Looking to enhance their existing work in optimising and boosting network efficiency and performance, global comms tech company Ericsson and Japanese IT business and comms operator SoftBank have announced a collaboration to explore converged architectures for artificial intelligence (AI)-based radio access networks (RAN). Ericsson and SoftBank are among the companies that formed the AI-RAN Alliance, … Read more
Almost ubiquitous high-speed mobile connectivity has long been considered a bedrock requirement of future digital economies, but the UK is falling well behind other major economies in the provision of 5G mobile access, with research commissioned by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) finding that UK users are receiving 5G coverage just 10% of the time. … Read more
As the increased need in both the industrial and consumer sectors for next-generation internet of things (IoT) solutions drives not only a demand for hardware for also a commensurate requirement for edge AI solutions, global semiconductor firm STMicroelectronics has entered into a strategic collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies International. According to data from ABI Research, the … Read more
With the widespread adoption of XGS-PON and 25G PON services into homes to support advanced applications such as video collaboration, Wi-Fi upgrades are critical for delivering multi-gig speeds into the connected home. To address greater demands for enhanced connectivity, Nokia has unveiled the Beacon 19, a Wi-Fi 7 gateway the company said will “provide high-capacity … Read more
A former detective wrongly claimed that a solicitor representing journalists who had been subject to unlawful police surveillance attempted to buy a firearm, a tribunal heard. Darren Ellis alleged in a closed hearing that solicitor Niall Murphy was allegedly involved in buying a firearm, after discovering a WhatsApp message sent as joke on a phone … Read more