Elon Musk’s social media platform X came under fire after nine civil society organisations filed a formal complaint to EU and French authorities accusing the platform of breaching advertising rules under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The post X in EU crosshairs over ad rules appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise signed an agreement with activist investor Elliott Management to create a new strategic committee as part of push to grow the software company’s value. The post HPE targets value boost with investor pact appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Telecom-as-a-service (TAAS) provider Oxio surpassed two million activated ines on its wholesale network across North America, boosted by agreements with AT&T and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The post Oxio tops 2M lines in North America appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Canadian operator Rogers Communications opened a beta of its satellite-to-mobile text messaging service to the public ahead of a planned commercial launch in October. The post Rogers begins satellite SMS beta appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Huawei took the top position in China’s smartphone market for the first time in more than four years, despite overall shipments in the nation falling 4 per cent year-on-year in Q2 2025. The post Huawei takes back China smartphone lead appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Orange Business upped its cloud security credentials with a top-tier European protection ranking for one of its as-a-service style offerings which it stated provides assurances around the platform’s ability to ensure data sovereignty. The post Orange heralds French cloud security blessing appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Research by application security vendor F5 found while enterprises are adopting AI, they face significant challenges in security, governance and scalability, with only 2 per cent considered highly ready. The post F5 questions enterprise AI readiness appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Google agreed a deal to spend over $3 billion to source carbon-free hydropower from Brookfield Renewable Energy for use in its data centres. The post Google inks $3B hydropower deal appeared first on Mobile World Live.
BT Group partnered with global sailing championship SailGP to deploy its standalone (SA) 5G network slicing technology at the upcoming sailing Grand Prix in the UK, marking the operator’s first time deploying multiple concurrent slices at a single event. The post BT slices 5G for SailGP UK event appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Apple struck a $500 million agreement with US rare earth producer MP Materials, bolstering the iPhone maker’s supply chain while contributing to a commitment of spending $500 billion in the country over the next four years. The post Apple agrees $500M rare earth magnets deal appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Although quantum computing is still in the experimental stage, Orange Business VP digital infrastructure Benjamin Vigouroux argued the case for businesses to start preparing now for when criminals get their hands on the technology. The post Orange VP urges enterprises to clue-up on quantum appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Satellite operator OQ Technology potentially entered a dogfight with LoRa IoT advocates after arguing the benefits of licensed spectrum while promoting a milestone 5G non-terrestrial network drone test conducted with a division of Airbus. The post OQ, Airbus advance 5G NTN with S-band LEO connection appeared first on Mobile World Live.
The International Federation of Robotics lifted the bonnet on the use of industrial robots in the Japanese automotive industry, revealing in 2024 the sector clocked the highest number of installations since the turn of the decade. The post Japanese car industry bolsters factory robot population appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Rakuten Group was chosen to power a Japanese generative AI accelerator programme intended to position the nation as a front-runner in the technology. The post Japan picks Rakuten for next stage of AI programme appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Five countries are set to trial a new age verification app launched by the European Commission (EC) to strengthen online child security as part of broader efforts to enforce the Digital Services Act (DSA). The post EU to pilot verification app in child safety push appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Ericsson reported a mixed set of second quarter 2025 results, as CEO Borje Ekholm pointed to an uptick in sales in North America and reduced costs but US tariffs and a slowdown in revenue from India impacted the vendor’s top line. The post Ericsson back in the black but Q2 sales fall appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed the company had received assurances from US authorities it would be given a licence to resume sales of its H20 chip in China, a product currently subject to export restrictions. The post Nvidia poised to resume sales of H20 chip to China appeared first on Mobile World Live.
IDC issued preliminary figures showing global smartphone shipments grew 1 per cent year-on-year in Q2, offering some optimism despite a sequential drop due in part to volatility over US tariffs and a slower low-end segment. The post IDC reports slight smartphone gain appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars on AI compute infrastructure, which includes building colossal data centre clusters. The post Meta CEO Zuckerberg backs AI push with large data centre build appeared first on Mobile World Live.
The US Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) doled out contracts worth up to $200 million to AI players Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI to develop agentic AI workflows across a range of mission areas. The post US agency awards contracts to AI heavyweights appeared first on Mobile World Live.
IoT semiconductor company Sequans Communications continued to back Bitcoin as a primary treasury reserve by upping its holding, apparently tapping a growing trend by businesses to use cryptocurrency to protect against volatility in more conventional financial arrangements. The post Sequans ups Bitcoin stash appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Orange, Iliad and Bouygues Telecom were linked with potentially acquiring parts of fellow French player SFR by the Financial Times, the latest speculation to emerge questioning the future shape and ownership of the operator. The post French rivals mull move for SFR assets appeared first on Mobile World Live.
UK broadband operator CityFibre raised a total of £2.3 billion from shareholders and existing lenders in a funding round it stated would accelerate its next phase of growth in the country, with a view of making acquisitions. The post UK fibre player secures £2.3B funding appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Nokia was picked to deploy a standalone (SA) private 5G network for a utility company in the US state of Tennessee as part of a grid modernisation project. The post Nokia to light up SA private 5G for US utility appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Senior figures at finance organisations Segenia Capital and eCapital reasoned autonomous driving company Motor Ai would be a front-runner as the technology scales, after leading a $20 million seed funding round to fuel its final type-approvals and, ultimately, deliver self-driving vehicles. The post Motor Ai secures funds for Euro road trip appeared first on Mobile World Live.
BT Group called on the UK government to accelerate reforms supporting mobile network investment, warning the country could miss out on up to £230 billion in economic benefits by 2035 if action is not taken. The post BT warns of £230B UK loss without 5G reform appeared first on Mobile World Live.
