Smartwatches drive India wearable growth
India’s wearable market registered double-digit shipment growth in Q4 2023, with a surge in smartwatches offsetting declines in wristbands and earwear, data from IDC showed.
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Rakuten Mobile targets sat-to-phone service in 2026
Rakuten Mobile unveiled plans to launch satellite-to-mobile service in Japan in 2026 using AST SpaceMobile’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, advancing the operator’s plans to deliver mobile connectivity across all of Japan.
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SKT develops AI to cut device power use
SK Telecom (SKT), MediaTek and start-up Nota AI developed AI-based device technology to reduce smartphone power use, addressing what the operator stated is a key influence on customer experience.
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Telstra profit climbs
Telstra booked profit and revenue gains in its mobile business in its fiscal H1 2024 (ending 31 December 2023) on the back of customer additions, ARPU growth and cost controls.
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Rakuten Mobile operating loss shrinks on cost-cutting
Rakuten Mobile chair Mickey Mikitani highlighted on an earnings call it achieved a cost optimisation target of JPY16 billion ($106.3 million) in 2023, with spending expected to come down by an additional 10 per cent to 15 per cent this year.
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SoftBank returns to profit as Arm raises outlook
SoftBank Group booked its first profit in five quarters in fiscal Q3 2023, supported by Vision Fund investment gains and a jump in its net asset value driven by its chip design unit Arm, which revised its full-year forecast.
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Lenovo opts for Ernie 4.0 on smartphones
Equipment vendor Lenovo selected Baidu's Ernie AI platform to power its line of smartphones, a third major win for China's search giant and leading AI developer, Reuters reported.
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The Friday File: Apple Vision Pro and handset GenAI
Mobile World Live brings you our top three picks of the week, with the Vision Pro launched in US, generative AI (GenAI) coming to your smartphone and Vodafone Idea gasping for air in India.
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Feature: State mandates keep China operator capex elevated
More than four years after launching 5G services, China's three major mobile operators have kept capex elevated, with an HSBC analyst noting absolute spending on 5G in the country is still high: operators’ total network investment is about double the capital intensity in many other markets.
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KT predicts continued growth
South Korea-based KT registered growth across most business units in Q4 2023, with ARPU, 5G subscribers and mobile revenue up.
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