In a surprise move, India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has decided to abandon 5Gi, as the local standard is known. While this follows opposition from telecommunications companies worried about compatibility issues involving 3GPP’s 5G and India’s 5Gi, there should have been testing, equipment, manufacturing and software costs involved. In addition, the Telecommunications Standards Development Society […]
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Nokia, China Mobile (CMCC) and MediaTek has successfully achieved, in a joint trial, a new Standalone 5G (SA) download speed record of 2.94Gbps (Gigabits per second). The trial isn’t as fast as some previous tests, however, it was achieved using modest amounts of spectrum within the common 700MHz and 2.6GHz bands. “Achieved a new 5G […]
You can be forgiven for thinking that Web3 or Web 3.0 is just another trendy buzzword that lets tech companies sell you the same product slightly upgraded under a cool new façade. For one thing, there is no official definition for Web 3, just a collection of parameters that classifies its general qualities, functions, and […]
T-Mobile U.S. extended its involvement in the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to Metro by T-Mobile. All eligible Metro by T-Mobile customers, both new and existing, will be able to get free wireless services, from 27 January, with high-speed smartphone data or up to $30 off on all Metro by T-Mobile smartphone plans with […]
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to testify before a Feb. 3 U.S. House of Representatives hearing on new C-Band 5G deployment and its impact on aviation safety, sources told Reuters on Wednesday. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is expected to hear from FAA Administrator Steve Dickson along with aviation […]
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday issued approvals for additional altimeters that allow about 90% of the U.S. commercial aviation fleet to perform low-visibility landings at airports where 5G wireless is deployed. The FAA said it had cleared seven additional altimeters, bringing the total approved to 20. As of last week, it had […]
Internet services were largely restored in Yemen on Tuesday, residents said, after a four-day outage https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemenis-struggle-without-internet-third-day-after-air-strikes-2022-01-23 following air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition on the Red Sea city of Hodeidah, which damaged telecoms infrastructure. The Iran-aligned Houthi group’s deputy foreign minister, Hussein al-Ezzi, in a Twitter post praised efforts to repair the damage and restore […]
Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) has restored its national backbone network with U.S-based telecom equipment maker Ciena to prepare for the fifth-generation (5G) network rollout. Vi noted that as consumers, enterprises, and content players look to embrace more innovative digital experiences across India, its new 300G/400G backbone network increases scale and performance energy and […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began publishing notices early on Thursday that detailed the extent of potential impact of new 5G wireless service on sensitive aircraft electronics. The FAA has been in talks with airplane makers, airlines and wireless carriers to reduce the impact of new wireless service set to begin on Jan. 19. The […]
Smart Communications partnered with leading 5G smartphone vendor Samsung to lead the development of 5G Standalone (5G-SA) technology in the Philippines. According to a press release, the mobile services provider said that this development follows Smart’s recent firing up of their commercial 5G-SA sites in Makati. “5G SA creates new opportunities for enterprises and consumers, […]