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On 23 August, SpaceX chief engineer Elon Musk triumphantly tweeted his Starlink satellite business had shipped 100,000 user terminals to customers around the world, with five-times as many people placing deposits or orders in hopes of accessing the internet service, which is expected to exit beta this year. Starlink has already launched almost 2,000 Low […]

Facebook suffered a major outage 4 October which impacted its mobile and desktop sites, as well as its WhatsApp and Instagram applications. Users attempting to reach the Facebook website received an error message, while those trying to access mobile apps saw stale content and a message stating “Couldn’t Refresh Feed”. A source at Facebook told

Apple unveiled its latest iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch at its annual launch event, focusing on the capabilities delivered by its custom processors and adding 5G connectivity to an updated iPad mini as well as to more operator networks globally. The company highlighted its use of custom-design antennas and radio components to add more 5G

NTT Docomo head of Global 5G Business Zaif Siddiqi told a GSMA 5G forum MNOs can find the right balance to deliver customer value when competing for private network business. In a presentation during the APAC 5G Forum webinar, Siddiqi noted whether to employ a public or private network is a big question for enterprises

Facebook made its move into the notoriously challenging consumer smart glasses segment, launching Ray-Ban Stories in partnership with eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica. The device is the first product to come out of a multi-year partnership between Ray-Ban parent EssilorLuxottica and the social media company signed in 2020. The pair eventually plan to develop eyewear including AR

Last week saw the release of a white paper focused on the 5G-Advanced mobile core. As is often the case with these sorts of technical white papers, titling erred on the side of word count versus catchiness: 5G-Advanced Technology Evolution from a Network Perspective – Towards a New Era of Intelligent Connect X. Broader visibility

IoT is growing at exponential rates, and will only grow faster as 5G becomes more widespread. The vision of an IoT world presents a world of fascinating possibilities – a world of smart homes, smart cities, smart farms, smart factories and smart cars on smart roads, with billions of devices communicating with each other and