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University of Sheffield Opens First UK 6G Mobile Research Centre

11th July, 2024 (3 Comments)

The University of Sheffield in South Yorkshire has officially launched the UK’s first national 6G research facility – the imaginatively titled ‘National 6G Radio Systems Facility‘ (N6GRSF) – to help test and develop the next generation of mobile (mobile broadband) network technologies.

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Scientists Push Record 402Tbps Speed Down Standard Fibre Optic Cable

28th June, 2024 (1 Comment)

A new world data speed record has just been set after a team of Japanese researchers from the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), using a standard commercially available optical fibre, managed to reach a transmission rate of 402.2Tbps (Terabits per second) over a distance of 50km.

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Rubbish Trucks to Help Map 4G Mobile Coverage in Mid Wales

12th June, 2024 (8 Comments)

The Growing Mid Wales (GMW) programme has launched a major new project in Mid Wales, which aims to identify areas with poor 4G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage and network capacity (“mobile not-spots“) by installing “advanced mobile data-capturing devices” on waste collection vehicles across Powys and Ceredigion.

OneWeb Broadband Satellites Gain Platinum Score for Space Sustainability

4th June, 2024 (0 Comments)

Eutelsat’s global network of OneWeb broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which was partly supported by the UK Government, has just secured a platinum score in the Space Sustainability Ratings (SSR) that is designed to encourage such companies to create and implement sustainable space missions and operations.

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Curved Light Beams May Boost 6G and WiFi Wireless Network Speeds

13th May, 2024 (8 Comments)

Future wireless broadband and home networks, using technologies such as 6G or WiFi in the higher frequency mmW and sub-TeraHertz (THz) bands (i.e. between around 24GHz and 300GHz), could be set for a significant speed boost after researchers discovered a way to curve light beams around objects.

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Solar Storm – SpaceX Warns Starlink Broadband Users of Degraded Service

11th May, 2024 (5 Comments)

SpaceX has warned customers of Starlink’s mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites, which sit in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), that they may experience “degraded service” as a result of a major geomagnetic solar storm that hit the planet, which last night also caused the northern lights to spread across much of the UK.

Vodafone UK and Nokia Trial L4S on FTTP Broadband to Reduce Latency

3rd April, 2024 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator and UK ISP Vodafone have teamed up with Nokia Bell Labs to conduct a “world’s first trial” of the “viability” of harnessing L4S (Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput) technology over passive optical networks (PON), which could “greatly improve” network latency times for internet activities like AR, video conferencing and multiplayer gaming, even during peak hours.

Long Range HaLow WiFi Network Test Pushes Signal to 3km

2nd February, 2024 (8 Comments)

Sydney-based fabless semiconductor startup Morse Micro has successfully demonstrated how outdoor Wi-Fi signals, using their HaLow (802.11ah) chips, can be made to work at distances that are many times the reach of a conventional Wi-Fi technology. The trial saw them push a working wireless network up to 3km from its source.

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Nokia and Zayo Push Data Speeds of 1Tbps Over 1004km UPDATE

18th January, 2024 (5 Comments)

Finnish network firm Nokia and the Zayo Group, which runs a large global metro and long-haul fibre optic network, today claims to have set a new North American distance record for fibre optic data transmission on a live network by using a single wavelength to reach speeds of 1 Terabits per second (1Tbps) over a distance of 1004km.

Ofcom UK Explore Reflective Surfaces to Boost Mobile Coverage

10th January, 2024 (10 Comments)

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today published an interesting new white paper that, in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London, explores whether “reflective surfaces” could be used to cost-effectively extend the coverage of wireless broadband and mobile networks. But more research is required.

Wi-Fi Alliance Officially Certifies Kit for New Wi-Fi 7 Standard

8th January, 2024 (20 Comments)

The Wi-Fi Alliance has today official begun certification for the next generation of Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) capable wireless networking devices. The new Wi-Fi 7 standard is expected to “see rapid adoption“, with more than 233 million devices predicted to enter the market in 2024 alone. Just don’t expect to see those dizzy speed claims of 46Gbps in the real-world.

NASA Tests Space Laser Network to 267Mbps with Cat Video

19th December, 2023 (9 Comments)

Space cat! Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California claims to have recently conducted the first video stream from deep space using lasers via their new Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) network, which naturally consisted of a 15-second video featuring “Taters” the cat chasing a laser cursor.

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OneWeb LEO Broadband Satellites Help to Monitor Space Weather

5th December, 2023 (0 Comments)

Satellite operator OneWeb (Eutelsat) is working with the Imperial College London (ICL) in England on a new project that will explore the possibility of harnessing the company’s ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to help monitor global space weather, which may in turn help to protect other satellites and ground services.

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ITU Sets Framework for Future 6G Mobile Broadband Standard

2nd December, 2023 (14 Comments)

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has today published the first framework for the future 6G mobile (mobile broadband) and wireless networking technology (IMT-2030), which will support the development of related standards and radio interface technologies. The framework also reveals more about its potential capabilities.

Leicester UK Scientists Use AI and Terahertz to Boost 5G and 6G IoT Connectivity

20th November, 2023 (0 Comments)

A new technology has been created by a team of computer scientists at the University of Leicester (UL), which could improve speed and power consumption for users of mobile devices, particularly Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, and may help reap the benefits from the next generation of mobile broadband technology, 6G.

Digital Catapult to Field Test OpenRAN 5G Standalone Networks at New UK Outdoor Site

1st November, 2023 (1 Comment)

Digital Catapult has teamed-up with Ofcom, Cellnex UK and Capgemini to launch its first independent 5G SA (Standalone) outdoor field-testing site – via SONIC Labs – for Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) technology. The technology tested here could eventually make it into commercial mobile networks.

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Nokia Sets 800Gbps World Record for Transoceanic Fibre Optic Speeds

10th October, 2023 (11 Comments)

Nokia’s Bell Labs research division has established two new world records in submarine optical communications. The first achieved a net data rate of 800Gbps (Gigabits per second) on a single optical wavelength at a distance of 7865km, while the second hit a net throughput of 41Tbps (Terabits) over 291 km via a C-band unrepeated transmission system.