Last month the UK Department for Environment and Climate Change (DECC) published its plan for installing smart meters across the UK, preparing for the planned mass roll-out in 2014. While smart metering promises clear benefits for consumers and energy providers, deploying such a vast system inevitably creates significant security challenges. The primary concern is securing … Read more

Samsung’s smartphones have often been criticized for their perceived build quality. Reviews have described the outer shells as “cheap plastic,” and even with the Galaxy S5’s shift toward a faux-leather texture, many observers still rank its perceived build-cost and premium feel below rivals like the HTC One M8. Despite that perception, a teardown by IHS … Read more

Every organization, whether it employs three people or three hundred, holds meetings. When run well, meetings are an essential part of getting work done and can be highly effective. Communication can take many forms — in person, by phone, via email and social media, or through increasingly popular web conferencing. Online meetings are used for … Read more

Soon, using anything other than a mobile device to make a purchase may feel as outdated as watching a film on VHS or listening to music on a cassette. Mobile payment systems are reshaping how consumers buy goods and services. In 2011, companies such as Google, ISIS, Square and PayPal established essential partnerships and core … Read more

As Indosat expands its AI-RAN infrastructure, telecom leaders gain a practical blueprint for improving network efficiency and delivering new services. Telecommunications executives are under constant pressure to increase returns on recent cellular investments. Consolidating hardware and running network functions alongside AI workloads on shared compute offers a pathway to lower capital expenditure and enable innovative … Read more

A new alliance announced at MWC aims to redefine mobile networks and telecommunications by integrating artificial intelligence into radio access networks (RAN). The AI-RAN Alliance brings together leading technology companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Samsung, alongside major telecom providers including Ericsson, Nokia, SoftBank, and T‑Mobile. The alliance’s mission is to harness AI to … Read more

We are all inundated with scam calls, and the UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is stepping up efforts to tackle them. If you’ve ever hesitated to answer a call from an unfamiliar UK mobile number, you’re not alone. Ofcom’s latest proposal tackles a common tactic used by fraudsters: spoofing UK mobile numbers so scam calls appear … Read more

Ookla’s latest analysis shows that Starlink’s median download speeds significantly outpace the average fixed broadband speeds in the UK. Using Speedtest data from Q2 2021, Ookla reports an average Starlink download speed of 108.30 Mbps, which is more than double the UK fixed broadband average of 50.14 Mbps. The gap is smaller for upload speeds: … Read more

Data collected by F5 shows that Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks grew both in size and complexity over the past year. Although the overall number of DDoS incidents fell slightly compared with the previous year, the intensity and impact of individual attacks rose sharply in 2021. By the fourth quarter of 2021, the average DDoS attack … Read more

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Verizon’s acquisition of TracFone, but the merger will proceed only under a set of stringent conditions intended to protect consumers and the public interest. Verizon first announced its agreement to buy TracFone Wireless for $6.25 billion in September 2020. TracFone is the largest wireless reseller in the United … Read more