Qualcomm packs 5G speeds into entry-level Snapdragon 4 series: Qualcomm highlighted improved battery life, 1 Gb/s download data rates and a good CPU performance for its new budget-level Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chip, which it claimed would make 5G accessible… dlvr.it/TBFYbD

Juniper, HPE close in on EC antitrust approval: Reuters reported Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is expected to gain unconditional European Commission (EC) approval for its $14 billion deal to buy Juniper Networks, though the deal would still need to be… dlvr.it/TBFb1f

Airtel re-farms spectrum to support 5G demand: Operator Bharti Airtel began re-farming mid-band spectrum previously used for 4G LTE service to expand 5G capacity on the 1800, 2100 and 2300MHz bands across India to keep up with rising traffic. Airtel… dlvr.it/TBFcp7

SK Hynix prepares to mass-produce next-gen graphics chip: South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix revealed plans to start mass-producing its next-generation graphics memory chip this calendar quarter, sporting an operating speed of 32Gb/s. In a statement, it… dlvr.it/TBFdpW

PLDT unit takes stakes in local firms to ramp digital payments: PLDT’s DigiCo closed deals to acquire a 10 per cent interest in Bayad Center and all of Multipay Corp, positioning the operator to accelerate the country’s shift to digital payments. … dlvr.it/TBFfK8

Nokia, du partner for 5G-A uplink enhancement test: UAE-based du combined with Nokia and MediaTek in what was branded the first trial of a technology designed to boost 5G-Advanced uplink in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), a demo the operator claimed… dlvr.it/TBFjSQ

Anthropic, Alphabet partnership rouses UK interest: The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) began gathering information on the relationship between Google parent Alphabet and AI player Anthropic, as it mulls whether the partnership falls under… dlvr.it/TBGGwH

Vodafone, Kyndryl up financial industry security features: IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl expanded a partnership with Vodafone Business in Germany, enabling the telecoms outfit to bolster its offering for the nation’s financial industry. … dlvr.it/TBGJyC

Enterprise network provider BB1 broadens mobile, IoT options: Enterprise-focused network operator BroadbandOne (BB1) expanded its infrastructure for mobile and IoT services as part of the release of a connectivity option for US businesses which includes… dlvr.it/TBGZGf

Samsung looks to continued smartphone gains in H2: Samsung Electronics’ mobile division forecast smartphone shipments to increase in the second half of 2024 after recording stable revenue growth in Q2, though profitability declined due to the rising… dlvr.it/TBJ2yS

Korea cancels Stage X mobile licence: South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) revoked Stage X’s mobile licence after completing a hearing following allegations in June the company failed to line up the capital needed and meet other requirements.… dlvr.it/TBJ3xQ

Docomo to offer fastest SA 5G speeds in Japan: NTT Docomo teased plans to commercially deploy New Radio dual connectivity technology using three spectrum bands to deliver what it claims will be the fastest downlink rates in Japan, up to 6.6Gb/s, using… dlvr.it/TBJ4QH

Elevated capex drives Indosat growth: Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison’s H1 earnings benefitted from rising network investment over the past 18 months driving subscriber and ARPU gains. The Indonesian operator added 900,000 mobile users, taking the total to… dlvr.it/TBJ4pX

Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement for facial recognition lawsuit: Meta Platforms reached a $1.4 billion settlement with the US state of Texas over a lawsuit that alleged the Facebook parent collected personal biometric data of millions of residents without… dlvr.it/TBJ4r4

Telefonica in talks with Millicom over Colombia unit sale: Telefonica entered talks with Millicom over the potential sale of its majority stake in its Colombia business for €400 million, a move announced on the same day the Spain-based operator group… dlvr.it/TBJJ6c

Telenor brings Wist back to the fold with CFO role: Telenor Group went back to the future in its hunt for its latest CFO, lining up Torbjorn Wist for a return to the company where he previously worked for 13 years, a move which adds some familiarity… dlvr.it/TBJJn8

OpenAI begins rollout of voice assistant: OpenAI released a voice assistant to a small pool of paying subscribers, a service based on its advanced GPT-4o model which is said to be capable of replicating natural human interaction. In a series of posts… dlvr.it/TBJMhM

Accenture completes Fibermind acquisition: Accenture wrapped up an acquisition of Italian fibre and mobile networks specialist Fibermind six weeks after publicising a move taken to strengthen its telecoms engineering services capabilities. The… dlvr.it/TBJmmr

Paul Pogba's four-year drug ban has been reduced to 18 months following a successful appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Pogba, who tested positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is free to start playing for Juventus again from March next year.

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