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fromZDNET
2 weeks ago
Privacy technologies

Buying a router? A new US ban just shrank your choices - here's why

Science
fromTelecompetitor
12 hours ago

FCC report and order seeks more efficient, powerful space-based broadband

FCC proposes changes to satellite spectrum rules to enhance space-based broadband services and economic benefits.
fromZDNET
2 weeks ago
Privacy technologies

Buying a router? A new US ban just shrank your choices - here's why

UK news
fromTheregister
18 hours ago

UK seeks fresh perspectives to shape radio-jamming laws

The UK government is preparing legislation to ban radiofrequency jammers due to their use in various criminal activities and threats to public safety.
DevOps
fromTechzine Global
2 days ago

Networks that brought us here won't carry us into AI future

Network infrastructure must evolve to support the demands of agentic AI, making a refresh a strategic necessity for organizations.
Tech industry
fromTelecompetitor
3 days ago

EdgeBeam Wireless acquires Broadspan platform from Sinclair

EdgeBeam Wireless acquires Broadspan to enhance data distribution capabilities and accelerate deployment timelines significantly.
#spacex
SF politics
fromTelecompetitor
4 days ago

Democratic representatives ask NTIA's Roth not to change BEAD rules for SpaceX

SpaceX's Starlink faces scrutiny over its role in the BEAD Program regarding compliance and service delivery standards.
SF politics
fromTelecompetitor
4 days ago

Democratic representatives ask NTIA's Roth not to change BEAD rules for SpaceX

SpaceX's Starlink faces scrutiny over its role in the BEAD Program regarding compliance and service delivery standards.
fromWIRED
6 days ago

Boost Your Backyard Wi-Fi With These Expert Tips

To improve outdoor Wi-Fi coverage, position the router centrally in the home and adjust its antennas. For mesh systems, relocate nodes closer to outdoor areas.
Roam Research
Science
fromTelecompetitor
2 days ago

NTIA to accelerate and add transparency to satellite spectrum request process

The NTIA launched the Space Launch Frequency Coordination Portal to streamline spectrum requests for commercial satellite launches, addressing previous inefficiencies.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Amazon's Globalstar play about spectrum, not just hardware

Amazon is in talks to acquire Globalstar for its valuable licensed spectrum and ground infrastructure.
Business intelligence
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 week ago

Wireless AI paradox emerges as Wi-Fi evolves into strategic growth engine | Computer Weekly

Strategic investments in wireless and AI are crucial for businesses to achieve operational efficiency and productivity gains.
Business intelligence
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 week ago

Wilson Connectivity, Autonomous Systems team for in-building wireless service | Computer Weekly

Wilson Connectivity and Autonomous Systems partner to automate in-building wireless infrastructure management, enhancing deployment and ongoing optimization.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Globalstar Soars 10%: Amazon's Reported Takeover Bid Ignites a Spectrum War With SpaceX

Amazon is in advanced talks to acquire Globalstar, boosting GSAT shares by 10% and highlighting its strategic value in satellite telecommunications.
Privacy technologies
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

The United States router ban, explained

The US government has banned foreign-made consumer Wi-Fi routers due to national security concerns, but consumers can still use and purchase existing routers.
#6g
Tech industry
fromAlleywatch
1 week ago

Airbase Raises $5M to Modernize the Invisible Wireless Infrastructure Powering Trillions in GDP

America's wireless infrastructure faces coordination challenges due to outdated technology, impacting innovation and security.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
1 week ago

US router ban is 'industrial policy' not better infosec

The U.S. ban on foreign-made SOHO routers is ineffective for security and serves as industrial policy rather than genuine cybersecurity.
Mobile UX
fromTelecompetitor
3 weeks ago

IEEE working group lays out Wi-Fi 9 needs: Responsiveness, reliability, predictability

Wi-Fi 9 development is underway to support emerging technologies with multi-gig speeds, sub-5ms latency, and zero packet loss tolerance alongside 6G networks.
Marketing tech
fromTelecompetitor
3 weeks ago

Vendors introduce tools for the AI + broadband world: Roundup

Major vendors announce AI-integrated networking solutions for broadband service providers, including Wi-Fi 8 access points, unified platforms, and enhanced cloud services designed for enterprise edge optimization and agentic AI deployment.
fromTech Times
3 weeks ago

Best WiFi Router Buying Guide to Boost Home Internet Speed for Streaming and Remote Work

