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Samsung, partners flag antenna integration gains
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (154+ words) Samsung, KT and Keysight used eXtreme MIMO (X-MIMO) technology in the 7GHz band to integrate significantly more antenna elements into equipment of comparable size, claiming a milestone in 6G development. Ultra-high-density multiple antenna technology uses various receivers in a single system to…...
Rakuten, Telefonica make network autonomy gains
23+ hour, 30+ min ago (323+ words) Rakuten Mobile hailed a network autonomy milestone after achieving a top-tier accreditation for RAN energy efficiency from the TM Forum, though it looked to be closely pursued by Telefonica which this week detailed its own significant progress. The Japanese operator…...
5G Americas winds down operations
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (210+ words) Industry association 5G Americas" board of governors approved a plan to formerly dissolve the organisation, with the move scheduled for 27 February. The association began as 3G Americas in 2003 and changed its name as mobile technology evolved, adopting the 5G moniker in 2016. AT&T,…...
Lumen floats multi-cloud gateway
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (238+ words) Lumen Technologies'expanded its enterprise networking portfolio with a fresh multi-cloud gateway service and updated metro data centre connectivity capabilities across large US cities. It stated the gateway provides a programmable cloud fabric layer which enables customers to dynamically connect cloud-to-cloud…...
Ericsson buoyed by Italian Navy SA 5G test
4+ day, 9+ min ago (276+ words) Ericsson positioned a maritime standalone (SA) 5G demo conducted with defence specialist Leonardo and the Italian Navy as a significant milestone in advancing the technology's use for critical communications. The vendor explained the trial involved connecting naval units engaged in a…...
Rakuten secures $71.9M for joint next-gen satellite R&D
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (11+ words) Rakuten secures $71.9M for joint next-gen satellite R&D'Mobile World Live...
India smartphone ASP climbs in flat market
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (211+ words) IDC forecast India's smartphone market to be flat in 2026 after shipments in 2025 stalled at around 152 million units, though average selling price rose 8 per cent year-on-year to $282. Upasana Joshi, senior research manager for devices research at IDC Asia Pacific, expects volumes…...
Russia moves to block WhatsApp
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (232+ words) Russia's government issued a block on messaging platform WhatsApp, a move the company stated is part of an effort to drive people to a state-owned surveillance app. WhatsApp made the admission in a post on X, referring to the Max…...
T-Mobile US claims world-first with agentic AI platform
1+ week, 1+ day ago (434+ words) T-Mobile US trumpeted a first-of-its-kind real'time agentic AI platform integrated directly into a core network, which will kick off with a live translation feature over the coming months. T-Mobile has more than 60 million international calls on its network each year…...
Samsung to unveil Galaxy S26 on 25 February
1+ week, 2+ day ago (332+ words) Samsung Electronics teased details of the next Galaxy Unpacked event on 25 February in San Francisco, with the smartphone giant to launch its S26 flagship series along with upgraded earbuds and other accessories. On its Q4 earnings call at the end of January,…...