T-Mobile US picks Red Hat for cloud automation

T-Mobile US selected IBM-owned Red Hat to automate its operations and support 5G applications across its private cloud by using the vendor’s OpenShift Platform Plus. Red Hat stated its platform can lower costs by consolidating and standardising infrastructure across various workloads, including end-to-end automation for improved operational efficiency. The vendor claims it also speeds time … Leer más

Nokia offsets Dell’Oro core gloom

Nokia appeared to debunk dreary Dell’Oro Group figures, announcing a packet core deal with Telefonica a day after the research company revealed the sector was struggling for traction. The Telefonica deal involves packet core equipment to enable the operator to serve its domestic enterprise sector. Nokia stated low-latency services are key to the arrangement, including … Leer más

WhatsApp in DMA crosshairs as users top 45M

Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp is set to be hit by tougher regulatory scrutiny in the European Union (EU) after the number of active users on its open channels offering surpassed a limit that now places it under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Meta Platforms revealed the feature, which are feeds linked to news organisations and public … Leer más

Siemens, TSMC push chip design envelope

Siemens Digital Industries Software readied an automated workflow for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp’s (TSMC) high-performance wafers used in mobile and other computing applications, advancing an existing collaboration. The workflow was developed for TSMC’s InFO packaging technology, an integration method which delivers high-density interconnection and performance in silicon in 2D or 3D arrangements. Siemens employed its … Leer más

Huawei provides smart airport tech to KSIADC

Huawei revealed it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide technologies including AI, IoT and private 5G for a massive airport being built by the King Salman International Airport Development Company (KSIADC) in Saudi Arabia. The companies signed the MoU during the recent LEAP2025 technology event held in Riyadh from 9 February to 12 … Leer más

Amazon Alexa AI upgrade faces further delays

Amazon reportedly delayed the release of its AI-powered assistant Alexa upgrade once again after internal testing flagged persistent problems with incorrect responses, as rivals Google and OpenAI push ahead in the increasingly competitive field. Initially expected to roll out at a launch event on 26 February, the update has been delayed until at least the … Leer más

India wearables sector takes a hit

Smartwatch shipments in India took a big hit in Q4 2024, part of a broader and trend-bucking decline in the overall wearables sector in the nation, IDC revealed. The research company’s figures indicate the drop in smartwatch shipments were primarily responsible for the first year-on-year decline in the overall wearables figure ever booked in India. … Leer más

Telefonica linked with Mexico exit

Further rumours of Telefonica cutting its presence in Latin America emerged in the Spanish press, with its unit in Mexico reportedly now up for sale alongside its businesses in Argentina and Colombia. Cinco Dias reported the operator group appointed investment specialist JP Morgan and a legal company to help it sell the unit in Mexico, … Leer más

The Friday File: Nokia CEO out; EU AI; Musk makes $100B bid

Mobile World Live brings you our top three picks of the week as Nokia announced CEO Pekka Lundmark’s exit, Europe pushed forward with its AI agenda and tech moguls Sam Altman and Elon Musk sparred over an OpenAI takeover bid. Nokia to replace CEO Lundmark with Intel executive What happened: Nokia president and CEO Pekka … Leer más

Private 5G on the arrivals board in Calgary

Canadian operator Telus inked a decade-long deal to install and run private 5G infrastructure at YYC Calgary International Airport, a network expected to streamline operations at the site and improve passenger experience. The agreement is with Calgary Airport Authority, which operates the transport hub, and is being positioned by the telecoms company as a partnership … Leer más