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Fairphone 6+ review: the most repairable, ethical phone gets faster
By Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

Dutch sustainable smartphone revamped with new chip and more RAM without sacrificing modular design

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/24/fairphone-6-review-the-most-repairable-ethical-phone-gets-faster

#Android #Smartphones #Mobilephones #Technology #Software #Telecoms #TheGuardian #SamuelGibbsConsumertechnologyeditor

SoftBank and Ericsson ran what they call Japan's first live-network validation of Ericsson's AI-native scheduler for link adaptation, testing it on real traffic rather than simulated conditions. https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/softbank-ericsson-test-ai-scheduler-on-live-japan-5g-network/ #softbank #ericsson #5g #telecoms #japan #ai #tech

EDOTCO Group built NaPA GPT, an AI chatbot on Microsoft Azure, to give network planners direct access to geospatial and operational data without going through a specialist data science team first. https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/edotco-builds-azure-ai-tool-to-speed-up-telecom-tower-planning/ #edotco #ai #telecoms #networks #microsoft #azure #tech

e& is embedding agentic AI into its core connectivity plans, backed by UAE-based sovereign GPU compute.

Should more telcos bundle AI agents into their connectivity offerings?

https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/e-uae-embeds-agentic-ai-into-mobile-and-broadband-products/

#agenticai #telecoms #uae #sovereignai #agents #iot #5g #ai #tech

Of all the weirdo decisions taken in the #telecoms industry, I can't fathom the logic behind #Telcel blocking access to #VoWifi from #Starlink terminals.

In rural #Mexico there has been a massive uptake of starlink, such that in areas where there is a lack of direct mobile coverage from #2G, #3G, or #LTE towers, the most likely alternative is going to be a starlink.

So why then deny access to service for those customers connected in this way? After all, VoWifi calls are charged at the same rates as those routed over the mobile RAN (even as they don't actually use any resources on it)

Usually, #MNOs (#Mobile #Network #Operators) are blocking access to their #IMS over IP from outside the home country - in order, we presume to not have customers avoid the industry's outlandish "#roaming" charges. (there are some notable exceptions)

But in the case of Starlink, (as far as I can make out) - all the terminals in a national territory are routed via the ground station in that country. - I sort of understood this may be a requirement for operation?

So why not add starlink's #Mexican IPs to a whitelist for telcels?

Of course... we could all have been doing something else since long ago; #VoIP is a thing, VoWifi is just glorified VoIP, just as IMS is a glorified #SIP server.

But then there would not be so much #control...

AST SpaceMobile's latest filing identifies Vodafone spectrum for UK direct-to-cell testing and attaches an Ofcom trial licence. https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/ast-spacemobile-uk-direct-to-cell-plans-use-vodafone-spectrum/ #astspacemobile #vodafone #satellites #directtocell #space #uk #telecoms #3gpp #tech

Bain & Company recorded a 40 percent rise in telecom deal value from the first to second quarter, yet a small group of transactions drove most of it. https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/bain-company-telecom-ma-reaches-65b-in-h1-2026/ #telecoms #datacentres #aiinfrastructure #tech

The FCC has opened a proceeding on unlicensed spectrum for satellite direct-to-device communications. https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/fcc-examines-unlicensed-spectrum-for-satellite-d2d/ #fcc #satellites #telecoms #iot #d2d #space #tech

Optus and Nokia used a smartphone on a live mobile site to pull 3.5Gbps over upper 6GHz spectrum. https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/optus-and-nokia-reach-3-5gbps-upper-6ghz-spectrum-6g-trial/ #optus #nokia #telecoms #connectivity #6g #tech

New OFE Vision Paper: #OpenSource Software in Europe’s #Telecoms Industry
- https://openforumeurope.org/new-ofe-vision-paper-open-source-software-in-europes-telecoms-industry/ "Open source is already in Europe’s telecoms networks and software stacks. "

"Fears after Openreach cables cut by 'men in black'"

https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/26423317.fears-openreach-cables-cut-men-black/

"Residents in Kempshott have been left without broadband and Wi-Fi since Sunday, July 27, after engineers found that cables had reportedly been cut, sparking fears for vulnerable and elderly residents who rely on the connection for emergency alarms."

#Basingstoke #telecoms #crime #UK #Hampshire #Kempshott

Why does the UK have such dreadful mobile phone coverage?

The operators claim regulators (including planning restrictions & demands to move away from Huawai's technology) have reduced the ability to (re)develop & build new masts to enhance connectivity... allied with low prices reducing the funds for such investment.

If Andy Burnham is unlikely to sanction major price rises, might the Govt. remove the requirement for 'net neutrality' allowing diverging use tariffs?

