Internet Networks

Apple has been granted new patent for a ranking system of public Wi-Fi networks, depending on the quality of the connection and its security. As per the filing, it could potentially enable the iPhone maker to implement a new way of identifying Wi-Fi networks in public places without needing to identify the user and their location.

QR-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments will now be accepted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) announced via a press release on Wednesday. To facilitate this move, the organisation is partnering with Network International and UPI payments can be made via its over 2,00,000 point-of-sale (POS) te...

GPT-4 can outperform human analysts when it comes to predicting the future on the basis of financial statement analysis, claimed a new research paper. The paper, which has been published in a preprint journal found in its tests that GPT-4 gave superior results compared to human counterparts in the short-term period (ranging between one month to six...

Humanitarian organisations are urging Starlink's chief Elon Musk not to shut down the satellite internet service, as doing so could ''collectively punish'' millions of Sudanese.

X, the social network owned by Elon Musk, will start summarizing news events inside the app by using xAI’s chatbot, Grok. The AI-generated summaries will rely on user tweets — not third-party news articles — and will only be available to premium subscribers, the company announced on Friday.

Google has been working on adding the support of satellite messaging to its Messages app for quite some time now. A new report now sheds more light on how this feature might work, and what it could offer. Google Messages with satellite connectivity will reportedly offer a two-way communication allowing people to converse with each other without req...

Vivo is gearing up to roll out 5.5G (5G-Advanced or 5GA) upgrades via OTA (Over-the-Air) updates to its flagship smartphones soon. The newly launched Vivo X Fold 3, Vivo X Fold 3 Pro and the Vivo X100 series are confirmed to receive 5.5G connectivity initially alongside a few iQoo smartphones. The announcement comes soon after China Mobile announce...

Long-form videos will soon be available on smart televisions, billionaire Elon Musk said, after Fortune magazine reported that social network X planned to launch next week a TV app for Amazon and Samsung users. The platform rolled out an early version of video and audio calling for some users last October.

The damage caused to undersea cables in the Red Sea is disrupting global telecommunications networks and forcing internet providers to reroute as much as a quarter of traffic between Asia, Europe and the Middle East, reported CNN.

Despite assurances from Pakistan's caretaker government, the credibility of the country's most expensive general elections was called into question with suspension of cellular networks, restricting the movements of voters and curbing media coverage.

Tata Neu is reportedly planning on entering the food delivery sector. The 'super app' launched by the Indian conglomerate in 2022 is relying on the government-backed ONDC network using technology developed by Gurgaon-based startup Magicpin, according to a report that cites unnamed sources.

Mobile users may soon be able to stream videos without a SIM card or an internet connection as Direct-to-Mobile broadcasting could become a reality in the near future.

Wi-Fi 7 was unveiled on January 8 at CES 2024 by the Wi-Fi Alliance, bringing faster speeds, improvements like Multi-Link Operation, support for 320MHz channels for Wi-Fi networks, and 4K Quadrature Amplitude Modulation. Over 233 million Wi-Fi 7 devices are expected to enter the market this year, according to the Wi-Fi Alliance.

The Parliament passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which seeks to amend the laws relating to telecommunication services and networks, on Thursday. The bill, introduced by Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on December 13, would allow for the government to temporarily take control of telecom servic...

Nokia will deploy a next-generation optical transport network that will provide Airtel with additional capacity, and increased reliability, while cutting costs. As part of an agreement, the new hardware from Nokia will be used across Airtel's national long-distance network that the telecom provider uses across major Indian cities.

Apple has been granted new patent for a ranking system of public Wi-Fi networks, depending on the quality of the connection and its security. As per the filing, it could potentially enable the iPhone maker to implement a new way of identifying Wi-Fi networks in public places without needing to identify the user and their location.

QR-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments will now be accepted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) announced via a press release on Wednesday. To facilitate this move, the organisation is partnering with Network International and UPI payments can be made via its over 2,00,000 point-of-sale (POS) te...

GPT-4 can outperform human analysts when it comes to predicting the future on the basis of financial statement analysis, claimed a new research paper. The paper, which has been published in a preprint journal found in its tests that GPT-4 gave superior results compared to human counterparts in the short-term period (ranging between one month to six...

Humanitarian organisations are urging Starlink's chief Elon Musk not to shut down the satellite internet service, as doing so could ''collectively punish'' millions of Sudanese.

X, the social network owned by Elon Musk, will start summarizing news events inside the app by using xAI’s chatbot, Grok. The AI-generated summaries will rely on user tweets — not third-party news articles — and will only be available to premium subscribers, the company announced on Friday.

Google has been working on adding the support of satellite messaging to its Messages app for quite some time now. A new report now sheds more light on how this feature might work, and what it could offer. Google Messages with satellite connectivity will reportedly offer a two-way communication allowing people to converse with each other without req...

Vivo is gearing up to roll out 5.5G (5G-Advanced or 5GA) upgrades via OTA (Over-the-Air) updates to its flagship smartphones soon. The newly launched Vivo X Fold 3, Vivo X Fold 3 Pro and the Vivo X100 series are confirmed to receive 5.5G connectivity initially alongside a few iQoo smartphones. The announcement comes soon after China Mobile announce...

Long-form videos will soon be available on smart televisions, billionaire Elon Musk said, after Fortune magazine reported that social network X planned to launch next week a TV app for Amazon and Samsung users. The platform rolled out an early version of video and audio calling for some users last October.

The damage caused to undersea cables in the Red Sea is disrupting global telecommunications networks and forcing internet providers to reroute as much as a quarter of traffic between Asia, Europe and the Middle East, reported CNN.

Despite assurances from Pakistan's caretaker government, the credibility of the country's most expensive general elections was called into question with suspension of cellular networks, restricting the movements of voters and curbing media coverage.

Tata Neu is reportedly planning on entering the food delivery sector. The 'super app' launched by the Indian conglomerate in 2022 is relying on the government-backed ONDC network using technology developed by Gurgaon-based startup Magicpin, according to a report that cites unnamed sources.

Mobile users may soon be able to stream videos without a SIM card or an internet connection as Direct-to-Mobile broadcasting could become a reality in the near future.

Wi-Fi 7 was unveiled on January 8 at CES 2024 by the Wi-Fi Alliance, bringing faster speeds, improvements like Multi-Link Operation, support for 320MHz channels for Wi-Fi networks, and 4K Quadrature Amplitude Modulation. Over 233 million Wi-Fi 7 devices are expected to enter the market this year, according to the Wi-Fi Alliance.

The Parliament passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which seeks to amend the laws relating to telecommunication services and networks, on Thursday. The bill, introduced by Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on December 13, would allow for the government to temporarily take control of telecom servic...

Nokia will deploy a next-generation optical transport network that will provide Airtel with additional capacity, and increased reliability, while cutting costs. As part of an agreement, the new hardware from Nokia will be used across Airtel's national long-distance network that the telecom provider uses across major Indian cities.