Air transport industry IT services provider SITA added a further five years to an arrangement with Orange Business covering dedicated networks with a focus on digital, cybersecurity and broader smart airport technologies. Orange Business explained the arrangement would boost the global air transport sector by providing SITA with solid networks offering the stability companies need … Leer más
Huawei introduced the Pura X to the Chinese market, a flip-style foldable which is the first smartphone to come with the latest version of its Harmony OS. The Pura X runs Huawei’s Harmony OS 5.0.1 and features AI assistant Xiaoyi, which uses models from the vendor’s Pangu and DeepSeek. Xiaoyi can be used for tasks … Leer más
Ukrainian operator Kyivstar agreed to acquire taxi and delivery company Uklon, as it continues a push to expand into new digital consumer areas in line with parent company Veon’s strategy. Kyivstar stated it would take a 97 per cent stake in Uklon for $155.2 million, with the latter’s CEO Serhii Hryshkov expected to remain in … Leer más
A senior figure at Nokia licensee Human Mobile Devices (HMD) insisted there was still broad demand for feature phones sporting the Finnish giant’s logo years after the brand’s consumer heyday, while citing positive early progress with devices launched under its own name. HMD SVP for Europe and ANZ James Robinson (pictured) told Mobile World Live … Leer más
Global shipments of smartphones with generative AI (genAI) capabilities are expected to exceed 400 million units in 2025, accounting for one in three devices sold, Counterpoint research showed. The figures mark a significant jump from 2024, when just one in five smartphones supported genAI. According to Counterpoint, the adoption of on-device AI is being driven … Leer más
Google struck a deal to acquire Israeli cybersecurity company Wiz in a deal worth $32 billion, an agreement coming less than a year after talks between the pair fell through. The Alphabet-owned company stated Wiz would join Google Cloud once the deal is completed, subject to customary closing conditions. Adding Wiz to Google Cloud will … Leer más
Netcracker Technology revealed it powered the launch of what it believes is the first fixed wireless access (FWA) service for consumers in the Netherlands as part of a broader BSS overhaul it is coordinating for operator Odido. The US company stated Odido is refreshing its BSS set-up, focusing on simplifying and unifying IT stacks as … Leer más
Nvidia partnered with industry heavyweights T-Mobile US and Cisco to create the first principles for AI-native wireless networks across hardware, software and architectures for 6G. The group also includes research company MITRE, the ORAN Development Company (ODC) and consultancy Booze Allen Hamilton. “Together, we are working on ensuring that the next generation of wireless networks … Leer más
Google revealed it would retire Google Assistant in favour of its latest AI-powered Gemini platform on compatible mobile devices, with the transition already underway. The move will see Gemini used for key functions previously handled by Assistant, including voice commands and app integration. Later this year, the Google Assistant app will be unavailable for download … Leer más
IDC predicted the retail and services sector would account for the bulk of an expected $261 billion global edge computing spend in 2025, part of a projection it stated offers vendors deeper insight into enterprise demand than its previous forecasts. The research company tipped retail and services to account for 28 per cent of its … Leer más