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Cellular networks vulnerable to wildfires across U.S.
About one in four people in the United States lives in an area served by cellular phone towers at risk of an outage caused by wildfires, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Business
Tech companies push for new software to break China's 5G lead
America's top tech companies are pushing for a software-based approach to building 5G telecom networks that could help the United States and its allies get past the hardware-based leadership position that China's Huawei currently ...
14 hours ago
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Ericsson earnings boosted by 5G network rollouts
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has reported upbeat third quarter earnings, helped mainly by the rollout of 5G wireless networks in China and a strong U.S. market.
Oct 21, 2020
Business
Sweden bans Huawei, ZTE from 5G, calls China biggest threat
Sweden is banning Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE from building new high-speed wireless networks after a top security official called China one of the country's biggest threats.
Oct 20, 2020
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Telecom
Internet connectivity is oxygen for research and development work
Fast and reliable internet access is fundamental for research and development activity around the world. Seamless connectivity is a privilege we often take for granted. But in developing nations, technological limitations ...
Oct 16, 2020
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Telecom
Tech companies step up to bring free Wi-Fi to LA public housing residents
Nearly 9,000 residents of public housing in Los Angeles will receive free broadband internet access for the rest of the 2020-21 school year as part of a new partnership between the city, Microsoft and the start-up internet ...
Oct 14, 2020
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Telecom
The promise of 5G wireless - speed, hype, risk
A much-hyped network upgrade called "5G" means different things to different people.
Oct 14, 2020
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Telecom
Security company finds vulnerability in Xfinity television remote controls
A team of researchers at GuardiCore Ltd., a cloud security company, has found a vulnerability in the remote controls Comcast provides its Xfinity user community. On their blog page, they relate how they were able to hijack ...
Oct 08, 2020 report
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Telecom
5G networks: are there health risks?
Do 5G mobile telephones and networks pose health risks? Worries about the effect the technology has on humans and the environment have persisted as it has been deployed in various countries. What do scientists have to say ...
Sep 29, 2020
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Business
France puts 5G mobile frequencies on the block
France on Tuesday began to auction off radio frequencies for the deployment of ultrafast 5G mobile technology, a process that will add billions of euros to the government's depleted coffers.
Sep 29, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Amazon Sidewalk to boost neighborhood connectivity
Former presidential contender Hillary Clinton authored a book titled, "It Takes a Village," about communities working together for the wellbeing of one another.
Sep 22, 2020 report
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Telecom
Optical Wi-Fi allows for ultrafast underwater communications
EPFL spin-off Hydromea has developed a miniature optical modem that can operate down to 6,000 meters below the ocean's surface. It is sensitive enough to collect data at very high speeds from sources more than 50 meters away.
Sep 22, 2020
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Robotics
Enabling remote whole-body control with 5G edge computing
There are many real-world—and, someday, off-world—applications for light-weight, energy-efficient, fully autonomous robots. Yet the more autonomous a robot is, the greater its computational requirements. Onboarding the ...
Sep 15, 2020
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Telecom
Top EU court enshrines net neutrality in Europe
The EU's top court ruled for the first time on the bloc's net neutrality rules Tuesday and confirmed that companies could not punish customers with a two-speed internet.
Sep 15, 2020
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Business
Samsung wins $6.6 billion Verizon 5G order
Samsung Electronics clinched a $6.6 billion agreement to provide 5G network equipment to Verizon in the United States, a regulatory filing showed Monday, expanding its presence in the strategically crucial market.
Sep 07, 2020
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