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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• July 31, 2023 31 Jul'23

  Telia president and CEO Allison Kirkby to take over as BT chief executive

  CEO of leading Baltics and Nordics telco to take the reins at BT Group in early 2024, offering support for current business strategy and next phase of development

• July 31, 2023 31 Jul'23

  Sateliot, Telefónica claim 5G first for roaming connection from space

  Low-earth orbit 5G IoT satellite constellation provider teams with Spain-based global telco to extend cellular network roaming to space in test supervised by European Space Agency

• July 31, 2023 31 Jul'23

  Baicells, Alef, Sky Packets team to take LTE networks across unserved communities

  Community connectivity programme takes advantage of funding options and Private CBRS networks to deliver affordable broadband and digital equity for the unconnected

• July 28, 2023 28 Jul'23

  Fibre growth drives revenue uptick but BT sees broadband losses in first quarter

  BT posts first-quarter 2024 results vindicating strategy of focus on core networks and benefit of inflation-linked price rises, but broadband division sees overall fall in customers

• July 28, 2023 28 Jul'23

  Church of England gives blessing to Vodafone Open RAN to boost rural mobile

  Leading UK operator joins hands with church to improve 4G mobile coverage in rural UK locations

• July 27, 2023 27 Jul'23

  Smallsat market defies challenges to fly higher

  Research finds that despite supply challenges and market leader moving to larger form factors, small-form satellite market keeps growing in all metrics due to increasing government investments and new commercial entrants

• July 27, 2023 27 Jul'23

  Xcel Energy deploys Nokia private LTE for US grid modernisation

  Comms tech provider’s private LTE network technologies to see use in supporting new levels of automation

• July 26, 2023 26 Jul'23

  Community Fibre gigabit broadband network passes a million London homes

  UK capital’s largest 100% full-fibre broadband provider passes seven figures in its bid to offer over two million residential properties the ability to access its gigabit services

• July 26, 2023 26 Jul'23

  ETSI launches OpenSlice group to deliver mobile network slicing as a service

  Association for ICT development, ratification and testing of standards introduces software development group for dedicated portions of mobile networks

• July 26, 2023 26 Jul'23

  EE and Three make strides, but no clear leader in UK 5G stakes

  Latest figures from mobile network testing experts find UK consumers are the clear winners to emerge from continued 5G competition, though two players stand out in terms of download speeds

• July 25, 2023 25 Jul'23

  Digital transformation to drive tenfold rise in 5G mobile connections in Asia-Pacific

  Survey finds APAC’s uptake of 5G will continue gathering pace until the end of the decade, but barriers in certain countries mean the region still has one of the largest usage gaps in the world

• July 25, 2023 25 Jul'23

  Subscriptions dip, jobs to be cut, but Virgin Media O2 sees positives in Q2

  Second-quarter 2023 results see UK operator increase revenue generation and expand network with particular emphasis on full-fibre, but 2,000 employees set to be axed by the end of the year

• July 25, 2023 25 Jul'23

  Tetra radio users’ comms may have been exposed for years

  A number of flaws in the encryption algorithms used in the secure Tetra radio communications standard have potentially left users exposed to snooping

• July 25, 2023 25 Jul'23

  Soracom teams with Skylo to deliver cloud-native IoT non-terrestrial network connectivity

  Advanced IoT connectivity company inks deal with non-terrestrial network service provider to deliver cloud-native, space-based connectivity solutions

• July 24, 2023 24 Jul'23

  Airbus extends Astrocast partnership to enhance satellite IoT technology 

  Satellite internet of things tech provider extends business relationship with Defence and Space division of global aerospace leader

• July 24, 2023 24 Jul'23

  Business segment boon for Vodafone in first quarter

  As it works out how to merge business with erstwhile rival, UK operator posts first-quarter results showing green shoots of recovery, after fiscal 2023 leading to turnaround strategy based on customers, simplicity and growth

