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Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 14:46
Verizon earmarks $70M to beef up nation's AI skills(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Verizon is investing $70 million into an initiative designed to provide AI skills and training to job seekers, small businesses and educators. #pressrelease
UploadVR / Road to VR / MIXED23 Sept, 14:32
VRChat's Quest open beta jumps to Unity 6, but creators must stay on Unity 2022(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
VRChat has moved its Quest standalone client onto Unity 6, but only on the open beta branch, and only for players who opt in. VRChat’s release notes for Build 1913, dated September 15, say the regular OpenBeta branch for testing Quest in standalone mode now uses Unity 6000.0.67f1. Creators are told…
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 14:31
Samsung ready to start on AI-RAN robot projects(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Samsung has won AI-RAN deals with South Korea's KT and SK Telecom through which it will help make welding and patrol robots a reality.
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 14:22
T-Mobile requests to test 2.7GHz and 4GHz in 6G spectrum pipeline(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
T-Mobile applies for FCC experimental licenses to test prototype equipment in 2.7GHz and 4GHz as the 6G spectrum pipeline gets prepped for auctions.
MacRumors / AppleInsider23 Sept, 14:06
AT&T Responds to iOS 27's New iPhone Handoff Feature(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Apple added a new iPhone Handoff feature to iOS 27 that allows you to switch between two iPhones while using the same phone number on each device. T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom are the first carriers to offer iPhone Handoff, and Apple said Verizon and EE will add support later this year, but AT&T…
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 13:44
Liberty Global taps Sierra AI to support 80M connections(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Liberty Global agreed a three-year deal with conversational AI platform Sierra to rollout its technology across the group’s operating companies, as it looks to accelerate the use of AI. The post Liberty Global taps Sierra AI to support 80M connections appeared first on Mobile World Live.
UploadVR / Road to VR / MIXED23 Sept, 13:40
Apple's new CEO says Vision Pro is 'the early days of a long journey', and points to surgeons(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Apple chief executive John Ternus says Vision Pro is “the early days of a long journey”. He said it on the French programme Clique, in an interview CANAL+ published on YouTube on September 18, and he answers in English. Asked whether the headset is a test, a flop or the first step towards whatever…
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 13:31
NTT Global Data Centers sees optical networks becoming central to AI infra(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Bruno Berti, SVP of global product management at NTT Global Data Centers, told RCR that optical technology by itself will not remove the need for additional fiber as AI traffic…
APNIC Blog / RIPE Labs / Internet Society / 3GPP23 Sept, 13:13
PeeringDB Update April - September 2026(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The last six months has seen important improvements to PeeringDB. We've added in page maps for searches of interconnection facilities and improved the data quality for AS-SET names.
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 13:06
Samsung hails key roles in industrial AI-RAN trials(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Samsung Electronics bagged contracts with SK Telecom and KT to work on separate AI-RAN projects being spearheaded by the operators for South Korea’s Hyper AI Network initiative. The post Samsung hails key roles in industrial AI-RAN trials appeared first on Mobile World Live.
9to5Mac / 9to5Google23 Sept, 12:53
AT&T seemingly has no plans to support Apple’s new iPhone Handoff feature(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Apple last week launched a new iPhone Handoff feature, which lets you use a single phone number across two iPhones. The number intelligently moves between each iPhone based on whichever one you pick up. iPhone Handoff requires support from cellular carriers, and it sounds like AT&T isn’t interested…
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 12:51
U Mobile trials solar 5G for remote regions(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
U Mobile and technology partner ZTE have successfully tested a portable solar-powered 5G site in Sarawak and Sabah.
UploadVR / Road to VR / MIXED23 Sept, 12:46
Acer's chairman expects PC prices to rise up to 20% in Q4, then fall after mid-2027(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Acer chairman and chief executive Jason Chen expects the PCs his company sells to cost 5% to 20% more on average in the fourth quarter of 2026, with prices peaking around the middle of 2027 and coming down in the second half of that year. His reason is that the component shortage behind the rises…
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 12:30
Eurobites: CMA tweaks search-screen proposals for age of AI(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Sunrise offers enterprise AI; BT's new ad focuses on users' cybersecurity fears; DNA employees can stay at home, forever.
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 12:00
Broadband permitting reforms divide industry, local governments(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
In comments to the FCC, industry groups continue pushing for lower fees and shorter shot clocks for approving broadband permits, while local governments call such changes 'harmful policies that would endanger public safety.'
