Posts by Aged Dev

Axiom Space dials up Nokia to connect moonwalkers to 4G

A long time coming...

This isn't such an interesting concept really these days when I have a 32-user cell complete with roaming core network, that I can put in my (rather big) pocket. The hardening for space is what makes it more challenging, and of course the UE side and what will be anchored from that. What is interesting with all the 5G hype these days is that 4G is the technology of choice... those of us that work in the industry and who are honest enough to agree with the pitfalls (for true SA it's mainly chipset and UE vendor lockout) would agree that even in 2024 LTE is the way to go.

Chrome Web Store warns end is nigh for uBlock Origin

Firefox anyone?

This seems like a good excuse to dust off the latest Firefox revision, which still has decent AdBlocking support. I am reminded of just how much I love uBlock when I use someone else's browser and get to see how much of a mess the unfiltered internet has become.

AST SpaceMobile promises the Moon with seamless satellite phone service

Re: We will make your days^^^^nights brighter

When Bluewalker is unfurled, IIRC it's about the size of a football (soccer) pitch. That's quite some increase of area even relative to the direct to cell Starlink birds! Reflection management will be interesting as it's the array itself which is likely to reflect rather than the solar panels, but I'm guessing only when the sun is very low on the horizon (ie: underneath the sat in relation to the earth).

BT speaks out against Vodafone and Three's mobile marriage plans

Re: History has a lesson

The release of 10MHz of SAL would be a massive boon to small network operators, but there is another benefit - EE/3 partner for mast sharing, as do VF/O2. 3+VF as a combined network would plug quite a few gaps and add a massive capacity layer via 3's contiguous high band holding.

So long as the CMA or OFCOM better enforce the overlap rip-out that happened with TMO/Orange to EE then it should be good for all. Pricing is what pricing is, sometimes if you want a better service, you pay for it. What's not acceptable is when the sum of one plus one equals 1.2 and that is what the EE mergedown got us.

The 3G turn off has shown is that 4G isn't as widespread as first anticipated with many rural areas now back on Edge. A bigger network is a good thing so long as it's actually better.