Virgin Media O2 strengthens its focus on digital innovation by selling an 8.33% stake in Cornerstone to Equitix. As the UK’s largest tower operator, this move highlights Virgin Media O2’s strategy to optimize its infrastructure investments while prioritizing future advancements in 4G and 5G development.
The UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC), launched on Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, offers open access to 12 quantum computers. This 4,000-square-meter facility aims to advance quantum technology, address skill shortages, and drive innovation in sectors like healthcare, energy, and AI, supporting the UK’s £2.5 billion quantum initiative.
Sparkle, Italy’s top telecom provider, has launched the pre-order for its Quantum Safe over Internet (QSI) service, a quantum-secure solution within its new Network as a Service (NaaS) suite. QSI offers robust encryption to safeguard global networks, supporting businesses with secure, future-proof connections against emerging cyber threats.
Korean tech giants SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics are advancing 5G connectivity with AI-enhanced solutions. By deploying Samsung’s AI-RAN Parameter Recommender, SK Telecom optimizes 5G base station settings, leading to improved network quality.
Proximus has sold its data centers to Datacenter United, marking a major shift in Belgian telecoms. This enhances Datacenter United’s infrastructure, while Proximus remains a client under a long-term agreement.
Community Fibre, a leading UK alternative network provider, has secured £125 million from prominent lenders like JP Morgan and Alpha Bank. This investment will bolster their high-speed services, enhancing customer experience and expanding their fiber network reach in London.
CityFibre, the UK’s largest alternative network, has committed £150,000 to STEM Learning, bolstering STEM education through innovative initiatives targeting 80 schools in the Project Gigabit footprint. This funding aims to support computer science lessons and inspire students, especially girls, to engage in STEM careers.
The ongoing Arm versus Qualcomm legal battle could reshape the smartphone market due to Qualcomm’s reliance on Arm’s architecture for Snapdragon processors. If Arm’s license cancellation proceeds, it threatens Qualcomm’s processor production, impacting Android devices’ performance.
Ericsson is intensifying its R&D efforts in India, zeroing in on network APIs. Partnering with telecom giants, Ericsson is unlocking 5G’s potential through programmable networks, enhancing performance, and enabling new performance-based business models.
The launch of the world’s highest-capacity UltraSMR and ePMR CMR hard disk drives by Western Digital marks a pivotal advancement in data storage, offering up to 32TB of robust storage solutions. With their innovative technologies enhancing efficiency and reliability, these new HDDs are tailored to meet the demands of hyperscalers and cloud providers.
