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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  CGI gets ESA order to develop predictive routing tool for satellite constellations

  Tool will support increased need to equip satellite networks with software-defined networking to deliver simplified management, better end-to-end network automation support and streamlined delivery of network services

• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  NEC, Mavenir drive mMIMO through Open RAN on Orange France 5G SA

  IT and comms giant teams with cloud-native telecoms software provider to drive open and advanced radio access network functionality with deployment of massive MIMO on leading telco’s experimental 5G SA network in France

• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  EE upgrades 5G network across 14 new UK locations

  BT-owned MNO extends mid-band next-generation network capability across 14 UK towns and cities to support the latest 5G smartphones and pay monthly mobile plans

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Minor League Baseball hits in-stadium connectivity to new level

  Cloud networking provider partners with Minor League Baseball to provide in-stadium tech and help its teams and players to become smarter and faster in improving their games and optimising the overall in-stadium experience

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Qualcomm adds bite to Snapdragon platform

  Just days after kicking off IFA show outlining plans to embed its Wi-Fi, 5G and satellite connectivity technology to drive connected experiences in a world that Qualcomm sees as one where everything is intelligent and everyone connected, chip giant ...

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  BICS, Lynk forge satellite direct-to-mobile coverage agreement

  Companies form agreement enabling mobile network operators to expand mobile coverage to underserved rural communities without terrestrial cell towers

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  ScottishPower charges up connectivity with BT

  Leading UK telecoms provider enters into strategic partnership with Glasgow-based integrated energy company in to help connect renewable growth and provide integrated and bespoke telecommunications services to approximately 100 locations across the ...

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Smartphone users ready to join eSIM revolution

  Survey of 2,500 consumers across the US, UK and Australia reveals strong appetite for the enhanced flexibility, convenience, speed and sustainability enabled by eSIM technology

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Rugby try for full-fibre connectivity as CityFibre reveals value of Wolverhampton gigabit

  Warwickshire town named as the next location in line for a multimillion-pound digital full-fibre investment, while data is released showing potential benefits of such infrastructures in Black Country urban environment

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Telstra launches suite of enterprise 5G Standalone automated and orchestrated services

  Global operator announces 5G service-based architecture combined with automation via network orchestration, allowing customers to imagine and deploy new differentiated services quickly and scale them economically

• September 05, 2022 05 Sep'22

  Global 5G subscriptions growth stays strong in Q2 2022

  Updated analysis reveals massive uptick in uptake of 5G in Q2 2022 analysis with 690 million global 5G subscriptions offered over 218 services, 24 of which are 5G standalone networks

• September 05, 2022 05 Sep'22

  Giganet takes Cuckoo under wing to further full-fibre ambitions

  Acquisition of full-fibre ISP described as marking a meeting of minds at a time when gigabit broadband consumers deserve more from the internet, while the UK’s largest independent broadband provider claims landmark in fibre delivery in Derby

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  Ericsson claims sustainability gains with tri-sector 5G radio

  Swedish comms tech provider makes further inroads into more sustainable networks with the introduction of a new triple-band, tri-sector radio that is said to be able to do the job of nine radios

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  IFA 2022: Qualcomm announces Meta partnership as it stakes out connected future

  Chip giant unveils plans to embed its connectivity technology – encompassing Wi-Fi 7, 5G and even satellite – within virtual and real-world environments to drive connected experiences

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  Energie AG, Austria lights up optical transport network

  Austrian energy supply and infrastructure company invests in optical transport network spanning 7,000km to improve customers’ experience and gain opportunity to grow by scaling as it broadens customer base

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Oracle Red Bull Racing gets into gear with Zoom to power team unified communications

  Collaboration technology provider’s Chat, Events and Meetings products taken up by championship-leading Formula 1 team to enhance key communications and hybrid experiences on and off the track

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Community Fibre claims UK first with 5 Gbps broadband for businesses

  London and South of England fibre broadband provider expands out of consumer-focused sweet spot and claims new benchmark for gigabit business connectivity package

