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Samsung grabs more 3GPP seats to shape future mobile standards

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May 23, 2025
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Samsung has just strengthened its presence within the 3GPP, where all the big decisions about global mobile standards get made. Set up in 1998, the 3GPP is where industry heavyweights like Samsung, Apple, Qualcomm, Ericsson, Nokia, and Huawei, all come…

Samsung grabs more 3GPP seats to shape future mobile standards

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May 23, 2025
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GSMA: Spectrum costs threaten performance of mobile networks

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May 15, 2025
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The GSMA has found that operators are struggling with spectrum costs, holding back investment to improve the performance of mobile networks. According to the GSMA, on average, consumers are actually paying about 38% less for mobile services than a deca…

Plugfest conducts 50G-PON & 25GS-PON interoperability tests

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May 7, 2025
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The path towards next-gen superfast fibre optic networks has accelerated thanks to 50G-PON and 25GS-PON interoperability tests at Plugfest. This vital progress stems from the latest ‘Plugfest’ organised by the Broadband Forum (essentially an intensive …

Adapt or disappear: The future for altnets

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May 3, 2025
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The UK’s alternative network providers (“altnets”) jumped in around 2018 and, backed by billions in investment, put a rocket under the country’s fibre rollout. Superfast fibre is now within reach for over 40% of homes and businesses, …

DEFRA signs BT contract to use EE for real-time environment data

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May 1, 2025
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has signed a contract with BT to use its EE mobile network for real-time data. At the heart of the five-year contract is the provision of 34,000 mobile connections. These will not only supp…

Check Point: AI is boosting cyber threat sophistication

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April 30, 2025
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According to Check Point Software, based on what they’re seeing across their global ThreatCloud AI network, cybercriminals aren’t just sticking to the old threat playbook—they’re getting smarter, using AI. It seems we’re facing …

ULA begins deploying Amazon Project Kuiper satellites

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April 29, 2025
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A new chapter in satellite internet services commenced yesterday as a United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket deployed Project Kuiper satellites for Amazon. The launch, which occurred precisely at 7:01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on April 28th from th…

ETSI: Sensing capabilities of 6G networks will transform industries

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April 17, 2025
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The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has shed light on the expected sensing capabilities of future 6G networks. A report produced by ETSI focusing on Integrated Sensing And Communications (ISAC) details 18 advanced use cases that …

FCC chair calls EU satellite strategy ‘anti-American’

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April 15, 2025
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has urged EU nations to reevaluate their satellite strategy amid concerns about relying on Starlink for services. Speaking to the Financial Times, Carr emphasised the importance of unity and cautioned allies to “focus on the r…