Ahead of the annual RDK Global Summit, RDK Management announced that Vodafone has deployed RDK-B as its central software for the latest generation of Wi-Fi 7 Fibre and DOCSIS CPEs, the Ultra Hub 7 routers. These new routers have been…
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Globalstar begins expansion of ground station in Greece
Globalstar has announced construction of additional gateway infrastructure at its existing ground station at OTE’s commercial teleport in Nemea, Greece. Globalstar’s work in Nemea belongs to a substantial expansion of its global ground infrastructure to support its third-generation C-3 System.…
Identiv and TUK support literacy development with NFC
Identiv has collaborated with Danish edtech startup TUK to support early literacy development through a screen-free reading tool. Utilising secure near-field communication (NFC) technology, the solution allows young readers to follow along page by page alongside a guided audio recording…
ST Engineering iDirect achieves 5G NTN PoC milestone
ST Engineering iDirect recently announced a key milestone in achieving interoperability between its ground system and the 5G Core through its innovative Interworking Gateway Function. This demonstrated a non-3GPP satellite network connecting seamlessly with the 5G ecosystem while appearing fully…
Nine in 10 organisations have experienced network outages
Nearly nine in 10 organisations have experienced an increase in network outages over the past two years, with more than a quarter reporting increases of 25% to 50% – this is according to new research from Opengear, a Digi International…
87% of private network adopters are seeing ROI in one year
Nokia recently released the 2025 Industrial Digitalisation Report developed with GlobalData which highlights that 87% on-premise Edge and private network adopters are seeing a return on investment in just one year while enabling AI-driven use cases. Also, 81% of industrial…
Novocomms FWA solution will deliver optical fibre to underserved areas
Novocomms, the UK-based antenna specialist, has succesfully developed a 5G mmWave Fixed Wireless Acces (FWA) solution that will allow optical fibre data rates to be delivered to currently poorly served customers in rural, maritime, and underserved areas. Funded by the…
The era of direct to device communication: Q&A with OQ
Historically, satellite communications have been constrained by cost and scalability, but a new generation of satellite operators are transforming its clunky image by launching to market new, sleek hardware and constellations that enables direct-to-device communications and makes it the new…
Ciena and DFA transmit 1.6Tbps over a single wavelength
DFA, South Africa’s enterprise connectivity provider, and Ciena have achieved a landmark breakthrough in fibre capacity – delivering more than 4 times the performance of previous trials. In this world-first trial, using Ciena’s innovative WaveRouter and WaveLogic 6 Extreme solutions,…
Behind the growth in 5G Standalone
In Dell Oro Group’s Q2 2025 Mobile Core Network (MCN) and multi-access Edge computing report, it estimated manufacturing revenues by 5G core vendors would have a 31% year-over-year growth rate. At the same time, 71 MNOs have commercially launched Mobile…
