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Nvidia is working with SoftBank to reinvent telecom networks to make them capable of supporting AI-RAN, enabling them to run AI and 5G workloads at the same time. -
To challenge Google's search dominance, telecom giants like Telefónica, SoftBank, and Deutsche Telekom threw their weight behind Perplexity, the conversational AI search startup. Their bet, however, appears under threat — as OpenAI has entered the arena.
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Ericsson is teaming up with SoftBank to develop AI radio access network (RAN) solutions to boost network efficiency and performance.
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Japanese telecom giant SoftBank has reportedly agreed to invest $500 million in OpenAI while Apple has decided to drop out of backing the AI startup.
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SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, e& Group, Singtel and SoftBank had held the inaugural meeting of the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA) and announced their plans to establish a joint venture.
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Four official US organisations have told the country’s telecoms regulator that they have no objection to T-Mobile US taking over Sprint.
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The government of Japan has stepped back from telling telecoms operators not to use Huawei or ZTE equipment – but SoftBank will replace Huawei kit in its network with alternatives from Ericsson or Nokia.
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The former politician who six years ago helped stop Chinese vendors supplying US telcos is now campaigning against the Sprint/T-Mobile US merger.
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Bharti Airtel has completed a pre-IPO issue of more than 25% of its stake in Airtel Africa to six investors, including the likes of Singtel and SoftBank Group.
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Deutsche Telekom has officially approved the $26.5 million merger of its T-Mobile US subsidiary with SoftBank’s Sprint operation.
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SoftBank’s US mobile and wholesale operator Sprint has told the US regulator that it would be in a dire position unless it gets approval to merge with Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile US.
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Deutsche Telekom’s consultancy arm, Detecon, has ended its business in Iran in order to remove a barrier to the planned merger of its T-Mobile US unit with rival US carrier Sprint.
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SoftBank’s internet exchange arm BBIX has launched a new joint venture with True Internet Data Center to provide carrier neutral and low latency internet exchange peering services in Thailand.
