Companies
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Telefónica Germany is trailing quantum technologies to improve the performance and security of its mobile networks. -
Orange has partnered with OpenAI and Meta to fine-tune their open source AI models to support regional languages in Africa, including Wolof and Pulaar.
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The latest court filings in Elon Musk’s existential AI lawsuit against OpenAI revealed more fascinating insights, including a discussion about potentially acquiring sizable semiconductor firm Cerebras and Musk’s desperation to be CEO.
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MasOrange, Telefónica, and Vodafone Group have teamed up with the i2CAT research centre to launch a multi-operator Open Gateway API lab in Europe.
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Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison is working with GoTo to launch an open source language model designed for local Indonesian languages.
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Engineers at Vodafone are working with AMD to design mobile base stations capable of supporting AI workloads in addition to traditional network operations while using less power.
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BICS has completed the world's first intercontinental 5G Standalone (SA) roaming connection between two live networks in Europe and the Middle East in collaboration with stc Kuwait.
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Hexatronic has acquired leading microduct business KNET for around US$63 million.
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Separate reports from Analysys Mason and Dell’Oro give gloomy outlooks for the telecoms market in 2023.
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Members of the ITW Global Leaders’ Forum (GLF) have elected John Nolan of AT&T as the vice chair of the GLF Board.
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Earth Wind & Power (EWP), a provider of sustainable excess energy and green computing power, is to offtake excess and pre-grid offshore wind power for datacentre infrastructure in Northern Europe.
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Ciena Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tibit Communications (Tibit) and that it has acquired Benu Networks (Benu).
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Moody's, a global financial research firm, expects global telecom organic revenue growth to average 2-3% over the next 12-18 months.
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The merger between True Corporation and Total Access Communication – AKA Dtac will not be completed this year, Dtac’s majority owner Telenor said in a statement.
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Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has partnered with Infovista selecting its TEMS Pocket, TEMS Paragon, TEMS Discovery and Planet products to optimise its network.
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Private equity investor Cube Infrastructure Managers has injected €14 million into Fibernet Finland in what it calls “the first phase”.
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Vast Data says that its all-flash platform was selected by Plan B to ensure its data centres remain operational in the face of cyber-attacks, data loss or security and networking issues.
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Virgin Media Business Wholesale, the fixed wholesale connectivity unit of Virgin Media O2 Business, has launched an enhanced core platform for national high capacity services (NHCS).
