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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  Call for easier consolidation as Ofcom investigates UK mobile market shake-up

  UK communications regulator sets out initial thinking on how the UK mobile market might develop and how networks might need to evolve to meet future demand

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  New plans to slash red tape from 5G roll-out and improve mobile phone connectivity

  Government announces eight pilots to simplify local authority processes to speed up 4G and 5G deployment, allowing telecoms firms to get easier access to public buildings and street lights, bus shelters and traffic lights

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  NTT teams with ServiceNow to help enterprises realise benefits of private 5G

  Combined capabilities from global technology services provider and cloud computing platform to enable an AI-powered, end-to-end workflow management and service automation platform

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  5G networks increase content consumption

  Study reveals a near-$20bn spike in carrier billing spend over the next two years, driven by the growth in 5G-based mobile gaming and video subscriptions

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  BT announces managing director of Incubation for Digital unit

  Innovation leader announced for digital unit as it aims to build a customer-centric digital organisation to bring products and services to customers and create new opportunities

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  NO-UK submarine cable system claims record line rate

  Submarine cable system between Norway and the UK claims milestone that will facilitate a new era of connectivity between the countries

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  LATAM Airlines taps Intelsat to support in-flight connectivity on new Airbus fleet

  Aircraft’s satellite-based communications claimed to offer the best connectivity experience across Latin America

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  Broadband Forum, Wi-Fi Alliance join forces to ensure smoother path to connected device management

  Alliance between and global Wi-Fi adoption body designed to ensure that operators worldwide will benefit from the latest USP and TR-181 releases that enable an enhanced customer experience

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  6G to have ripple effects on business and society ‘barely imaginable’ today

  Research study outlines key attributes of the vision of 6G communications, including its foundational and enabling technologies, and the potential it will deliver to industries and economies alike

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  WM5G expands 5G remit to address challenges in urban settings

  Growing 5G hothouse in UK’s industrial heartland announces new education events designed to explore the possibilities and opportunities that next-generation infrastructures can bring to urban settings

• February 04, 2022 04 Feb'22

  Vodafone Business teams with RingCentral to deliver cloud communications

  New cloud-based comms platform set to enable UK operator’s mobility and 5G capabilities to give customers more choice, flexibility and simplicity in workforce collaboration and remote working

• February 04, 2022 04 Feb'22

  Cisco pitches into private 5G, reveals hybrid work technology slate

  Comms and collaboration technology services giant introduces new technologies to help businesses rapidly scale networks and digitise operations

• February 04, 2022 04 Feb'22

  Users set to skip Wi-Fi 6E as campus switch market grows more quickly than expected

  Potential tough times ahead for Wi-Fi 6E, but digital transformation initiatives have been accelerated by the pandemic, spurring new network requirements and putting pressure on IT managers to upgrade their networks

• February 04, 2022 04 Feb'22

  Verizon takes 5G Ultra Wideband to support research at Caltech and Penn State

  US operator rolls out 5G to support innovation and research at Pennsylvania State University and mobile edge computing at the Caltech Centre for Autonomous Systems and Technologies

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  6GHz Wi-Fi spectrum critical to enable Australian technology innovation

  Global spectrum organisation calls on Australia to set aside the full 1200MHz of available 6GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi applications under the country’s communications and media authority licensing framework

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  Openreach sees record-breaking quarter for fibre as BT reports mixed Q3

  BT’s trading update for the nine months to 31 December 2021 shows overall decline in revenues in global and enterprise, supply chain issues and rising costs, but Openreach full-fibre roll-out rockets

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  CommScope and Parallel push Open RAN

  Further acceleration in the field of open radio access networks as comms tech provider CommScope collaborates with Meta Connectivity to promote standard designs and interoperability testing across Open RAN ecosystem, while O-RAN-compliant software ...

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  Singtel adds Azure Edge Zones to MEC platform

  Azure customers will be able to leverage existing Azure subscriptions in Singtel’s new MEC offering and use the Azure portal to deploy 5G applications at the edge

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  IoT surges as Vodafone claims solid third quarter

  Mixed bag of growth in key European markets but global operator claims steady progress in third quarter of financial year, with IoT showing demand in flagship arena

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  Samsung and Amdocs collaborate on 4G and 5G private network solutions

  Communications software and services provider teams with leading comms tech provider to deliver end-to-end 4G and 5G private network solutions, speeding and simplifying the deployment of 5G-ready CBRS solutions to industries such as education, ...

• February 02, 2022 02 Feb'22

  UK government slammed for not living up to broadband promises

  Broadband industry criticises UK government for not living up to its promises as new connectivity goals announced

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  IoT connectivity management market to be worth more than $31bn by 2026

  OEMs, enterprises and municipalities set to lead the charge in spend on devices allowing connectivity to be intelligently packaged for sale to IoT customers

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  Astrocast announces commercial launch of bidirectional satellite IoT service

  Global nanosatellite internet-of-things network provider switches on service that it says will redefine the boundaries of IoT, enabling all businesses to benefit in any location

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  Orange Spain claims largest 5G network deployment on 700 MHz band

  Global telco announces what it says is the largest 5G network deployment plan on the 700 MHz frequency band in Spain

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  Giganet, Anixter team to expand FTTP internet service to the UK

  Further momentum in UK full-fibre broadband market sees leading ISP entering into a multi-year agreement with subsidiary of Wesco International, to support the expansion of gigabit connectivity delivery across the UK

• January 31, 2022 31 Jan'22

  NEC acquires Blue Danube Systems

  Open RAN comms technology proponent and provider swoops for mobile network tech supplier to enhance its 5G product portfolio and customer support capability

