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Sapeon Supported by SKT Merged for $1 Billion

South Korean artificial intelligence chip startups Sapeon and Rebellions will merge into a company worth at least $1 billion, one of two artificial intelligence transactions reached by SK Telecom in just two days.After the merger of Sapeon, which holds 62.5% of SKT’s shares, and Rebellions, which is invested by KT, it will create South Korea’s … Continued

Kyivstar Invests $1 Billion to Ensure Network Connectivity in Ukraine

As the largest operator in Ukraine, Kyivstar faces different challenges from its European counterparts. However, despite facing Russia’s military attacks on infrastructure and energy shortages, the company must strive to maintain people’s connections, but it continues to drive the development and improvement of the network.At a media roundtable in London, Oleksandr Komarov, CEO of Kyivstar, … Continued

China’s Low Earth Orbit Broadband Satellite Internet Landing in Thailand

Under the satellite antenna on the roof of the teaching building of Mahanko University of Technology in Thailand, the director of the satellite research laboratory of Mahanko University of Technology, Suponsa Kaikley, used his mobile phone to broadcast live. The network signal he used came from China’s low orbit broadband satellite Internet, which had just … Continued

Vodafone Completes a € 5 Billion Spanish Business Sale Transaction

Vodafone Group has completed a transaction to sell its Spanish business to Zegona Communications for 5 billion euros, a process that began at the end of 2023 and will end the direct presence of the British telecommunications group in Spain.The transaction includes 4.1 billion euros in cash and 900 million euros in redeemable preferred shares. … Continued

Yole: What is the Next Step for SiC?

By the end of this decade, SiC (silicon carbide) revenue in the power electronics sector is expected to reach $10 billion, and strong growth in 2023 is a key step in the development of multiple application areas. Pure electric vehicles remain the main market driver, with Tesla’s shipment volume of 1.8 million vehicles in 2023, … Continued

Dell Tech and Ericsson Achieve Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Telecom Network Cloud Transformation

CSPs are seeking network cloud and operational transformation to achieve higher economy and flexibility while maintaining network reliability. The latest research report by MeriTalk, sponsored by Dell Technologies, shows that 90% of cloud computing service providers state that network transformation is crucial for the survival of their organizations. However, 96% of CSPs stated that due … Continued

Growth Rate of Broadband Users in US Slowed down Comprehensively in First Quarter of 2024

The growth rate of broadband users in the United States significantly slowed down in the first quarter of 2024, with fiber optic, fixed wireless access (FWA), and wired broadband service providers performing worse than the same period last year.In the first quarter of 2024, the net growth of the industry, including or excluding FWA and … Continued

LC: Ethernet Vendors Responding to the Surge in InfiniBand

Recently, LightCounting (LC) updated its report on Ethernet, InfiniBand, and Optical Switches for cloud data centers.In 2023, the new focus of data center operators on artificial intelligence infrastructure has driven sales of Nvidia systems. LC estimates that their InfiniBand switched ASIC sales have increased by 2.3 times compared to 2022. This strong growth will continue … Continued

Taiwan, China Technology Manufacturers’ Sales Increased 19% in April

Data shows that, driven by the strong demand for AI related servers and semiconductors, the combined sales of top manufacturers in Taiwan, China’s technology industry increased 19.4% year-on-year in April.The combined sales of 19 companies increased for the second consecutive month, reaching NT $1.27 trillion (US $39.5 billion). Last year, due to a decline in … Continued

South Korea’s Semiconductor Competitiveness Declining for Four Consecutive Years

A recent study shows that South Korea’s next-generation semiconductor technology has lagged behind the United States for the fourth consecutive year. The focus is on how much South Korea’s upcoming government support plan of at least 10 trillion won will enhance the competitiveness of the industry, as the United States and Japan directly provide huge … Continued

KDDI and SoftBank of Japan Expand Joint Venture 5G Plan

KDDI and SoftBank Corp in Japan have outlined plans to expand the scope of their joint venture 5G plan, promising to build a total of 100000 base stations each and achieve a total cost savings of 120 billion yen (770 million US dollars).This joint venture called 5G Japan was established in 2020 with the aim … Continued

Apple Launches AI Functionality in Cloud through Self-developed Chips

According to media reports, Apple will launch artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities this year through data centers equipped with self-developed chips.Due to the unsatisfactory sales performance of both iPhone and Mac product lines, Apple is hoping to boost sales by introducing AI features, while reversing the predicament of lagging behind peers such as Microsoft and Google … Continued