Satellite phone dreams orbit reality as direct-to-cell usage set to underwhelm
Nice technology, shame about the price and the indoor blackouts
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Putin sends submarines to survey Britain’s subsea cables. UK deploys Royal Navy, mobilizes parliamentary draftsmen
Proposed legislation threatens fines and prison for reckless damage. Russian Prez must be shaking in his boots
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Jammin’ on UK defence secretary’s jet as Russia blamed for GPS interference
Estonian academic fingers mobile tower-mounted devices as Kremlin tries to swat Ukrainian forces
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ICANN again intervenes to defend AFRINIC
Africa’s regional internet registry and its longtime antagonist are fighting on old and new fronts
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Broadcom gets early start on WiFi 8 with next-gen wireless routing kit
Better, more reliable, and cheaper? Isn't that the story every generation?
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UK armed forces aims for secure comms via optical satellite links
Brit military boffins test ground station with infra-red lasers to deliver multi-gigabyte downloads
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6G: The next gen of wireless tech nobody’s ready to pay for
Standards body on track for 2028 specs drop. Telcos on track for 2028 existential crisis about 5G ROI
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Cisco making SONiC available to all customers – not just hyperscalers
Hardened version of open-source NOS coming to Nexus 9000s
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Ucell and ZTE complete large-scale deployment of AI‑Powered green network solution in Uzbekistan
Network-wide rollout boosts energy efficiency by 10.6%, cutting carbon emissions and operational costs without compromising user experience
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Under-trained techie didn’t claim overtime for mistakenly failing to phone it in
After making a medical clinic's network rather ill, she 'kept working until I somewhat knew what I was doing'
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AT&T sues to ditch Cali copper phone lines to save billions
Telecoms giant files suit in Golden State so it doesn't have to maintain network it claims is hardly used