The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency that regulates interstate and international communications by cable, radio, television, satellite and wire in the United States, has released a pre-production draft of its new national broadband maps. These maps offer the most detailed picture yet of where fixed broadband service is and is not available nationwide. The … Read more

POPX has launched a new way for customers to engage with the company by introducing a model that allows organizations using ServiceNow to Bring Your Own License (BYOL). With the BYOL model, customers retain full control over their ServiceNow licenses while engaging POPX separately for delivery and managed services. This approach gives managed service providers … Read more

Twitter has revised its rules to curb the spread of dangerous falsehoods claiming that 5G causes COVID-19—misinformation that has led to mobile towers being burned and telecommunications engineers being harassed and attacked. On Wednesday, Twitter updated its policy to prohibit: “Unverified claims that incite people to action, could lead to the destruction or damage of … Read more

Coromatic, part of the E.ON Group and the Nordic region’s leading provider of mission-critical infrastructure solutions for data centers and backup power, is strengthening its presence in Norrbotten by establishing operations in Luleå. This move is part of the company’s long-term strategy to meet growing demand for reliable, uninterrupted power supply and data communication in … Read more

Samsung has recently strengthened its influence within 3GPP, the organization where global mobile standards are defined. Founded in 1998, 3GPP brings together industry leaders such as Samsung, Apple, Qualcomm, Ericsson, Nokia, and Huawei to develop the technical specifications that underpin 3G, 4G, 5G and the future evolution toward 6G. The organisation is structured around three … Read more

In close collaboration with Linnaeus University, Sigma Technology Group participates as an active industry partner in the course Digital Product Passports for Sustainable Value Chains. This is the first course in Sweden to link academic research, hands‑on workshops and industry needs to prepare Swedish business for upcoming EU requirements on digital product passports (DPP). The … Read more

Everyone knows Samsung is Android’s dominant force — the South Korean company recently shipped 10 million units of its flagship Galaxy S4 — but how much of Android’s revenue does Samsung actually capture? According to Neil Mawston of Strategy Analytics, Samsung accounts for roughly 41% of Android device shipments yet claims an astonishing 95% of … Read more

Calitii, a Synechron company and IT consultancy, has announced an agreement with BridgeBio, a biopharmaceutical firm, to provide comprehensive ServiceNow Managed Services. The collaboration builds on Calitii’s initial implementation of ServiceNow IT Service Management for BridgeBio last year and now advances to daily operations, proactive maintenance, and continuous improvement of the ServiceNow platform. Under this … Read more

Verizon is voicing its support for “One Touch Make Ready,” a proposal designed to speed fiber deployment by cutting through the regulatory and logistical delays associated with pole attachments. The approach has been piloted in several U.S. metropolitan areas and has sparked controversy: notably, Comcast and AT&T sued Metro Nashville after the city adopted a … Read more

Qualcomm Technologies, ZTE and China Mobile have announced a successful demonstration of the world’s first end-to-end 5G NR Interoperability Data Testing (IoDT) system, establishing a data connection based on the 3GPP Release 15 (R15) standard. The demonstrated end-to-end 5G New Radio (NR) system operates in the 3.5 GHz band and supports a 100 MHz channel … Read more