The US Federal Communications Commission approved a trio of separate transactions, with T-Mobile US’ pending Metronet and UScellular deals given the nod alongside the transfer of licences held by satellite player Intelsat to SES. The post T-Mobile US, SES deals given FCC green light appeared first on Mobile World Live.
A consortium led by Australian operator Optus outlined plans to build, launch and operate a low Earth orbit satellite, a move to advance the country’s capabilities in space-based connectivity. The post Optus targets 2028 for Australia LEO launch appeared first on Mobile World Live.
xAI apologised after its Grok chatbot reportedly made a series of extreme comments, issuing a statement within a day of Financial Times reporting it is in early talks with investors over a deal which could lead to a $200 billion valuation. The post xAI makes Grok apology, chats more funding appeared first on Mobile World Live.
At the Samsung Tech Forum, experts discussed an overhaul of healthcare using digital technologies and how AI could make smartphones even more clever. The post Feature: Samsung talks Xealth, smarter phones appeared first on Mobile World Live.
The US Federal Communications Commission issued an experimental licence for AST SpaceMobile to launch its first Block2 Bluebird low Earth orbit satellite, which has ten-times the capacity of its current first-generation birds. The post US FCC licences next-gen AST satellite test appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Meta Platforms teamed with a UK government-backed national institute to develop open-source AI models for use by public agencies. The post Meta, UK government team on open-source AI fellowships appeared first on Mobile World Live.
SK Telecom took the next step in a process of developing its own AI large language models by releasing a lightweight smartphone-focused version to expert open-source community Hugging Face. The post SKT releases lightweight LLM to open source team appeared first on Mobile World Live.
LIVE FROM DUBAI: Huawei rolled out its latest premium devices globally with the flagship Pura 80 Series lineup featuring front and centre at an extravagant launch event in Dubai, as the Chinese vendor continues a push to revive its smartphone business. The post Huawei Pura 80 series goes global with UAE showcase appeared first on Mobile World Live.
US Department of Justice’s antitrust division cleared T-Mobile US’ $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular, a decision coming a day after the operator ended its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. The post T-Mobile, UScellular deal cleared after DEI pullback appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Eutelsat notched a capital injection deal worth €163.3 million through an investment by the UK government, as the satellite company looks to become a European rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink. The post UK pumps €163M into Starlink rival Eutelsat appeared first on Mobile World Live.
The Data Protection Commission in the Republic of Ireland opened a fresh inquiry into TikTok over the storage of European users’ data in China, which followed the ByteDance-owned company’s admission in April limited user data had been stored on Chinese servers. The post TikTok faces fresh regulatory probe appeared first on Mobile World Live.
The Friday File: Mobile World Live brings you our top three picks of the week as US chip controls dragged Samsung’s financial outlook, Huawei rebuffed claims of AI plagiarism and Capgemini ramped up its agentic AI ambitions with a $3.3 billion acquisition. The post Samsung stumbles; Huawei rejects plagiarism claims appeared first on Mobile World Live.
SK Telecom (SKT) ha dado un nuevo paso en el proceso de desarrollo de LLM (siglas inglesas de gran modelo Read more... The post SKT lanza un LLM ligero propio en régimen de código abierto appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Vodafone España, propiedad de Zegona, ha puesto en servicio una plataforma propia de Internet de las Cosas (IoT). La operadora Read more... The post Vodafone España lanza una plataforma propia de IoT appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Evidence of growing momentum around AI RAN continued to mount as research organisation Dell’Oro Group forecast revenue from the sector to top $10 billion by 2029, largely fuelled by distributed variants, single-purpose deployments and 5G. The post AI RAN gains impetus appeared first on Mobile World Live.
France and the UK struck numerous technology-related partnerships, pledging to work on shoring up critical infrastructure, establish closer ties in supercomputing and collaborate on AI research. The post UK, France partner on AI, supercomputing appeared first on Mobile World Live.
US-based managed services provider MetTel partnered with cybersecurity vendor Check Point Software Technologies to create a mobile threat defence offering for enterprises. The post MetTel, Check Point team on enterprise security appeared first on Mobile World Live.
La France et le Royaume-Uni ont signé plusieurs partenariats visant à renforcer les infrastructures critiques, à établir des liens plus Read more... The post Londres et Paris vont faire équipe autour de l’IA et des supercalculateurs appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Les dirigeants de quelques uns des plus grands opérateurs de fibre optique européens mettent en garde contre de possibles modifications Read more... The post Les opérateurs de réseaux fibrés protestent contre le plan de dérégulation européen appeared first on Mobile World Live.
The heads of some of Europe’s biggest fibre operators argued planned changes to European Union regulations would erode the region’s global digital standing and pressed the authority to discuss ways to build the confidence needed for future investments. The post Fibre chiefs slate EU deregulation plan appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Industry group AI-RAN Alliance revealed its member numbers swelled to more than 100 since its foundation in 2024, with Vodafone Group among its latest batch of sign-ups. The post AI-RAN Alliance hits triple figures as Vodafone joins appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Apple should consier moving on from longtime CEO Tim Cook (pictured) in the wake of the company’s AI struggles and the failure of several projects, according to analysts at LightShed Partners. The post Analysts call for Apple CEO’s departure appeared first on Mobile World Live.
T-Mobile US ended its diversity, equity and inclusion practices to better align itself with President Donald Trump’s policies, as it seeks to win regulatory approval for two deals. The post T-Mobile US cancels DEI policies as it seeks FCC approvals appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Los analistas de LightShed Partners consideran que Apple debería plantearse el relevo de Tim Cook (en la foto), consejero delegado Read more... The post Analistas afirman que Tim Cook debería renunciar como CEO de Apple appeared first on Mobile World Live.