FCC chair targets operator phone lock-ins
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Jessica Rosenworcel pitched new rules requiring operators to unlock customers’ phones within 60 days of activation, which would make it easier for them to switch providers.
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OpenAI forges content deal with Time magazine
OpenAI struck a multi-year content arrangement with US magazine and digital publisher Time, granting the ChatGPT maker access to its archived news content.
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The Friday File: EC takes aim at Apple, India auction underwhelms
Mobile World Live (MWL) brings you our top three picks of the week as the European Commission takes a close look at Apple’s App Store policies, India wraps up its latest 5G auction and five European operators update their open RAN priorities.
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Biden administration acts to bar sale of Kaspersky software
The administration of US President Joe Biden reportedly moved to ban the sale of Moscow-headquartered Kaspersky Lab’s antivirus software.
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Anthropic unleashes most powerful AI model to date
AI startup Anthropic launched Claude 3.5 Sonnet, which it claimed was its most powerful model to date as it looks to compete against OpenAI.
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Samsung, MediaTek test RedCap vRAN energy saving
Samsung Networks teamed with MediaTek to test 5G reduced capability over virtualised RAN, a move the vendor pitched as demonstrating the technology's potential to boost IoT device energy efficiency.
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Verizon tees-up smartphone management service
Verizon Business unveiled a smartphone management service for business customers, which it claimed marked an industry first in the US.
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T-Mobile US strikes $4.4B deal to buy UScellular mobile assets
T-Mobile US announced a plan to buy most of UScellular’s wireless assets, including some of its spectrum, in a deal valued at $4.4 billion.
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Ericsson, Dell forge open RAN partnership
Ericsson and Dell Technologies struck a partnership to develop open RAN-based network cloud transformation strategies by taking an integrated platform approach to serve mobile operators.
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Telefonica extends deal with Google Cloud to drive AI
Telefonica stretched out its partnership with Google Cloud by three years as part of a plan to accelerate its digital transformation and explore collaboration across areas such as AI and data services.
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