
Hyundai buys robot maker Boston Dynamics from Softbank for $1.1 bn
Hyundai Motor Group has agreed a $1.1 billion deal with Softbank to acquire an 80 percent stake in US-based robotics company Boston Dynamics. Japan-based telecoms group Softbank will retain a …

Aveva to buy OSIsoft for $5bn to service ‘largest digital-change projects in history’
UK based software company Aveva, majority owned by France based automation specialist Schneider Electric, has struck a deal to acquire US data management outfit OSIsoft for $5 billion. OSIsoft is …

Arm backtracks on transfer of IoT and AI businesses to Softbank
Arm has said its burgeoning IoT platform and data analytics businesses will not be handed over to parent Softbank after all, after the trade was announced last month as part …

Softbank-backed Skylo teams with Sony to launch 5G-ready NB-IoT over satellite
Softbank-backed satellite IoT startup Skylo is set to deploy 5G-ready NB-IoT chipsets that can connect via geostationary satellites, it has said. The California-based firm has teamed up with Sony Semiconductor …

Arm to hand control of IoT divisions to Softbank to focus on chips
UK-based chip design company Arm is looking to hand control of its burgeoning IoT platform and data analytics businesses over to parent company Softbank, to distribute to “new entities”, in …

Qualcomm intros compatibility tests for tethered 5G XR headset-handset combos
Qualcomm has launched a certification programme for combining augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) devices and Snapdragon-based 5G smartphones. The programme will approve tethered AR and VR devices for …

Startup Skylo promises instant NB-IoT via satellite after Softbank funding
Satellite connectivity startup Skylo, promising NB-IoT on existing geostationary satellites, has emerged from stealth with $116 million in total funding, including a new $103 million Series B round led by …

Softbank and Nokia test-drive non-standalone 5G for connected cars
Japanese telecoms group SoftBank claims to have tested non-standalone 5G with connected cars. Nokia, the kit partner for the tests, called it a “world-first trial”. The setup used 3GPP Release …

Softbank strikes IoT deal with Lippo Group to connect malls, roads and hospitals
Japan’s Softbank will plough artificial intelligence (AI) and internet-of-things (IoT) technologies into a burgeoning smart city project in Indonesia, after striking a deal with Jakarta-based conglomerate Lippo Group. The deal, …

Subaru, SoftBank launch joint research on use cases applying 5G, C-V2X
Japanese car maker Subaru and compatriot telecommunications group SoftBank have started joint research on use cases that apply 5G mobile communication systems and cellular V2X (C-V2X) communication systems to help realize …