The US government moved to ensure its naval forces were not left all at sea by a lack of communications by adding satellite coverage from Intelsat to its locker. Intelsat secured a 12-month deal with the US Space Force to provide the Department of Defence with global maritime coverage in the form of satellite communications … Leer más
Vodafone Group predicted heightened road safety along with swifter and more effective emergency service response levels in the Netherlands, where a national data service for road authorities is being combined with its vehicle connectivity platform. The Vodafone Safer Transport for Europe Platform (STEP) is now connected to the Urban Data Access Platform (UDAP) to alert … Leer más
US President Donald Trump lengthened a deadline by an additional 75 days for China-based ByteDance to sell the US operations of TikTok or face a ban, marking the second time he has granted an extension. Trump announced the new deadline on Friday (April 4) in a post on his Truth Social platform, saying the TikTok … Leer más
Deutsche Telekom signed a long-term agreement with Google Cloud to integrate AI and cloud solutions into its networks and business applications, as part of wider goal to spearhead innovation in the telecoms industry. The operator stated it had selected Google Cloud as part of a deal through to 2030 to move key business areas to … Leer más
Telefonica-linked investment vehicle Iope Ventures participated in a $1 million funding round by Foliume, advancing the Spanish group’s strategy of backing emerging businesses in the financial and insurance technology sectors. Iope Ventures joined Belgian investor Pitchdrive in the Foliume funding round, which also attracted leading insurance distribution and technology companies. Foliume intends to use the … Leer más
Ericsson agreed to partially resolve patent licensing litigation with Chinese device maker Lenovo and pledged to conduct an arbitration process to settle remaining disputes. The companies stated they had signed a multi-year, global patent cross-licensing agreement, with financial impacts from the deal expected to be recognised from the current quarter. As part of the settlement, … Leer más
Tower operator Cellnex reportedly initiated a process to sell its majority stake in its Swiss operations for up to €2 billion, as part of a broader effort to focus on what it considers its core markets. Sources told Bloomberg the Swiss unit has attracted preliminary interest from asset management company DigitalBridge Group and Phoenix Tower … Leer más
Samsung Electronics expanded its tablet range with the Galaxy Tab S10 FE and FE+, devices scheduled to go on sale in selected markets tomorrow (3 April) which the vendor pitched as offering a new entry point to its device line-up. The Galaxy Tab S10 FE features a 10.9-inch display, with the plus model equipped with … Leer más
Telenor subsidiary KNL signed a framework agreement with Finnish and Swedish security forces to provide communications services across a range of military use cases, further expanding the operator’s push into the defence sector. The ten-year agreement was struck with the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) which is a collaboration between five countries in the region, including … Leer más
OpenAI revealed plans to launch an open-weight language model in coming months as the company seeks to increase engagement with developers while balancing concerns around safety and accessibility. The move marks a shift from the ChatGPT-maker’s closed-source approach. Unlike open-source models, which provide full access to source code and training data, open-weight models make only … Leer más