AST SpaceMobile to Launch 243 Giant Satellites Brighter Than the Stars
AST SpaceMobile has filed an FCC application for permission to deploy 243 giant cellular satellites into Earth orbit. Each one will shine in the night sky almost as brightly as…
South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom to replace 25 million SIM cards due to cyber attack
South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom has announced free SIM card replacements for 25 million of its mobile customers following a recent massive data leak. The company provides mobile communications…
“We Count on Understanding”: Moscow Warns of Mobile Internet Restrictions from May 7 to 9
The press service of the Moscow mayor and the capital’s government warned of possible restrictions on the operation of mobile Internet in the city from May 7 to 9. This…
Amazon successfully launched its first Kuiper communications satellites into orbit
Amazon has begun deploying its Kuiper satellite constellation, which will eventually provide internet to millions of people. The first satellites have been launched into orbit without any failures, and the…
SpaceX Starts Giving Away Free Dishes and Routers to New Starlink Subscribers
SpaceX has offered 12-month residential Starlink plans in several countries, which include a free satellite dish and router, which typically cost $349 in the U.S. Consumers have 30 days to…
First batch of Amazon Kuiper communications satellites successfully launched
Since the beginning of the month, Amazon, with the help of aerospace company ULA, has been trying to launch the first group of 27 Kuiper communications satellites into Earth orbit,…
Huawei Launches World’s First 10-Gigabit Internet – 8K Movie Downloads in a Minute
Chinese IT giant Huawei and one of the country’s largest telecommunications companies, China Unicom, have set up and tested the country’s first 10G broadband data network. It was deployed in…
Dutch set world record for fastest infrared data transmission through air
Scientists from the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have installed a wireless infrared link over a distance of 4.6 km and transmitted data at a speed of 5.7 Tbit/s. This…
US urges Europe to choose between American and Chinese communications technologies
A senior Trump administration official, US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr, has urged European allies to choose American communications technology over Chinese technology – in this case Elon…
Perm Polytechnic University has figured out how to transmit data inside a well via drilling mud
Perm National Research Polytechnic University reported that its scientists have turned the drilling fluid inside an oil well into a data transmission channel. The drill goes several kilometers underground, and…