Huawei Regulation April 22, 2024 US commerce chief claims Huawei sanctions are working A controversial chipset powering Huawei's Mate 60 Pro drew criticism from US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who told CBS News’ 60 Minutes the device's processor is years behind what is available in the US. By Joseph Waring
Apple Regulation April 22, 2024 EC close to clearing Apple tap-to-pay scheme The European Commission was reportedly close to approving an Apple proposal to open its tap-to-pay technology to rivals after the tech giant amended some of the terms. By Mike Robuck
Asia Pacific Operators Regulation April 22, 2024 Feature: What is slowing 3G shutdowns in Asia? With dwindling 3G subscriber numbers across advanced markers in Asia, why has it taken so long to decommission the networks and why aren’t more operators making the move? By Joseph Waring
April 21, 2024 China Mobile, Qualcomm, and ZTE achieve 5.4Gbps with industry’s first 3CC CA & 1024QAM test PRESS RELEASE: ZTE Corporation has collaborated with China Mobile’s Zhejiang Branch and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to achieve a groundbreaking milestone in 5. 4Gbps peak data rates.
Europe Network Tech Vodafone April 19, 2024 Vodafone, VMO2 trumpet UK rural network progress Vodafone UK flicked the switch on its 200th mast in the country’s Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, a move announced days after rival VMO2 inked a deal with Starlink to bolster its own efforts for the scheme. By Chris Donkin
AI & Cloud Meta Qualcomm April 19, 2024 Qualcomm, Meta look to boost on-device AI Qualcomm signed a deal with Meta Platforms to run its Llama 3 Large Language Model (LLM) on devices including VR headsets, smartphones and vehicles powered by the next Snapdragon chipsets, By Hana Anandira
AI & Cloud April 19, 2024 Stability AI readies layoffs after leadership shake-up An AI start-up linked to work on generative AI by AWS faced troubled times, with reports it was cutting staff a matter of weeks after its CEO departed. By Michael Carroll