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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• November 07, 2022 07 Nov'22

  Singtel, China Telecom Global to lead undersea cable consortium

  New Asia Link Cable system will connect Hong Kong and Singapore with the Philippines, Brunei, and Hainan in China

• November 07, 2022 07 Nov'22

  Motorola plots Emergency Services Network exit

  On the back of a stinging report, Motorola begins exit strategy from UK Emergency Services Network, which is revealed to have acted as a $147m fixed asset impairment

• November 07, 2022 07 Nov'22

  InterDigital awarded five Horizon Europe 6G flagship projects

  EU’s smart networks and services joint undertaking announces funding for 35 flagship mobile network projects based on 6G technology worth €250m

• November 07, 2022 07 Nov'22

  Altnets announces fibre equipment partnership with HellermannTyton

  Supplier to internet service providers inks partnership with custom-built telecoms products manufacturer to distribute broadband products to service providers across the UK

• November 04, 2022 04 Nov'22

  UK government approach to space industry lacks coherence and investment

  As satellite broadband industry rockets, report from Commons Science and Technology Committee criticises government’s failures in key technical areas and continues to question value to taxpayer of OneWeb joint venture

• November 04, 2022 04 Nov'22

  Networks division stars as SES shows solid Q3 2022

  Global satellite operator continues to benefit from its pivot away from video and to business connectivity, reporting a positive third quarter but continued revenue decline for its video business

• November 04, 2022 04 Nov'22

  Virgin Media O2 claims strong strategic and operational progress in Q3

  UK comms provider publishes third-quarter results highlighting accelerated Ebitda growth since merger of mobile telco and cable operator

• November 03, 2022 03 Nov'22

  BT sees fibre and 5G advances in H1

  After ‘building and connecting like fury’, UK incumbent telco claims to be remaining on the front foot in current turbulent times and nears nine million mark in fibre deployment

• November 02, 2022 02 Nov'22

  Shadow digital secretary outlines Labour’s tech priorities

  Labour’s digital and technology plans focus on reining in the power of the tech giants, boosting connectivity across the UK, and improving online safety

• November 02, 2022 02 Nov'22

  Truespeed invests £22m into South-West full-fibre roll-out

  With the addition of 12 new areas to its gigabit broadband network, Bath-based UK altnet expands full-fibre network access to parts of home city and regions of South Gloucestershire and North Somerset

• November 02, 2022 02 Nov'22

  Tech to drive collaboration and fend off recession at UK medium firms

  Report from Virgin Media O2 Business finds almost half of medium-sized businesses want more IT support to help drive their business ambition and with such firms’ employees only spending a quarter of their time in the office, cutting-edge tech is ...

• November 01, 2022 01 Nov'22

  Report reveals ‘clear gaps’ in UK’s broadband safety net

  Latest update on progress of broadband roll-out guarantees from April to September 2022 shows worrying signs that as the cost-of-living crisis rolls on, swathes of the UK population could be priced out of gaining acceptable broadband

• November 01, 2022 01 Nov'22

  CityFibre furthers gigabit in UK Midlands and claims £283m Blackpool boost

  Warwick and Leamington Spa added to growing list of gigabit broadband-enabled communities covered by UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform

• November 01, 2022 01 Nov'22

  UK hybrid workers feel the strain

  Survey reveals that UK homeworkers suffer most in Europe from a poor working experience, in turn leading to knock-on negative effect in customer experience due to lack of space

• October 31, 2022 31 Oct'22

  EE takes AIR for greater energy efficiency in revamped 5G radio net

  BT Group mobile division deploys Swedish comms tech provider’s Massive MIMO radio equipment across key UK sites, accelerating 5G deployment

• October 31, 2022 31 Oct'22

  Scotland 5G Centre officially launches its 5G Innovation Hub in Ayrshire

  National centre for accelerating the deployment and adoption of 5G in Scotland and realising its economic and societal potential unveils latest hub in Ayrshire in partnership with Vodafone and HALO

• October 31, 2022 31 Oct'22

  Huawei launches all-band 5G series

  Chinese comms tech provider unveils new concept in next-generation mobile communications with set of solutions designed to facilitate the evolution of all bands to 5G infrastructure

