The government has indicated that this is part of its plan to promote 5G technology in Spain
The Council of Ministers in Spain has approved a decree, which modifies the regulation on the use of public radioelectric domain and allows the reorganization of the 26...
The Open Metaverse Foundation is organized into eight Foundational Interest Groups (FIGs)
The Linux Foundation has formed the Open Metaverse Foundation (OMF), a group designed to support the development of open-source software and standards for the metaverse.
The group is organized into eight Foundational Interest Groups (FIGs): Users,...
Nextivity is also re-branding its public safety portfolio
In-building wireless company Nextivity has acquired High-Power User Equipment (HPUE) company Assured Wireless, which serves the public safety user market.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Assured Wireless was founded in 2016 and is based...
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In a memo sent to employees, Microsoft's CEO called such decisions 'difficult, but necessary'
Microsoft today issued a filing that detailed plans to lay off 10,000 employees as part of broader cost-cutting measures. Company CEO Satya Nadella discussed the job cuts at this year’s World...
Fewer than 1.2 billion smartphones were shipped worldwide in 2022
According to a recent report by analyst firm Canalys, 2022 was one of the worst years for global smartphone shipments in nearly a decade, with global shipments dropping roughly 11%. The highest drop was...
FET had initially launched commercial 5G services in Taiwan in 2020
Taiwanese operator Far EasTone Telecommunications expects its 5G subscriber penetration rate to reach 40% by the end of this year from more than 30% last year, local newspaper Taipei Times reported.
The carrier’s president, Chee...
Mavenir said its FWA solution can be deployed on public, hybrid and private clouds
Mavenir announced the availability of its new Fixed Wireless Access solution (FWA), which combines its open virtualized RAN, converged packet core and OpenBeam portfolio of radio units.
The firm said that this...
T-Mobile US achieved a median 5G download speed of 216.56 Mbps in Q4 2022
Once again, Ookla has crowned T-Mobile US as the fastest, most consistent and most available mobile operator in the United States. According to the company’s latest speed test, T-Mobile US achieved...
Dish Network has announced that it is seeking another $500 million in financing for its wireless network buildout, following on top of the nearly $2 billion that it sought in late 2022 for the same purpose.
The net proceeds of the debt offering "are intended...
SK Telecom and Joby Aviation discussed cooperation for participation in Phase 1 of the K-UAM Grand Challenge
Korean carrier SK Telecom and Joby Aviation, a U.S. urban air mobility (UAM) company had talks with the aim of strengthening their cooperation, Korean news service Business Korea...
Mobi has operated in Hawaii since 2005
Hawaiian service provider Mobi is expanding its horizons, signing a new deal with Federated Wireless to harness CBRS for a 5G wireless broadband service and launching a pilot mobile virtual network operator service in the continental U.S.
Mobi won...
The antennas have been tested at various frequencies up to 48 GHz
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed 3D-printed radio antennas that could be used to bring mobile networks to people living in remote areas.
In a release, the University of Sheffield noted that...
Spending on compute and storage infrastructure for cloud deployments was up nearly 25% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2022 and reached $23.9 billion, according to new numbers from IDC.
The analyst firm said that non-cloud computing infrastructure spending also saw strong year-over-year growth...
All three mobile network operators have achieved the required coverage of 98% of households with at least 100 Mbits in each federal state
German mobile operators said they have fulfilled with the coverage obligations required in the terms of the 5G spectrum auction in 2019.
The...
Bharti Airtel said it has already launched 5G in more than 30 cities across the country
Indian operator Bharti Airtel has launched 5G services in five cities in Uttar Pradesh state, the company said in a release.
Bharti Airtel said its 5G offering has been launched...
The event, Destination:ifland, was just the first part of a larger series called The Meta Guide
Singtel and SK Telecom (SKT) held a joint metaverse event where attendees designed digital avatars and then participated in various activities. The experience, called "Destination:ifland", took place at the...
A 2020 report found that 74% of respondents expect ships' satellite communications budget to increase by more than 25%
International satellite service operator IEC Telecom Group has acquired Maritime Network Systems (MNS), a superyacht communications specialist based in Spain, as part of its larger maritime digitalization...
The consortium will develop are artificial intelligence systems to detect a range of cyberattacks on 5G network slices as they happen
The University of Waterloo announced a "5G and beyond" mobile network technology consortium with the aim of developing secure 5G network slices and improving...
Company also put in place measures to prevent a hostile takeover
NI said Friday that it has been approached by potential buyers and that its board of directors has begun a review of its strategic options.
"The comprehensive review will include consideration of a full range...
Mint Mobile is an MVNO that operates on T-Mobile US' network
According to recent Bloomberg reports, T-Mobile US is considering purchasing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Mint Mobile. Mint does not run its own network; instead, it operates on T-Mobile US' network, which would likely...
The telcos confirmed that the new entity will be called True Corp.
The boards of Thai operator Total Access Communication (Dtac) and True Corp. agreed that their merged entity will be called True Corp.
The two carriers informed the Thai Stock Exchange that they will have...
The layoffs are part of a larger $1.1 billion dollar cost-cutting effort
Vodafone is planning massive layoffs as part of a $1.1 billion dollar cost-cutting effort, reported the Financial Times. Several hundreds of jobs are on the chopping block, and according to sources, most are...
Rohde & Schwarz noted that the development of sub-THz communications as envisioned for 6G will only be possible with a solid understanding of the properties of electromagnetic wave propagation
German company Rohde & Schwarz has conducted a channel-sounding measurement campaign with the aim of offering...
