Inovație 29 august 2025 - 21 septembrie 2025

Vodafone and Digi will split Telekom Romania Mobile in a €70 million deal, with Digi taking prepaid subscribers and some spectrum, and Vodafone acquiring the rest. Du launched 5G+ in the UAE, doubling mobile speeds. Germany activated the first 5G-based FRMCS railway network. Oman Towers sold a majority stake to Brookfield, adding 2,450 sites to Brookfield’s portfolio.

Virgin Media O2 activated 5G Standalone in 500 UK cities, covering about 70% of the population—the country’s largest SA rollout. EchoStar sold $40 billion in 5G spectrum to AT&T and SpaceX, exiting its 5G operator plans. China Mobile demonstrated 6G prototype networks reaching 280 Gbps. Fiji launched its first 5G networks in major cities.

În mai 2023, un implant wireless creier-coloană a permis unui bărbat paralizat să meargă și să urce scări, cu rezultate stabile timp de peste un an. În 2022, un pacient cu implant Synchron a trimis primul tweet din lume direct prin gând. Neuralink a implantat dispozitivul N1 primului pacient uman în 2024, ajungând la cinci până la mijlocul lui 2025. BCI-urile nu au încă aprobare FDA pentru uz general.

Microsoft shares rose 8% and Meta 9% in after-hours trading on July 30, adding nearly $440 billion in market value as AI investments boosted results. Microsoft Azure cloud revenue jumped 39%, beating estimates, and Copilot tools surpassed 100 million users. Meta forecast Q3 revenue well above consensus, helped by AI ad tools. Nvidia, Amazon, and other AI-linked stocks also gained, while Arm Holdings fell 8% after outlining heavy AI chip investment.

SpaceX agreed to buy wireless spectrum from EchoStar for $17 billion to power its Starlink direct-to-phone 5G service, causing U.S. telecom stocks to fall about 3%. EE in the UK deployed Ericsson’s ARC technology, boosting 5G speeds by around 20% in crowded areas. Pakistan and Turkey set dates for their first 5G spectrum auctions. Vodafone Idea launched 5G in Lucknow, India, and Orange activated 5G standalone cores in France and Romania.

Global chip sales reached $57 billion in April 2025, up 22.7% year-on-year. Analysts expect semiconductor revenues to hit $700 billion in 2025, with projections toward $1 trillion by 2030. Apple, Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA announced new chips and manufacturing plans. TSMC, Samsung, and Intel advanced 2 nm and 18A processes, while ASML began shipping high-NA EUV tools.

The global smart textiles market reached $6–8 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow over 30% annually, led by defense and fitness sectors. Google’s Jacquard denim jacket, Cornell’s SeamFit shirt, and Cambridge’s AI-powered pajamas highlight advances in sensor-embedded clothing. The U.S. intelligence community’s SMART ePANTS program received $22 million for covert recording wearables. Defense accounts for 29% of sector revenue.

MOFs hold a world record for internal surface area, reaching up to 7,000 m² per gram. CALF-20 can capture about one ton of CO₂ per day per cubic meter in industrial settings. In 2023, MOF-303 enabled a portable device in Death Valley to recover up to 90% of adsorbed water. Nearly 90,000 unique MOF structures have been created in the last 20 years.