• October 28, 2022 28 Oct'22

  Virgin Media O2 trials 5G drone in Snowdonia

  Comms operator trials new 5G drone technology to increase safety for millions of visitors at North Wales national park, delivering network coverage to remote areas and helping emergency services to respond to distress calls better

• October 28, 2022 28 Oct'22

  Webex looks to enhance customer experiences for digital era

  Leading collaboration technology provider reveals what it claims is a unique functionality that can deliver a fully integrated UCaaS, CCaaS and CPaaS portfolio to improve customer experience

• October 28, 2022 28 Oct'22

  FYUZ 2022: Telecom Infra Project, Intel launch metaverse mMIMO collaboration

  Global community designed to drive infrastructure services to advance global connectivity enters into partnership with chip giant

• October 27, 2022 27 Oct'22

  Webex claims ‘breakthrough’ advances for hybrid work with innovations, partnerships

  Collaboration tech provider announces major updates to the Webex Suite with new collaboration device and new partnerships to expand its footprint

• October 27, 2022 27 Oct'22

  FYUZ 2022: TIP upgrades Testing and Validation Framework to accelerate deployment

  Global community designed to drive infrastructure services to advance global connectivity establishes upgraded Testing and Validation Framework to allow accelerated deployment of open and disaggregated products

• October 26, 2022 26 Oct'22

  Vodafone accelerates pace of Open RAN development

  UK operator accelerates its plan to support the development of Open RAN systems, working with electronic firms in the US and Asia, and has announced plans for a 5G Open RAN commercial pilot in Germany

• October 26, 2022 26 Oct'22

  Australia budget closes in on digital divide, cyber resilience

  Australia’s latest budget is geared towards providing better broadband connectivity in regional and rural areas, shoring up the cyber security posture of its businesses and plugging tech talent shortages, among other areas

• October 26, 2022 26 Oct'22

  NTT DoCoMo, Vodafone team to drive Open RAN system integration, efficiency

  UK and Japanese operators agree to cooperate to bring the benefits of open radio access networks to a wider operator and supplier community, exchanging their respective expertise and technologies

• October 26, 2022 26 Oct'22

  FYUZ 2022: Telecom Infra Project defines new approach to building fixed access networks

  Global community designed to drive infrastructure services to advance global connectivity establishes Open Fixed Access Networks sub-group – a collaboration between major industry operators to address the challenges of building and scaling access ...

• October 25, 2022 25 Oct'22

  FYUZ 2022: Rakuten Symphony publishes ‘definitive’ guide to OpenRAN Security

  Asian operator announces what it calls industry-first guide on open radio access network, aiming to show that such infrastructures and cloud-native networks are as secure and trustworthy as any other open cloud-based operation in any other industry

• October 25, 2022 25 Oct'22

  US authorities charge two Chinese spies over telco security probe

  Two Chinese nationals have been charged with attempting to obstruct the criminal prosecution of a prominent Chinese telecoms firm

• October 25, 2022 25 Oct'22

  5G to defy recession over the next 12 months

  Study predicts that operator‑billed 5G service revenue will escape the effects of inclement economic conditions and grow by 60% year on year at the end of 2023 from the $195bn expected in 2022

• October 25, 2022 25 Oct'22

  Freshwave, Clear Channel take 4G connectivity across London

  Connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider collaborates with leading UK connectivity provider to deliver connected bus shelters across East London borough

• October 24, 2022 24 Oct'22

  Rural-urban broadband connectivity gap persists in UK

  Research from UK communications regulator finds widespread use of video streaming and other bandwidth-intensive services mean people are demanding more of their broadband connections, but accessibility to ultra-fast connectivity is dependent on ...

