LIVE FROM MWC25 BARCELONA: Human Mobile Devices (HMD) centred its pre-event device launch on a child safety-focused device produced in collaboration with partner Xplora, a handset designed to appeal to both parents and children. In an interview with Mobile World Live, HMD’s SVP Europe, Americas and Enterprise James Robinson said part of the thinking … Leer más
LIVE FROM MWC25 BARCELONA: Xiaomi used its pre-MWC25 event to announce global availability of its latest flagship smartphone series, devices promoted heavily on AI features. The flagship Xiaomi 15 line-up was released in China during October 2024, with the global launch a day ahead of the official start of MWC25. In Europe, the standard handset is … Leer más
US-based Skylo Technologies raised $30 million in an oversubscribed funding round following the launch of a direct-to-device (D2D) service on smartphones across Brazil, Australia and New Zealand this month. The fresh funding brings the total capital raised to $183 million. The round was led by venture capital company NGP Capital. US-based venture fund Westly Group … Leer más
Aduna, AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon revealed their initial focus involving open APIs would involve Number Verification and SIM Swap. The operators are founding members of the API ecosystem company: orchestrator Ericsson stated the quartet aim to launch each interface nationwide this year and highlighted the effort would be the first time the big three … Leer más
Telefonica’s newly appointed CEO and chairman Marc Murtra told Financial Times (FT) the company would pursue deals under his stewardship to help Europe better compete on a global scale, as he looks to revive the operator’s fortunes. Murtra spoke to FT in one of his first public addresses since being appointed by Telefonica shareholders earlier … Leer más
Amazon unveiled its overhauled Alexa voice assistant, integrating generative AI to enhance functionality and user interaction as the company races to catch up with competitors in the AI assistant market. Dubbed Alexa+, the new subscription-based assistant service will offer advanced features such as handling multiple requests with a single prompt, scheduled task automation, internet browsing … Leer más
The AI-RAN Alliance morphed from a group of 11 companies to an ecosystem of 75 members across 17 countries in the space of 12 months, with the number of service providers in the mix climbing from two to seven. Alex Jinsung Choi, chair of the AI-RAN Alliance and principal fellow of SoftBank Corp’s Research Institute … Leer más
Apple shareholders rejected a proposal to scrap the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, reinforcing its stance on its policies following mounting pressure. During a shareholder meeting, the National Center for Public Policy Research, a self-described conservative think tank, brought forward a proposal titled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts”. The bid was swiftly rejected … Leer más
Cohere Technologies put its universal spectrum multiplier (USM) software to the test on Bell Canada’s brownfield network, a move the vendor claims takes it a step closer to commercial deployment. The operator is the first to successfully test single user and multiple user MIMO coordinated scheduling functions using open interfaces in the 850Mhz band. Cohere Technologies … Leer más
The European Commission (EC) set out plans to make €100 billion available to support eco-friendly manufacturing of technology, as part of its Clean Industrial Deal (CID) which aims to cut red tape and fuel growth within European companies. In a statement, EC explained the €100 billion fund would be in addition to adopting a new … Leer más