u-blox’s recent decision to exit out of the cellular market was explained by the company in an announcement as a re-orienting of its focus on GNSS and positioning solutions, but it also reflects a wider trend towards a two-fold challenge…
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RANsemi launches 5G Open RAN kit for testing
RANsemi, a British wireless semiconductor innovator specialising in 5G Open RAN baseband technologies, recently announced the launch of its 5G Open RAN Starter Kit, which is designed to enable out-of-the-box testing and accelerate the development of 5G radio access networks…
AI, eSIM and 5G: GSMA summarises top 11 trends in telecoms
The trends happening in the telecoms space are wide-ranging, as a recent webinar hosted by GSMA Intelligence listed 11 trends of note: network transformation; AI; digital industries; consumer 5G; fixed broadband and 5G FWA; consumer technology; eSIM; satellites and NTNs;…
Rocket Lab to launch fourth Kinéis satellite next month
Rocket Lab, a launch provider and space systems company, announced it has scheduled the next Electron launch for Kinéis, an IoT connectivity provider. The ‘IOT 4 You and Me’ mission is scheduled to launch during a window on 4th February,…
Plan-S launches four new satellites, joining constellation
Plan-S has successfully launched four new satellites for its Connecta IoT network, bringing the total number of satellites in the Connecta IoT network constellation to eight. Plan-S, a company established in July 2021, is driving satellite and space technology in…
Q&A: Sagar Chandra from Rajant discusses Edge processing and MCX
The establishment of Rajant in the tragic events after 9/11 formed its foundation as a company sensitive to the importance of mission-critical communications (MCX), Sagar Chandra, Executive Vice President for Global Sales and Marketing said in a recent conversation centering…
Ciena supports 1 Tb/s transmission across Pacific Ocean
Southern Cross Cable has connected the world’s first transpacific 1 Tb/s single-carrier wavelength across its 13,500km live production network with Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optics. This connectivity milestone witnessed WL6e perform effortlessly at 1 Tb/s over the world’s…
Radar technology adopted to improve traffic flow management
ITS Teknik has adopted the Anybus Wireless Bridge in a move to improve traffic flow management. This technology enables efficient wireless communication between traffic systems, minimising disruption and ensuring smoother operations. A key aspect for ITS Teknik is traffic signalling…
Gilat and Hispasat respond to urgent need for comms during hurricane
Gilat Satellite Networks, working in partnership with Hispasat, a mobile operator, swiftly responded to Southern Linc’s urgent request for additional satellite capacity in the wake of Hurricane Helene, a tropical cyclone that hit the Southeastern United States in September 2024.…
Vodafone building 5G SA network on Harwell campus
Oxfordshire County Council has picked Vodafone to build and manage a 5G Standalone (5G SA) mobile private network (MPN) based at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. This network is designed to unlock the full capabilities of IoT devices through features…
