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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.
Dec 5, 2024
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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.
Dec 3, 2024
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Research study sets path for a global 5G space network
Researchers have achieved a breakthrough by mapping out the future of space-enabled 5G telecommunications. The 5G Infrastructure Study (5G-IS), funded by ESA's Connectivity and Secure Communications directorate, provides ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Data cable running across Sweden-Finland border suffers damage
A data cable running across the land border between Sweden and Finland has been damaged, a company providing digital infrastructure and data communication in Northern Europe said Tuesday.
Dec 3, 2024
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AI identifies non-line-of-sight errors in global navigation satellite systems
In urban environments, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) often struggle with signal obstructions caused by tall buildings, vehicles, and other structures. These obstacles lead to Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) errors that ...
Dec 2, 2024
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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 ...
Nov 28, 2024
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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.
Nov 27, 2024
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Engineering
Shape-shifting antenna uses memory alloys to adapt to temperature change
By leveraging cutting-edge additive manufacturing techniques and shape memory alloys, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have created an antenna that can change its shape ...
Nov 27, 2024
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Telecom
Real-world experiments identify main barriers to smartphone-based augmented reality in indoor settings
Smartphone-based augmented reality, in which visual elements are overlaid on the image of a smartphone camera, are extremely popular apps. These apps allow users to see how furniture would look in their house, or navigate ...
Nov 23, 2024
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Telecom
Cross-medium eavesdropping technology overturns assumptions about underwater communications security
Researchers from Princeton and MIT have found a way to intercept underwater messages from the air, overturning long held assumptions about the security of underwater transmissions.
Nov 22, 2024
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Business
Comcast to spin off cable networks that were once the entertainment giant's star performers
Comcast is spinning off into a new company many of the cable television networks that were once at the entertainment giant's heart as consumers increasingly swap out their cable TV subscriptions for streaming platforms.
Nov 20, 2024
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Telecom
Germany and Finland investigate a severed data cable through the Baltic Sea
German and Finland expressed deep concern over the discovery Monday of a severed undersea data cable between the countries through the Baltic Sea, saying it raised suspicions of sabotage and that an investigation was underway.
Nov 18, 2024
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Telecom
Saving lives at sea from space by mapping uncharted lifeboat routes
A pioneering project is helping lifeboats safely navigate the shifting waters of the Solway Firth on rescue missions by harnessing data from satellites.
Nov 18, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Engineers transform smartphones into instruments for studying space
That ordinary smartphone in your pocket could be a powerful tool for investigating outer space. In a new study, researchers at Google and CU Boulder have transformed millions of Android phones across the globe into a fleet ...
Nov 17, 2024
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Telecom
Wide-incident-angle wideband radio-wave absorbers boost 5G and beyond 5G applications
5G wireless communication services have rapidly expanded worldwide, leveraging millimeter-wave (mmW) frequencies in the 24 GHz to 71 GHz range (referred to as frequency range 2, or FR2). Looking ahead, Beyond 5G and 6G services, ...
Nov 8, 2024
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Telecom
Researchers develop new technology to detect and track illegal flying drones
A South Korean research team has succeeded in developing a new technology that can detect and track illegal flying drones that cause crimes such as unauthorized flying, terrorism, and privacy invasion. This technology is ...
Nov 6, 2024
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Telecom
IRIS²: The new satellite constellation aimed at ensuring communications autonomy for the EU
The ongoing transition to a digital economy has already had one observable consequence: a sharp rise in the need for connectivity enabling rapid data transmission. In a global market where connectivity offers are evolving ...
Nov 6, 2024
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Telecom
Quantum experiment arrives at space station aboard NASA's SpaceX CRS-31
After launching at 9:29 p.m. EST Nov. 4, the SpaceX Dragon capsule docked at the International Space Station at 9:52 a.m. EST Nov. 5. The spacecraft carried more than 6,000 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo to ...
Nov 6, 2024
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Engineering
Framework integrates mobile and remote sensing data for population maps
The research team from the Department of Geography at SUNY Buffalo developed an innovative framework that uses a combination of 34 models to map monthly population distributions at fine resolutions. By integrating mobile ...
Oct 29, 2024
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Engineering
Ultra-thin film that absorbs nearly all electromagnetic waves could improve reliability of wireless communication
The research team of Dr. Byeongjin Park and Dr. Sang Bok Lee from the Composites & Convergence Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), has developed the world's first ultra-thin film ...
Oct 28, 2024
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Can cell phone signals help land a plane? Researchers look to the skies to protect aircraft against GPS outages
Dangling from a weather balloon 80,000 feet above New Mexico, a pair of antennas sticks out from a Styrofoam cooler. From that height, the blackness of space presses against Earth's blue skies. But the antennas are not captivated ...
Oct 22, 2024
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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 ...
Oct 22, 2024
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Telecom
Onboard wifi is latest frontline in airline competition
Free onboard wifi has become the latest battleground between the world's leading airlines as the once expensive and unreliable service finally delivers quality comparable to being at home.
Oct 17, 2024
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Engineering
Engineers set new record on how fast data can be sent wirelessly
A new world record in wireless transmission, promising faster and more reliable wireless communications, has been set by researchers from UCL.
Oct 16, 2024
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Telecom
Ancient 3D paper art, kirigami, could reshape modern wireless technology
The future of wireless technology—from charging devices to boosting communication signals—relies on the antennas that transmit electromagnetic waves becoming increasingly versatile, durable and easy to manufacture. Researchers ...
Oct 14, 2024
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