• July 24, 2023 24 Jul'23

  BT, OneWeb demonstrate high-speed satellite connectivity delivery to island community

  UK’s leading telco and satellite communications provider join UK government to deliver high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity to island in country traditionally under served by high-speed broadband

• July 21, 2023 21 Jul'23

  Commsignia wheels out vehicle-to-everything for bicycles

  Vehicle-to-everything technology provider turns attention from four wheels to two, looking to apply technology expertise to solve traffic information issues from cycling and micro-mobility sectors

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  Broadband Forum, Fiber Broadband Association team to drive broadband service delivery

  Agreement between trade bodies in fibre and broadband industries to combine advocacy, industry research, workforce development and educational experience with technical standards and interoperability expertise

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  BT Group taps Juniper to enable services at increased scale and quality

  AI-driven networks provider selected by UK’s largest telecommunications group for technology to meet experience and sustainability requirements of network applications across broadband, mobile and fixed networks

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  Attention-seeking KillNet hacktivists becoming more dangerous

  The KillNet DDoS gang seems to be becoming more dangerous, but its primary goal remains to create a lot of noise and draw media attention, according to latest analysis

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  Project Gigabit ‘failing to deliver’

  Research finds half of UK homes with unusable broadband have yet to receive funding from flagship government scheme to develop gigabit connectivity across UK, especially hard-to-reach areas

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  Vodafone deploys Ericsson single antenna technology to accelerate 5G roll-out

  UK operator makes ‘game-changer’ in deployment of tech to increase 5G capacity without growing visual antenna footprint and do more with less, especially with regard to power consumption

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  Utilities bank on satellite IoT to secure future of national power grids

  Global research reveals three-quarters of electrical utilities leaders believe satellite connectivity and technology partnerships will help mitigate emerging industry threats over next five years

• July 19, 2023 19 Jul'23

  Cloud service providers, OEMs, chip firms form Ultra Ethernet Consortium

  Consortium formed to deliver on Ethernet-based open, interoperable, high-performance, full-communications stack architecture to meet the growing network demands of AI and high-performance computing at scale

• July 19, 2023 19 Jul'23

  Openreach claims ‘game-changer’ for wholesale optical Ethernet

  BT broadband provision division ups the ante in enterprise broadband with optical networking product designed to address demand for 100G point-to-point managed services in the access network

• July 19, 2023 19 Jul'23

  Nokia, Starlink, Speedcast collaborate to drive private networks in Brazil

  Comms tech firm and satellite broadband connectivity leader to expand coverage with LTE private wireless networks in Brazil

• July 18, 2023 18 Jul'23

  Fibre glides past two-thirds of global broadband subscriptions in Q1 2023

  Updated analysis of trends in global and regional broadband subscriptions and technology adoption in first three months of year reveals robust growth in high-speed broadband offerings such as FTTH/B

• July 18, 2023 18 Jul'23

  Nexfibre gains £250m to accelerate UK gigabit expansion

  UK government-owned policy bank provides debt investment to joint venture gigabit network that aims to offer real competition in growing broadband sector

• July 18, 2023 18 Jul'23

  Sateliot joins project to bring rural broadband connectivity out of the Ether

  Provider of satellite constellation offering standard 5G IoT connectivity from space becomes member of European consortium looking to create a telecom network, bringing connectivity to 25 million people in rural areas

• July 17, 2023 17 Jul'23

  Broadband power users stream more than 2.2TB of data per month

  Latest quarterly insight from the network improvement services provider report identifies nearly six times difference from average user streaming consumption among those who use most data

• July 17, 2023 17 Jul'23

  Home Office failures on £2bn ESN project see “significant” costs to emergency services

  Public Accounts Committee slams government for appearance of complacency in its confidence over much delayed, over-budget emergency services network and calls for revised delivery plan

• July 17, 2023 17 Jul'23

  Fibre to the fore in data usage but mobile usage continues at slower pace

  Study from global policy forum finds fibre outshining mobile sector in terms of consumption growth, with fibre firmly established as the leading connection technology

