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01 MWC Barcelona 2023 Daily
02 Preview
03 GSMA Ltd boss backs MWC Barcelona 2023 to buck economic headwinds
04 Start-ups bring a human touch to 4YFN
05 Analyst Q&A
06 Six places to enjoy Barcelona's most creative ‘tapes’ cuisine
07 Full speed ahead to MWC23
08 Analysis: MWC23 – If I had to prioritise five sessions
09 ANALYSIS: 2023’s big questions
10 Honouring those shaping the industry at the GLOMOs
11 Day One
12 Nokia overhauls brand and strategy as focus shifts
13 Xiaomi launches global challenge with latest flagship
14 MEF survey finds trust still lacking in digital services
15 HMD Global rolls out repairability for latest Nokia device
16 Accenture takes fight to fraud
17 Intel wants AI to power operator flexibility
18 BT argues for unified metaverse strategy
19 Vodafone picks Samsung for open RAN deployments
20 Telenor beefs-up slicing capability as demand rises
21 Samsung looks beyond technology in 6G research
22 Rakuten Symphony battles open RAN misconceptions
23 Qualcomm talks-up green credentials
24 Red Hat expands vendor ecosystem for 5G, vRAN
25 Industry throws weight behind GSMA API initiative
26 Day Two
27 Orange CEO hits out at contradictory European landscape
28 EU’s Breton keeping open mind on ‘fair share’ debate
29 GSMA chief heralds era of exploration
30 Telefonica boss insists there is no future without telcos
31 Honor makes magic as flagships go global
32 Ericsson CEO urges mobile industry to regain leadership
33 Deutsche Telekom boss laments decline of Europe
34 Start-up leaders buoyant on impactful tech
35 Smartphones ready to take comms into orbit
36 Operators edge towards monetisation
37 Indosat plans capex cut after 3G shutdown
38 Ericsson promotes Digital Twins for telcos
39 Mavenir calls for heightened network security
40 Nokia readies 4G on the moon launch
41 Connectivity en route to becoming a human right
42 Spirent keeps pace with 5G core, MEC and vRAN testing
43 Verizon to boost vRAN performance with new Intel chip
44 Operators make net gains in renewable drive
45 GSMA Intelligence bullish on second wave of 5G
46 Day Three
47 Netflix chief hits back in ‘fair share’ row
48 Lockheed Martin boss issues AI guidelines
49 Nokia, Verizon make case for culture-based collaboration
50 Telstra CEO counsels telcos to embrace losing control
51 Vodafone boss pushes for operator energy investment
52 TIM CEO latest to push for changes in Europe
53 Information shapes society, says China Mobile Chairman
54 FCC Chair explores space regulation
55 Experts question digital progress in health industry
56 GTI panellists warn operators to embrace enterprise
57 Semiconductors will be the new oil, claims Qualcomm
58 Nokia calls on creatives to unlock the metaverse
59 Q&A - Adapting to Network Demands on the Edge
60 Vendors hit the throttle on immersive experiences
61 Intel hypes
62 Q&A - Who Let The Cryptos Out
63 GSMA spectrum head insists 5G requires space to grow
64 Verizon targets the right kind of partners
65 Operators advised to prep for a quantum future now
66 Converged 5G key to solve connectivity challenges

By Paul Rasmussen


Semiconductors will be the new oil, claims Qualcomm

The potential rapid evolution and unprecedented growth in the semiconductor industry will have parallels to what the discovery of oil had on worldwide industry, claims SVP and GM of Connectivity, Cloud and Network at Qualcomm, Rahul Patel.

“Semiconductors are what is going to be needed to run largely any and everything that we do in this world on a going forward basis,” said the Qualcomm exec.

“Making sure some of these semiconductor solutions are able to scale across diversified needs in a way that can be cost amortised and cost effective for consumer usage is going to be extremely valuable. Also, given we are in a cloud economy, having these solutions interact and interface and be managed through cloud applications is going to be key. These are some of the primary challenges that the solution provider has to address looking to the future.”

To illustrate the issue, Patel points to the changes that will take place within the home. “This market sector is going to evolve into a massive compute network environment which ultimately will embrace a significant proportion of IoT technologies as well. And this is where a lot of compute edge sensing, machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities will become embedded within the home in the near future. This is key to a total solution that a company like Qualcomm provides for the home.”

While Patel maintains that the semiconductor industry is well positioned to meet these requirements today, he warns that a greater supply of silicon will be called for. “The semiconductor industry is expected to double in the next three-to-five years, and so keeping up with that growth, keeping up with the best-in-class semiconductor solutions for some of the diversified needs is going to be extremely valuable, and investments from not only silicon vendors but support from various governments around the world is going to be very valuable for the semiconductor industry.”