• October 24, 2022 24 Oct'22

  Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Cisco collaborate for inclusive, digital region

  Networking tech giant and local council unveil region-wide, secure, digital infrastructure to underpin transformation of public services in social innovation programme designed to boost digital skills, innovation with SMEs and access to services

• October 21, 2022 21 Oct'22

  Execs feel leadership strain in the new normal of work

  Research finds flexible work policies as the leading factor that has improved company culture over the last two years, but burnout is on the rise globally and executive experience scores for overall satisfaction at work have dropped markedly

• October 21, 2022 21 Oct'22

  Turkcell deploys TIP distributed disaggregated backbone router

  Global community of companies and organisations set up to drive infrastructure services to advance global connectivity announces its deployment of the first-ever distributed disaggregated backbone router internet gateway offering

• October 21, 2022 21 Oct'22

  Orange reveals digital future with 5G innovations

  Operator unveils latest in next-generation infrastructure applications and technologies, including what is said to be a first in Europe – a reflective surface intended to improve network speeds and coverage inside buildings

• October 21, 2022 21 Oct'22

  Did Truss authorise ‘war risk’ provocation over Black Sea?

  A UK Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint spy plane was ordered to approach Russian territory in a Cold-War-style provocation just days after Liz Truss’s mini-budget collapsed

• October 20, 2022 20 Oct'22

  Broadband majors, altnets respond to cost-of-living crisis

  With latest UK inflation figures set to see comms contracts rise, industry reacts to mitigate against worst effects of price rises for customers and staff

• October 20, 2022 20 Oct'22

  NBN selects Nokia 5G mmWave FWA technology for connectivity refresh

  Much-criticised Australian national broadband infrastructure sees first large-scale, long-reach 5G mmWave FWA deployment in urban, suburban and rural environments

• October 18, 2022 18 Oct'22

  BT reveals role of robotics, IoT to transform and automate agriculture

  First fruits revealed of leading UK telco’s dedicated telecoms civil engineering robotics test facility, designed to help fibre network development

• October 18, 2022 18 Oct'22

  Vodafone, Altice create a fibre-to-the-home joint venture in Germany

  A 50/50 joint venture partnership aims to build on operator’s next-generation network with broadband firm’s industrial expertise and proven fibre-to-the-home construction capabilities, enabling gigabit connectivity to customers in Germany

• October 17, 2022 17 Oct'22

  Neos Networks announces business-grade managed dedicated internet access

  UK fibre connectivity supplier announces launch of the managed variant of its dedicated internet access service, providing businesses with fully managed, enterprise-grade, fibre-optic internet connectivity

• October 17, 2022 17 Oct'22

  GBI taps Nokia to enhances optical network capacity between Middle East and Europe

  Cloud, connectivity and content enabler undertakes optical network capacity upgrade between key markets to scale wavelength speed by a factor of x4 to offer high-speed connectivity across subsea cable and terrestrial network links

• October 17, 2022 17 Oct'22

  CMA issues proposals to prevent emergency services being overcharged for Airwave network

  UK competition watchdog unveils proposals to restrict how much Motorola can charge emergency services to use mobile radio network

• October 17, 2022 17 Oct'22

  Travel apps leave users unsatisfied when facing delays, changes

  Survey reveals negative user experiences of global travel and hospitality apps, with quarter of UK travellers reliant on apps for flights and accommodation

• October 14, 2022 14 Oct'22

  Nokia deploys 5G private wireless for cycling World Championships

  Comms tech provider to show how 5G SA private wireless networks can augment spectator and media experience for UCI World Championships

• October 14, 2022 14 Oct'22

  5G adoption increasing rapidly, but failing to hit heightened expectations

  Leading comms tech provider finds next wave of next-gen communications well under way – but significant portion also underwhelmed by 5G services

• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  Mobile telecoms lab opens in UK West Midlands

  New UK Telecoms Lab to be located in one of the UK’s fastest growing tech sectors, valued at £15.3bn, with the benefit of creating significant high-skilled, high-tech jobs

• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  UK government needs to rapidly fulfil full-fibre ambitions

  Review of progress of the government’s Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review identifies 5G and full-fibre roll-out as key factors to achieve nationwide economic growth

• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  UK gigabit broadband expansion rolls on for CityFibre, Hyperoptic

  Deployment in South Yorkshire adds to largest independent provider’s estate as part of £8bn development plan, while fibre provider announces internal and external milestones as it clocks up 11 years in business

• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  Indonesia’s NeutraDC outlines global ambitions

  Formed from the consolidation of Telkom’s infrastructure assets, NeutraDC has set its sights on being a global player in datacentre and connectivity services