• July 14, 2023 14 Jul'23

  Fast-moving BT driving UK fibre deployment

  Analysis by leading financial ratings firm shows how UK fibre landscape has changed, emphasising how BT is driving pace of deployment while altnets are still deploying despite higher interest rates and inflation

• July 14, 2023 14 Jul'23

  UK aviation regulators cleared on Virgin Orbit satellite failure

  UK government committee clears regulation as contributing factor to UK satellite launch failure, but slams UK government for lack of action on vital component of space programme

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  Ofcom opens investigation into Virgin Media contract cancellation

  As Ofcom publishes cost-of-living action plan update on range of work to support hard-pressed households, UK watchdog to probe operator’s contract termination and complaints handling

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  RETN unveils new low latency London to Paris connectivity

  International network services provider uses CrossChannel subsea cable to launch new low latency network route between London and Paris with a length of 550km

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  CityFibre claims UK's fastest wholesale consumer broadband services

  UK’s largest independent gigabit network provider reveals availability of 2.5Gbps symmetrical product to serve homes across expanding XGS-PON enabled footprint with potential to enable services of up to 10Gbps

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Three and Virgin Media commit to curbing telco supply chain GHG emissions

  Twelve telcos and network infrastructure providers have vowed to join forces to help cut the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from their supply chains

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  Alaian, Qualcomm seek out extended reality startups

  Collaboration between telco alliance and leading mobile platform provider looks to offer emerging talents in extended reality the ability to accelerate their growth and promote the development of disruptive offerings

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  TTTech Auto, ZettaScale extend collaboration to launch in-vehicle, V2X service

  Collaboration looks to bring about what software-defined vehicle technology provider and open-source communication middleware firms say is a much-needed unification across the cloud-to-microcontroller communication continuum

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  Satellite connectivity industry to gain even higher orbit

  Reports from leading analysis firms predict strong growth in satellite connectivity sector as integration of satellite capabilities in mass-market smartphones marks significant leap in expanding connectivity to remote areas

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  UK altnets hit fibre accelerator

  Fast-growing broadband infrastructure provider passes more than 500,000 homes and businesses as part of XGS-PON full-fibre network roll-out

• July 06, 2023 06 Jul'23

  Vodafone tests quantum-safe business network solutions

  Telco announces initiative looking at transition to a quantum safe world, exploring and trialling new algorithms with upgraded smartphones to provide protection against possible quantum-empowered attackers in the future

• July 06, 2023 06 Jul'23

  Ericsson to build European next-generation smart manufacturing and technology hub

  Smart manufacturing and technology hub to serve as a collaborative space for co-developing cellular ecosystems and production techniques while reducing environmental impact

• July 06, 2023 06 Jul'23

  UK government to probe private network uses, security, resilience

  Even though 5G private networks have been widely used over the past three years, UK government opens call for information on their use, risks and external threats

• July 05, 2023 05 Jul'23

  Berlin ranked top smart city in Europe in 2023

  Study finds German capital is the smart city centre of Europe and that in addition to connected lifestyles, such places are driving strong emissions savings in across the continent CO2e Savings set to reach 247 MMT by 2028

• July 05, 2023 05 Jul'23

  Construction begins on Medusa submarine cable system

  Routing on construction of submarine cable system to establish crucial connections between Morocco, Portugal, Spain, France, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Egypt

• July 04, 2023 04 Jul'23

  Telstra inks Starlink first as OneWeb gains Momentum for LATAM connectivity

  Further expansion in satellite connectivity as leading Australia-based telco inks deal with Elon Musk-led satellite firm while enterprise connectivity services provider looks to LEO satellite operator to connect remote areas

• July 04, 2023 04 Jul'23

  CityFibre grabs further slice of Project Gigabit network expansion

  UK’s largest independent network provider wins £318m in new contracts as part of £5bn UK national gigabit broadband scheme