Collaborate Disseminate
Humans are fairly unique as a species because we refer to one another by name. This process, using vocal labels to identify another individual, is learned; people aren’t born knowing the personal names of all their familial and social contacts. Whereas… Continue reading Elephants talk to family and friends using individual ‘names’
Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark made the world’s first phone call using “immersive audio and video” technology, which improves call quality with “three-dimensional” sound. The technology, part of the upcoming 5G Advanced standard, makes interactions more life… Continue reading Nokia Unveils ‘Future of Voice Calls’
This spells trouble for rural businesses that have already been hurt by the turn off of 3G networks. Continue reading 4G “Unlikely” to be Extended to 95% of U.K. by End of 2025, Causing Issues for Rural Businesses
Increasingly redundant copper wires may be worth over $7 billion to telecommunications firms, should they take the trouble to recycle them. From a report: The estimate comes from British engineering company TXO, which claims there’s up to 800,000 metri… Continue reading Recycling Old Copper Wires Could Be Worth Billions For Telcos
Roughly 160,000 U.S.-based amateur radio enthusiasts belong to the American Radio Relay League, a nonprofit with 100 full-time and part-time staff members.
Nine days ago it announced “that it suffered a cyberattack that disrupted its network and syst… Continue reading American Radio Relay League Confirms Cyberattack Disrupted Operations
fjo3 quotes a report from Reuters: SpaceX on Wednesday launched an inaugural batch of operational spy satellites it built as part of a new U.S. intelligence network designed to significantly upgrade the country’s space-based surveillance powers, the fi… Continue reading SpaceX Launches First Satellites For New US Spy Constellation
Michael Kan reports via PCMag: AT&T has struck a deal to bring satellite internet connectivity to phones through AST SpaceMobile, a potential rival to SpaceX’s Starlink. AT&T says the commercial agreement will last until 2030. The goal is “to p… Continue reading AT&T Goes Up Against T-Mobile, Starlink With AST SpaceMobile Satellite Deal
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, farther away than the Sun, has sent data through a laser over a record-breaking distance, and done so even faster than expected.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: NASA, Communications, Communicate, Laser, Light, Dat… Continue reading Deep-space lasers smash data speed records over interplanetary distances
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A controversial bill that would require all new cars to be fitted with AM radios looks set to become a law in the near future. Yesterday, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) revealed that the “AM Radio … Continue reading AM Radio Law Opposed By Tech and Auto Industries Is Close To Passing
Satellite operator SES plans to buy fellow satellite operator Intelsat, in a $3.1 billion deal that’s expected to close next year. According to Space Magazine, the combined company could help it “compete with SpaceX’s huge Starlink broadband network.” … Continue reading Satellite Operator SES Acquiring Intelsat In $3.1 Billion Deal