Nokia, Oppo ink 5G patent deal
Nokia and Oppo sealed a multi-year cross-licensing agreement, resolving pending patent litigation cases in all jurisdictions.
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China smartphone market rebounds
China's smartphone market staged a comeback in 2023, with shipments rising and 5G models accounting for 83 per cent of the total, data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology showed.
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India lowers spectrum auction target
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) reportedly set a more realistic revenue target for a planned spectrum auction in March because operators have sufficient bandwidth and will be focused on renewing their existing holdings in regions where they are expiring.
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PLDT cleared for Sky Cable take over
PLDT received approval from the Philippine Competition Commission to move ahead with a take-over of Sky Cable, but the operator noted the transaction is subject to undisclosed closing conditions.
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Jio bottom-line improves on 5G, FWA subscriber growth
Jio Platforms booked profit and revenue gains in its fiscal Q3 2023/24 (ending 31 December 2023), with 5G subscribers topping 90 million and the network carrying nearly 25 per cent of its mobile data traffic.
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Axiata mulls Indonesia fibre unit stake sale
Axiata Group was tipped to look to raise capital to speed its fibre rollout across Indonesia by selling a stake in broadband and cable-TV subsidiary Link Net.
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The Friday File: Vodafone taps Microsoft, Apple tops Samsung
Mobile World Live delivers our top three picks of the week, with Vodafone Group signing a generative AI deal with Microsoft, Apple overtaking Samsung in smartphone shipments and Samsung adding Google AI to its Galaxy S24 range.
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Canalys predicts India smartphone recovery
The smartphone market in India returned to growth in the final quarter of 2023, driven by demand for premium models, with Canalys forecasting mid-single-digit growth for 2024.
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TSMC confident of 2024 growth
TSMC CEO CC Wei noted a flattening of its business in late 2023, with capex starting to level off and an expectation of healthy full-year sales growth driven by AI chip demand.
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InterDigital, Samsung agree licensing deal
InterDigital forged a fresh patent licence agreement with Samsung Electronics, which joined an InterDigital-Sony licensing programme giving its rights to certain Wi-Fi, video codec and ATSC 3.0 assets.
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