Rakuten selects Cisco, Nokia, F5 as partners for 5G SA network

Rakuten Mobile has selected Cisco, Nokia and F5 to support its 5G SA network in Japan offering cloud-native, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven systems to simplify operations, reduce costs and deliver better customer experiences. The move comes in response to the global acceleration of 5G standalone (SA) and cloud-native in a bid to drive business transformation, cut costs and pursue modernisation … Read more

Euro regulators approve satellite to low-power device comms standard

In a move that the industry’s technical trade association says will reshape the non-terrestrial network (NTN) landscape, the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) has officially confirmed the regulatory framework enabling satellite-to-low power device communication with satellites (LPD-S) communications in the short-range device (SRD) 862-870MHz frequency … Read more

Retirees face $172,500 in health care costs, Fidelity study finds

‘Making Money’ host Charles Payne discusses 401(k) savings with Walser Wealth Management president Rebecca Walser and what it says about Americans’ retirement. A 65-year-old retiring in 2025 can expect to pay $172,500 on average for healthcare and medical expenses throughout retirement.  That’s according to Fidelity’s 2025 Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate, which is up 4% … Read more

Apple pushes almost 30 security fixes in mobile update

Apple has released more than 20 vulnerability fixes for its mobile device ecosystem in a new round of updates to the twin iOS and iPadOS operating systems (OS), with a warning for users to update now ahead of likely exploitation in the wild. Unless a major new vulnerability is disclosed in the next couple … Read more