Verizon has teamed up with the NFL to introduce live viewing parties and augmented-reality replay features for the season beginning today. This season, like many things in 2020, looks different due to COVID-19. The NFL draft was held virtually for the first time. Between August 30 and September 5, 44,510 tests were administered to 8,349 … Read more
Chinese telecommunications vendor ZTE expects to report a loss of $1 billion following a turbulent year that forced a temporary suspension of its operations. 2018 proved especially difficult for ZTE after the company was barred from conducting certain business with US suppliers. Although the ban has since been lifted, ZTE incurred substantial penalties and disruption … Read more
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has filed an affidavit under seal in support of a seizure warrant targeting 32 internet domains alleged to have been used by Russian actors for cybersquatting and malign influence campaigns. Cybersquatting is the practice of registering domain names that intentionally exploit the goodwill of another … Read more
This year holds significant promise for the telecommunications industry as a wave of disruptive technologies and efficiency-driven trends begin to gain traction, laying the groundwork for a more agile and better-connected digital future. Many of these forces will act as external drivers of fundamental change across networking environments in the near term and beyond, reshaping … Read more
Global carriers and industry leaders including Nvidia and Nokia have joined forces to invest $45 million in AI-RAN specialist ODC. This Series A round—backed by a diverse mix of silicon designers, networking incumbents, legacy radio vendors, and major telecom operators such as AT&T, MTN, and Telecom Italia—represents an uncommon alignment of interests. Seeing an accelerator … Read more
T-Mobile is strengthening its spectrum holdings by acquiring 600MHz airwaves from Comcast in a deal valued at up to $3.3 billion. Comcast announced the agreement in a company blog post, explaining that its changing network strategy and strong performance from alternative bands reduced the need to retain its 600MHz licenses. As a result, Comcast decided … Read more
The United States fell to second place in app revenue last year for the first time, overtaken by an emerging leader whose smartphone market is rapidly accelerating: Japan. Mobile app analytics and market intelligence firm App Annie has published an in-depth analysis of Japan’s complicated mobile market, highlighting how the smartphone surge has forced domestic … Read more
Research In Motion (RIM) may face a legal challenge from a software development company after announcing its new BlackBerry platform, BBX. BASIS International says it must protect its long-standing trademark for “BBx” — a language, database and toolset — and claims RIM’s BBX announcement has caused confusion among BASIS’ BBx users. The company warns the … Read more
As we pass the 18-month milestone of the COVID-19 pandemic, the extraordinary consequences of the public health crisis are well known. Less visible, but equally damaging, is a parallel digital pandemic that has inflicted large-scale harm across businesses and public services. Cybercrime cost an estimated $945 million in 2020, a figure that has climbed nearly … Read more
SpaceX has successfully demonstrated its new Direct to Cell capability by exchanging text messages between standard mobile phones on Earth using satellites in orbit. On 2 January 2024, SpaceX launched six satellites specifically configured to connect directly with unmodified mobile devices. Within a week, the company put those satellites into service and transmitted text messages … Read more