AT&T has reached a major milestone by completing the first two-way audio call between a satellite and a standard smartphone. The call originated from AT&T’s facility in Midland, Texas, and connected to mobile carrier Rakuten in Japan using a Samsung Galaxy S22 and AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite. Abel Avellan, Chairman and CEO of AST … Read more

The biggest security story this week centers on Symantec’s detailed analysis of Regin, an advanced piece of malware traced back to as early as 2008. Much like last year’s disclosures about extensive NSA surveillance—where the existence of such programs was suspected but the scale was not fully understood—Regin reveals a long-running, stealthy threat used for … Read more

The GSMA has urged European telecoms ministers to adopt more ambitious telecoms framework reforms ahead of the EU Council’s upcoming discussion on amendments to the draft European Electronic Communications Code. To advance Europe’s 5G rollout and the Gigabit Society vision, the GSMA highlights several priorities. Chief among them is reforming spectrum policy. The association argues … Read more

John Lamont MP has welcomed a major investment to improve connectivity across rural Scotland during a visit to an existing Virgin Media O2 mast in the Scottish Borders. Under the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme, new masts will be constructed in the south of Scotland and existing masts will be upgraded. These enhancements are set … Read more

Just days after reports that the NSA can access about 70% of the world’s cellphone networks by monitoring high-value communications and exploiting network vulnerabilities, the UK has released the findings of a tribunal investigating whether mass surveillance of citizens violates human rights. Privacy groups including Privacy International and Bytes for All brought a case to … Read more

A proposed rollback of a privacy protection that stopped internet service providers from selling customers’ web browsing data is now at risk after a Senate vote scheduled for Thursday. Last year, then-FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler introduced a rule designed to block telecom companies from monetizing customers’ sensitive personal information by selling it to advertisers, data … Read more

South Korean electronics leader LG has announced that its Cinema 3D Smart TVs will receive a lineup of 3D game apps, marking a notable step in the evolution of Smart TV entertainment. Until now, many popular casual games were available primarily in 2D on smartphones and tablets through app stores like Apple’s App Store and … Read more

Yasser Khattak is a 19-year-old entrepreneur whose idea could help the UK save an estimated £1.7 billion by evolving one of the most familiar devices in our homes: the power switch. His platform, Den, connects the traditional wall switch to the internet. Once connected, Den lets users control devices intuitively—turning them on and off as … Read more

Openreach is using drones to accelerate the rollout of high-speed fibre broadband in hard-to-reach rural areas. The drones assist by carrying a lightweight line across routes that would otherwise be difficult or hazardous to traverse. Because the small drones cannot lift the heavier fibre cable itself, engineers instead fly a high-strength fishing line—typically around 100 … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/MarioGuti) ABI Research predicts that mobile operators could see a significant revenue boost from 5G, with global 5G revenue expected to reach $247 billion by 2025. This expansion will be driven primarily by markets in North America, Western Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. “5G will be a fast-growing cellular technology, likely outpacing previous … Read more