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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18

  Comms providers may be forced to notify out-of-contract users

  Providers of landline, broadband, TV and mobile services will have to notify their customers when they approach the end of their minimum contract period under proposed new rules

• July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18

  3 Hong Kong gears up for 5G with “epic” transformation

  The Hong Kong telco is putting in an advanced technical architecture that will streamline and automate internal processes and IT as it prepares for the 5G era

• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  Openreach doubles down on full-fibre broadband roll-out

  In its first annual review since splitting from BT, Openreach has recommitted to its targets for full-fibre broadband

• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  BT bounces back in strong first quarter

  After a run of bad news, there were some bright spots in BT’s first quarter financial results

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  O2 canvasses support from UK Plc to build case for 5G

  O2 CEO Mark Evans is writing to every FTSE 100 boss in the UK seeking to build consensus around 5G use cases, and drum up support for investment

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Vodafone sales tick down on new reporting rules

  Quarterly sales at mobile operator Vodafone dipped thanks to the impact of new reporting standards and foreign exchange headwinds

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Ofcom proposes regulatory changes to support broadband investment

  Following the recommendations of the government’s Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, regulator Ofcom has proposed a package of measures to better support investment in full-fibre broadband

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Openreach to cut wholesale broadband costs for CSP customers

  Openreach plans to introduce wide-ranging cuts to FTTC and FTTP wholesale prices to get other providers to upgrade their users to faster broadband

• July 23, 2018 23 Jul'18

  BDUK has £200m to kick-start rural full-fibre network build

  Government plans to use money from the BDUK superfast broadband programme to drive the roll-out of full-fibre broadband to underserved rural areas

• July 23, 2018 23 Jul'18

  Full-fibre broadband for all to cost £30bn

  The government has released its Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, setting the stage for the national roll-out of a full-fibre broadband network

• July 20, 2018 20 Jul'18

  Confusion reigns over value of 5G, says report

  An Analysys Mason report commissioned by the Broadband Stakeholder Group has highlighted some of the challenges facing the deployment of 5G mobile networks in the UK

• July 20, 2018 20 Jul'18

  Cisco and UCL to open AI research unit in $100m digital economy boost

  Cisco has extended its ongoing Country Digital Acceleration programme in the UK with a further $100m investment, part of which will go towards a new AI research centre

• July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18

  Digital consortium aims to develop digital inclusion project

  A consortium of firms has come together to develop a project involving technology and local government partnerships to promote digital inclusion for those who are not digitally capable

• July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18

  Orange starts 5G tests in Paris

  After successful trials in Romania, Orange begins testing 5G use cases in its home country

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  Spectrum costs hit the world’s poorest hardest

  The inflated cost of radio spectrum to support mobile network roll-out is harming the economic and social welfare of billions of the world’s poorest people, says the GSMA

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  Kcom secures second aggregate HSCN contract

  Network services provider Kcom will supply broadband connectivity over the Health and Social Care Network to 10 health organisations in the north-east of England

• July 15, 2018 15 Jul'18

  A quarter of Brits think they already have full-fibre broadband

  CityFibre research commissioned to support its campaign for more clarity in broadband advertising appears to show widespread misunderstanding of what fibre is or what it means

• July 10, 2018 10 Jul'18

  NIC calls for nationwide broadband plan

  The National Infrastructure Commission has called for a national broadband plan to support full-fibre roll-out

• July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18

  UK slips down broadband speed league table

  Although average broadband speeds in the UK have improved in the past year, other countries are moving faster, according to new data from comparison site Cable.co.uk

• July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18

  Superbike team adds managed UC to support racers

  Crescent Racing, Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team has enhanced its existing relationship with MSP GCI to include new unified comms and Skype for Business elements

• July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18

  Three chooses SSE for 5G fibre backhaul

  SSE Enterprise Telecoms will connect Three’s mobile network into BT’s local telephone exchanges as the mobile operator ramps up its preparation for 5G

• July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18

  London NHS organisations pick Kcom for HSCN

  Network services supplier Kcom has been named as the preferred bidder for the Once for London Health and Social Care Network contract

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  Ofcom lays out plan for UK fixed wireless networks

  Telecoms regulator has set out a wide-ranging plan covering the roll-out of fixed wireless access networks in the UK to support national connectivity and other uses

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  Australian startups team up to keep wind turbines humming

  Using acoustic sensors and nanosatellite connectivity, two Australian startups hope to identify potential turbine problems before they occur to secure the country’s wind energy

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Slow broadband fuels a post-Brexit storm for rural communities

  Lack of access to reliable broadband and mobile networks threatens rural livelihoods after Brexit, according to a Local Government Association report

