Tag: Deutsche Telekom
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Europe’s Largest Mobile Operators Explore Joint Bid for EU Direct-to-Device Spectrum
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone are in preliminary talks to form a consortium that would bid for part of the European Union’s 2 GHz mobile satellite spectrum, potentially creating a European-controlled direct-to-device service to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink and other non-European satellite operators. The discussions were reported on September 7 and remain at an…
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Vodafone IoT to Integrate Iridium Satellite Connectivity for Global Direct-to-Device Services
Vodafone IoT said it will integrate Iridium’s direct-to-device (D2D) satellite technology into its connectivity portfolio, broadening its global coverage for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Under the partnership, Vodafone IoT will gain access to Iridium NTN Direct, a 3GPP standards-based narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) service operating over Iridium’s satellite constellation. The service, scheduled for commercial launch…