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Italian operators Iliad and WindTre appear to have made progress in their plan to share the burden of rural 5G rollout. WindTre has secured the agreement of trade unions for the transfer of certain employees to a new joint venture company that it plans to set up with Iliad, Il Sole 24 Ore reported this

Toy brick firm Lego and games publisher Epic Games have announced that together they intend to build some sort of metaverse aimed at children. The two firms will have you know they’ve entered into a long-term partnership and intend to build ‘an immersive, creatively inspiring and engaging digital experience for kids of all ages to

Realme 9 Pro+ Free Fire Edition live images have been revealed by the company, ahead of its launch. Along with images of the handset, the company has also revealed the official launch date of the Realme 9 Pro+ Free Fire Edition in Thailand. The smartphone is expected to sport the same specifications as the Realme

Japanese operator Softbank played up the societal benefits of 5G as it raised fresh funds for its network rollout. The company has taken out a so-called ‘social loan’ totalling JPY35 billion ($282 million) from a group of banks. Proceeds from social loans are used exclusively for projects that contribute to solving social issues, and so

UK operator Three has put out a bunch of stats within its ‘Mobile Britain’ report – including that 5G usage on its network has increased by 385% since 2020, and handset numbers have quadrupled. The report was put together using mobile data from Three and a survey of 2,000 UK adults conducted by Opinium, and

Google has reportedly removed six apps infected with the Sharkbot bank stealer malware from the Google Play store. The apps were downloaded 15,000 times before they were ejected from the store. All six apps were designed to pose as antivirus solutions for Android smartphones and were designed to select targets using a geofencing feature, stealing

European and Ukrainian operators have signed a Joint Statement in collaboration with the EU to nail down continued measures to make sure people fleeing the war in Ukraine have mobile connectivity. The statement points out that operators started taking measures to ensure connectivity was maintained for refugees and those in Ukraine as the invasion began,

Dan Lloyd (pictured) will join Ofcom in May as Group Director, Spectrum bringing with him 20 years of wireless/tech experience in ten countries. The role oversees Ofcom’s Spectrum Group, which manages how the UK’s wireless spectrum is used. This includes deciding which airwaves are best used by what tech, supervising the UK’s spectrum plan, optimising

Video creators, editors, and producers know how time-consuming it can be to add subtitles to YouTube videos, especially when the videos are long. But the benefits of subtitles in making your videos engaging and helpful are numerous. With subtitles, your videos can reach a wider audience that speaks different languages, and also be accessible to

Advantages of 8T8R in 5G NR Sub-6 GHz Networks – Telecoms.com https://telecoms.com/wp-content/themes/telecoms.com/assets/images/dummy/tcoms-logo.png Partner Resources Written by CommScope 6 minutes ago 5G promises all kinds of new opportunities for mobile operators to deliver enhanced capacity and end-user experience to customers to address the ever-growing demand for data. But you need to prepare the groundwork correctly, and

A UK government-led Fibre in Water trial will see full fibre-optic cable deployed through 17km of live drinking water mains between Barnsley and Penistone. The government has stumped up £1.2 million for the design stage of the project, which is being run by Yorkshire Water, Arcadis and University of Strathclyde, with another £2 million on

Xiaomi has kicked off the Mi Fan Festival 2022 sale in India. The discount sale is already live on Mi.com and will go on till April 12. A slew of Redmi and Mi smartphones are available at discounted prices during the sale. Redmi 9i Sport, Redmi 10, Redmi 9A Sport, Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note

AT&T and giant US defense contractor Northrop Grumman want to see how 5G can improve the efficacy of US armed forces. Northrop is currently helping the US Department of Defense (DoD) with its Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2 – pictured) programme, which will funnel sensor data from all branches of the military – land,

The merger of Thailand’s second and third largest mobile operators looks set to happen sooner rather than later, with the shareholders of both companies having now approved the move. DTAC and True Corp both held shareholder meetings on Monday and both subsequently announced that the proposed deal had been given the green light by an

Over 600 social media accounts of the central government were hacked in the last five years, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Responding to a query on the hacking of government’s Twitter handles and e-mail accounts, the minister said since 2017, 641 such accounts have been hacked. Altogether 175

For all their talk of services and enabling a digital lifestyle, sometimes telcos just want to show off about the size of their networks. It seems to be Germany’s turn this week, with three operators each putting out announcements on the same day, each one talking up a rollout of one sort or another. Incumbent

The UK government has announced vague plans ‘to make Britain a global hub for cryptoasset technology and investment’, which includes having the Royal Mint issue an NFT. In a statement bursting at the seams with fintech buzzwords, the government announced stablecoins will be recognised as a valid form of payment, that it will legislate for

Apple is rumoured to be working on a hardware subscription service that would let users pay a monthly subscription fee to get access to the latest iPhone model every year. According to a new report, the company could rake in even more money, compared to when users purchase a new upgrade for their existing iPhone