A router is the hub that sends internet traffic from the modem to every connected device. Even with a fast plan, an outdated or weak router can throttle home internet speed, causing buffering, lag, and slow loading times. This often shows up when multiple people stream, game, or join video calls at the same time.
Digital life
Books
fromTelecompetitor
3 weeks ago

What are your favorite books? Recommendations from 10 broadband leaders

Ten broadband industry leaders share their favorite fiction and nonfiction books, revealing how literature influences their professional perspectives and personal resilience.
#universal-service-fund
Non-profit organizations
fromTelecompetitor
4 weeks ago

Universal Service critical to network sustainability: Report

Universal Service Fund support is critical for sustaining rural broadband and voice services; a 40% reduction would threaten network viability in underserved areas.
Non-profit organizations
fromTelecompetitor
4 weeks ago

Universal Service critical to network sustainability: Report

Universal Service Fund support is critical for sustaining rural broadband and voice services; a 40% reduction would threaten network viability in underserved areas.
Higher education
fromTelecompetitor
4 weeks ago

BEAD is important, but separate state initiatives are also vital: Pew study

State legislatures passed over 160 broadband-related bills in 2025, addressing regulatory changes, affordability, and workforce development alongside the $42.45 billion federal BEAD program.
#bead-program
Non-profit organizations
fromTelecompetitor
1 month ago

NTIA's Roth addresses remaining BEAD funds

The BEAD Program achieved $21 billion in savings through Trump Administration reforms, with officials now determining how to allocate remaining funds while considering permitting improvements, workforce training, public safety communications, and addressing unserved locations.
E-Commerce
fromTelecompetitor
1 month ago

Why Wi-Fi 7 is critical for the customer experience of the future: Fidium interview

Fidium launches 5 Gig and 8 Gig symmetrical speeds with Wi-Fi 7 to meet prosumer demand, which eventually drives innovation for all consumers across rural, suburban, and urban markets.
Tech industry
fromWIRED
4 weeks ago

6G Is Coming. Here's What to Expect From the Next Generation of Cellular Tech

6G development is underway with expected global deployment by 2030, though early hype mirrors unfulfilled 5G promises of transformative applications.
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Qualcomm plots out 6G, Wi-Fi 8 future with AI as the new user interface | Computer Weekly

The opportunity is to have more devices that are smart, adopting AI and [highlighting] the evolution of the original cloud AI with complementary support happening at the edge. We are able to grow the performance of platforms. Two things are converging: from one side, AI models are working with better performance [with a] reduced number of parameters, [and] at the edge, you can see more and more inference happening.
Artificial intelligence
#rural-broadband
Digital life
fromTelecompetitor
1 month ago

National Broadband Master Plan looks to create secure national network

NEO Network Development proposes a five-year National Broadband Master Plan to build underground fiber infrastructure alongside U.S. transportation routes, connecting critical facilities and treating broadband as essential utility infrastructure.
Science
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Amazon to FCC: bin SpaceX's 1M satellite datacenter dream

Amazon filed objections with the FCC against SpaceX's application to launch orbital datacenter satellites, claiming the proposal lacks essential technical details and is unrealistic.
Tech industry
fromArs Technica
4 weeks ago

FCC chair blasts Amazon after it criticizes SpaceX megaconstellation

Amazon seeks a deadline extension to 2028 for deploying half its Leo satellite constellation, while FCC Chairman Carr publicly criticizes Amazon's regulatory complaints against SpaceX's megaconstellation plans.
#6g-security
Information security
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Western governments seek to lock down 6G before it exists

Western governments launched 6G Security and Resilience Principles to embed supply chain controls and cyber safeguards into next-generation mobile networks before standardization occurs.
Information security
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Western governments seek to lock down 6G before it exists

Western governments launched 6G Security and Resilience Principles to embed supply chain controls and cyber safeguards into next-generation mobile networks before standardization occurs.
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
1 month ago

This Jammer Wants to Block Always-Listening AI Wearables. It Probably Won't Work

Deveillance's Spectre device claims to detect microphones via RF emissions and NLJD technology, but experts dispute its effectiveness and question whether it can reliably identify all microphone types.
Gadgets
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Alcatel-Lucent looks to make Wi-Fi 7 affordable for everyday connectivity | Computer Weekly

