The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted AST SpaceMobile, in coordination with AT&T, the ability to test direct-to-cellular connectivity on public safety’s Band 14 spectrum via its BlueBird satellites orbiting Earth. With this approval, it is envisioned that select first responders on FirstNet, Built with AT&T will trial public-safety-grade satellite communications later in 2025. AT&T […]

Data from Ookla, a specialist in connectivity intelligence, reveals Londoners spend more time in mobile signal not-spots and experience slower 5G speeds than residents of other UK cities, resulting in poorer performance in everyday tasks like web browsing. In the first article in a new series exploring the competitiveness of mobile networks in European towns […]

According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments increased 1.5 per cent year-over-year (YoY) to 304.9 million units in the first quarter of 2025. The smartphone market performed in line with IDC forecasts, as manufacturers ramped up production in anticipation of the expected announcement by […]

German antitrust body the Bundeskartellamt has sent Vodafone Group, Vodafone GmbH and Vantage Towers AG its preliminary legal assessment relating to the shortcomings in providing antenna sites to 1&1. Previously in 2021, Vodafone’s group company Vantage Towers had contractually agreed to provide the sites. However, massive delays have occurred since then. Vodafone and Vantage Towers […]

Japanese telcos KDDI and Okinawa Cellular are providing au Starlink Direct, a direct to cell service between satellites and au smartphones, making it the first such service in Japan. The service is compatible with 50 smartphone models and is available free of charge to au users for the time being without the need to apply. […]

Tying in with the release of Season 7 of Black Mirror on Netflix, the streaming platform has launched Thronglets, a mobile game from Night School studio. The game features in the new Season 7 episode Plaything, set in the same universe as Black Mirror’s iconic Bandersnatch episode. Thronglets is a long-lost Tuckersoft game that hasn’t […]

Research from Sky Mobile has lifted the lid on the most cringe-worthy mobile moments for Brits. From social media slip-ups to the classic pocket dial, the research reveals the top 15 mobile mishaps people are most guilty of committing. The survey of 2,000 Brits uncovered that sending a text to the wrong person, pocket dials and […]

Ericsson and Lenovo have reached a settlement to resolve their patent licensing dispute over a multi-year, global patent cross-licence agreement between the two companies. As part of the settlement, all ongoing lawsuits and administrative proceedings filed by both companies in several countries will be withdrawn. Financial impacts are expected to be recognised from Q2 2025, […]

French media giant Vivendi has signed an agreement which will see the sale of the majority of its shares in Poste Italiane’s TIM equal to 15 per cent of the company, for €684 million. Vivendi will hold onto a small stake in TIM, of 2.51 per cent of the telco’s ordinary shares which come with […]

UK media regulator Ofcom has published proposals for enabling MNOs to use their spectrum for direct to device (D2D) services, in partnership with satellite providers. The proposals are open for consultation and it expects responses in by May 20th. That timeframe suggests Ofcom expects to move pretty quickly on this one. “People in the UK […]