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21 September, 2021

OQ Technology reveals patent portfolio in the US and Europe to improve satellite communications

5G satellite operator OQ Technology has revealed six pending patent applications in the USA and in Europe that will improve satellite-based IoT and M2M communications in remote locations. OQ Technology’s patent applications include a “wake-up” technology for satellite IoT (Internet of things) devices, IoT device localisation, frequency and timing synchronisation, inter-satellite link technology and satellite system design.

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26 July, 2021

Telcos must get public on side when building smart cities

As communication service providers (CSPs) spend billions on rolling out networks to create “smart cities”, business technology journalist Antony Savvas asks whether they should spend a bit more on explaining to the public what they are doing, and for whom?

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02 July, 2021

Telcos’ anger will only be curbed by regulatory action

Regulatory changes and fair competition in connectivity and content were themes at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, drawing the anger of leading telco CEOs. Business technology journalist, Antony Savvas considers where this is all going.

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28 June, 2021

Nokia, Beaqon advance digital transformation of Singapore’s Changi airport with optical LAN

Nokia announced that with solution integrator, Beaqon Pte Ltd, it will deploy Nokia´s passive optical local area network (POL) solution at Changi Airport, Singapore. The new network will support existing operations and enable new services to advance Changi Airport’s digital transformation.

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28 June, 2021

Screenless wristband enables communication and contactless payment with innovative biometrics

The IoT (Internet of Things) building blocks from Infineon Technologies AG are becoming ever more powerful, energy-efficient, and smaller. Today, practically any everyday object can be enriched with smart functions to make life easier.

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28 June, 2021

Bringing the value of 5G to manufacturing reality

5G networks promise much, not least in manufacturing where 5G splicing is seen as a scalable and cost-effective way to boost productivity. Here, business technology journalist Antony Savvas looks at a potentially key development in the market.

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31 May, 2021

European digital consortium to design future EU quantum internet ultra-secure comms

The European Commission has selected a consortium of companies and research institutes to study the design of the future European quantum communication network, EuroQCI (quantum communication infrastructure). It will enable ultra-secure communication between critical infrastructures and government institutions across the European Union.

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13 April, 2021

Facial recognition for payments to be used by over 1.4bn people globally by 2025

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of users of software-based facial recognition to secure payments will exceed 1.4 billion globally by 2025, from just 671 million in 2020. (more…)

06 April, 2021

Verizon Business brings private MEC to enterprise customers with AWS

Verizon Business and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will be expanding their 5G collaboration to deliver private mobile edge computing (MEC) to enterprise customers in the U.S who want a completely dedicated edge compute infrastructure on-premise that enables ultra-low latency, higher levels of security and deeper customisation. The solution will fully integrate Verizon’s Private 5G networks […]

30 March, 2021

Nokia expands Mobily partnership with enterprise IoT network in Saudi Arabia

Nokia announced the completion of a narrowband ‘Internet of Things’ (NB-IoT) network deployment in L 800 band as part of its strategic partnership with Mobily. (more…)