The four patents that are being asserted herald originally from Nokia and relate to 2G, 3G and 4G wireless technology ... Conversant believes that in certain circumstances Europe offers a much more conducive climate for patent assertion. ( read original story ...)
Vodafone share price rallies as group posts rise in quarterly revenue
The operator released its Group financials today (July 21), breaking down performance across Europe alongside Africa ... customers during the period and now has over 1.25 million 4G smartphones on its network, a rise of 21.4 per cent on the same period ... ( read original story ...)
Global LTE infrastructure markets explored in latest research
restraints and analyzes the way they affect the LTE Infrastructure market in a positive as well as the negative aspect. The regions which are covered in this report are North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa and Latin America. ( read original story ...)
Ofcom aims to release 26 GHz spectrum for 5G services
British telecom regulator Ofcom on Friday said it aims to release 26 GHz spectrum band for future 5G services. Several countries in Europe are giving priority for 26 GHz spectrum band, which covers 3.25 GHz of spectrum between 24.25 GHz and 27.5 GHz ... ( read original story ...)
Apple gets approval for 5G trials in the US
However, 5G is initially expected to be used for fixed wireless access services – Arqiva in the UK just launched one of Europe’s first tests alongside Apple rival Samsung – according to a number of people within the industry. ( read original story ...)
Telefonica achieves OBIDA margin of 32.1 percent in Q2
Telefonica said its FTTx passed 41.2 million premises. LTE coverage was 68 percent with 89 percent in Europe. LTE subscriber base of Telefonica rose 1.6x. FTTx and cable customers (10 million) grew 19 percent and accounted for 47 percent of the total fixed ... ( read original story ...)
These were the best hacks at Black Hat and Def Con this year
From ZDNet, sister-site CNET, and around the web, here's the best of Black Hat and Def Con. ZDNet: A flaw in modern 3G and 4G LTE cell networks could be used to pave the way for a next-generation of stingray devices, otherwise known as cell site (or IMSI ... ( read original story ...)