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Why does UK lag on 5G mobile connectivity?

By approving a merger of Vodafone and Three in the UK, the country has secured a commitment from the mobile phone operators to invest billions of pounds on 5G connectivity.

Engineering

GPS alternative for drone navigation uses visual data from stars

A surge in GPS jamming attacks in drone warfare has inspired Australian researchers to develop a celestial navigation system that uses visual data from stars rather than relying on the global positioning system.

Telecom

Cellphone outage in Denmark causes widespread disruption and hits emergency services

One of Denmark's largest cellphone networks suffered severe outages Thursday that prevented people from contacting emergency services, forced at least one hospital to reduce non-critical medical care, and prompted security ...

Telecom

Engineers knit a 'blanket' of sophisticated radio-frequency antennas

Imagine taking the radio frequency properties of the dish antennas you see on rooftops and knitting them into a wearable garment—a sweater or a blanket that is ultralight, portable, easy to fold up and stow away.

Telecom

Advanced error model enhances urban vehicle navigation accuracy

In an advance for vehicle navigation, researchers have developed an advanced system that integrates Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Odometry ...