A consortium of companies including Deutsche Telekom, Fairphone, Infineon and Citronics developed a functional prototype of a DSL router made using chips and other physical components from old smartphones. The NeoCircuit Router reuses central electronic components such as a mainboard, processor and memory chips from a smartphone, alongside reclaimed physical connectors such as DSL and … Leer más
BT Group struck a deal to sell its Republic of Ireland wholesale and enterprise business to Speed Fibre Group for €22 million, the latest move by the operator to cut its presence in markets outside of the UK. The agreement is for BT Communications Ireland (BTCIL), which comprises infrastructure in the country, more than … Leer más
Orange signed a contract extension with Nokia to upgrade its 5G radio infrastructure in France, a deal which includes a trial of the vendor’s cloud RAN solutions to assess a transition of the operator’s network towards the technology. The agreement marks another big deal struck by Nokia this week, after it agreed an extension with … Leer más
Senior Google executives defended a shift in its AI ethics policy which opens the door for its technology to be used in military applications as a change necessary to defend the principles of democracy. Various news outlets noted updated Google AI Principles omit wording about employing the technology for harmful purposes including weapons development or … Leer más
Australia reportedly prohibited the use of DeepSeek AI across all government systems, following a risk assessment which found the company’s technology posed a risk to national security. Home affairs minister Tony Burke announced the ban, stating all DeepSeek products, applications and services would be immediately removed from government networks, Bloomberg reported. “AI holds immense potential, … Leer más
Samsung teamed with UScellular to deploy the vendor’s mmWave and virtualised RAN (vRAN) capabilities to support its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) service. UScellular, which is fourth-largest mobile operator in the US, is using Samsung’s 5G compact macro platform to enable mmWave connectivity for both mobile and broadband services. The platform consolidates baseband, radio and … Leer más
Dassault Systemes and Volkswagen Group inked a long-term partnership to optimise the latter’s development of advanced vehicle technology, including the use of virtual twins to streamline production. In a statement, Dassault Systemes explained the automotive giant would adopt its cloud-based 3Dexperience platform to aid with manufacturing and engineering. Engineers, designers and other professionals involved in … Leer más
US-based provider of private 5G and neutral host networks MosoLabs revealed a branding overhaul to better-reflect its infrastructure focus, a move backed up by the launch of two fresh products for the next-generation mobile technology. Now dubbed Moso Networks, the company stated its focus on delivering private 5G technology would now be more apparent. It … Leer más
UK regulator Ofcom granted a licence to Amazon’s Project Kuiper for its broadband satellite service, paving the way for the company to launch its offering in the country. Ofcom stated it approved an earth station network licence for the technology giant’s non-geostationary orbit satellite system, with commercial services potentially launching later this year. In its … Leer más
The leader of the Canadian province of Ontario declared it would rip up a CAD100 million ($68.5 million) contract with Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s Starlink in response to trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. Ontario Premier Doug Ford wrote on X today (3 February) he is also banning US companies from provincial contracts. “We’ll … Leer más