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1. Sprint parent Softbank is ready to invest billions in India, according to Chairman Masayoshi Son. Softbank's investment has been a critical support for Sprint over the past 12 months, but the Japanese giant appears to have other priorities...
HetNet Happenings Episode 45 looks at chipsets with Altair Semiconductor, Imagination Technologies and Nvidia
The 2016 CES event placed a huge emphasis on the "Internet of Things" and how IoT technology is poised to revolutionize consumer, enterprise and industrial markets.
But the problem with CES (because...
CES 2016 Internet of Things (IoT) musings from the IoT Innovation gang.
Listen in as Sean Kinney, Managing Editor - RCR Wireless News; Chris Hare, CEO - nTeTe; and Steve Brumer, Partner - 151 Advisors, share CES 2016 Internet of Things (IoT) highlights with IoT Innovations...
With the emergence of the "Internet of Things" ecosystem, single-mode LTE chips have gained momentum beyond broadband connectivity. Altair Semiconductor has been focusing on single-mode LTE chips for more than a decade and recently opened a new research and development center in Taiwan.
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Qualcomm is becoming a major customer of Samsung, tapping the Korean conglomerate to produce its next-generation Snapdragon processors for smartphones. Samsung replaces Taiwan's TSMC, Qualcomm's longtime manufacturing partner.
The move represents a role reversal for the two companies as Samsung was Qualcomm's customer for years....
Two multi-billion deals are set to impact the wireless industry as chipmakers become increasingly focused on the "Internet of Things."
Qualcomm plans to invest up to $3 billion in a joint venture with Japan's TDK Corporation to integrate RF front-end modules and filters into...
Orange, Ericsson, Sequans, LoRa and publicly traded Silver Spring Networks launch of Starfish makes waves in the "Internet of Things" space this week on IoT Innovation, sponsored by Anritsu and Telecomcareers.
IoT Security - Do we really understand how vulnerable IoT is to hackers?
Watch Rupert Baines, CEO...
Qualcomm will license cellular patents to Chinese smartphone juggernaut Xiaomi, the rising star that has quintupled its worldwide market share during the last three years. The San Diego chipmaker's agreement with Xiaomi follows patent licensing agreements with three other Chinese smartphone makers: Huawei, ZTE...
New chip supports seamless handoff between LTE, LTE-U and Wi-Fi networks
NEW YORK – Qualcomm is looking to make a splash with its new Snapdragon 820 processor, a chipset that could be used in an array of mobile devices all competing for bandwidth on increasingly...
The Brazilian mobile landscape is undergoing a transformation with the potential for heightened competition in the coming years. Driving the market shift is the reduction of a termination rate imposed by telecom regulator Anatel, which wants the discount applied to customers, plus the massive use...
1. Nokia appears to have cleared the last major hurdle in its $17.6 billion purchase of Alcatel-Lucent. Today, China's Ministry of Commerce gave conditional approval to the merger, which has already been approved in the U.S. and Europe. China gave Nokia a to-do list...
Qualcomm debuted its latest mobile chip, the Snapdragon 820, which supports Cat 12 LTE downlink and Cat 13 LTE uplink, as well as somewhat controversial LTE-Unlicensed technology.
"The Snapdragon 820 is the most powerful mobile processor we’ve ever made," said Sherif Hanna, Qualcomm senior manager...
Belgium data center struck causing errors on Google Compute Engine persistent disks
Four lightning strikes affecting the power grid around the Google Compute Engine data center in St. Ghislain, Belgium, caused a small data loss and a number of persistent disk errors.
Google uses persistent disks as...
A slowdown in the Chinese economy could have a big impact on some wireless companies, particularly chipmakers. Goldman Sachs analyst David Kostin listed 20 U.S. companies that he said are the most exposed to China.
Qualcomm, Broadcom, Intel, Nvidia and Texas Instruments all made the...
In an executive order issued July 29, President Obama outlined policy steps designed “to maximize benefits of high performance computing research, development and deployment …”
As outlined, the National Strategic Computing Initiative aims to create a new supercomputer that performs 100 times faster than what’s...
In a live keynote address, Intel and partner, Micron Technology, unveiled their new 3D Xpoint storage chip, which they claim is 1,000 times faster than current flash memory capabilities.
With the announcement, the companies defined a new nonvolatile chip category that works entirely without transistors.
"For...
Pressured by Chinese competitors and domestic investors, Qualcomm has decided to undertake a "strategic realignment" that will include roughly 4,500 layoffs. Qualcomm said it will streamline its engineering operations and consolidate some offices.
The world's largest maker of chips for mobile devices employs more than...
Chipmaker also facing new antitrust allegations
Qualcomm is reportedly weighing several options, including job cuts, to boost profits as it prepares to discuss its annual earnings.
One of the options could include job cuts, according to a report by The Information. The report, which cites unnamed sources,...
The way mobile operators market devices and design service plans could change dramatically if a reported collaboration between carriers and device makers comes to fruition. According to the Financial Times, AT&T, Apple, Samsung and several European carriers are close to announcing an agreement to...
IBM unveils 7-nanometer node chips
A partnership with Samsung, GlobalFoundries and the state of New York has helped IBM achieve a major advance in semiconductor technology. Today the company said that it has produced working chips using a 7-nanometer node process.
Smaller process nodes can dramatically...
We are getting our first look at the new iPhone 6S. While there are no real external changes, there are some big upgrades inside.
According to a report by 9 to 5 Mac, the biggest upgrade for the iPhone 6 will be a redesigned wireless...
The operator aims to invest $400M in the next two to three years
South East Asia Telecom has partnered with Chinese infrastructure provider ZTE to deploy a FDD-LTE network in Cambodia.
Under the terms of the agreement, ZTE will be the exclusive provider of end-to-end 4G solutions and products, including...
On June 1, chipmaking giant Intel announced plans to purchase smaller competitor Altera for $16.7 billion, or $54 a share, in an all-cash deal.
Consolidation in the semiconductor industry is clearly a trend. Last week Avago Technologies announced a $37 billion deal to acquire Broadcom...
Latest semiconductor merger follows Avago buy of Broadcom, NXP purchase of Freescale
Chip-making giant Intel plans to purchase smaller competitor Altera for $16.7 billion – that’s $54 per share – in an all-cash deal, according to a June 1 announcement from the Santa Clara, Calif.-based powerhouse.
Intel CEO...
