Apple revealed headway towards its 2025 and 2030 environmental targets made over the last year, highlighting cuts in global greenhouse emissions from its operations and milestones in the use of recycled materials within devices. In its 2024 environmental progress report published today (16 April), the iPhone maker stated it surpassed 99 per cent use of … Leer más
Analysis of preliminary smartphone shipments data from Counterpoint Research, IDC and Canalys showed an average growth of 1.8 per cent year-on-year during Q1, with the trio highlighting inventory pushes and preparations for US tariffs as factors weighing on gains made during 2024. Counterpoint Research offered the most bullish assessment of a 3 per cent rise, … Leer más
Berg Insight forecast a bright near-term future for the installed base of video telematics systems, tipping North America and Europe to lead solid growth over the next five years. The IoT market research company expects the installed base of video telematics systems in North America to grow from almost 6.1 million units in 2024 to … Leer más
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure moved a step closer to completing its takeover of BT Group’s Irish wholesale and enterprise business after securing approval from the country’s competition authority. The €22 million deal was announced in February and is being made through its Speed Fibre Group subsidiary. While approval from The Republic of Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection … Leer más
Telus outlined a plan to employ Nvidia’s Hopper- and Blackwell-based supercomputers at a pair of sovereign AI factories it stated would position Canada at the forefront of innovation involving the technology. The Canadian operator stated it is the first official Nvidia Cloud Partner in North America, and the AI factories in the provinces of Quebec … Leer más
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (pictured, right) reportedly explained relief on reciprocal tariffs for smartphones and other electronic items announced by President Donald Trump on 11 April will be temporary, with the nation planning to include the products in semiconductor fees in a matter of months. Lutnick told ABC News the electronic items covered … Leer más
MTN Group inked a partnership with Meta dedicated to improving the performance of voice and video calls made on applications across a dozen of the operator’s markets, with early results from Nigeria showcasing promising gains. The Africa-focused group explained the collaboration aims to optimise the quality and stability of calls on applications, including WhatsApp, through … Leer más
Nvidia unveiled plans to produce up to $500 billion-worth of AI infrastructure in the US over the next four years through partnerships with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Foxconn, Wistron, Amkor Technology and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL). Outlining an ambition to design and build factories to produce Nvidia AI supercomputers entirely in the US, the … Leer más
NTT unveiled a custom built inference chip designed to allow drones to process 4K ultra high definition video in real time. The company noted its AI inference large-scale integration (LSI) chip delivers high-speed, low power performance, enabling real time decision making directly at the edge without the need to push data to the cloud. The … Leer más
The GSMA began seeding the ground for its next MWC event in Shanghai by revealing research indicating mobile technologies and digital transformation would contribute $2 trillion to China’s economy by 2030. In its Mobile Economy China 2025 report, the GSMA predicts 5G technology and its related marketplace would account for 40 per cent of the … Leer más