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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.'
Meta — Newsroom / Engineering23 Sept, 11:42
Introducing Meta VR Glasses: A Cinema, Courtside Seat, and Workspace in Just 100 Grams
We’re introducing Meta VR Glasses: a new era for virtual reality in a pair of glasses you can comfortably wear for hours. The post Introducing Meta VR Glasses: A Cinema, Courtside Seat, and Workspace in Just 100 Grams appeared first on Meta Newsroom.
about.fb.com/news/2026/09/introducing-meta-vr-g…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
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…
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.
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…
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…
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 08:35
Qualcomm unveils latest Snapdragon flagships(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Qualcomm continued the march of its Snapdragon range for smartphones with the introduction of its latest platforms for flagship devices, items it stated would provide a host of intelligent features. The post Qualcomm unveils latest Snapdragon flagships appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 08:31
OpenAI sets principles for AI safety checks(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
OpenAI outlined how independent organisations should examine the safety of its most advanced AI models, amid calls for frontier developers to accept greater outside scrutiny. The post OpenAI sets principles for AI safety checks appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 08:22
Google, ITU launch global AI training push(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Google teamed with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to provide 100,000 scholarships for online AI courses in more than 80 countries part of an effort to expand literacy and narrow the global digital skills divide. The post Google, ITU launch global AI training push appeared first on…
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 08:20
AT&T adds digital fan tools at US football stadium(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
AT&T rolled out a tranche of digital features for Dallas Cowboys games at AT&T Stadium as part of its technology partnership with the National Football League team. The post AT&T adds digital fan tools at US football stadium appeared first on Mobile World Live.
UploadVR / Road to VR / MIXED23 Sept, 07:50
Meta's $299 camera glasses land in Spectrum stores, with demo tables and no contract(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Charter has started selling Meta’s camera glasses in its own shops, listing the Meta Glasses Adventurer at $299 in the US at select Spectrum Stores and online at Spectrum.com. Charter says buyers need no contract and no separate mobile line, and that stores keep demo pairs on interactive tables…
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 07:30
AI both helps and hinders digital inclusion – GSMA(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
While AI can increase digital inclusion in education and healthcare, it is also pushing up smartphone prices, making it harder to broaden access to mobile Internet, the GSMA warns.
UploadVR / Road to VR / MIXED23 Sept, 07:03
Western Australia bans smart glasses in all public schools from October 12, parents included(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Western Australia will ban smart glasses from every public school on October 12, and the rule covers parents, carers, visitors and contractors as well as students and staff. The Department of Education's Director General issued a CEO Instruction to all public school principals on September 22…
UploadVR / Road to VR / MIXED23 Sept, 06:11
URXR One Kickstarter Raises $1.3M For Ultralight Tethered Passthrough Headset(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Unseen Reality's Kickstarter raised almost $1.3 million for URXR One, a 93-gram ultralight VR-style passthrough headset that acts as a virtual monitor.
UploadVR / Road to VR / MIXED23 Sept, 06:10
For Honor is free until September 28, but it no longer runs on Steam Deck or Steam Machine(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Ubisoft is giving away For Honor Standard Edition on PC, and its own store page shows the game as free against $29.99, with the giveaway ending on September 28. Anyone claiming a copy for a Steam Deck, a Steam Machine or any other SteamOS system will not get to play it, because Ubisoft switched For…
Light Reading / Fierce Network / Telecoms.com / RCR Wireless / Mobile World Live23 Sept, 06:00
Vocus warns on subsea capacity crunch(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Vocus becomes the latest company to warn about subsea capacity crunch, saying construction resources are already booked out into the 2030s.
UploadVR / Road to VR / MIXED23 Sept, 05:05
Proton Experimental adds the first ARM64 build of Wine Mono, the .NET layer Steam Frame uses(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Valve's Proton Experimental changelog for September 21 lists two component bumps among the game fixes: Wine Mono to 11.3.0 and Xalia to 0.5.0. Both of those upstream releases added an ARM64 build, Wine Mono's is the first the project has shipped, and ARM64 is the architecture Steam Frame runs on…
APNIC Blog / RIPE Labs / Internet Society / 3GPP23 Sept, 04:55
Understanding ASPA: The next step in routing security(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Join this APNIC Academy webinar to understand how ASPAs work, how they complement ROAs, and how you can begin monitoring and deploying them in your network.
UploadVR / Road to VR / MIXED23 Sept, 04:10
Apple wants OpenAI's battery and metal-finish files, and OpenAI calls that snooping(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Apple has asked a federal court to order OpenAI to produce its research and development records on metal finishes, power management and battery functionality for consumer hardware, and to give Apple’s own forensic experts direct access to images of devices used by former Apple employees. OpenAI’s…