biggest shareholder after buying a 25% stake, worth US$4 billion from Altice.
The Indian tech and telecoms giant said it would buy 9.99% immediately, with the remainder subject to regulatory approval.
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European Union takes the global lead in AI legislation
The European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world's first extensive and far-reaching legislation on AI, has come into force.