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South Korean memory-makers warn of AI supply chain crunch

by Harry Baldock | Jan 29, 2026

News Despite efforts to expand capacity, semiconductor players are struggling to keep pace with...

India approves $4.6bn in electronics component projects

by Harry Baldock | Jan 5, 2026

On Friday, the Indian government announced the approval of projects worth 418.63 billion rupees ($4.64 billion) as part of the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), an initiative aimed at expanding domestic manufacturing and reducing reliance on imports.

Indian government U-turns on mandatory mobile security app

by Harry Baldock | Dec 3, 2025

News Onlookers fear the app could pose a significant threat to user privacy Back in January, the...

Huawei’s new memory software could relieve pressure on China’s chip industry

by Harry Baldock | Aug 12, 2025

The latest breakthrough represents a significant boost for AI inferencing, reducing pressure on memory hardware

KT announces restructuring, cuts jobs

by Georgia Sweeting | Oct 17, 2024

South Korean telco Korea Telecom (KT) has announced a major restructuring programme as part of an increased focus on AI and cloud services.

Vodafone Idea strikes $3.6bn deal with Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung

by Harry Baldock | Sep 23, 2024

This week, Vodafone Idea has concluded a $3.6 billion telecoms equipment deal with Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung.

Nokia denies talks with Samsung over network biz sale

by Georgia Sweeting | Aug 30, 2024

Nokia has officially denied rumors that it plans to sell its mobile networks division to Samsung. Speculation about a potential sale emerged after a Bloomberg report yesterday suggested that Nokia was considering selling or spinning off its mobile networks business, which could be valued at around $10 billion, with Samsung mentioned as a potential buyer.

Samsung and Telefonica partner for German vRAN site

by Georgia Sweeting | May 3, 2024

This week, Samsung and O2 Telefonica have announced the launch of their first German virtualised RAN (vRAN) and Open RAN commercial site in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria. It is the first time that Samsung’s 5G vRAN has been used in a German commercial network.

Dip in iPhone sales sees Samsung overtake Apple as smartphone leader

by Harry Baldock | Apr 15, 2024

According to the latest data from IDC, Samsung has once again overtaken Apple as the largest smartphone manufacturer in the market, with China’s smartphone players also noting strong growth

Driving towards consumer led device circularity

by Harry Baldock | Mar 8, 2024

At Mobile World Congress 2024, speakers from Kingfisher, CCS Insight, Vodafone, Samsung, and Telefonica sat down to discuss strategies focussed on changing consumer mindsets with regard to device lifecycles

Vodafone shows off ‘pick and mix’ nature of Open RAN with NEC

by Harry Baldock | Feb 21, 2024

Today, Vodafone has announced the deployment of NEC’s Massive MIMO technology to one of their live 5G Open RAN sites in Devon. The operator has upgraded one of its existing Open RAN masts in Devon with NEC equipment, demonstrating the benefits of interchangeable RAN components.

TELUS doubles down on Samsung to build Canada’s first Open RAN network

by Harry Baldock | Feb 19, 2024

TELUS and Samsung Electronics announced today that they will build Canada’s first commercial virtualized and open radio access network (RAN) — an intelligent, next-generation technology that offers enhanced performance, flexibility, energy efficiency and automation.

South Korean president backs semiconductor mega cluster investment

by Georgia Sweeting | Jan 15, 2024

The South Korean government has announced its support for plans to develop a new semiconductor production cluster just outside Seoul, as the country attempts to consolidate its chip production efforts. The cluster, which will be built across 21 million square metres of land, is expected to create 3 million jobs over the next twenty years, according to a report from the Yonhap news agency.

Hyundai and Kia to leverage Samsung’s ‘SmartThings’ IoT for connected cars

by Harry Baldock | Jan 4, 2024

Hyundai Motor and Kia are aiming to break the boundaries between living spaces and mobility spaces by bringing home and car connected services under one platform.

Samsung and Telefónica partner for German Open RAN trial

by Total Telecom Staff | Nov 2, 2023

Samsung Electronics and O2 Telefónica today announced that the companies will test advanced cloud-native vRAN (“virtualized Radio Access Network”) and Open RAN technologies in Germany. The two technologies enable network operators to set up even more flexible network architectures in which hardware and software are separated from each other and individual components are virtualized.