Telenor unleashes pet project
Telenor Norway moved its IoT dog tracking business into a separate company, with the new venture set to take-on minority investment from DyreID and get a cash injection of NOK25 million ($2.3 million) from the operator group.
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BT in talks over swoop for second-hand tech dealer
Mobile phone and technology trade-in specialist musicMagpie disclosed it was in preliminary talks with BT Group and investment company Aurelius Group over a potential buyout of the company.
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Ousted OpenAI chief to lead Microsoft AI team
Microsoft wasted little time in handing roles leading an AI research unit to former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and chair Greg Brockman, who both departed the ChatGPT developer after the former was removed by its board late last week.
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Ethiopia pulls plug on latest hunt for third operator
The process to find a new entrant for Ethiopia’s mobile market was dropped by authorities, Reuters reported, with a representative for the Ministry of Finance blaming insufficient interest.
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Qualcomm filters AI capabilities down Snapdragon range
Qualcomm released details of its latest chipset for mid-tier smartphones, promoting the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 on improved delivery of on-device AI and power efficiency.
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Oppo bolsters OS with self-trained gen AI model
Handset manufacturer Oppo became the latest company to tap into the increasingly hyped generative AI space, unveiling an in-house large language model set to improve applications used in its smartphone operating system.
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Telefonica digital guru confident on API revenue impact
LIVE FROM MWL UNWRAPPED: Telefonica chief digital officer Chema Alonso played down any possibility of hyperscale companies or other resellers taking a major share of the value from universal operator APIs being made available, backing the move for major industry benefits.
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Operators endorse targeted mmWave deployments
LIVE FROM MWL UNWRAPPED: Network experts from Australian operator Telstra and US player AT&T highlighted the advantages of using mmWave for 5G in very crowded areas such as stadia, with the former also backing its wider use within large cities.
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KT poised to cut wire on telegrams
South Korean operator KT revealed plans to discontinue its domestic telegram service in December, Yonhap News Agency reported, bringing to an end a function launched in 1885.
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Verizon reports enterprise 5G unchecked by economic woe
A top Verizon Business executive pinned 5G as the fastest growing enterprise wireless technology he’s ever seen despite current global economic uncertainty, with companies under pressure to make savings and open new revenue streams.
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