Greater China Operators March 18, 2024 China Tower profit climbs State-owned China Tower recorded double-digit profit growth in 2023 despite a revenue decline in its core telecoms service provider business, with a fall in the number of towers managed spurring an increase in its tenancy ratio. By Joseph Waring
Qualcomm March 18, 2024 Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm took the wraps off its Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip, packed with AI features for use across a wider range of Android devices from manufacturers including Honor, iQOO, realme, Redmi and Xiaomi. By Mike Robuck
AI & Cloud Asia Pacific Operators March 18, 2024 KDDI taps local start-up to advance GenAI KDDI forged a capital and business alliance with AI start-up Elyza, with the aim of launching a generative AI platform using the newcomer's large language models. By Joseph Waring
Europe Operators March 15, 2024 Altice France offloads media unit for €1.6B Altice France agreed a €1.6 billion deal to sell its media business to billionaire and shipping tycoon Rodolphe Saade, as Patrick Drahi’s telecoms group continues a push to reduce its debt load. By Kavit Majithia
March 15, 2024 Accelerating the Evolution of the 5G Industry: Premium Networks Are Essential for 5.5G PRESS RELEASE: At MWC Barcelona 2024, Huawei held the 5G Industry Evolution Summit together with leading operators, industry partners, and opinion leaders from around the world. The summit was themed “Building Premium Networks for the 5.
Europe Operators Vodafone March 15, 2024 Vodafone agrees €8B Italy sale to Swisscom Vodafone Group struck a deal worth €8 billion to sell its Italy business to Swisscom, in a move CEO Margherita Della Valle described as the third and final step towards reshaping its European operations. By Kavit Majithia
AI & Cloud T-Mobile US March 15, 2024 T-Mobile US, Dialpad launch AI call features for businesses Enterprise software company Dialpad and T-Mobile US extended a partnership by three years and announced availability of a large language model designed to generate conversational summaries of every AI-enabled business call or meeting. By Mike Robuck