Wireless Watch 545: Intel makes big play for China

Key Issues:

Intel’s Rockchip deal in China shows off Krzanich’s new thinking

• Nvidia’s CEO is also taking new routes, away from handsets

As one hype-word becomes delayed reality, another takes its place
 
Comment:

• Vodafone and China Mobile learn that LTE can’t guarantee growth
• Docomo joins Telefonica and Mobily in NFV vanguard
• Apple to enter smart home at WWDC, say reports
• Google doubles down on hardware innovation, post-Motorola
• Cisco insists its end-to-end approach will win in SDN and IoT
• Ericsson calls for European 5G funding, but boosts R&D in Silicon Valley
• Nokia sets up security units to ease the pain of virtualization