Telecom
Latest Vega launch paves way for Vega-C
Arianespace announced liftoff of Vega's twentieth flight from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 9:27 GMT (10:27 CET; 06:27 local time). Vega delivered three CERES payloads for the French Ministry of the Armed Forces.
Nov 16, 2021
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Telecom
Lighting up the digital divide with 'Fibre, Before the Fibre'
Imagine beaming light from a fiber-connected suburban home to a 3D-printed wireless communication system to a school in an informal settlement across the road, providing learners with instant high-speed, reliable internet ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Telecom
Mexico City sets world record for free Wi-Fi hotspots
Mexico City has set a world record for free Wi-Fi access thanks to thousands of public internet access points across the capital, Guinness World Records announced Wednesday.
Nov 11, 2021
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Telecom
European software-defined satellite starts service
A telecommunications satellite that can be reprogrammed in orbit, offering unprecedented mission reconfiguration capacity, has successfully passed its in-orbit acceptance review.
Nov 11, 2021
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Business
Brazil raises $8.4 bn in 5G tender
Brazil raised $8.4 billion in investments and license fees in an international tender to build and operate one of the world's biggest 5G data networks, Communications Minister Fabio Faria said Friday, hailing a "great success."
Nov 06, 2021
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Telecom
Clouds in a new light: Rejected satellite data gives a fresh view of our floating companions
Clouds have been objects of reverie and wonder throughout human history, inspiring art and imagination, and of course warning of extreme weather events.
Nov 05, 2021
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Telecom
China launches SDGSAT-1 science satellite to facilitate global sustainable development
China launched the SDGSAT-1 science satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China on November 5, 2021. The satellite was launched aboard the Long March-6 (CZ-6) carrier rocket and entered ...
Nov 05, 2021
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Internet
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp again hit with outages for some users
Yes, Facebook, Instagram and Meta's other platforms had some issues Wednesday.
Nov 04, 2021
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Business
AT&T, Verizon to delay 5G due to air safety concerns: US regulators
Telecom giants AT&T and Verizon agreed to push back deployment of a new 5G frequency band to allow time to address air safety concerns, US regulators said Thursday.
Nov 04, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Japan and Finland collaborate to develop 6G cellular standard
An international team of researchers from Japan and Finland will work to develop technologies and standards for the sixth generation of wireless communications, commonly known as 6G, as part of a joint research agreement ...
Nov 01, 2021
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Robotics
Drones show promise in speeding up communication with underwater robots for ocean surveys
Researchers from The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science find that drones may be the next generation of communication bases to monitor the ocean and seafloor because of their high-speed positioning, stability, ...
Oct 29, 2021
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Software
Battling wildfires from behind the scenes
Catastrophic wildfires in Europe have become a far too common headline and this year has been no exception as the world once again bore witness to parts of the continent burning. While southern Europe is no stranger to the ...
Oct 28, 2021
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