• January 31, 2022 31 Jan'22

  Huawei retains 5G RAN leadership

  As 5G flourishes across Asia-Pacific, analyst finds Chinese telecoms equipment and services giant is defying bans on its technology to claim leadership in 5G radio access networks

• January 31, 2022 31 Jan'22

  Nokia, China Mobile and MediaTek claim 5G standalone speed record

  Shanghai trial claimed to achieve new 5G standalone speed record of almost 3Gbps in downlink throughput

• January 28, 2022 28 Jan'22

  Smart connectivity to transform world experience within a decade

  Brain-controlled smart assistants, disease-detecting mirrors and digitally connected trees to become mainstream by 2030, by when the average person will interact with smart devices 4,800 times a day, claims study

• January 28, 2022 28 Jan'22

  Verizon Business and Atos team on predictive analytics 5G edge solution

  Business communications services and products provider announces partnership with digital transformation firm to power predictive analytics solutions with private 5G multi-access edge computing for businesses, in particular those working in ...

• January 27, 2022 27 Jan'22

  DCMS taps Arqit for 5G project to provide Open RAN security by default

  Quantum platform-as-a-service provider joins government’s programme to drive diversity in comms technology supply with the aim of integrating a novel quantum encryption service to enable security by default

• January 27, 2022 27 Jan'22

  Orange Belgium, La Grand Poste create 5G Lab in Liège

  After opening next-generation mobile laboratory in Antwerp, inviting companies to discover, test and develop innovative use cases on standalone network technology, telco signs up Wallonia tech hub as customer

• January 27, 2022 27 Jan'22

  City Fibre full-fibre network goes live in Thames Valley

  UK’s largest independent network provider aims to bring much-awaited gigabit connectivity to Reading and Slough areas

• January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22

  MPs to debate landmark IoT security law

  Proposed bill mandates tighter protections for connected products, and adds new rules for broadband roll-out into the bargain

• January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22

  BT and Nokia trial Open RAN in UK

  Partners will develop and deploy test of open radio access network system to enhance mobile broadband experience

• January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22

  Appetite rising for network as a service

  Study from edge-to-cloud networking provider reveals digital transformation in the post-pandemic era is drawing IT leaders towards network models that are more agile and adaptable

• January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22

  Vodafone UK to begin 3G switch-off in 2023

  UK mobile operator gives notice that it will begin to retire its legacy network in a year’s time, with 4G and 5G networks to get coverage and speed boost from repurposing of 3G spectrum

• January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22

  More evidence needed to establish 5G’s green credentials

  Research paper from UK university cautions that received wisdom of sustainability associated with next-generation mobile technology is not currently backed up by a strong, publicly available, fully transparent evidence base

• January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22

  AgriFood Connect taps Telstra for industry-first Ericsson private 5G enterprise deployment

  Australia-based global operator and comms tech provider extend long-standing business relationship with first deployment of dedicated next-generation 5G network at agriculture and manufacturing firm

• January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22

  UK altnets add fibre across Greater Manchester, Midlands and Southwest

  Two UK independent broadband providers announce full-fibre network offers aimed at allowing businesses to reach potential through supporting both on-premise and hybrid modes of work

• January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22

  Open RAN on track to comprise 15% of radio access networks by 2026

  Research from leading analyst and software-based networking technology provider Dell’Oro Group reveals growing progress in Open RAN arena with further acceleration over the next five years

• January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22

  Global broadband divide is closing but speed inequalities widen

  Research finds need for greater investment in advanced, full-fibre broadband networks is essential to closing a digital divide among global broadband users

• January 24, 2022 24 Jan'22

  Shanghai rated world’s number-one smart city for 2022

  What is described as a world-leading citizen data platform propels China’s technical heart as the leading connected conurbation

• January 21, 2022 21 Jan'22

  Majority of UK employees prefer hybrid work

  Survey reveals the importance of hybrid working and shows a degree of WFH fatigue following Omicron, with firms assessing when it will be possible to return to in-person work

• January 20, 2022 20 Jan'22

  Police Digital Service offers £50m contract for Tetra products and services

  Delivery vehicle for the UK’s National Policing Digital Strategy announces major procurement contract for comms services and technologies

• January 20, 2022 20 Jan'22

  UK parliamentary committee casts doubt on government’s gigabit connectivity targets

  UK parliamentary committee pours scorn on Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s confidence in meeting targets for gigabit connectivity

• January 19, 2022 19 Jan'22

  LTE still has legs with permanent roaming IoT connections to reach 825 million by 2026

  Study from Kaleido Intelligence reveals significant demand for monitoring and telemetry-based internet of things applications to drive 27% CAGR in permanent roaming IoT connections

• January 19, 2022 19 Jan'22

  Verizon, AWS take mobile edge to 30% more US metro area locations

  Communications and cloud giants extend reach of mobile edge computing footprint in the US and announce deployment for drone and energy management applications

• January 19, 2022 19 Jan'22

  Vodafone switches on first UK 5G Open RAN site

  Vodafone teams with Samsung Networks Europe to switch on the UK’s first Open RAN site to carry live 5G traffic, marking a milestone in the commercial deployment of Open RAN network architectures in Europe, with more than 2,500 additional sites to ...

• January 19, 2022 19 Jan'22

  Chasm exists between ‘true’ and portfolio SASE approaches

  Survey of enterprise IT leaders finds little difference between respondents without SASE and those who adopted SASE product portfolios regarding issues such as trade-offs between performance and security