Vodafone reports that it has connected its 200 millionth Internet of Things (IoT) device, part of a secure worldwide network of smart devices and machines that monitor people’s health, protect endangered animals, thwart vehicle thefts and detect fires, floods and earthquakes. The device that achieved this milestone is a healthcare monitor connected by Vodafone to […]
Viasat of California, which already circles the globe with its fleet of Viasat and Inmarsat geostationary satellites, is to build a low Earth orbiting (LEO) fleet. Viasat will partner with Abu Dhabi-based Space42 which operates the profitable Thuraya fleet of speciality satellites. The agreement was announced at the Washington Satellite 2025 show. Space42 has signed […]
The Asian Pacific Satellite-to-Device (S2D) company Astrum Mobile will operate an S2D platform delivering 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) services. Astrum Mobile’s vision for an S2D service directly to end-user smartphones and smart devices is advancing with the selection of SWISSto12 as the manufacturer of the NEASTAR-1 satellite, based on the small geostationary HummingSat platform, to […]
The momentum for enterprise investment in emerging technologies remains robust with nearly half (47 per cent) of businesses investing in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), compared with 43 per cent in 2024. Forty-three per cent of survey respondents are investing in internet of things (IoT) and 33 per cent is investing in 5G technology, reflecting an […]
SafeShark, the UK’s cybersecurity compliance and assurance provider for connected devices, has announced a partnership with CyberWhiz, a specialist IoT cybersecurity solutions provider and compliance consultancy, to expand its services in Europe. CyberWhiz will act as an official agent for SafeShark’s services in the EU supporting manufacturers in ensuring regulatory compliance and cybersecurity resilience. The […]
Virgin Media O2 Business and River Severn Partnership Advanced Wireless Innovation Region (RSPAWIR) has announced a new collaboration to trial 5G connectivity at Overbury Farms on the border between Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. By installing a portable 5G Private Network on the farm, this trial will showcase innovative use cases, laying the groundwork for “the connected […]
February 21st saw Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat downgraded again. This time the review came from investment bank Goldman Sachs, who advised Eutelsat shareholders to ‘Sell’ from analyst Andrew Lee. On the upside, however, Eutelsat has announced what it describes as the “world’s first 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) connection leveraging its OneWeb LEO satellites”. The achievement […]
Zayo Group, a communications infrastructure provider, has released its biannual Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Insights Report, revealing a nearly 82 per cent surge in attack frequency between 2023 and 2024. Attack volume almost doubled from 90,000 incidents in 2023 to 165,000 in 2024, as cybercriminals leverage AI and expanding adoption of IoT devices to […]
A study from Juniper Research forecasts that the global number of IoT devices protected by cybersecurity solutions will reach 28 billion by 2028; rising from only 14 billion in 2024. This represents a growth of over 100 per cent over the next four years. However, despite this sizable growth, it warned that as the complexity […]
A study from Juniper Research, experts in telecommunications markets, has found that global revenue from wholesale roaming will grow from $9 billion (€8.7bn) in 2024 to $20 billion by 2028. Juniper Research predicts that the increasing deployment of 5G standalone (SA) technology, which supports the growing need for real-time monitoring of roaming connections and activity, […]