Newscan: Verizon planning to shut down 2G network

Satellite-direct-to-device provider AST SpaceMobile today launched its first five Bluebird low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites to mark the beginning of its constellation that is designed to deliver global 4G/5G broadband services to unmodified devices in partnership with some of the world’s largest cellular carriers. AST SpaceMobile CEO Abel Avellan said the launch of the five Bluebird satellites […]

T-Mobile has successfully conducted a wireless emergency alert test via a Starlink satellite. The un-carrier said this is the first time a US wireless emergency alert (WEA) has been sent by satellite. “This is one of those days, as the CEO of a wireless company, that makes me pause for a moment and reflect on how technology […]

Israeli autonomous driving tech company Mobileye will stop developing its own lidar. The move will mean the loss of around 100 jobs by the end of the year. The decision was revealed in a statement from the Jerusalem-based company, which confirmed: “Mobileye has chosen to end the internal development of next-generation frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) lidars […]

Wildfire detection technology company Dryad Networks has introduced the next generation of its Silvanet solution which features industry-first direct-to-satellite connectivity.  Silvanet provides ultra-early detection of wildfires, as well as health and growth monitoring of forests, using solar-powered gas sensors deployed in a large-scale IoT sensor network. Dryad showcased its smart sensor technology earlier this year at […]