During the Belgium Cup Final between Club Brugge and Anderlecht on May 4th, Sony, NEP Europe and Citymesh set up the first 5G broadcast test in the country, providing media group DPG Media an in-depth proof of concept on network–based workflows “This demonstrates the power of 5G for low latency applications. By deploying a local […]
The market availability of solutions to support the next generation of fibre networks has been accelerated thanks to interoperability testing of 50G-PON and 25GS-PON technologies. The latest Broadband Forum Plugfest event marked the first time that 50G-PON – or Higher speed (HS-PON) – was tested at the interoperability event series, and the second time for […]
The emergence of eSIM technology marks an important evolution in the telecommunications sector. It provides a more flexible approach to global connectivity and comes at a time when the industry is moving away from traditional SIM cards. eSIMs are helping set the stage for a new era in device management. It’s a technology that’s facilitating […]
Would-be international satellite direct-to-device business Lynk Global has won a modification to its existing operating licence from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Luxembourg-based SES has an investment position with Lynk. “We want to thank the FCC for quickly granting our licence modification to provide service in the United States. Lynk previously received the world’s […]
Ofcom has published the latest figures for complaints the media regulator received about the UK’s major telecoms and pay-TV providers. These figures cover the period from October to December 2024 and represent complaints made by customers about their broadband, pay-monthly mobile and pay-TV services. Overall, during this period the numbers of complaints decreased slightly remained […]
According to Canalys (now part of Omdia) research, in Q1 2025, the global smartphone market recorded a slight growth of 0.2 per cent, with shipments reaching 296.9 million units. As the peak replacement cycle came to an end and vendors prioritised healthier inventory levels, global smartphone market growth slowed for the third consecutive quarter. Samsung […]
United Launch Alliance (ULA) placed a batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites into orbit at 7.01pm Florida time on April 28th. The undisclosed number of broadband satellites will eventually challenge SpaceX’s Starlink system. The KA-01 launch took place from Cape Canaveral. Starlink and now Project Kuiper are both part of an effort to transform global […]
US mobile providers such as T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon have been aggressively rolling out 5G home internet (also known as FWA, or fixed wireless access) over the past year. Penetration of the service has now reached 12 per cent, and more than half (56 per cent) of non-FWA subscribers are likely to consider the service […]
AppsFlyer has released data on the fourth anniversary of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework, showing a transformed landscape where privacy and performance are no longer seen as competing priorities. Four years after ATT’s introduction, the industry appears to have transformed what was once viewed as a limitation into a foundation for more transparent, consent-based […]
AST SpaceMobile (AST) activated one of its first BlueBird satellites over Japan in order to make a video call with staff from cellular telco Rakuten, its partner operator in Japan. Abel Avellan, CEO at AST, commented: “Another historic first! We completed our initial activation of our first BlueBird satellites in Japan with Rakuten Mobile to […]