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FCC Sets May 4 Deadline for Comments on Lifeline Fraud‑Prevention Reforms
The Federal Communications Commission has established a May 4 deadline for initial comments on a proposal to tighten the Lifeline subsidy program. The reforms target fraud by requiring full Social Security numbers and real‑time eligibility verification after an inspector‑general report revealed roughly $5 million paid to about 117,000 deceased subscribers over five years.
Global smartphone brand TECNO introduced the SPARK 50 series, rolling out the SPARK 50 5G and the non‑5G SPARK 50. Both phones combine massive batteries—up to 7,000 mAh—with practical AI functions and military‑grade durability, and are now on sale in India starting at roughly $207.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced a proposal to extend its ban on Chinese‑made routers and related telecom gear to include devices already approved for import. The move targets equipment from Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision, Dahua and Hytera, compelling large enterprises...
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 551 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on April 4, deploying 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites – the most ever on a single Atlas mission. The launch brings Amazon’s total to 241 satellites, but the...
The current V2mini sats have usable capacity for ~2000 customers globally (with a BH provisioning rate of ~2.5Mbps) & the V1 sats had ~1/4 of that capacity. Starlink's business model worked out because costs (of satellites, launch & terminals) fell...
At Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm, Nvidia and other leaders highlighted 6G as the key enabler for robot fleets, promising ultra‑low latency, sensor‑level networking and new telecom‑AI partnerships. The push signals a strategic shift for carriers and equipment makers toward robot‑centric...
Amazon is in advanced talks to acquire low‑Earth‑orbit satellite operator Globalstar for roughly $9 billion. The deal would give Amazon’s Leo network immediate access to an operational satellite fleet, spectrum licenses and a foothold in Apple’s emergency‑SOS service, while Apple’s 20%...
The FCC has set a May 4 deadline for initial comments on a Lifeline reform proposal aimed at curbing fraud, tightening eligibility, and improving oversight. The move follows an inspector‑general report that uncovered roughly $5 million in benefits paid to about 117,000...
Optimum, in partnership with ConnectLA, completed a fiber broadband expansion that now provides reliable high‑speed internet to over 3,000 homes and businesses in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. The project is funded by the state’s GUMBO 1.0 program, which channels federal broadband dollars...
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane (INW.MI) posted higher FY25 results, with net income climbing to €360.8 million (≈$389 million) and revenue reaching €1.08 billion (≈$1.17 billion). The board proposed a 7.5% dividend hike to €0.5543 per share and hinted at a positive FY26 outlook.
Governor Gavin Newsom turned on California’s $3.2 billion Middle‑Mile Broadband Network, the nation’s largest publicly owned fiber system. The Bishop Paiute Tribe is the first customer, giving the tribal community direct control of its own ISP and a high‑capacity internet backbone.
Researchers Wu, Wei, Zhang and colleagues have demonstrated a unified broadband architecture that merges fixed and mobile access networks using coherent optical transceivers. By deploying edge‑level coherent optics and AI‑driven resource orchestration, the system delivers over 100 Gbps throughput with sub‑millisecond...
Telkom Kenya has slipped to the fifth‑largest mobile operator in the country, with its subscriber base dropping from 1.34 million in December 2023 to about 744,500 by December 2025. The decline occurred despite overall market growth, as Safaricom and Airtel added millions of...
South Africa’s mobile operators saw a 21.5% rise in voice traffic in 2025 yet lost roughly $547 million in mobile services revenue, which fell 7.9% to about $6.4 billion. The decline was driven by a 38% plunge in SMS and multimedia messaging...
Kenya added 9 million mobile‑money subscriptions in the year to December 2025, pushing total users to 51.36 million and driving penetration to 98%. The market’s growth is now limited by saturation, shifting competition from acquiring new users to increasing transaction frequency and wallet...
Rogers Satellite has added support for Messenger and onX, turning smartphones into reliable communication and navigation tools for hikers, fishers, hunters and travellers in remote Canadian regions. The service now delivers voice, video and text messaging, offline maps, land‑ownership data...
