AI & Cloud Big Tech BT Europe Operators May 4, 2022 BT taps AWS for cloud-first makeover BT Group struck a five-year agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to transform its legacy infrastructure and internal applications towards a new cloud-first approach, part of a wider programme to deliver £2 billion in savings. By Kavit Majithia
Qualcomm May 4, 2022 Qualcomm ties with VW on connected cars Qualcomm Technologies made further inroads into the connected vehicles market after winning a deal to provide system-on-chips (SoC) to Volkswagen Group’s (VW) software company Cariad. By Anne Morris
Asia Pacific Operators May 4, 2022 Chunghwa Telecom makes mobile gains Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom attributed higher post-paid ARPU to rising 5G adoption in Q1, which together with an increase in subscribers fuelled gains in mobile service revenue. By Joseph Waring
AT&T North America Operators May 3, 2022 AT&T hikes rates for some mobile plans AT&T reportedly planned to raise prices on some of its legacy mobile plans, an apparent effort to offset rising inflation costs which CEO John Stankey had previously warned were a growing concern. By Mike Robuck
5G+ Network Tech May 3, 2022 EMEA leads 5G deployments by city Viavi Solutions asserted 5G rollouts in global cities largely shrugged off Covid-19 (coronavirus) headwinds in the year to end-January, with the total approaching the 2,000 mark. By Mike Robuck
Devices Dish Network Network Tech North America Operators RAN Vendors Samsung May 3, 2022 Samsung scores $1B deal with Dish Wireless Samsung’s networks business continued to make headway with mobile operators through a high-profile deal with US newcomer Dish Wireless which the vendor stated was worth more than $1 billion. By Mike Robuck
5G+ Asia Pacific Network Tech May 3, 2022 NEC, Fujitsu ride open RAN wave Japan-based equipment vendors NEC and Fujitsu forecast double-digit gains in their 5G product lines in their current fiscal years as they take advantage of growing interest in open RAN and moves by operators to diversify their equipment vendors. By Joseph Waring