#politics #telecoms
h/t FT

AT&T's new acquisition from EchoStar adds mid-band and low-band spectrum across more than 400 US markets, while EchoStar shifts to operating Boost Mobile as a hybrid MNO on AT&T's infrastructure. https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/att-closes-23b-echostar-spectrum-deal-boost-5g-capacity/ #att #echostar #telecoms #connectivity #5g #tech

AusAlert test: what time will national emergency warning siren sound on phones in Australia today? Here’s what to know https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/27/ausalert-national-alert-test-sound-emergency-warning-system-time-date #AustraliaNews #EmergencyPlanning #NaturalDisasters #Bushfires #Flooding #Earthquakes #Telecoms

AusAlert test: what time will national emergency warning siren sound on phones in Australia today? Here’s what to know
By Josh Butler

National emergency test alert will be sent to all compatible mobile devices on 27 July, with domestic violence advocates advising how to turn off safe phones

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/27/ausalert-national-alert-test-sound-emergency-warning-system-time-date

#Australianews #Emergencyplanning #Naturaldisasters #Bushfires #Flooding #Earthquakes #Telecoms #TheGuardian #JoshButler

Australia news live: new Sydney Harbour pool slated to open in summer; AusAlert warning test to blare siren across phones nationally this afternoon
By Guardian staff

New tidal baths on banks of Callan Park in Lilyfield expected to attract thousands to Parramatta River’s southern banks. Follow the day’s news

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/27/ausalert-emergency-warning-test-antisemitism-royal-commission-nsw-icac-inquiry-politics-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-victoria-jacinta-allan-ntwnfb

#Australianews #Australianpolitics #NewSouthWales #IndependentCommissionAgainstCorruption #NewSouthWalespolitics #Royalcommissiononantisemitismandsocialcohesion #JacintaAllan #Victoria #Victorianpolitics #Telecoms #Birdflu #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff

AusAlert test date and time: emergency warning siren will blast over most phones in Australia on Monday. Here’s what to know https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/22/ausalert-test-sound-national-alert-emergency-warning-system-date #AustraliaNews #EmergencyPlanning #NaturalDisasters #Bushfires #Flooding #Earthquakes #Telecoms

AusAlert test will blast emergency warning siren over most phones in Australia on Monday. Here’s what to know
By Josh Butler

National emergency test alert will be sent to all mobile devices on 27 July, with domestic violence advocates advising how to turn off safe phones

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/22/ausalert-test-sound-national-alert-emergency-warning-system-date

#Australianews #Emergencyplanning #Naturaldisasters #Bushfires #Flooding #Earthquakes #Telecoms #TheGuardian #JoshButler

The FCC is voting on a massive 160MHz Upper C-Band auction. While carriers and tower crews welcome the new 'super-band,' aviation retrofits and timeline doubts mean deployment is still years away. #fcc #telecoms #5g #6g #techpolicy #usa #regulation #networks #technology

Avant les box propriétaires et bridées, il y avait le Sematrans LSI 4811 de chez TRT. Une machine conçue pour durer des décennies sans surchauffer, avec des vrais boutons physiques pour tester les boucles locales (TLI). Un hommage à l'ingénierie rouennaise qui a habillé ce fleuron d'un orange si éclatant qu'on se demande si le successeur de France Télécom n'a pas basé toute son identité visuelle sur un stock de peinture restant de 1985. 📦🛠️
#MastodonGeeks #RetroHardware #Telecoms #MadeInFrance

Using Qualcomm's Snapdragon Auto 5G modem, a Fraunhofer IIS voice codec, and Viasat's L-band satellite network, engineers routed a voice call through NB-IoT directly into BMW's vehicle architecture. https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/viasat-and-bmw-test-first-integrated-satellite-voice-call/ #telecoms #iot #connectivity #nbiot #ntn #technology

Nation-state actors still walk into networks through SNMP community strings and Cisco Smart Install that should have been retired years ago. https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/russia-fsb-center-16-exploits-vulnerable-routers-with-snmp/ #telecoms #networks #cybersecurity #infosec #technology

CSL Group is acquiring IoTM Solutions, folding a multi-operator SIM/eSIM management plane into its rSIM resilience stack. https://iottechnews.com/news/csl-group-buys-iotm-for-multi-carrier-iot-sim-control/ #iot #connectivity #esim #telecoms #sgp32 #technology

Telenor to acquire majority stake in Swedish broadband provider Bahnhof

Telenor agreed to buy control of Bahnhof in a SEK 6.1 billion deal, strengthening its Swedish broadband position and adding data-centre assets.

#EU #Sweden #Telecoms #Broadband #DataCentres

https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/telenor-to-buy-majority-stake-in-swedish-broadband-provider-bahnhof-in-629-million-deal-04a4217e

The US has ranked first for internet outage preparedness, based on 115 submarine cables and 209 exchange points. https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/us-leads-internet-outage-preparedness-ranking/ #telecoms #networks #cybersecurity #infrastructure #connectivity #technology

A #cat in #Kent SE England lived underground in #ColdWar era guarding #telecoms cables and infrastructure from mouse-like rodents on behalf of the British Post Office (todays equivalent would be Openreach)

#CatsWithJobs

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgljdwxp34o

Deutsche Telekom put ChatGPT Enterprise into the hands of 50,000+ staff and rewired customer care and live network ops around it. https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/deutsche-telekom-deploys-chatgpt-enterprise-for-ai-native-ops/ #telecoms #enterpriseai #openai #chatgpt #ai #technology

Anika Wells says Telstra must 'face the music' as regulator begins investigation – video
By Guardian Staff

The communications minister, Anika Wells, says Telstra must 'face the music' and rebuild public trust after its nationwide outage, vowing that the government will hold the telco to account. She says Telstra should provide an expedited process for customers seeking compensation. The Australian Communications and Media Authority's deputy chair Adam Suckling says the regulator is investigating the outage. Suckling says under laws related to the triple zero system, Telstra can face civil penalties of up to $30m if it is found that is has not complied with its obligations

https://www.theguardian.com/business/video/2026/jul/10/anika-wells-says-telstra-must-face-the-music-as-regulator-begins-investigation-video

#Telstra #Business #Telecommunicationsindustry #Telecoms #Australianews #GuardianStaff