Meta confirms 50,000km subsea cable

Plans officially announced by Meta to build a subsea cable spanning 50,000km have been called by the company “its most ambitious subsea cable endeavour yet”, as Project Waterworth, once done, will provide connectivity to the US, India, Brazil, South Africa,…

Porto and Stockholm lead in 5G performance, according to MedUX

MedUX recently released its 2025 benchmark report on 5G performance across 15 European cities, revealing that Porto and Stockholm share the top spot in Europe for overall Quality of Experience (QoE), scoring 4.78 out of 5, respectively. Lisbon and Copenhagen…

Research from Zayo reflects 82% increase in attacks

A new report from Zayo Group reveals there has been an 82% increase in attack frequency between 2023 and 2024. Attack volume increased from 90,000 incidents in 2023 to 165,000 in 2024, as cyber criminals leverage AI and growing adoption…

NTN connectivity capabilities of Nordic will be on show at MWC

Nordic Semiconductor recently announced it will demonstrate the 3GPP compliant, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) non-terrestrial network (NTN) connectivity capabilities of its nRF9151 low power System-in-Package (SiP) at the upcoming MWC in Barcelona, from 3-6 March. At the event, Nordic will…

Kontron secures contract to supply 5G automotive modules

Kontron is pleased to announce it has secured a major contract for 5G automotive IoT connectivity modules for several global automotive manufacturers. The agreement is valued at $250 million and strengthens the company’s position as an IoT technology partner working…

Myriota partners with Saudi Space Authority

Myriota announced graduating from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) Emerging Technologies Regulatory Sandbox programme. The programme belongs to CST’s mission to increase regulatory maturity, accelerate digital transformation, and support solutions in collaboration with global…

Kontron, Napatech and Truminds improve 5G core solution

Kontron, Napatech, and Truminds Software Systems recently announced improved performance and energy efficiency for their previously-released 5G core solution. All three partners will discus this solution at their booths at MWC in Barcelona, from 3-6 March. Following the January 2024…

WBA releases guidelines for L4S technology

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has released a set of Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable (L4S) implementation guidelines for L4S throughput over Wi-Fi networks. The guidelines show how demand for low-latency Wi-Fi applications such as Cloud gaming, augmented reality…

The incoming standard that will turn the tide for IoT eSIM adoption

eSIM is being touted as a technology that will benefit IoT but isn’t widely adopted yet. Enter the SGP.32 standard, writes Luc Vidal-Madjar – Head of SIM for Things, BICS Enterprise IoT continues to grow, with cellular connections expected to…

LINX reaches record network traffic peak

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has reached a new record maximum traffic peak of 725Gbps at its Manchester network fabric, highlighting the significance of regionalising network traffic. LINX Manchester has witnessed consistent growth in traffic, rising by an average of…