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Major shift detected in smart home technology deployment  

  Research from personalised communications services provider Plume finds consumers’ appetite for internet of things and smart home technologies continues to grow

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Swedish Electronics Protection Act coincides with major cyber spend

  Swedish cyber security law comes at a time of heavy government investment

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Samsung to deliver private 5G network systems to South Korea’s public, private sectors

  IT and comms giant lands contract to provide 5G private network solutions to five government agencies and private institutions in South Korea as part of a government initiative to advance the country’s private 5G ecosystem

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Full-fibre roll-out furthers pace in eastern UK and the Midlands

  Leading independent carrier-neutral full-fibre platform CityFibre reveals plans to invest more than £14m in network across Northamptonshire town, as Hull-based wholesale fibre company MS3 Networks extends key business partnership to deliver ...

• August 31, 2022 31 Aug'22

  Singapore to expand 5G coverage to seaport

  The maritime hub will be testing the use of 5G in a range of maritime operations, including remote pilotage of vessels and drone delivery of components to ships

• August 31, 2022 31 Aug'22

  NTT, VMware team to develop fully managed Edge+Private 5G offering as a service

  Edge-as-a-service offer designed to enable Industry 4.0 to gain instant access to data where it is generated or collected and harness it to drive positive, powerful business outcomes

• August 31, 2022 31 Aug'22

  Orange and Equinix bring cloud agility to telco infrastructure

  Digital infrastructure company makes advances in development of software-defined networking to speed global telco’s cloud model through what they claim is ‘groundbreaking as-a-service capability’

• August 30, 2022 30 Aug'22

  Virgin Media O2, NEC, Rakuten Symphony drive multi-supplier Open RAN in UK

  Open radio access technology project aiming to maximise future synergies in global telco supply chain, headed by global telecoms network IT provider and leading UK mobile operator, enters field phase

• August 30, 2022 30 Aug'22

  UK government presses on with new cyber rules for telcos

  Government has finalised new security rules for telecoms companies and will move to make them binding in the near future

• August 30, 2022 30 Aug'22

  Project Gigabit broadband plan covers 70% of UK homes, businesses

  Project Gigabit contract awarded on UK’s Jurassic coastline, putting more than 7,000 hard-to-reach properties in the broadband fast lane by 2025

• August 25, 2022 25 Aug'22

  British broadband boosted further by Swish Fibre and Truespeed

  Fast-growing UK altnet signals long-term ambition to become a national broadband provider with the launch of a new Yorkshire subsidiary, while Bath-based full-fibre provider claims step-change in its mission to bring the south-west out of the ...

• August 25, 2022 25 Aug'22

  Nokia, Google trial slicing service for 5G networks

  Service from comms tech provider and IT giant connects smartphones to multiple network slices simultaneously

• August 25, 2022 25 Aug'22

  Bristow takes off with Speedcast multi-year connectivity agreement

  Communications and IT services provider to deliver technology upgrades and SD-WAN solution to a leading global aviation services provider, connecting more than 40 onshore energy and search and rescue sites

• August 24, 2022 24 Aug'22

  Juniper unveils AI-driven switch and enhanced AIOps capabilities

  Network provider announces series of enterprise-grade wired access switches to connect to modern microservices cloud and artificial intelligence platform

• August 24, 2022 24 Aug'22

  Nokia, Furukawa accelerate Optical LAN in Latin America

  Leading global communications technology provider strikes up partnership with network cabling specialist to bring benefits of optical local area network connectivity to Latin American enterprise market

• August 24, 2022 24 Aug'22

  Subway puts Zen on broadband menu

  Leading UK food chain confirms long-standing ISP as an accredited partner to supply its stores across the country with a bespoke connectivity offering that facilitates a delivery line of service that was not previously possible

• August 23, 2022 23 Aug'22

  Altice gets regulatory green light for added stake in BT

  Despite previous worries by UK government of potential threat to levelling-up agenda on broadband, corporate regulatory probe finds no issue with increase in stakeholding by long-rumoured potential buyer of UK incumbent telco

