innovation
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The GSMA and European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to develop new, innovative satellite and terrestrial network technologies. -
In his final Innovation column, Alan Burkitt-Gray looks back 30 years, to when he forecast that 1Mbps would provide the superfast superhighway we all need.
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All-optical networks that use photonics are the industry’s dream solution to the ever-increasing demand for speed. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to Fabienne Saliou, a research engineer at Orange, which is running an exciting project using this tech
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Ethio Telecom, the state-owned incumbent in Ethiopia, has started a project to encourage start-up technology companies.
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European telecoms standards group ETSI is moving closer to the next generation of mobile with an alliance with a 6G services group.
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The end of current techniques used to encrypt data traffic might be closer than most people think, according to a mathematical paper from China.
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Europe’s leading telecoms standards organisation has set up a new group to work on radio waves with less than a millimetre wavelength.
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Microsoft has bought Lumenisity, a UK-based start-up that makes hollow-core fibres that allow light to travel faster than along standard fibres.
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Geostationary satellite companies used to be the innovators. Now the fresh thoughts are coming from low-orbit companies and the older generation needs a new role, writes Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Look, telecoms industry, can you slow down a bit? You’re growing so much that scientists and engineers are having a hard time keeping up, says Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Nokia has signed an innovation-focused Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vodafone New Zealand to collaborate on the development of new applications and services enabled by Nokia’s mobile technology.
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Reliable storage moves fast, as Gordon Moore predicted in the 1960s. Now you can get the equivalent of 40 human brains in one system, writes Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Quantum technology is poised to revolutionise atomic clocks and positioning, following a partnership between ColdQuanta and an Oxford University spin-off.
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Alan Burkitt-Gray boards a plane and worries about the increasing use of facial recognition technology
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Vodafone has signed the lease agreement for a new tech innovation centre in Dresden, Germany.
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Schneider Electric customers will benefit from a secure micro data centre solution for industrial environments after it announced a partnership with Stratus Technologies and Avnet Integrated.
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The speed of light is constant throughout the universe, except in optical fibres. But users are willing to pay more for speed, writes Alan Burkitt-Gray
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The UK government has approved plans to fund a new organisation dedicated to boosting innovation in the country’s telecoms supply chain.
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