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Verizon, Amazon to integrate LEO satellites with 5G

LOS ANGELES – MWC LA – Verizon and Amazon said they would work to combine Verizon’s 5G wireless network with Amazon’s planned Project Kuiper constellation of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The first offering from the new partnership will backhaul Verizon’s cell sites through Amazon’s LEO satellites, allowing Verizon to offer fixed wireless Internet services in […]

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Public autonomous money aims to attract private investors in Russia

Russia’s ministry of transportation has outlined its draft strategy for the support of autonomous transport for the current decade worth $6.5Bn in governmental spending. Possibly the largest slice, roughly $3Bn, is for connected infrastructure for driverless road transport on 12,000 miles of primary roads while another $2Bn targets the fueling and charging network to adapt […]

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UK regulator opens Motorola Solutions market investigation over roles in Airwave, ESN

Motorola Solutions could be subject to price controls on its highly profitable Airwave TETRA network serving public-safety users in the United Kingdom (UK) or be required to divest Airwave entirely as potential results of a new market investigation, the UK government’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced. CMA unveiled its investigation plans on Monday, when […]

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Lynk updates on testing, approvals for 5G from space

Startup Lynk said it has been testing its service across hundreds of phones per minute, and that it expects to soon receive regulatory approvals for its plans to offer cellular connections from space. The company also disclosed what will likely be its first commercial offering: ten-cent text messages in locations without cellular coverage. “Lynk is […]

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Private 5G networks start powering autonomous mining

Autonomous mining using 5G cellular technology and satellite Internet of Things (IoT) services is starting in markets around the world. One of Latin America’s first autonomous mining pilots is taking place in Colombia, enabled by an industrial-grade private 5G network from Nokia. Using cameras and sensors, machines can detonate dynamite in the pit of the […]

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U.S. military spearheads private 5G for California first responders

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is backing a new offering for first responders in California, including the California National Guard, that will allow them to instantly create a private wireless 5G network wherever and whenever they need it. Broadly, the effort reflects growing interest in the ability for government agencies, enterprises and others to build their […]

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Netflix shows why telcos should fear AWS

Netflix, jetting along on Squid Game success, now has nearly 214 million customers within its planet-encircling tentacles. Telcos that pipe Netflix content to homes are suddenly jealous, even suggesting Netflix should pay them for transport (net neutrality, here we go again). The Internet firm’s trajectory is certainly enviable – its share price has more than quintupled in five years […]

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FirstNet tops 2.8 million connections, 18,500 agencies after best quarter ever, AT&T says

Public safety adopted FirstNet at its highest rate ever during the third quarter, resulting in the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) providing more than 2.8 million connections to more than 18,500 agencies at the end of September, FirstNet contractor AT&T announced today. Jeff McElfresh, CEO of AT&T Communications, noted the growth in FirstNet subscriptions as […]

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Verizon emphasizes need for interoperability, resiliency in first-responder communications

Industry and public safety have worked together to address many of the communications issues that plagued first responders during the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, but the introduction of new digital capabilities make the interoperability discussion more important than ever, according to a Verizon official. Nick Nilan, Verizon’s director of federal civilian accounts, reflected briefly […]

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Stratosphere emerging as the next big Internet battleground

Amid a dramatic rise in air travel as pandemic restrictions recede, a growing number of companies are hoping to sell high-speed Internet connections to all those airborne Web surfers. Concurrently, other companies are hoping to beam Internet connections into hard-to-reach areas on the ground from various aircraft in those same altitudes. The developments are noteworthy considering Internet […]

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Verizon, Amazon to integrate LEO satellites with 5G

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Public autonomous money aims to attract private investors in Russia

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UK regulator opens Motorola Solutions market investigation over roles in Airwave, ESN

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Lynk updates on testing, approvals for 5G from space

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Private 5G networks start powering autonomous mining

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U.S. military spearheads private 5G for California first responders

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Netflix shows why telcos should fear AWS

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FirstNet tops 2.8 million connections, 18,500 agencies after best quarter ever, AT&T says

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Verizon emphasizes need for interoperability, resiliency in first-responder communications

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Stratosphere emerging as the next big Internet battleground

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