UploadVR / Road to VR / MIXED23 Sept, 11:41
Cité Alexandrie brings banned-book smuggling to PC VR for $19.90, almost 11 months after Quest(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Cité Alexandrie reached Steam on September 22 at $19.90 in the US, almost 11 months after the Quest version arrived on October 30, 2025. The French game hands you an illegal cultural network in an alternate 1980s France where books, records and comics are banned, and asks you to keep it running…
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 11:34
Orange says ‘no más’(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
MasOrange has bid adiós to the Spanish telecoms market, the demise of the brand coming only two years after its arrival.
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 11:23
Qualcomm focuses on agentic AI with new flagship Snapdragon launch(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has positioned its latest high-end smartphone SoCs as being designed for the agentic AI age.
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 11:15
The Cambium collapse – what it means for WISPs (Analyst Angle)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Cambium’s collapse leaves WISPs facing a sprawling installed-base problem, with Airspan’s partial acquisition offering some relief but leaving ePMP and other product lines in limbo. The challenge now is securing…
UploadVR / Road to VR / MIXED23 Sept, 10:52
The EU's bank lends €20M to the Dutch firm that stamps AR waveguides(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The European Investment Bank signed a €20 million convertible loan with Morphotonics on September 22, the Dutch company whose machines stamp the waveguides inside display glasses. The loan is part of a Series B of more than €40 million, and the EIB's share is backed by the European Commission's…
The Hindu — Technology / BusinessLine — Info-tech23 Sept, 10:30
TRAI mandates affordable short-validity voice, SMS-only plans to help low-income users(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The regulator said the move will benefit low-income consumers and users who do not want to purchase telecom plans bundled with data services
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 10:29
Orange Spain calls for a digital leap of faith(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
LIVE FROM UNWRAPPED DIGITAL INDUSTRIES: The head of Tech and AI Business Strategy at Orange Spain urged the country’s maritime and transport industries to take the leap and risk a technological-driven revamp, insisting a change in mindset is needed from both sectors. The post Orange Spain calls for…
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 10:28
Airtel Money revives delayed London IPO(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Airtel Money outlined plans to list on the London Stock Exchange through a secondary share offering with a public float of at least 10%, reviving an IPO that was delayed earlier this year. The post Airtel Money revives delayed London IPO appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 10:22
Telefonica Spain targets device sales growth with new unit(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Telefonica’s unit in Spain created a hardware and devices division within its consumer business, an operation set to be led by current Lenovo general manager for the country Alberto Ruano. The post Telefonica Spain targets device sales growth with new unit appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Wired23 Sept, 10:15
AT&T Is Automating Away Jobs—and Its Old Telecom Empire(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The telecom giant is eager to show Wall Street that it can do more with less. That means fewer employees, less electricity, and increased automation.
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 10:02
AI-RAN leaves the lab; 5G apps don’t, yet (Telco Diary)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
From the newsletter (September 22; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): From live-network AI-RAN trials and a massive transpacific cable build to private LTE iPhones and stratospheric lasers,…
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 10:01
Airtel Money kickstarts London IPO(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
African mobile payments group Airtel Money is looking to raise as much as US$800 million from an IPO in London in the coming months.
UploadVR / Road to VR / MIXED23 Sept, 09:48
Paris prosecutors open a criminal probe into smart glasses used to film women(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened at least one criminal investigation into suspected sexual harassment committed with smart glasses, it told Reuters. Nobody has been charged, no case has reached a French court, and the prosecutors did not name the brand of glasses involved. The complaints…
Gadgets360 (NDTV) via FeedBurner23 Sept, 09:25
TRAI Mandates Shorter Voice, SMS-Only Recharge Plans With Lower Tariffs(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has introduced new rules requiring telecom operators to offer voice-and-SMS-only Special Tariff Vouchers (STVs) across shorter validity periods. This means telecom users who do not need mobile data could soon get more flexibility when choosing…
UploadVR / Road to VR / MIXED23 Sept, 08:51
The Human Fall Flat studio's first built-for-VR game lands September 29, at $14.99 on Quest(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Tiny Flock arrives on Meta Quest and Steam on September 29, and it is the first game No Brakes Games has built for VR from scratch rather than a VR edition of a game it had shipped before. The Meta Horizon Store is taking pre-orders at $14.99 in the US, while the Steam page carries ... The Human…