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…
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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…
Viasat demonstrates D2D connectivity in Saudi Arabia
Viasat recently successfully demonstrated direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in collaboration with its ecosystem partners. Viasat sent satellite-enabled two-way messages and SoS messages for attendees at the ‘Connecting World from the Skies’ event, hosted by…
Turning to non-terrestrial networks: a chat with SIMCom
In a recent conversation with Mads Fischer, Europe Sales Director at SIMCom, held at electronica, the company demonstrated how they are turning their focus to the potential of non-terrestrial (NTN) networks in providing ubiquitous coverage for when cellular drops out,…
