AI & Cloud Asia Pacific Operators Singtel March 19, 2024 Singtel targets enterprises with GPUaaS offering Singtel detailed plans to introduce a GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS) for enterprises in its home market Singapore and across Southeast Asia in Q3, with intentions to offer different types of accelerators for customers' advanced computing and AI needs. By Joseph Waring
Dish Network RAN Vendors March 19, 2024 EchoStar wins DoD extensions for private 5G EchoStar snagged contract extensions from the US Department of Defence (DoD) for open RAN-based private 5G networks across several military installations, which marked a much-needed customer win for the company. By Mike Robuck
Network Tech Operators March 18, 2024 VMO2 targets coverage expansion with smart poles VMO2 trialled the use of smart poles built on top of its existing fibre network to boost mobile connectivity coverage in the UK, a move the company pitched as the country’s first. By Hana Anandira
AI & Cloud Apple March 18, 2024 Apple in talks to bring Google AI to iPhones Apple reportedly entered into discussions with Alphabet-owned Google to licence its Gemini generative AI (GenAI) models for iPhones, an agreement which could prove transformative for the AI industry. By Kavit Majithia
Google Regulation March 18, 2024 Google faces fresh probe in India Google found itself once again targeted by India's competition watchdog, which kicked off a probe following complaints by domestic start-ups about the search giant's in-app payment fees, Reuters reported. By Joseph Waring
Apple March 18, 2024 Apple agrees $490M settlement over China guidance Apple reportedly agreed to pay $490 million to settle a class-action lawsuit which alleged CEO Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by withholding information about decreased demand for iPhones in China in 2018. By Mike Robuck
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