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Samsung Galaxy A54 5G has been a part of rumour mill for some time now. This handset is expected to break cover in early 2023. Design renders of this Samsung smartphone had also been leaked recently, showcasing a 6.4-inch display. The Galaxy A54 5G has now been listed on the Geekbench database. The handset is

Connectivity enablement for private networks – Telecoms.com https://telecoms.com/wp-content/themes/telecoms.com/assets/images/dummy/tcoms-logo.png Partner Resources Written by BICS 3 days ago This new Kaleido Intelligence whitepaper commissioned by BICS, explores the opportunities, challenges, and current state of the market of private networks.  Find out the benefits of private LTE/ 5G against other (potentially lower-cost) technologies, and what the successful management

T-Mobile US is on a mission to prove that fixed wireless access (FWA) is succeeding as a replacement for traditional broadband services and has chosen an unlikely ally to help it get its message across: rival operator Verizon. The US mobile operator has spent years taking pot shots at its telco competitors, positioning itself as

The fifth-generation or 5G telecom services have started in 50 towns distributed over 14 states/union territories as of November 26, Parliament was informed on Friday. The Minister of State for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha noted that telecom operators have started providing 5G services in the country from October 1,

Finnish kit maker Nokia has won a high-profile contract to provide IP and private wireless connectivity to Paris’ new metro network. Announced back in 2007, the Grand Paris Express will create four new metro lines, extend two existing lines, and build 68 new stations in the greater Paris area. When it is completed, driverless trains

The UK government is asking the app industry to sign up to a new voluntary code of practice which is supposed to bolster security and privacy requirements on all apps and app stores available in the UK. It claims that there is a ‘lack of rules governing the security of apps’ and that means apps

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is reportedly receiving the December 2022 Android security patch in the US. The latest update, which reportedly fixes over 90 vulnerabilities, is said to be available to the users on the AT&T network. As per the report, other US carriers are expected to receive the patch in the coming

US AI company OpenAI has the tech world buzzing with its latest natural-language conversational model. It’s called ChatGPT (Generative Pretrained Transformer) and is based on the latest in AI-based language processing. The ultimate aim of any such technology is to allow people to interact with it using the kind of language they would use with

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Olivier Avaro, founder and CEO of cloud gaming service Blacknut, examines the telecoms implications of the booming cloud gaming industry. It’s been a phenomenal year of growth for Cloud gaming, with 31.7 million users on track

Google Pixel Watch is set to receive its first on-device over-the-air (OTA) update. The new update announced by the search giant will be available to all devices running Wear OS 3.5 starting today and continue to be rolled out in a phased manner over the next week. The OTA update numbered 1.0.5.491529637 can be installed

CityFibre is once again on the warpath against Openreach, lodging a new complaint with UK authorities over the incumbent network operator’s wholesale pricing strategy. Specifically, CityFibre has filed a Competition Act complaint with the Communications and Markets Authority (CMA) and Ofcom against Openreach for its – in its opinion – attempts to squeeze competition out

Britons are getting hit with more dodgy calls and texts than ever before, prompting Ofcom to nudge the telco industry into doing something about it. We spoke to Eli Katz, CEO, XConnect about what can be done to bat away the spam. A lot of organisations and companies have by now declared that the amount

WhatsApp is rolling out an update for its beta testers on Android that introduces support for WhatsApp for tablets. Select Android beta testers can now link their existing WhatsApp account on their phones with the tablet version of the app. Until now, a WhatsApp account on an Android phone could not be accessed on a

A study by VMO2 says Brits have some of the cheapest mobile and broadband deals in the world, with household spend on telecoms having dropped by about 20% since 2017. The report, commissioned by VMO2 and carried out by Assembly Research, claims average monthly household spend on telecoms in the UK has fallen by nearly

The Financial Services and Markets Bill currently passing through parliament doesn’t do enough to protect users from arbitrary punishment, according to the Free Speech Union. Hot on the heels of the controversial Online Safety Bill comes another piece of UK law that has profound freedom of speech implications. The Financial Services and Markets Bill is

President Joe Biden flies Tuesday to Arizona to celebrate the mammoth expansion of a Taiwanese semiconductor plant, citing the project as proof that the United States is finally breaking dangerous dependency on foreign manufacturers for the vital component. The White House announced that TSMC is unveiling plans to build a second facility in Phoenix by

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece telecoms engineer Natalia Molinero Mingorance looks at the environmental implications of the video streaming revolution. Video streaming is widely used in many areas such as entertainment, social media, and online education. The consumption of video has dramatically

A new ‘national institution’ could be set up as part of plans to boost the UK’s semiconductor industry. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is commissioning some research looking at the feasibility of some new national initiatives which have the ultimate goal of growing the UK’s semiconductor industry, presumably in response to