Wi‑Fi 7 has only just begun to appear in consumer gear, but TP‑Link is already moving forward with development of the next generation: Wi‑Fi 8. On Monday, TP‑Link announced it had successfully tested an early prototype of Wi‑Fi 8 hardware, marking a practical validation of the technology and advancing industry progress toward the next standard … Read more

A recent Cloud RAN trial has demonstrated how artificial intelligence can significantly improve mobile network efficiency, offering operators a practical route to better resource management and reduced operational costs. AT&T, working with Ericsson and Intel, carried out an evaluation that measured the performance of machine learning models across different radio frequencies. The experiment ran on … Read more

T-Mobile has announced that its deployment of 600 MHz low-band spectrum has expanded to cover more than 900 cities and towns across the United States. The latest update adds roughly 120 communities, including locations in New Mexico, Omaha, Nebraska, Maine, Augusta, and Los Alamos. This expansion is part of the carrier’s broader effort to strengthen … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/GoodLifeStudio) While many of us outside the United States wait for Project Fi to become available in our countries, Google has quietly improved international data speeds for current Project Fi customers. Starting today, Google says Project Fi subscribers can access high-speed data in more than 135 destinations. This improvement follows the addition of … Read more

TelecomsTech reported this week that not all carriers in the U.S. are happy about Apple’s new embedded SIM. The card, which ships with Apple’s latest iPad Air, is designed to let customers switch between participating carriers on the device itself, offering the flexibility to choose the best coverage and rates without swapping physical SIM cards. … Read more

UK telecoms giant Virgin Media Business is running a competition to discover “Three New Things,” offering attractive support and resources to digital entrepreneurs across the country. The initial entry list has been narrowed down to 10 finalists — and many of them share a common focus on web technologies and connected devices. It’s perhaps no … Read more

Nokia has expanded into the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market with the launch of multiple cloud-delivered services. The company announced three initial offerings designed to capture a SaaS addressable market that includes communications service providers (CSPs) and enterprises, estimated at $3.1 billion and growing at roughly 25–30% annually. Raghav Sahgal, President of Cloud and Network Services at … Read more

Homeland Security officials report that state-sponsored Russian hackers breached U.S. utility networks in a campaign that affected “hundreds” of victims. The Wall Street Journal cites Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sources saying the attackers penetrated systems to an extent where they “could have thrown switches” and caused significant disruption. Officials attribute the activity to a … Read more

The global digital economy is increasingly shaped by the convergence of advanced mobile communications and artificial intelligence, according to a paper published by GSMA and GTI Telecom. As 5G scales worldwide, mobile networks will expand coverage and improve service quality while AI shifts from centralized cloud systems to on-device and edge deployments. Pervasive mobile connectivity … Read more

Samsung will take a leading role in 6G standardisation efforts within 3GPP, the world’s largest telecommunications standards development organisation. At a recent 3GPP plenary meeting, Dr Younsun Kim of Samsung Research was elected Chair of the 3GPP Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network (TSG RAN). This group is responsible for defining and standardising the radio … Read more