Verizon shareholders unearth lead cable debate

Verizon shareholders lost a bid to make the company provide detailed information on the scale of lead-sheathed cable still being used, an issue highlighted in a series of press reports in 2023 which is proving hard to bury. Preliminary results from Verizon’s annual meeting show a defeat for a proposal the operator should conduct an … Leer más

Honor brings AI-led imaging to 400 series

Honor unveiled two new additions to its smartphone line-up with the launch of the 400 5G and 400 Pro 5G, placing AI-led photography and editing tools at the forefront. At a launch event, Nicky Nahar, product manager of Honor Europe (pictured) was joined on stage by Bond Zhang, CEO of the Chinese vendor’s UK and … Leer más

Nemat strikes out from Deutsche Telekom

Deutsche Telekom lined up the CTO of its domestic unit Abdurazak Mudesir to succeed Claudia Nemat (pictured) as board member for technology and innovation, who is leaving to pursue various entrepreneurial opportunities. The switch is scheduled for 1 October, a little earlier than Nemat’s contract was due to expire. Deutsche Telekom stated Nemat informed the … Leer más

Referee dons 5G kit for top Bundesliga game

The combination of private 5G and a specialist camera system gave football supporters a referee’s eye view of a top German football fixture, a move positioned as a significant step in an ambition to provide new fan experiences using the network technology. Media technology company Riedel Communications explained its private 5G network product Easy5G and … Leer más

GCT, G&D target IoT eSIM management gap

GCT Semiconductor teamed with Giesecke and Devrient to tackle what CEO John Schlaefer believes is a deficiency in the control and monitoring of IoT devices by employing eSIM capabilities. The companies are teaming to develop an eSIM system compliant with GSMA SGP.32 specifications, incorporating Integrated Profile Activation Device capabilities to enable remote management of multi-network … Leer más

Energy player Uniper eyes process gains from AI pact

Multinational energy company Uniper inked a deal with Microsoft and Celonis to increase the use of AI across its business, with the aim of intelligently automating workflows and improving visibility. In a statement, Celonis noted the power player would scale the use of AI using its process intelligence platform and Microsoft’s Copilot Studio and Power … Leer más

Les champions de la Wi-Fi refusent de laisser le spectre européen au mobile

Un groupe réunissant 58 représentants de la sphère Wi-Fi demande à la Commission européenne (CE) que la bande supérieure des 6 GHz leur soit destinée, deux semaines la requête similaire déposée par douze opérateurs mobiles européens. Dans un courrier envoyé par la Dynamic Spectrum Alliance à Henna Virkkunen, Vice-présidente exécutive de la Commission européenne, chargée … Leer más

Trump pushes for 600MHz spectrum auctions in legislation

US President Donald Trump took to his social media site to strongly advocate for pending legislation to auction off 600MHz of spectrum, which signalled a key element of his telecommunications policy. “We must maintain our status as the worldwide leader in WiFi, 5G, and 6G, connecting every American to the World’s BEST Networks, while also … Leer más

China 5G moves fuel mobile core network gains

Chinese standalone (SA) 5G deployments propelled global mobile core network revenue in Q1, with ZTE reaping the greatest benefit of projects completed in the nation during the period, Dell’Oro Group declared. The research company raised its full-year forecast after overall mobile core network revenue rose 32 per cent year-on-year. It stated the figure in China … Leer más