Once again attracting attention as what some critics call a bid for positive headlines, the UK government has re-announced the same broadband investment plan it unveiled twice before. The £400 million Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund was first mentioned ahead of the Autumn Statement late last year and later confirmed by Chancellor Philip Hammond. After a … Read more

The OpenFog Consortium and ETSI have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on fog-enabled mobile edge applications and technologies. Their partnership aims to support organizations developing 5G, mission-critical, and data-intensive applications by advancing fog computing and networking, and by reducing duplicated technical effort across related domains. Collaboration between OpenFog and ETSI MEC The OpenFog … Read more

Today nearly everyone carries a powerful mini-computer in their pocket. Smartphones keep getting smarter: you can sync appliances, unlock vehicles without a key, and monitor home security from anywhere. Yet many businesses remain cautious about adopting this technology for their operations. The numbers show the shift already under way: over 87% of companies rely on … Read more

US carriers are seeking $5.6 billion in reimbursements after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moved to remove Huawei and ZTE equipment from national telecommunications networks. In 2019, the FCC voted unanimously to prohibit carriers from using the Universal Service Fund to subsidize purchases of equipment from companies identified as national security threats. Huawei and ZTE … Read more

Altice, the telecommunications group owned by French billionaire Patrick Drahi, has raised its stake in BT to 18 percent, up from 12.1 percent. Drahi’s expanding position in BT has prompted concern among the company’s leadership and within the UK government. A Downing Street spokesperson said the situation is “being monitored carefully.” The move follows a … Read more

Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by a SpaceX unit, has received regulatory approval to begin operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after authorities reversed an earlier ban. The Congolese Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority recently granted Starlink a license, announcing that service roll-out is expected in the coming days. The decision follows … Read more

A recent survey by IT recruitment specialist CWJobs.co.uk found that 70% of IT professionals think hiring former hackers could help address security challenges. The logic is simple: who better to defend systems than those familiar with exploiting them? One prominent example is George “GeoHot” Hotz, the well-known iOS jailbreaker and PlayStation hacker, who was hired … Read more

Receiving your very first SMS once felt like a wonder of modern technology. Today, messaging has evolved rapidly and become a routine part of daily life — but does that mean the era of SMS is ending? Free messaging apps have now surpassed traditional SMS as the preferred way to communicate for many people. These … Read more

With rapid advancements in satellite technology, non-terrestrial networks (NTN) are becoming increasingly important to global communications, providing connectivity where traditional terrestrial mobile networks struggle to reach. The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) has published a Reference Architecture framework that offers key recommendations aimed at accelerating the development, deployment, and global integration of NTN solutions. MSSA … Read more

Three leading companies in the mobile industry have announced a successful test demonstrating 5G interoperability based on the 3GPP Release-15 global standard. The laboratory tests used data connections in both the 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz bands. Infrastructure for the tests included pre-commercial 5G NR base stations supplied by Samsung, while 5G NR user equipment … Read more