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National roaming can increase resilience of Dutch mobile networks

Within the Netherlands, your mobile phone only uses the masts of your own provider. Other providers' masts can only be used to reach emergency services. As soon as you cross the border, you can switch on roaming to use other ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Research team manufactures the first universal, programmable and multifunctional photonic chip

A team from the Photonics Research Laboratory (PRL)-iTEAM of the Universitat Politècnica de València and the company iPRONICS have designed and manufactured a revolutionary chip for the telecommunications sector, data centers ...

Engineering

Could new technique for 'curving' light be the secret to improved wireless communication?

While cellular networks and Wi-Fi systems are more advanced than ever, they are also quickly reaching their bandwidth limits. Scientists know that in the near future they'll need to transition to much higher communication ...

Telecom

Key technologies in digital twin of railway wireless network

The railway system will continue to integrate global positioning systems (GPS), artificial intelligence (AI), and other technologies to improve safety, comfort, affordability, and eco-friendliness. This puts forward higher ...

Internet

Undersea cables are the unseen backbone of the global internet

Have you ever wondered how an email sent from New York arrives in Sydney in mere seconds, or how you can video chat with someone on the other side of the globe with barely a hint of delay? Behind these everyday miracles lies ...

Telecom

False GPS signal surge makes life hard for pilots

False GPS signals that deceive on-board plane systems and complicate the work of airline pilots are surging near conflict zones, industry employees and officials told AFP.

Internet

Polarized world threatens open internet: ICANN

After 25 years of keeping the internet strong and stable, the nonprofit ICANN—responsible for its technical infrastructure—is warning that increasingly polarized geopolitics could start cracking the foundations of the ...

Hardware

Galileo Second Generation satellite aces first hardware tests

The new Galileo satellite model from Thales Alenia Space underwent mechanical and signal performance testing this summer at ESA's ESTEC Test Center. Structural models resisted launch-like noise and vibrations while an electrical ...

Engineering

New interferometry technique could improve GPS

A new scientific technique could significantly improve the reference frames that millions of people rely upon each day when using GPS navigation services, according to a recently published article in Radio Science.

Telecom

Telecoms outage cuts off millions of Australians

More than 10 million Australians were cut off from internet and phone services on Wednesday after unexplained outages struck one of the country's largest communications companies.

Business

Telecom Italia approves US fund's bid for network

Telecom Italia on Sunday approved an offer by US investment fund KKR for its fixed-line network, infuriating its main shareholder which vowed to contest the "illegal" decision.

Telecom

Researchers use AI to make mobile networks more efficient

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model, developed by the University of Surrey, could help the UK's telecommunications network save up to 76% in network resources compared to the market's most robust Open Radio Access Network ...

Business

Vodafone sells Spain unit for up to 5.0 bn euros

British mobile phone giant Vodafone announced Tuesday the sale of its Spanish division to investment fund Zegona for up to 5.0 billion euros ($5.3 billion), as part of an ongoing overhaul.

Telecom

Satnav test on remote island lab

ESA's navigation testbed vehicle participated in a campaign organized by Norwegian governmental authorities to assess the impact of jamming and spoofing on satnav systems and test innovative technologies for detection and ...