L’International Finance Corporation (IFC) et Orange Afrique et Moyen-Orient (OMEA) s’associent pour améliorer l’accès au numérique dans les zones mal couvertes d’Afrique de l’Ouest et d’Afrique centrale. Dans un communiqué conjoint, l’organisme de la Banque mondiale et le groupe français précisent que leur partenariat va tirer parti d’une part de l’ancrage local et des infrastructures … Leer más
A GSMA report into the price of spectrum for mobile services revealed a sharp rise in its cost relative to the revenue generated from it over a ten-year period, a factor cited as constraining infrastructure spending. Its Global Spectrum Pricing Report showed while the average cost of spectrum had fallen since 2014, a need for … Leer más
US President Donald Trump (pictured) reportedly slammed Apple CEO Tim Cook’s decision to significantly boost the amount of iPhones it manufactures in India as a way of avoiding tariffs on products made in China, as relations between the pair appear to be worsening. The Financial Times (FT) reported Trump made comments about Apple’s India plans … Leer más
Telia cited smart container identification, autonomous truck movement between quays and remote operation of heavy equipment as potential use cases for a trial standalone (SA) private 5G network set to be installed at the port of Klaipeda in Lithuania. The network will cover 10km and use a dedicated core able to provide network slicing. Use … Leer más
LIVE FROM IOT SOLUTIONS WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA: The European Space Agency (ESA) believes direct-to-device (D2D) could prove a shot in the arm for the satellite industry, providing access to the economies of scale from consumer device sector needs and consequently improving the market dynamics for the IoT. Xavier Lobao, head of the Future Telecom Programmes … Leer más
LIVE FROM IOT SOLUTIONS WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA: The World AIoT Innovation Alliance (WAIA) held a global signing ceremony earlier today (14 May), advancing its goal of fostering a unified AI-enabled industrial IoT sector spanning supply chains, cross-border systems and convergence. The non-profit group was launched in August 2024 by more than 15 national AIoT associations, … Leer más
Amazon Web Services (AWS) followed Nvidia, AMD and Qualcomm in striking a deal with Saudi Arabia’s newly created AI company Humain, with the pair planning to invest more than $5 billion in the country on the technology’s adoption, infrastructure and training. AWS stated it will work with Humain to build an “AI Zone” in the … Leer más
The GSMA’s M360 Eurasia edition returns this month with a new host city — Tashkent, Uzbekistan — setting the stage for a showcase of regional digital transformation with 5G and AI at the forefront, alongside a renewed focus on bridging the digital divide. As the mobile ecosystem gears up to gather in Central Asia’s rising … Leer más
Telefonica Deutschland and 5G Synergiewerk began the nationwide expansion of a project to use street lighting poles to bolster mobile coverage across urban areas and tourist hotspots in Germany. The “5G streetlight” kit is already used in parts of Frankfurt, Cologne and Wurzburg from pilot projects. Following successes in these locations, the partners plan to … Leer más
LIVE FROM IOT SOLUTIONS WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA: A senior engineer warned regulation is the elephant in the room for AI, highlighting greater controls being implemented in the European Union and US are set to make life harder for companies employing the technology, but equally present a strong revenue opportunity for those which get it right. … Leer más