boltt, the homegrown smartphone brand from the house of Fire-Boltt, has launched its first smartphones, the Ace 5G and Evo, marking its entry into the smartphone segment. Designed for modern Indian consumers, the smartphones bring together capable performance, AI-powered experiences, immersive displays and long-lasting battery life, with a focus on the features that matter most in daily life.
The Cloud Enhanced Open Software Defined Mobile Wireless Testbed for City-Scale Deployment (COSMOS), a National Science Foundation PAWR (Platform for Advanced Wireless Research) platform led by Rutgers University/WINLAB together with Columbia University and New York University, has embarked on a collaboration with Intel and Airspan Networks to integrate, test, and evaluate the OCUDU (open source CU/DU) software stack in the context of end-to-to open source 5G deployments, paving the way to NextG.
The line between a "phone camera" and a proper camera has all but disappeared. Periscope and telephoto lenses with true optical zoom, sensor sizes that were unthinkable on a phone just a few years ago and on-device AI processing that can grade footage, stabilise handheld shots and preserve fleeting expressions in real time mean today's flagship and premium mid-range phones are going toe-to-toe with dedicated DSLRs and mirrorless bodies, while also fitting in a pocket and staying connected. This is where brands such as OnePlus, vivo, OPPO, Xiaomi and Motorola are redefining the camera phone segment today.
EE has launched a UK first, Fast Lane – an advanced network feature that connects consumers and small businesses across the UK to the highest performance 5G+ lane on EE's award-winning mobile network.
SoftBank Corp. and Ericsson Japan K.K. have jointly conducted Japan’s first validation of the AI-native Scheduler for Link Adaptation, a feature of Ericsson AI in RAN software, on SoftBank’s 5G commercial network and verified its effectiveness. The validation applied AI directly within the radio access network (RAN) using Ericsson AI in RAN software and enabled it to operate in real time.