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise launches the OmniAccess Stellar AP1501, an affordable Wi-Fi 7 access point designed to overcome cost and complexity barriers limiting enterprise adoption.
Miscellaneous
fromTechzine Global
2 months ago

European Commission considers unlimited spectrum rights

The European Commission proposes granting telecoms potentially indefinite radio-spectrum rights to boost investment, create a mature secondary market, and accelerate EU network rollouts.
Gadgets
fromTelecompetitor
2 months ago

FCC schedules vote to create new class of unlicensed 6 GHz devices

FCC will authorize higher-power unlicensed devices in the 6 GHz band using geofencing to enable AR/VR, IoT, robotics, vehicle tracking, and precision agriculture.
Law
fromTelecompetitor
2 months ago

Talkie asks FCC to reverse state and local pole prohibitions

Talkie seeks FCC preemption under Section 253 to prevent Queen Anne's County and MD DoIT from imposing rights-of-way and resource-sharing rules on fixed wireless deployments.
US politics
fromTelecompetitor
1 month ago

FCC opens 900 MHz spectrum to modernize broadband networks for utilities

FCC opened the full 10 MHz 900 MHz band for licensed broadband use to enable private LTE/5G networks for utilities and business enterprises.
Media industry
fromRAIN News
1 month ago

James Cridland's Radioland: New Australian broadcast rules - covering AI and kids

A 24/7 Stranger Things-themed radio station (WSQK) demonstrates how digital radio platforms enable immersive branded stations that deepen fan engagement and create advertising opportunities.
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Internet spent Q4 '25 fighting with cables, power, itself

Across 2025 as a whole, the company tracked more than 180 significant disruptions, with the final quarter dominated by cable damage, power problems, and routine operational failures. There was just one confirmed government-directed shutdown during the period. Tanzania saw a sharp drop in internet traffic on October 29 as violent protests broke out during the country's presidential election, with traffic falling by more than 90 percent. Traffic returned briefly before declining again, and routing data pointed to throttling rather than a clean shutdown.
Tech industry
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Firecell, CloudRAN.AI collaborate to cut cost and complexity of private 5G | Computer Weekly

CloudRAN.AI and Firecell partnership combines modular radio architectures with delivery expertise to reduce private 5G deployment complexity and total cost of ownership for system integrators.
Artificial intelligence
fromTelecompetitor
2 months ago

Local AI regulation enters into debate over reducing barriers to wireless infrastructure

Local and state AI regulations risk slowing 5G and broadband expansion, creating bottlenecks as surging generative AI increases data demand.
fromGlobal IP & Technology Law Blog
2 months ago

The EU Digital Networks Act: Revolution or Evolution of EU Telecom Law?

A copper network switch off by 31 December 2035 (earlier in regions where 95% fibre coverage would be achieved, and affordable retail connectivity would be available). The Single Passport Authorisation: a single EU Member State notification procedure could be used for providing services throughout the EU. Member States would not be allowed to set additional requirements. EU satellite authorisation: a single EU autorisation for satellite services.
Miscellaneous
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
4 years ago

The Burden of Proof regarding Cellular Wireless Standard Related Patents: Final Thoughts for Our Critics

Do owners of patents for which licensing declarations have been made enjoy more rights than other patent holders? Do such licensing declarations impose obligations on potential licensees rather than on patent holders? Should prospective licensees have no right to challenge such patents? In another responsive article, that is what one commentator claims our series of articles on IPWatchdog asserted, although we never wrote or suggested anything of the sort.
Intellectual property law
fromTelecompetitor
1 month ago

Closing the global digital divide requires low-band spectrum: GSMA analysis

Spectrum below 1 GHz could significantly boost 4G and 5G coverage in rural areas, according to the report from GSMA Intelligence. Rural areas depend heavily on low-band spectrum because it allows signal to travel further and penetrate better through barriers such as buildings. Rural residents spend twice as much time connected to low bands as their urban and rural counterparts.
Digital life
#aiml
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

WBA publishes initial guidance on artificial intelligence, machine learning for intelligent Wi-Fi | Computer Weekly

fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

WBA publishes initial guidance on artificial intelligence, machine learning for intelligent Wi-Fi | Computer Weekly

fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

Why your WiFi is slower in certain rooms and the simple fix that costs nothing - Silicon Canals

