https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. It's one thing to dream up a quantum internet that could send hacker-proof information around the world via photons superimposed in different quantum states. It's quite another to physically show it's possible. https://phys.org/news/2024-05-physicists-metro-area-quantum-network.html Optics & Photonics Wed, 15 May 2024 11:00:01 EDT news634982992 In a recent study published in Physical Review Letters, a research team led by Prof. Guo Guangcan from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) achieved on-demand storage of photonic qubits at telecom wavelengths using a laser-written waveguide fabricated in an erbium-doped crystal. https://phys.org/news/2022-12-on-demand-storage-photonic-qubits-telecom.html Optics & Photonics Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:18:03 EST news589547882 Time Warner Cable said Wednesday that service was largely restored after a problem during routine maintenance caused a nationwide outage of its Internet service for hours. https://phys.org/news/2014-08-warner-cable-outages-largely.html Telecom Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:29:05 EDT news328354133 South Korea's SK Telecom announced Wednesday the launch of a new generation mobile network that offers speeds twice that of its existing long term evolution (LTE) network and 10 times that of 3G services. https://phys.org/news/2013-06-sk-telecom-world-fist-lte-a.html Telecom Wed, 26 Jun 2013 02:14:07 EDT news291431635 Cyber-crooks are increasingly taking aim at smartphones, following their prey as lifestyles migrate to Internet-linked mobile devices, according to new reports by online security firms. https://phys.org/news/2012-09-firms-smartphone-cyber-attacks.html Software Fri, 07 Sep 2012 03:52:16 EDT news266208718 Hackers at an infamous Def Con gathering were shown how to easily slip into computer networks through some routers made by Chinese electronics colossus Huawei Technologies. https://phys.org/news/2012-07-hackers-topple-huawei-routers.html Telecom Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:13:42 EDT news262840416 A custom mobile phone network came to life in the middle of Def Con as hackers showed off their technology skills in tribute to the infamous gathering's elite "ninjas." https://phys.org/news/2012-07-hackers-mobile-network-def-con.html Telecom Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:30:01 EDT news262766193 LightSquared Inc., which hoped to create an independent wireless broadband network in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday. https://phys.org/news/2012-05-wireless-startup-lightsquared-bankruptcy.html Telecom Mon, 14 May 2012 17:08:15 EDT news256234068 Paying with a mobile phone is gradually become a reality for consumers, with banks, telecommunications operators and Internet players all jumping in to offer payment options. https://phys.org/news/2012-03-mobile-industry-champions.html Telecom Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:51:34 EST news250105871 Facebook has allied with Taiwan's HTC to build a customized smartphone powered by Google's Android mobile operating system, according to technology blog All Things Digital. https://phys.org/news/2011-11-facebook-htc-android-smartphone.html Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:41:51 EST news241198895 French mobile network operator Orange has broken the secrecy surrounding Apple's new iPhone 5 through a job advert, despite the US firm's ban on its partners referring to the product before its expected Sptember release. https://phys.org/news/2011-08-france-orange-iphone-hype.html Consumer & Gadgets Sat, 13 Aug 2011 09:58:27 EDT news232448258 Finland on Thursday became the first country in the world to make access to a broadband service a basic right, ensuring that a high-speed Internet connection is available to all Finns, a government official said. https://phys.org/news/2010-07-world-finland-broadband-basic.html Telecom Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:30:01 EDT news197220152 (PhysOrg.com) -- According to a new study, people who phone diverse acquaintances live in more affluent communities and have more economic opportunities than those who talk to people in their immediate vicinity. https://phys.org/news/2010-05-wider-social-networks-economic-opportunity.html Social Sciences Thu, 27 May 2010 15:49:44 EDT news194194152 Nordic telecom operator TeliaSonera announced Monday the launch in Stockholm and Oslo of the world's first commercial 4G/LTE mobile network, up to 10 times faster than current networks. https://phys.org/news/2009-12-teliasonera-commercial-4glte-network.html Telecom Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:20:02 EST news179995754 The Finnish government said Friday it has allocated extra frequencies to telecom firms TeliaSonera, Elisa and DNA to run the country's new, faster fourth-generation (4G) mobile network. https://phys.org/news/2009-04-finland-allocates-4g-mobile-frequencies.html Telecom Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:06:40 EDT news159797115 (PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers working on some of the most fundamental issues facing the future internet paradigm have developed - in their spare time, no less - a mobile platform that brings some of the most powerful and compelling Web 2.0 services to the real, mobile world. “Engineers like to play with toys too,” says Daniele Miorandi, coordinator of the BIONETS project, explaining why their team developed its U-Hopper platform, an “opportunistic” communication platform for mobile phones. https://phys.org/news/2009-03-web-real-world.html Engineering Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:52:43 EDT news156098957