The Federal Communications Commission has given the go-ahead for AST SpaceMobile to test direct-to-cell mobile broadband services, including voice and data, with AT&T and Verizon.
This is a pretty big hurdle for AST SpaceMobile to have cleared as it moves towards providing commercial mobile broadband services from space, as evidenced by its stock price uptick when it announced the regulator's decision late last week.
As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives.
ETSI has announced the establishment of a new Industry Specification Group (ISG) focused on Multiple Access Techniques (MAT) for 6G mobile systems. The group aims to build industry consensus on innovative multiple access techniques, based on 3GPP specifications.
The US Justice Department has sued to block the acquisition of Juniper Networks by HPE, asserting that it would eliminate competition between two of the three top wireless networking firms.
As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives.
The global market for broadband network equipment is still on the up but it is approaching peak, while broadband subscriptions have hit a new milestone, according to new data published this week.
The broadband access equipment market will grow by 0.8% on average for the next five years, Dell'Oro predicts, putting the sector's peak at US$19.2 billion in revenue in 2028, as cablecos and fibre operators complete major DOCSIS 4.0 and rural broadband expansion projects.
Japan's SoftBank and OpenAI are reportedly discussing a deal that could see the telco become the ChatGPT maker's biggest single shareholder.
That title is currently held by Microsoft, which has so far ploughed $13 billion into OpenAI – more than any other individual entity.
After a difficult few quarters, Nokia returned to sales growth in Q4 after its fixed-line and data centre networking divisions put in particularly solid performances.
"We saw a strong finish to 2024 with 9% net sales growth year-on-year in Q4," said Nokia chief executive Pekka Lundmark. "I am optimistic that the improving market trends we are now seeing will persist into 2025."
Nokia's revenue for the three months to 31 December came in at €5.98 billion, up from €5.42 billion a year earlier, with Europe, North America and APAC all returning to growth.