Thai energy tycoon Sarath Ratanavadi doubled down on telecoms with a $17 billion bid to take control of SET-listed Intouch Holdings and its wireless firm AIS.
Nvidia's telco strategy continues to evolve as the combination of new chips and software will allow it to power software-defined O-RAN compatible 5G network infrastructure equipment that can also power AI-based edge computing applications in a wide variety of environments.
Though MWC21 isn't expected to be much of a trade show, many companies, including Intel, Ericsson and Samsung Networks, are using the occasion to announce some important incremental improvements to their 5G network infrastructure offerings.
Axiata Group and Norway’s Telenor have agreed to combine their mobile operations in Malaysia to create a $12 billion telecom giant in the Southeast Asian nation.
A number of different but related developments are coming together to suggest that the next big opportunity for 5G could be with IoT applications and services, primarily for businesses but eventually for consumers as well.
ViTrox, a maker of high-precision machine inspection systems based in Penang, has been experiencing robust demand from various sectors, especially in 5G, EV, computing and AI.
The company is promising major gains in mobile experiences in all areas that matter, from AI-assisted technologies, to general processing, gaming and graphics, 5G and WiFi connectivity, and computational photography.
The 5G standard is evolving on a regular basis and Qualcomm's latest efforts are designed both to bring the latest technical additions to their 5G modems and to make the process of building 5G connectivity into devices much easier.
Starting next month, Amazon's Sidewalk will turn millions of Echo smart speakers and Ring cameras into an intelligent mesh network that can be used to both find things like lost dogs, a la Apple Air Tags, as well as enable long-range connectivity services without the need for a cellular network.