• August 23, 2022 23 Aug'22

  Giganet taps Neos Networks to drive UK gigabit broadband expansion

  UK fibre connectivity supplier provides what it says is crucial back-haul capability to allow growing established internet service provider to offer regional and national high-speed fibre connectivity

• August 23, 2022 23 Aug'22

  Continued major customer rise fuels strong second quarter for Zoom

  Post-Covid boom may have subsided, but conferencing and comms company keeps on track with increased total revenues in second fiscal quarter, when its product diversification strategy focused on delivering better intelligence

• August 22, 2022 22 Aug'22

  Ogi ramps up full-fibre broadband roll-out across south Wales

  Leading Welsh broadband provider reveals the latest areas designated for full-fibre connectivity as part of its broadband digital infrastructure programme, bringing the total to 38 Welsh towns and villages

• August 22, 2022 22 Aug'22

  CityFibre looks to power next phase of growth with brand update

  Corporate brand refresh is designed to help cement firm’s increasing prominence in UK full-fibre arena, addressing what it says is consumer confusion across the broadband market

• August 19, 2022 19 Aug'22

  Cradlepoint unveils networking architecture addressing 5G, SD-WAN, zero-trust intersection

  Cloud-delivered LTE and 5G wireless network services provider launches software-based offering to manage remote connections and provide flow-level visibility

• August 19, 2022 19 Aug'22

  Freedom Fibre onboards business customers as CityFibre announces Newark net

  More momentum in UK fibre market as altnet makes business play and third-largest network company announces expansion in Midlands

• August 19, 2022 19 Aug'22

  5G set to generate $7tn worth of economic value in 2030

  Study from mobile and video technology developer finds adoption of 5G is outpacing all previous generations of cellular technology in terms of subscription rate, leading to vast value by 2030

• August 19, 2022 19 Aug'22

  Intellian inks satellite communications partnership agreement with Speedcast

  Satellite connectivity industry gains even higher orbit as provider of satellite communications technology systems announces collaboration with one of the world’s largest satellite communications service providers

• August 18, 2022 18 Aug'22

  Leeds signs Allied Telesis to improve network customer experience

  Premier League football team and enterprise IoT and software-defined network solutions provider claim 15 years’ no-fail networking and improved experiences for infrastructure users

• August 18, 2022 18 Aug'22

  Jabra, Lenovo expand collaboration to claim first full Microsoft Teams rooms system

  Purpose-built, modular room kit provides enhanced business productivity and collaboration capabilities for companies looking to upgrade their meeting room technology for the hybrid working world

• August 18, 2022 18 Aug'22

  Viavi announces 6G academic and industry research programme

  Network test, monitoring and assurance systems provider announces support for 6G academic and industry research, aiming to provide expertise, technology and funding to promising avenues of research, which may lead to breakthroughs for wireless ...

• August 16, 2022 16 Aug'22

  5G data traffic explosion to drive 5G small cell deployments to 13 million by 2027

  Research projects 5G small cell deployments will accelerate by around 2025, when 5G capacity demands offered by Massive MIMO becomes insufficient

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  OneWeb takes off with Intelsat to bring multi-orbit connectivity to airlines worldwide

  Agreement aims to expand the availability of low earth orbit connectivity for aviation and transform the experiences of passengers and flight crews

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  England and Wales councils unprepared for PSTN withdrawal in 2025

  Freedom of information act request reveals worrying finding that over half of councils in England and Wales have no strategy for the prospective withdrawal of traditional PSTN communications networks

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  UK government aims to allow struggling families access to cheaper broadband

  New support scheme designed to enable customers to give permission to broadband providers to confirm their eligibility for cheaper deals

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  Future 5G and Wi-Fi opportunities to be driven by private networks

  By 2028, private 5G network sales and associated services such as installation could generate as much as $23.8bn in revenues, with surge in sales beginning in China two years earlier, research finds