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Airbus and Salam join forces for High Altitude Platform Station connectivity services by Staff Writers Farnborough UK (SPX) Oct 25, 2022
Airbus' HAPS Connectivity Business has signed a strategic partnership with Salam, a leading Saudi telecommunications and ICT company and part of the Mawarid Media and Communications Group (MMCG), to progress the development of private networks, IoT applications, disaster management solutions and other connectivity and high-altitude Earth observation services from the stratosphere to serve the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ahmad Al-Anqari, Salam CEO, said: "We see in Airbus' Zephyr platform a key asset to provide private network services, IoT solutions as well as civil, governmental and non-governmental applications. There are numerous use cases for the platform's capabilities and we look forward to this partnership with Airbus to serve the Saudi market in support of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 goals." "In partnership with Salam, our Zephyr platform, with its demonstrated advanced capabilities, will be instrumental in serving several markets in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," said Jeff Smith, Head of Connectivity of Airbus' HAPS Connectivity Business. Airbus, a leader in the HAPS (High Altitude Platform Station) market with Zephyr, will provide low-latency, direct-to-device 5G connectivity services, in addition to persistent high-resolution imaging and live-video, delivered from the stratosphere. The company's solution will support in bridging the digital divide and will bring connectivity services to those who are currently unserved or underserved from a solar powered and carbon neutral platform.
Texas sues Google over biometric recognition features San Francisco (AFP) Oct 21, 2022 The US state of Texas filed a lawsuit against Google on Thursday, accusing the internet giant of harvesting large amounts of biometric data from people without their explicit consent, a claim rejected by the California-based company. The suit accuses Google of collecting "millions of biometric identifiers," such as voice and facial details, from users in Texas in violation of a state law, and profiting as a result, attorney general Ken Paxton said in a release. "Google's indiscriminate collectio ... read more
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