BT inks connectivity deal for rural devices

BT Group won a contract with a UK government agency to supply 34,000 connections for IoT sensors and worker devices in remote and rural areas, a deal positioned as supporting real time identification of critical events. The deal with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) runs for up to five years and … Leer más

Huawei eyes data opportunity from global AI push

Peter Zhou, president of Huawei’s data storage product line (pictured), expressed confidence his unit could capitalise on the need to support ever growing AI deployments during an event hosted by the vendor in Munich, Germany this week. At its Innovative Data Infrastructure Forum 2025 event, Zhou and other Huawei representatives highlighted AI’s requirement for reliable … Leer más

SES in talks to supplement Starlink in EU

European satellite operator SES reportedly expanded talks with the European Union (EU) and various governments over plans to complement services offered by Starlink, as the bloc seeks to reduce reliance on foreign satellite networks. The EU first approached operators including SES and Eutelsat in March following rising tensions with the US, and the former’s CEO … Leer más

AT&T beefs up mobile security app with more capabilities

AT&T added new features to its mobile security app, including the ability to scan social media accounts for signs of unauthorised activity, scams and malicious links, or content that could damage a customer’s reputation. The ActiveArmor mobile security app’s upgraded capabilities also include lost wallet recovery to help customers recover credit cards, debit cards, check … Leer más

Airtel, Jio experts flag 5G RedCap costs

Executives with Airtel Business and Reliance Jio told an industry conference the price of 5G reduced capability (RedCap) is restricting uptake, but backed demand in their home market along with China to ultimately see the development come good, ETTelecom reported. The newspaper reported Siddharth Talawadekar, VP and business head for IoT with Airtel Business, and … Leer más

Amazon monte sur orbite avec le premier lancement de Project Kuiper

Une fusée a mis sur orbite le 28 avril les 27 premiers satellites de la constellation internet haut débit Project Kuiper d’Amazon. Le géant du commerce en ligne cherche à rivaliser avec Starlink d’Elon Musk et les autres compétiteurs d’une course effrénée aux connexions spatiales. United Launch Alliance, le constructeur de la fusée Atlas V, … Leer más

Digital Catapult joins EU-backed 6G consortium

UK government-backed technology incubator Digital Catapult became the latest member of a recently launched European Commission (EC)-supported 6G innovation project, as research and development around the upcoming technology in the continent continues to ramp-up. Unveiled last month, the three-year programme dubbed 6G-LEADER, now counts a consortium of 19 academic and industry partners, including telecoms heavyweights … Leer más

Analysis: Why Comcast, Charter are winning in mobile

US cable operators Comcast and Charter Communications continued to rack up mobile subscriber gains in Q1 through their MVNO agreements with Verizon, which lost post-paid customers in the quarter. Charter Communications and Comcast are the two largest cable companies in the US, and their mobile adds in the quarter are more of a mounting trend … Leer más

Google to drop new Nest launches in Europe

Google confirmed it will no longer launch new Nest thermostat models in Europe as it shifts focus to supporting third-party smart energy devices through its Google Home platform. The company cited the wide variety of hardware and software standards in the region “that make it challenging to build for the diverse set of homes”. However, … Leer más

IBM commits $150B to boost US tech leadership

IBM unveiled plans to invest $150 billion in the US over the next five years in a bid to solidify the country’s leadership in computing technologies. The initiative includes more than $30 billion earmarked for research and development to drive innovation in American manufacturing of mainframe and quantum computers. Announcing the move, CEO Arvind Krishna … Leer más