AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone have entered into a definitive, long-term commercial agreement through 2034, representing a significant step forward for both organisations in collaborating to expand broadband connectivity globally. The agreement establishes framework for Vodafone to offer space-based celular broadband…
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Aqua Comms achieves high performance in WaveLogic 6 trial
Aqua Comms and Ciena has announced the first-ever 1.3 Tb/s wavelength transmission spanning 5500km across the Atlantic. This technical milestone was achieved using Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e), the industry’s first fully programmable coherent technology capable of wavelength speeds up…
EIB signs €30 million loan with satellite startup Sateliot
Spanish satellite startup Sateliot recently received a boost as the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a €30 million loan whereby the EIB will co-finance the roll-out of Sateliot’s constellation of over 100 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. Sateliot is in…
NTT DOCOMO and partners realise 6G technology using AI
NTT DOCOMO, in colalboration with NTT Corporation, Nokia and SK Telecom announced that an indoor test with radio waves in the 4.8GHz band of 6G wireless technology using AI for the first time in Japan. The test confirmed communication speeds…
Vodafone and Three merge in £16.5bn deal
Vodafone and Three have finally merged, in a £16.5 billion deal, following approval from the CMA, who launched a months-long investigation in which it sought to make sure that the merger wouldn’t lead to weakened competition and result in other…
WBA releases architecture for residential Wi-Fi management
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) released an updated technical report, ‘Operator Managed Wi-Fi (OMWi): Reference Architecture and Requirements’. This update includes enhanced technical and operational requirements and introduces open-source, OMWi-compliant implementations from partners such as the prpl Foundation, and RDK-B. …
Evolve and Purple partner to improve Wi-Fi offering
Evolve, a provider of managed network solutions and IT services announced a strategic partnership with Purple, a provider of Wi-Fi and place-based analytics solutions. Both Evolve and Purple are part of the BGF portfolio which was established to address the…
eSIM Go and Vodafone agreement will encourage MVNO creation
eSIM Go announced an agreement with Vodafone that will enable organisations of all sizes to become a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). The partnership will see eSIM Go offer connectivity on Vodafone’s network in the UK to their customers. Organisations…
UK suffering from broadband digital divide, research finds
New research has pointed to the UK suffering from a stubborn broadband digital device in spite of the expansion of full-fibre access. Entry-level tariffs in regions with less competition have caused significant “digital deprivation” with consumers facing higher prices for…
STMicroelectronics dish on their new NB-IoT module platform
STMicroelectronics’ aim to simplify large-scale IoT deployments with the introduction of its new NB-IoT ST87M01 module platform also revealed growing demand for power-efficient smart metering solutions that can integrate with different cellular networks, Carlo Masseroni, Product Marketing Manager told IoT…
