Boko Haram, an extremist group aligned with ISIL, has been a persistent security threat in Nigeria since its emergence in 2002. Its attacks have grown in scale and sophistication over time, and estimates attribute roughly 17,000 deaths to the group since 2009. The ongoing insurgency has prompted intensified efforts by the Nigerian government and security … Read more

Canada’s major carriers have opted against using Huawei’s 5G equipment, choosing instead Western suppliers for their next-generation networks. On Tuesday, Bell Mobility confirmed it will deploy Ericsson’s telecommunications equipment for its 5G rollout. The carrier had previously announced in February that it would also use gear from the Finnish vendor Nokia. The country’s other leading … Read more

The Smart City Expo in Barcelona is an exciting and expansive event. Compared with the Stockholm Smart City Expo I attended in 2023 and 2024, the Barcelona conference is much larger and far more international. Delegations came from across the Americas, Asia and the Arab world. Many exhibitors joined forces country-by-country or with neighboring nations … Read more

Telstra has informed shareholders at a recent meeting that it plans to have approximately 200 live 5G sites across Australia by the end of this calendar year. Andy Penn, Telstra’s CEO, said at the meeting: “In April, we trialled Australia’s first 5G connected car. We are also already rolling out 5G technology on our network … Read more

Puppet is an open-source configuration management tool that runs on many Unix-like systems as well as on Microsoft Windows. It provides a declarative language and a Ruby-based domain-specific language (DSL) to describe the desired state of system resources, allowing administrators to define how systems should be configured and maintained. Puppet stores configuration definitions in files … Read more

According to a new Communications Alliance report, Australian internet service providers are now delivering, on average, 102 percent of the speeds they advertise. The report shows an improvement from the previous quarter, when delivered speeds averaged 99 percent of advertised rates. Consistently meeting or exceeding advertised speeds tends to build greater customer satisfaction and loyalty … Read more

Convendum has successfully completed the corporate reorganization that began in October 2024. Today the reconstruction plan was approved by the Stockholm District Court. The decision will become legally binding in three weeks. “Thanks to the restructuring, we have navigated a difficult period and are now well positioned for the future. The business is stable and … Read more

Nordlo’s SME initiative in Stockholm and Gothenburg, focused on AI and cybersecurity, is a central element of the company’s growth strategy. IT group Nordlo is now launching a targeted effort aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises in Gothenburg and Stockholm. In this segment there is high demand for cybersecurity and practical support for safely adopting … Read more

Qualcomm has announced the world’s first successful connection to a 5G mobile chipset, demonstrated in collaboration with Verizon. The demonstration used Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem built into a reference-design smartphone. Qualcomm expects early commercial smartphones equipped with the X50 modem to connect to 5G during the initial service launches planned for the first … Read more

EE says its new Advanced RAN Coordination (ARC) technology will eliminate slow 5G performance caused by network congestion. Described as a world-first solution, ARC lets a congested mast borrow spare capacity from nearby, less busy masts in real time. Data is rerouted dynamically to where it’s needed most, delivering smoother and faster connections without building … Read more