Telenor IoT recently announced it is taking a major step forward by becoming one of the first to adopt the new global eSIM standard SGP.32. Beginning in autumn 2025, as soon as standardised SGP.32 SIMs become commercially available, the company…
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EdgePoint launches solar site to power telecoms sector
EdgePoint Towers has successfully launched its first solar hybrid site, marking a major milestone in its renewable energy initiatives. This deployment represents a significant step toward advancing sustainable energy solutions in Malaysia’s telecommunications sector. The new solution delivers up to…
Kinetic unveils $23 million investment in fibre network
More than 21,000 Texans are set to benefit from a $23 million network hardware upgrade as Kinetic unveiled an aggressive plan to significantly enhance its residential and business fibre network speed capabilities in 2025. As a result of this hardware…
SEALCOIN successfully integrates IoT devices with satellite communications
WISeKey recently announced that its subsidiary SEALCOIN unveiled a groundbreaking Proof of Concept (PoC) that illustrates its ability to integrate with remote IoT devices through satellite communications. Leveraging the WISeSat Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation and the FOSSA IoT platform,…
Taking RAIN “to the next level”: a conversation with Paul Muller
The RAIN Alliance recently launched an initiative where it will oversee the standardisation of integrating RAIN reader capabilities into smartphones. Much like the NFC Forum’s NFC technology has become ubiquitous and is most commonly used for contactless payments, the RAIN…
Mavenir and Terrestar achieve satellite voice over NB-IoT
Mavenir and Terrestar Solutions have achieved a milestone by successfully completing an industry first Voice over NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things) call in NTN (Non-Terrestrial Networks) mode. The achievement was conducted over a 3GPP-standardised NTN S-band spectrum, avoiding interference that…
Sateliot backed by Spanish government investment
Sateliot is in the final stage of a Series B financing round of 70 million euros after the €13.8 million investment of the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), dependent on the Spanish government, which has been approved today by…
Deutsche Telekom and Qunnect one step closer to quantum Internet
Researchers at Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories (T-Labs), together with the quantum networking company Qunnect have reached a significant milestone on the path to the quantum Internet: demonstrating sustained, high fidelity (99%) transmission of entangled photons across 30 kilometres of commercially deployed…
Fraunhofer develops TSN IP core
Reliability and security in broadband communication networks (5G/6G) are essential for meeting the challenges of the digital future. Together with aconnic AG, Fraunhofer IPMS has developed an innovative IP core as part of the ‘“’RealSec5G’ project, which combines the advantages…
Rohde & Schwarz expand testing portfolio for satellite networks
Rohde & Schwarz recently announced enhanced measurement options across its testing equipment portfolio to meet the unique requirements of advanced, next-generation satellite networks. Telesat, for example, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, has been leveraging Rohde…
