The UK Space Agency has announced a £3.5 million funding programme to pilot hybrid connectivity solutions in some of Britain’s most isolated communities. The initiative seeks to combine advances in satellite systems and terrestrial wireless technologies to deliver reliable, high-speed internet to remote and rural areas that still struggle with consistent coverage despite widespread rollout … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/ksushachmeister) Researchers at MIT and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland have developed a new anonymity system called Riffle, described as a spiritual successor to Tor. Like Tor, Riffle uses layered, “onion-style” encryption to protect messages as they travel through a dedicated anonymizing network, concealing the path of the communication. Tor … Read more

Research firm IDC has named AT&T, BT, Orange, and Singtel as the leading next‑generation telecommunications service providers in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. According to IDC’s report, “IDC Telecom MarketScape for Next‑Generation Service Providers 2016‑17,” these four companies stand out for their strong regional network footprints and broad portfolios of enterprise cloud and managed ICT … Read more

Telecom Italia (TIM) has approved the sale of its fixed-line network to the US private equity firm KKR in a deal valued at around €18.8 billion including debt, with potential to rise to approximately €22 billion under certain conditions. This transaction is notable because TIM becomes the first major European telecom operator to divest its … Read more

Deutsche Telekom is demonstrating the future of mobile communication by deploying high-speed 5G antennas across real-world locations in Berlin. These installations deliver very high throughput and extremely low latency, offering a practical preview of how 5G will reshape connectivity. Claudia Nemat, Member of the Management Board responsible for Technology & Innovation at Deutsche Telekom, emphasized … Read more

Ofcom has today published its latest consumer report, revealing that TalkTalk and 3UK generated the highest rates of customer complaints in the latest reporting period. TalkTalk led two categories for landline and broadband services, recording 0.8 and 0.58 complaints per 1,000 customers respectively between April and June this year. By contrast, Virgin Media posted the … Read more

The jump from the first-generation cellular networks to today’s 4G speeds has been extraordinary. When Japan launched the first 1G mobile network in 1979, mobile communication was primitive by modern standards — basic voice only, limited coverage and very low data capability. Since then, each generation of wireless technology has delivered transformative improvements in speed, … Read more

Finding a genuinely unlimited mobile data plan has become increasingly difficult. AT&T and Verizon no longer offer unlimited plans to new customers. Existing grandfathered unlimited accounts are frequently subjected to dramatic speed reductions once certain monthly thresholds are exceeded, a practice commonly called throttling. T-Mobile still sells unlimited plans, but they also slow customers’ data … Read more

Glance, a Google-backed Indian startup known for its smartphone lockscreen platform, is stepping up efforts to enter the US market after a recent pilot with Verizon and Motorola. Glance delivers tailored content directly on the lock screen—news, local events, sports updates, media, and interactive mini-games—without requiring users to install additional apps. Having already achieved strong … Read more

The European Commissioner Neelie Kroes has proposed a €9.2 billion fund to support the development of a pan‑European, high‑capacity broadband network. Designed to operate during the 2014–2020 period, the funding would be delivered through equity and guarantees to expand broadband coverage across the European Union. Referred to as the “Connecting Europe Facility” in Kroes’s proposal, … Read more