BROWSING: FM

Telecom Tweets of the Week: Puerto Rico networks devastated

While mobile networks on the mainland weathered Hurricane Harvey rather well and were speedily resuscitated after Irma, Puerto Rico's telecom situation is still a mess after a direct hit from Hurricane Maria. According to the most recent update from the Federal Communications Commission, 80 to...

Manufacturers resist push to enable FM on smartphones

FM chip on smartphone is usually not active but could be valuable in an emergency Remember FM radio? The National Association of Broadcasters certainly does and, because many mobile manufacturers disable FM on smartphones, there’s tension brewing. Samsung, Apple and LG phones, for example, could function...