But here's what I learned after spending an embarrassing amount of time researching this: WIRED points out that "Your router pumps out a Wi-Fi signal in all directions, so the best place for it is in the middle of your home." When I moved my router from the corner of my living room to a more central location, the difference was immediate.
Gadgets
Business
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Calif. counters FCC attack on DEI with conditions on Verizon/Frontier merger

Verizon will acquire Frontier for $9.6 billion, expanding fiber reach and committing to increased fiber deployment and a $20/month low-income internet option.
US news
fromTelecompetitor
2 months ago

NTIA responds to SpaceX BEAD rider

NTIA reaffirmed BEAD rules and the 100/20 Mbps minimum; SpaceX proposed contract riders seeking exemptions for LEO providers and threatened to exit BEAD.
Miscellaneous
fromTechzine Global
1 month ago

5G Standalone exposes European disadvantage

Europe risks falling structurally behind in 5G capability and innovation due to delayed 5G Standalone deployment, fragmented investment, limited mid-band spectrum, and low-price policies.
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months ago

Public safety broadband spending to exceed $6bn by 2028 | Computer Weekly

The study showed that annual investments in public safety LTE/5G infrastructure and devices reached $5bn in 2025, driven by both new projects and the expansion of existing dedicated, hybrid government-commercial, and secure mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)/multi-operator core network (MOCN) networks. The report observed that a myriad of fully dedicated, hybrid government-commercial and secure MVNO/MOCN-based public safety LTE and 5G networks are operational or in the process of being rolled out throughout the globe.
Gadgets
Business
fromTelecompetitor
2 months ago

Comcast upgrades broadband in public and affordable housing across Massachusetts

Comcast, MBI, and the Healey-Driscoll administration upgraded broadband wiring in public and affordable housing, delivering high-speed symmetrical Internet and stronger WiFi access.
fromTelecompetitor
1 month ago

FCC proposes rules to stop fraudulent Lifeline support in certain states

FCC OIS detected similar fraud in the system in a 2017 report, which resulted in the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), the Lifeline program administrator, beginning a "death check" as part of the enrollment process. However, the FCC allowed three states (California, Texas, and Oregon) to opt out of the death check process. The most recent OIG report specifies that the $5 million in fraud was all in the opt-out state
US politics
Gadgets
fromTelecompetitor
2 months ago

Fatbeam Fiber announces network expansion to Federal Way, Washington

Fatbeam Fiber will launch FTTH in Federal Way, Washington in early 2026, offering up to 5 Gbps symmetrical internet with no contracts or data caps.
Tech industry
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months ago

Broadcom claims enterprise Wi-Fi 8 first | Computer Weekly

Broadcom introduced the first Wi-Fi 8 access point and switch service engineered for AI-ready enterprise networks requiring multi-gigabit speeds, ultra-low latency, edge AI, and enhanced security.
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Starlink speeds past terrestrial networks - and regulators

Stefanovic found that Starlink carried data more quickly than connections that started on European cellular networks, despite the space broadband service often requiring more network hops and not using Tier 1 networks. She hypothesized that Starlink's performance can be attributed to the satellite-to-satellite laser connections SpaceX employs, which route traffic across the satellite network so it can reach the most appropriate terrestrial egress point. That laser network, she suggested, should perhaps be considered a new routing layer for the internet.
Science
Tech industry
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Internet governance can be messy. APNIC is good with that

APNIC faces member scrutiny over governance, diversity, finances, IPv6 adoption, and responsiveness while its director general urges greater member engagement and civic education.
fromTelecompetitor
2 months ago

NMSurf on the decision to deploy Taara Lightbridge free-space optics: Interview

NMSurf is one of the largest fixed wireless providers in New Mexico, serving the central and northern area of the state. La Bajada was previously served by a 3-Gig microwave middle-mile connection. But, Catanach said, the bandwidth was becoming insufficient. New microwave licenses are hard to come by in New Mexico, he added, because the state itself claims many licenses for radio communications.
Tech industry
fromMedium
2 months ago

How Fiber Networks Support Edge Computing

Edge computing is a type of IT infrastructure in which data is collected, stored, and processed near the "edge" or on the device itself instead of being transmitted to a centralized processor. Edge computing systems usually involve a network of devices, sensors, or machinery capable of data processing and interconnection. A main benefit of edge computing is its low latency. Since each endpoint processes information near the source, it can be easier to process data, respond to requests, and produce detailed analytics.
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