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Major satellite operators have confirmed new reach for their coverage over recent days, which will benefit the industrial and logistics sectors, while claiming a world first for IoT connectivity. -
Tata Group is reportedly in talks with three Indian states to potentially build a $300 million semiconductor assembly and test unit.
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From roaming to connected factories, two pieces of research released this week have set out new business cases for the monetisation of 5G and private networks.
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There are already 311 private mobile networks in operation using 4G or 5G in 40 countries, according to research from equipment suppliers.
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Finnish telecom operator Elisa has agreed to buy software maker camLine in an all-cash deal valued at US$73 million.
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South Korea’s KT Corp is to invest US$8.1 million to 2023 to reduce its reliance on overseas suppliers.
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The Chinese semiconductor industry, with government help, is working hard to ensure it has all it needs to survive without foreign support, says a consultant with the China Semiconductor Industry Association.
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Three UK manufacturers have joined an Industrial 5G Accelerator program as part of a collaboration between Ericsson and UK digital technology innovation centre, Digital Catapult.
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The energy and manufacturing sectors lead on awareness on the adoption and potential of 5G technology and are actively exploring advanced use cases in infrastructure maintenance, remote machine control and cloud robotics.
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Samsung Electronics is to expand its NAND flash production capacity in Pyeongtaek, Korea, paving the way for mass production of its cutting-edge V-NAND memory in the second half of 2021.
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Djibouti Telecom, Somtel, Telkom Kenya and SubCom have announced the completion of all manufacturing aspects for the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE1) subsea cable system.
