Staff Reporter

Staff Reporter

  • Joined: 1 September 2025
  • Articles: 22617

Vodafone connects first space video call over AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites using standard phone.

Following the success of the first LEO satellite-routed video call using a regular 4G/5G device, Vodafone plans to roll out Europe’s first commercial direct-to-smartphone broadband satellite service in 2025-2026, expanding network coverage to rural and underserved areas across the continent. Operating from low Earth orbit, Vodafone says its satellite service using AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird satellites

Ericsson to equip SailGP race venues with 5G Private Networks

Ericsson will provide 5G private networks to SailGP race venues, enabling real-time, high-quality live camera streaming from racing catamarans. This connectivity will also transmit crucial data on team locations, tactics, and strategy. Each high-performance F50 catamaran will be equipped with Cradlepoint edge routers installed in the wings of the craft, to process over 53 billion

Advanced Device Locking: gamechanger in combating phone theft

Around 196,000 people had their phones stolen between April 2022 and March 2023. and  this is only a fraction of the true figure writes Dion Price, CEO of device-locking technology company Trustonic. Mobile “snatch thefts” have become endemic on UK streets, particularly in London, which accounted for 74 per cent of reported incidents in the

Competition Czar to investigate Apple and Google ecosystem dominance

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Apple and Google’s dominant positions in the mobile ecosystem. The investigations, scheduled to end in October, will examine impact on end-users and the thousands of businesses developing apps “Apple and Google are able to exert considerable influence over much of the content, services, and technological development provided

Onecom secures £100m multi-year facility to fuel growth and acquisitions

Onecom has secured a significant £100 million acquisition finance facility through Ares Capital. The refinancing allows Onecom to consolidate its existing financial arrangements while providing the flexibility to pursue new market opportunities. It will also enable the company to enhance its services across fixed-line voice, connectivity, managed cloud, and IT solutions, serving nearly 100,000 business

Virgin Media 3G switch-off could trigger £10.3m e-waste gold rush

The phase-out of Virgin Media O2’s 3G network could generate electronic waste worth £13m, including £10.3m from just 146 kilograms of gold, according to new research from BusinessWaste.co.uk. The analysis highlights the environmental and economic implications of decommissioning legacy network technologies, with millions of devices rendered obsolete and valuable raw materials at stake. The report