Operators push to keep AI services close to home

LIVE FROM VIVATECH PARIS, FRANCE: Orange Business, Telefonica, Telenor, Fastweb and Swisscom were held up by Nvidia as making fresh moves with the vendor to increase availability of local and secure AI infrastructure for enterprises in Europe.   The projects were detailed in one of a staggering number of announcements made today (11 June) by … Leer más

Recuperación en los núcleos industriales históricos: cómo Amazon ha invertido 320.000 millones de euros en Europa

Las inversiones de Amazon están revitalizando comunidades que temían un declive económico irreversible. «Tras sufrir la desindustrialización y la desaparición de las industrias mineras, siderúrgicas, tintoreras y laneras, el departamento Norte de Francia necesitaba nuevas oportunidades laborales», explica Christian Poiret, presidente del departamento Norte. «Amazon respondió a esta necesidad con contrataciones masivas en el centro … Leer más

AT&T tops 30M fibre locations ahead of schedule

AT&T achieved its goal of passing more than 30 million consumer and business locations across the US with its fibre broadband network six months ahead of schedule as it now targets 60 million by 2030. AT&T claims the 30 million fibre passings leads the mobile industry, but rivals Verizon and T-Mobile US have been on … Leer más

Orca, Vodafone try quantum in network design

Vodafone Group tapped quantum specialist Orca Computing to jointly research ways to optimise mobile and fixed network architectures, a potentially big challenge for the technology given the scale of the operator’s footprint and variety of equipment. The companies plan to first assess the ability of Orca Computing’s quantum technology to overcome what Vodafone describes as … Leer más

UK hits the pedal on driverless taxi trials

The UK will launch trials of autonomous taxi services in spring 2026, advancing the timeline by one year as the country attempts to catch up with the US and China in autonomous vehicle deployment. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander confirmed the move, enabling a small number of robotaxis and autonomous bus services to begin operating without … Leer más

Epson impulsa el debut del Cirque du Soleil como espectáculo residente en Europa como partner oficial de videoproyección

Como partner oficial del Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, Epson anuncia que sus proyectores láser de alta luminosidad van a jugar un papel fundamental para dar vida a efectos nunca vistos del Cirque du Soleil ALIZÉ («ALIZÉ»). ALIZÉ es la primera residencia del Cirque du Soleil en Europa y marca un momento importante para el … Leer más

Automatica 2025: Epson lanza su primer robot colaborativo industrial para dar soporte a interacciones humano-máquina

Automatica 2025: Epson lanza su primer robot colaborativo industrial para dar soporte a interacciones humano-máquina Evento de prensa: 24 de junio, 16:00, Stand 311 del Pabellón B5. Epson, líder mundial en robótica y tecnología de automatización, anuncia el lanzamiento de su primera solución de robot industrial colaborativo, diseñado para lograr interacciones exitosas entre humanos y … Leer más

Cost, durability fears blamed for slow foldable uptake

Counterpoint Research issued a downbeat assessment of the market for foldable smartphones in Europe, reporting the segment remained niche in Q1 having made up just 1.5 per cent of all smartphone sales. The form factor’s sales were up 4 per cent year-on-year in the continent, a statistic the analyst company’s associate director Jan Stryjak described … Leer más

LG claims vehicle satellite tech breakthrough

Electronics manufacturer LG’s components unit unveiled what it claimed is the world’s first 5G communications module with satellite connectivity for automobiles, providing a boost to the software defined vehicle and autonomous driving segment.   LG Innotek stated the Automotive 5G Communication Module is integrated with satellite connectivity over 5G broadband with a bandwidth of approximately … Leer más

Nvidia CEO cautions UK on AI as PM pledges £1B

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (pictured) warned that the UK may be falling behind on the infrastructure needed to capitalise on its AI potential, as Prime Minister (PM) Keir Starmer unveiled a hefty investment to boost the country’s compute capacity. Speaking at the opening of London Tech Week today (9 June), Huang said the UK had … Leer más