TIM Brasil taps Ericsson for cloud billing

Ericsson was tasked with overhauling TIM Brasil’s billing systems, a job involving the consolidation of multiple platforms which it intends to fulfil using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. TIM Brasil is seeking operational and technological improvements. Ericsson stated the consolidated set-up would offer various performance gains, along with better security, accounting, debt collection and roaming capabilities. Ericsson’s … Leer más

AirPods upgrade to include live translation

Apple is reportedly gearing up to introduce a real-time translation feature for AirPods as part of an iOS 19 software update set to launch later this year. According to Bloomberg, the feature will enable the device to translate live conversations by capturing speech through the iPhone and playing the translation back to the user through … Leer más

Liberty Global CEO mulls AI challenges

INTERVIEW: While enthused on the potential of AI within the telecommunications sector moving forward, Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries (pictured) highlighted difficulties around finding talent in the segment. He noted his company was “investing quite a bit in AI”, but described the technology as still in its early days with truly transformational applications still to … Leer más

El Gobierno Vasco e IBM anuncian la instalación del primer IBM Quantum System Two de Europa en el IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computational Center en España

El Gobierno Vasco e IBM anuncian la instalación del primer IBM Quantum System Two de Europa en el IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computational Center en España • IBM Quantum System Two contará con un procesador IBM Quantum Heron de 156 cúbits, diseñado para alcanzar la escala de utilidad • Se espera que la instalación del IBM Quantum … Leer más

Telefonica, Millicom strike Colombia deal

Millicom inked a binding agreement with Telefonica for the purchase of a majority stake in the Spanish operator group’s Colombia business, more than seven months after the pair announced they were in talks over a $400 million deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Millicom will buy Telefonica’s 67.5 per cent stake in Coltel and … Leer más

Intel CEO gets Gold standard approval

Analyst Jack Gold gave Intel the thumbs up in appointing Lip-Bu Tan as its next CEO, allaying worries the company would tap a financial specialist at a time when it desperately needed a chip industry expert. Gold is president and principal analyst at J Gold Associates: in a statement, he highlighted Tan’s deep grasp of … Leer más

Podcast: Shooting the Barcelona breeze

The team are back from MWC25 to review everything that happened at the big show. Joined by special guests Zoe Osy de Zegwaart from CCGroup PR and head of GSMA Intelligence Peter Jarich, we talk showfloor action, AI, geopolitics, satellite, devices and more. 0:00 Intro 2:00 First Time at MWC 4:30 Going Beyond Mobile 7:01: … Leer más

Una campaña de phishing suplanta a Booking.com y distribuye malware para robar credenciales

En diciembre de 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence detectó una campaña de phishing en la que se suplantaba la agencia de viajes online Booking.com y que tenía como objetivo organizaciones en la industria hotelera y de viajes. La campaña utiliza una técnica de ingeniería social denominada ClickFix para distribuir múltiples tipos de malware diseñados para robar … Leer más

Samsung, Nvidia eye AI RAN advances

Samsung Electronics and Nvidia unveiled plans for deeper collaboration to ease the adoption of AI within RAN infrastructure, building on research conducted using technology from each player. Among the aims of the tie-up cited by Samsung is expanding the ecosystem for central processing units (CPUs) and bolstering partnerships with Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) companies. The … Leer más

Saudi group seals $3.5B deal for Niantic games unit

Saudi Arabia-based Scopely agreed a deal to acquire Pokemon Go-maker Niantic’s gaming business for $3.5 billion, confirming a tie-up mooted by Bloomberg last month. In a statement, Scopely focused heavily on the fact it will have ownership of Pokemon Go, hailing it as “one of the most successful mobile games of all time”. Owned by … Leer más