Lyca Mobile has partnered with travel connectivity company Sim Local, to launch a new self-service digital eSIM experience based at Heathrow Airport. The experience is available in Terminal 2 and airside in Terminal 5, providing international travellers with a fully…
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Anritsu successfully verifies NR NTN test cases
Anritsu is pleased to announce the successful verification and support of 3GPP RAN5 Release 17 NR NTN test cases on its 5G NR Mobile Device Test Platform ME7834NR. Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are wireless communication systems that operate above the Earth’s…
Zayo deploys Ciena’s optical technology for 3,000km network
Network infrastructure provider Zayo Europe has deployed Ciena’s optical technology to launch a new German network covering 3,500km of fibre across 10 core domestic cities including Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Berlin. The network also extends to a 11 key…
Bittium and Terrestar continue work on 5G NTN connectivity
Bittium announced its plans to continue its collaboration with Canadian mobile satellite operator Terrestar Solutions, advancing the next phase of development for a standards-based 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) solution that enables direct-to-mobile satellite connectivity. The solution allows standard smartphones to…
What does 5G mean?
What does 5G mean? Depending on who you ask, this can have a different answer, as the use cases in which 5G is deployed vary widely. 5G is best understood as the fifth-generation of wireless standards, formally standardised by 3GPP…
Anritsu and Bluetest launch OTA solution for 5G RedCap
Anritsu and Bluetest have jointly developed an over-the-air (OTA) measurement solution to evaluate the performance of 5G IoT devices compliant with the RedCap specification optimised for IoT applications by 3GPP Release 17. This latest solution combines Bluetest’s Reverberation Test System…
Development of compact, low-power receiver for 5G smart devices
MIT researchers have successfully engineered a compact, low-power receiver for 5G-compatible smart devices, 30 times more resilient to a certain type of interference compaerd with some traditional wireless receivers. This low-cost receiver would be ideal for battery-powered IoT devices like…
Rollout of 5G Advanced network in Kuwait
Zain has officially launched its next-generation 5G Advanced network, providing nationwide coverage across most of Kuwait. The rollout marks a significant step forward in unlocking the full potential of the digital era and establishing a highly advanced infrastructure that supports…
Open Cosmos strengthens European space presence with acquisition
In a move that strengthens Europe’s technological autonomy, Open Cosmos has acquired Connected, a Portuguese startup pioneering affordable, standardised IoT connectivity from space. As one of Europe’s fastest-growing space infrastructure companies, Open Cosmos designs, builds and operates complete satellite missions,…
Taking advantage of the satellite opportunity: Q&A with Iridium
Iridium Satellite Communications was the original Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite operator who “made LEO cool” before it became a buzzword, Brian Aziz, VP of the company, told IoT Insider in an exclusive interview. Direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity is the…
