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Ookla: Apple’s iPhone 14 series top in 5G speeds in the US

Global analysis breaks down five fastest devices by country As consumers eye holiday device deals, Ookla has released new analysis that looks at which smartphone models achieve the fastest 5G speeds around the world -- and it's a mix of models and makers, depending on...

Apple activates iPhone 14 emergency satellite service

US and Canada get the service first, with France, Germany, Ireland and the U.K. coming in December Apple on Wednesday announced that it has activated the much-touted “Emergency SOS by satellite” feature of its recently released iPhone 14. The new feature will enable iPhone 14 and...

Apple spent $450M to get iPhone-to-satellite service working

The company drew from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund, previously used for R&D investments in Corning and others Apple’s iPhone 14, introduced in September, is the first iPhone to sport Emergency SOS by satellite functionality. Apple claimed on Thursday that the key feature was made possible...

The Sunday Brief: Competitive responses matter (3Q 2022 earnings review)

Halloween weekend greetings from the Midwest, where fall colors are in full show and temperatures are still above freezing.  Pictured is my neighbor’s Trick-or-Treat Treehouse moments before a dozen costumed boys showed up for their annual party.  With each of the Fab Five and Telco...

Weeks after EU law, Lightning leaves the iPad

Apple’s 10th Generation iPad sports USB-C, leaving Lightning behind after a decade Apple on Tuesday took the wraps off two new iPad products, one aimed at professionals and the other aimed at the rest of us. Apple refreshed its iPad Pro and regular iPad line,...

EU’s new USB-C law means the end for Apple’s Lightning port

EU Parliament gives mobile phone makers until the end of 2024 to make USB-C standard, and said it will take on wireless charging next The European Union Parliament passed a law on Tuesday mandating USB-C as the standard charging port interface for mobile devices sold...

Matter 1.0 arrives, at last – with test labs, test tools, and mission to make IoT easier

The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) this week confirmed the release of the 1.0 launch-version of the new Matter connectivity specification for interoperability of IoT products, mainly in the smart home environment. This initial release will support various smart home products, including lighting and electrical,...

Apple brings emergency satellite comms to iPhone 14

Globalstar confirmed itself as the service provider behind the new feature Apple this week unveiled the iPhone 14. The company will begin taking orders for it later this month, with delivery of some models beginning in September and continuing through October. Confirming rumors which first floated...

The Sunday Brief: Bigger questions after second quarter earnings (Part 2)

Greetings from the Midwest and Southeast (at left, toting the week’s produce from Kansas City’s open-air City Market).  The freshly-picked watermelon we purchased there was far sweeter than the Chiefs performance in their first preseason game (and narrowly beating the Commanders did not assuage...

Apple mixed reality headset will boost market, says GlobalData

The analyst firm further predicts that consumer mixed reality headsets will generate global revenues of $50 billion by 2030 Rumors about a high-end virtual reality (VR) headset from Apple have been making the rounds, suggesting that one might hit the market as soon as January...

‘Sigfox is the future Unabiz has to avoid’ – Unabiz seeks to unite broken IoT market

Philippe Chiu has been sleeping for three hours a night, he says, for six months. He has taken to power-napping, like he is “at college again”, he says. “Twenty minutes gets you three hours. And it works – because it is good sleep. So,...

Amazon EC2 offers M1 Mac instancing

After first testing the capability, AWS has added M1 Mac minis to its EC2 arsenal, for devs who need to provision virtual Macs in the cloud.

Supreme Court denies Apple’s request to hear Qualcomm patent case

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Apple's request to hear its patent case against Qualcomm, affirming the Biden administration's suggestion.

The Sunday Brief: How will Apple grow?

More greetings from the 49th state, where Jim and the editor wrapped up their trip last week.  Pictured here is the main boat dock in Seward, Alaska (a TelAlaska/ American Broadband exchange).  Slightly off camera to the left of this picture is a large cruise ship...

How to stifle innovation by impeding competition among technologies, companies and business models (Analyst Angle)

The European Union has declared that USB Type-C standard connectors will be required for charging various devices sold from 2024. This seems to have grabbed as much media attention as the far more significant announcement of its new Digital Markets Act that will intervene...

UK antitrust authority wants Google, Apple to open ecosystems

The UK's antitrust authority accuses Apple and Google of market restrictions and anticompetitive behavior in their mobile ecosystems.

Apple unveils its car at WWDC – sort of

Apple took the wraps off new Macs, a new CarPlay and more at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) this week.

The Sunday Brief: Infrastructure funding overview (Part 1): What is a Priority Broadband Project?

Belated Memorial Day and June greetings from Missouri and Nebraska.  Pictured is our pooch Abby (left with stick) and the neighbor dog, Lucy, enjoying Midwest spring/ summer weather.  Given our recent rainfall, “duck days” is a better weather descriptor than “dog days”!  June marks the...

#TBT: AT&T caps internet customers; iPad 2 comes to India; White hot iPhone 4 … this week in 2011

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! AT&T sets data...

Here’s why QUIC is still worrying mobile operators (Reader Forum)

Google’s QUIC made its debut a few years ago and it quickly became a headache for operators. Why? QUIC is an encryption-based protocol and many types of traffic become invisible. Operators struggled to deliver content and manage subscriber Quality of Experience (QoE). Fast forward to...

Apple, Broadcom win new damages trial in Caltech Wi-Fi patent case

Caltech's $1.1 billion Wi-Fi patent case award against Apple and Broadcom is "legally unsupportable," according to the appeals court.

5G accounts for nearly 30% of mobile subscribers in South Korea: report

Nearly 30% of mobile subscriptions in South Korea were on 5G networks at the end of last year, Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT. The total number of 5G subscribers amounted to 20.92 million as of the...

Ericsson sues Apple, alleging 5G patent infringement

Ericsson sues Apple in a different U.S. District court over 5G patents. What's at stake is how much Ericsson gets when Apple sells an iPhone.

South Korea ends November with 20.19 million 5G users

SK Telecom has the largest 5G subscriber base in South Korea The total number of 5G subscribers in South Korea reached 20.19 million in November 2021, accounting for around 28% of the total 72.57 million mobile subscriptions in the Asian nation, Korean press reported, citing...