Qualcomm Technologies inked a deal to buy AI developer platform provider Edge Impulse for an undisclosed sum, a move the chipmaker positioned as expanding its play for the IoT segment. The acquisition is expected to contribute to Qualcomm’s aim of providing a range of elements to the IoT segment including chips, software architecture, services, developer … Leer más
INTERVIEW: Kyivstar CEO Oleksandr Komarov (pictured) told Mobile World Live Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine would not halt the operator’s progress, with a stack of fresh sites being built, a major acquisition in the works and plans for a NASDAQ listing proceeding. Komarov explained Kyivstar is progressing a commitment to invest $1 billion into Ukraine … Leer más
LIVE FROM MWC25 BARCELONA: Multiverse CEO and founder Evan Blair (pictured, right) highlighted operator executives often have limited insight on which to make effective decisions despite their businesses being inundated with data. In a fireside chat with Brendan Gaffey, global co-leader for TMT at McKinsey & Company, Blair noted chief data officers often complain their … Leer más
LIVE FROM MWC25 BARCELONA: Renate Nikolay, a deputy director general at the European Commission (EC) (pictured, second from right), acknowledged the region has regulations that need to be relaxed to make investing more attractive. In a panel session she noted the priority for the European Union is to get a boost of confidence and to … Leer más
LIVE FROM MWC25 BARCELONA: US operator Verizon targeted small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with an AI digital assistant to help them provide customers with information. Scott Lawrence, SVP and chief product officer for Verizon Business (pictured, centre), explained the Verizon Digital Assistant uses conversational generative AI (genAI) on SMS. “Think of this as kind of an on-ramp … Leer más
LIVE FROM MWC25 BARCELONA: SoftBank Corp shifted attention from open RAN to adding AI to a network running base stations which are software-ready to boost performance and spectrum efficiency. Ryuji Wakikawa, head of the company’s Research Institute of Advanced Technology, told Mobile World Live recent demonstrations using AI RAN showed about a 20 per cent … Leer más
LIVE FROM MWC25 BARCELONA: Rules governing content platforms should be built in a way which encourages providers to be more engaged with the process of tackling online disinformation, an expert in the sector argued. During a keynote on conspiracy theories and distribution of harmful content online, Ross Frenett, founder and CEO of specialist technology developer … Leer más
LIVE FROM MWC25 BARCELONA: Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch called on Europe to become increasingly competitive in AI, claiming the industry had received a wake-up call to reduce reliance on US technology and build local infrastructure. In Tuesday’s opening keynote, the French start-up’s co-founder emphasised that European enterprises are re-evaluating their reliance on US technology … Leer más
LIVE FROM MWC25 BARCELONA: Orange Africa and Middle East and Eutelsat partnered to provide satellite broadband connectivity across isolated areas of the region, a move the operator pitched as addressing a digital divide and improving inclusion. The service will use Eutelsat’s geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) Konnect satellite, with Jordan, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and the Democratic … Leer más
LIVE FROM MWC25 BARCELONA: Proximus Global chief product officer Christophe van de Weyer hailed the potential of a freshly minted network API deal with Nokia to bolster its existing work with enterprise service developers, as the pair committed to an arrangement focused on financial and healthcare opportunities. The operator’s current APIs will be exposed on … Leer más