As home wifi performance lags behind ethernet, the UK is significantly impacted, with the need to adopt newer wifi technology standards emphasized. Despite advancements, older wifi generations still dominate globally and high prices hinder wifi 7 router adoption. ISPs must focus on improving the customer experience through increased wifi 6/6E routers and mesh networking products.
Connectbase welcomes Edison Smith, a seasoned expert in high-growth disruptive tech companies, as its new VP of Sales for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, driving growth and expanding its global reach.
Discover the potential of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) in shaping the future of 6G networks, enhancing coverage, spectral efficiency, and security while being cost-effective in previously unreachable areas. Explore RIS use cases as defined in ETSI’s latest report.
EU regulators approve Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition, amid concerns raised by UK’s CMA and US’s FTC. Microsoft commits to a ten-year agreement addressing competition issues in cloud gaming distribution, yet the future remains uncertain as global regulators’ decisions vary.
Sinch’s new international IP Connect service expands its direct connection voice footprint, addressing global call issues and delivering superior voice quality across Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Offering transcoder-free and consistent feature functionality, IP Connect helps improve customer engagement and contributes to building value, trust, and loyalty.
Viasat’s acquisition of Inmarsat advances as the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority grants unconditional approval, easing market competition concerns for in-flight Wi-Fi services amidst a rapidly evolving satellite communications sector.
TIM’s CEO addresses concerns about ServiceCo’s sustainability after the potential spin-off of its network operations, highlighting unique businesses within, such as TIM Brasil, Enterprise, and Consumer. With ongoing NetCo sale negotiations, Telecommunications Italy seeks fair market value offers.
Vodafone welcomes e& as a major shareholder, forming a strategic alliance to enhance connectivity and digital services. With e&’s CEO joining Vodafone’s board, the collaboration paves the way for joint ventures in carrier, wholesale, roaming, and Open RAN technology.
Claro Colombia collaborates with Casa Systems for a cloud-native network, utilizing Axyom Virtual CCAP and Remote PHY solutions to enhance broadband capacity and offer converged services, while maintaining cost efficiency and seamless operations.
We’ve come a long way since mankind first used smoke signals to communicate, and even farther since cavemen drew pictures on walls. Today, we’re living in a world where we can communicate with anyone, anywhere in the world. Telecommunications has changed dramatically throughout the years. Let’s look at how it grew from its humble origins to what it is now. Rock carvings Petroglyphs are more commonly found than pictographs, and these images were created by carving, engraving or scratching the rock’s surface. Often, these images were important forms of pre-symbol writing and were used in the earliest forms of communication and signage. The oldest art in this particular category is the Bhimbetka Petroglyphs Cupules, in the Auditorium cave situated at Bhimbetka in India, that date back to the Acheulean period, which began between 1.7 million and 1.5 million years ago. Cave paintings Some of the earliest forms of communication are…
