LTE’s introduction a decade ago and its development as the definitive 4G mobile communications standard which predominates in smartphones is an outstanding accomplishment. Competition has served technology innovators, manufacturers, mobile network operators, over-the-top service providers and end-users extremely well. Markets have functioned and advanced...
Intel has acquired Habana Labs, an Israel-based developer of programmable deep learning accelerators for data centres, for around $2 billion. The purchase will spur Intel's efforts to bring increasingly advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to cloud and edge based silicon, notably for enterprise and industrial...
PC makers have been experimenting with turning computers into something more like phones
On Monday, Intel and MediaTek announced they are partnering to create 5G modems for laptops and other PCs. Intel will define the 5G solution spec, provide optimization and validate designs, while MediaTek...
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce officially announced that it will extend for 90 days the Temporary General License (TGL) for Huawei and its non-U.S. affiliates which are subject to the Entity List.
The TGL authorizes U.S. companies...
The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to allow rural operators to continue doing certain transactions with Chinese vendor Huawei during an additional six-month period, Politico reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Huawei, which had been blacklisted by the U.S. government in May, has been...
Combo of open RAN, edge compute central to 5G service delivery
LOS ANGELES--Today 5G is quite possibly the hottest topic in Los Angeles County, which would place it high in the running for hottest topic worldwide. But sometimes there's a topic, sometimes, there's a technology....
Corning exec: '5G is real and it’s going to be coming indoors'
Corning Incorporated and Intel are working together to improve 5G availability and performance indoors for enterprise users. The companies will streamline 5G in-building deployment by delivering a virtual platform for Corning’s 5G network...
5G networks are expected to heavily utilize edge computing
In a move to address continued 5G rollouts, Intel has purchased Smart Edge, a software platform which helps split up data and store it closer to users to make computing devices respond faster, from Toronto-based Pivot...
While some greenfield players are able to immediately embrace cloud-native network design and reap the benefits that come with it, those cases are few and far between. For most operators this is an incremental transition that gradually shifts from legacy systems to cloud-based systems....
Huawei Technologies is already manufacturing 5G base stations without components provided by U.S. suppliers, international press reported the vendor’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei as saying.
From October, Huawei expects to produce 5,000 5G base stations per month, and next year it plans to manufacture...
There has been a lot of talk in the industry in last couple of years around SMART-NICs. In this blog, we share our perspective on this new class of network accelerators and the role they play in future of compute platforms. These are expected...
The U.S. semiconductor industry urged President Donald Trump to ease the ban on sales to Chinese vendor Huawei through the approval of export licenses, according to Bloomberg.
“We encourage prompt action to issue approvals for sales that do not implicate national security concerns, particularly where...
Workforce Transformation is a theme that is talked about in not only technology-based organizations but in all organizations. Companies that focus on retail, healthcare, insurance, finance etc. are all being forced to transform with technology even though technology is not what they do.
Even companies...
Intel exec explores how real-time data insight, powered by 5G and edge computing, creates new revenue opportunities
SINGAPORE--Ahead of 5G Asia, Intel’s Caroline Chan explained how the combination of 5G connectivity and edge computing will allow enterprises to tap into a wealth of unused data,...
Intel-owned vehicle tech firm Mobileye has signed a global 3G and 4G roaming deal with France-based operator Orange for its new camera-based advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) for connected vehicles and smart cities.
The Mobileye 8 Connect solution ‘sees’ the road ahead through a camera...
Amid 5G rollouts, 53% of carriers expect to be using AI in their networks by the end of next year
Intel and Lenovo have entered a multiyear, global collaboration that will accelerate the convergence of high-performance computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to address some...
Intel has already applied for licenses to sell some components to Chinese vendor Huawei, Intel’s CEO Bob Swan said in an interview with CNBC.
The executive said that Intel had been selling some products to Huawei in the second quarter after determining what products were...
2,200 Intel employees set to join Apple workforce
It's official: Pending regulatory approval, Intel has agreed to sell its modem business to Apple for $1 billion and 2,200 Intel employees will make the move when the deal is finalized potentially in the fourth quarter this...
President Donald Trump has agreed to grant "timely" licensing decisions to U.S. technology firms that want to sell components and services to Chinese vendor Huawei, the White House said in a statement.
The decision was adopted following a meeting between Trump and the CEOs of...
Following Apple and Qualcomm ending litigation, Intel exited 5G modem business
As first reported by the Wall Street Journal yesterday, Apple is in "advanced talks" to buy Intel's cellular modem business, including patents and personnel. Citing "people familiar with the matter," the Wall Street Journal ...
U.S. companies could be allowed to resume shipments of components and services to Chinese vendor Huawei in approximately two weeks, Reuters reported, citing a representative for a U.S. manufacturer.
According to the report, the representative was told by a senior U.S. government official that licenses...
The port of Rotterdam, one of the largest ports in Europe, has kicked off a project in which a smart container will be traveling around the world in a two-year data-collecting mission.
During this journey, the container – which houses an array of sensors...
Automated network slicing--a fully virtualized network infrastructure capable of creating on-demand data pipes that exactly meet the needs of a given application--is a long-term goal of 5G investment. In pursuit of that goal, Verizon recently tested virtualization of the Radio Access Network using Nokia...
Intel announced that Chinese vendor ZTE selected Intel eASIC devices for its 5G wireless products.
The U.S. chipmaker said ZTE selected Intel eASIC devices to meet the critical cost and power requirements demanded by large-scale 5G deployments.
“Intel’s alliance with ZTE marks a major milestone in...
