The internet is an essential part of everyday life—whether for work, learning or leisure—and losing a reliable connection can be deeply frustrating. For most people, outages are temporary. But for a significant number of households, an internet connection exists yet remains barely usable. Independent comparison site uSwitch.com analysed almost two million broadband speed tests and … Read more
The cost of Starlink terminals in Ukraine has roughly doubled as demand soars amid the ongoing Russian invasion. As Ukrainians seek reliable connectivity while civilian infrastructure comes under attack, satellite terminals have become essential for communication and emergency operations. Ukrainian forces have reclaimed strategic areas such as Kherson, but fighting has intensified in other regions. … Read more
G.fast is an innovative networking technology that promises to deliver very high-speed internet over the vast amount of existing copper infrastructure. By leveraging current copper lines, providers can reach many more customers at much higher speeds with relatively low investment — a prospect that has generated considerable excitement. Laboratory demonstrations have produced headline-grabbing results. Researchers … Read more
Chinese telecommunications company Huawei has reportedly suspended sales in Russia and placed some of its staff in the country on furlough. After Ericsson and Nokia announced this week that they would suspend or cease operations in Russia, many observers expected the country to turn to Chinese suppliers like Huawei for network equipment. Huawei has long … Read more
President Trump has been ridiculed for talking about 6G while 5G is only now beginning to roll out, but there is merit in planning for the next generation of mobile networks. 6G does not yet exist — that is clear — and neither industry nor regulators have finalized standards or deployments. Still, it is sensible … Read more
More than two-thirds of brands say telecom operators are a better original source of data insights than Google, Apple, or Samsung, according to a new study by Synchronoss Technologies. The study, conducted by analyst firm Ovum and published during Mobile World Congress (MWC) last week, also revealed an important caveat: nearly half (48%) of the … Read more
SK Telecom (SKT) and NTT DOCOMO have formed a strategic partnership to strengthen their metaverse platforms and accelerate research into 6G technologies. Ryu Young-sang, President & CEO of SKT, described the memorandum of understanding as a meaningful collaboration between two leading mobile operators in Korea and Japan. He emphasized that joint efforts with NTT DOCOMO … Read more
The rollout of LTE networks is expected to accelerate rapidly over the next five years, driven initially by enterprise demand, according to new research from analyst firm Juniper Research. Despite strong growth, LTE will account for only about 6% of global mobile subscribers by 2016. Juniper projects that LTE subscriber numbers will reach 428 million … Read more
Hackers are constantly finding new ways to bypass protections and gain access to devices. The long-running contest between “white hat” security researchers and “black hat” attackers has intensified over the years and shows no sign of slowing — increasingly, even common household items can be vectors for intrusion. Russian authorities recently reported that some consumer … Read more
Semtech has introduced a major advance in fibre broadband with its new asymmetric 50G PON OLT chipset. This industry-first, ITU-compliant solution consists of the GN7161, GN7153BW, and GN25L80B chipsets. Designed for compact, power-efficient SFP-DD triple-generation modules, the new platform is intended to speed global commercial roll-out of 50G PON technology. Rising demand for bandwidth is … Read more