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Industry bets on fixed wireless access for first 5G deployments

  Separate tests in Romania and the UK have been demonstrating the potential of fixed wireless access as a component of 5G

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Software firm Clevermed enhances NHS user experience on Health and Social Care Network

  Clevermed, a supplier of maternity and neonatal care record software to the NHS, reveals how users are benefiting after it switched to the new Health and Social Care Network

• June 29, 2018 29 Jun'18

  Home Office criticised over ESN review progress

  In an appearance before the Public Accounts Committee, Home Office permanent secretary Philip Rutnam defended the progress of the ESN project review

• June 29, 2018 29 Jun'18

  Openreach starts full-fibre roll-out in Exeter

  Network builder Openreach adds Exeter to its Fibre First FTTP broadband roll-out

• June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18

  Brent Council tenants to receive full-fibre broadband service

  Borough-wide FTTP broadband roll-out could address up to 100,000 homes and businesses in North London

• June 26, 2018 26 Jun'18

  SSE Enterprise Telecoms bids to solve UK’s backhaul problem

  By layering Infinera technology over its existing network, SSE Enterprise Telecoms plans to deliver what it refers to as a ‘dark fibre-like’ access product for communications services providers

• June 25, 2018 25 Jun'18

  Openreach extends Gfast broadband roll-out

  Openreach commits to rolling out Gfast broadband services to 59 new locations in the next phase of its ultrafast deployment plan

• June 25, 2018 25 Jun'18

  Mobile spectrum sharing is vital for UK 5G roll-out, says report

  A report commissioned by independent network builders’ body Inca has warned that current approaches to how spectrum is apportioned are leaving vast amounts unused, and this needs to change

• June 22, 2018 22 Jun'18

  How Australia is gearing up for 5G

  From trialling 5G networks at the recent Commonwealth Games to flying drones in surf sport lifesaving, Australia is becoming a test bed for 5G services with its dense cities and wide-open spaces

• June 22, 2018 22 Jun'18

  SME provider takes on Cambridgeshire public sector network contract

  Managed network services provider MLL Telecom has been awarded the EastNet contract to run WAN services across Cambridgeshire, replacing a legacy Virgin Media Network

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  M1, Huawei to transmit VR content in 5G live trial

  Mobile operator M1 and Huawei will be streaming virtual reality content in Singapore’s first 5G live trial in June

• June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18

  Vodafone to start 5G trials this autumn

  MNO announces 5G trials in seven UK cities, with new mobile network infrastructure to be rolled out from October

• June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18

  Mobile operators appeal for dark fibre access to back 5G

  O2, Three and Vodafone unite in calling for more to be done to open up dark fibre networks to supply desperately needed capacity for their future 5G networks

• June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18

  Government’s broadband service obligation derided by industry

  As Ofcom starts the process of finding a provider willing to step up to manage the government’s 10Mbps broadband universal service obligation, the project has been derided by network builders and stakeholders alike

• June 19, 2018 19 Jun'18

  CIO interview: Michael Cole, European Tour and Ryder Cup

  Michael Cole, chief technology officer at the European Tour and Ryder Cup, discusses how he is helping the sport of golf broaden its appeal through his “connected course” digital transformation vision

• June 14, 2018 14 Jun'18

  Ofcom satisfied with progress on BT Openreach split

  Ofcom has published its first annual report on the legal separation of BT and Openreach, and said it is broadly satisfied with progress to date, despite hiccups relating to the BT pension scheme

• June 12, 2018 12 Jun'18

  Mayor Khan bids to make London the world’s smartest city

  At London Tech Week, mayor Sadiq Khan launched a city-wide initiative to harness the capital’s technology talent to address London’s most pressing problems

• June 12, 2018 12 Jun'18

  CityFibre wins key decision in fake fibre case

  CityFibre has been granted permission to proceed with a judicial review of the ASA’s November 2017 decision about the use of the term fibre in broadband ads

• June 10, 2018 10 Jun'18

  Singapore government to regulate eSIM technology

  The government is gathering feedback on key proposals such as forbidding telcos to lock embedded SIM-enabled devices to their networks

• June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18

  BT’s Gavin Patterson quits under shareholder pressure

  Patterson’s resignation comes just weeks after he announced 13,000 redundancies across BT

• June 07, 2018 07 Jun'18

  Newcastle Council to show off smartest street in Britain

  The Great Exhibition of the North will see Mosley Street in Newcastle upon Tyne transformed into Britain’s smartest street as part of a demonstration of IoT technology

• June 07, 2018 07 Jun'18

  5G transformative for UK plc, but potential impacts still vague

  5G mobile technology looks set to transform the UK economy for the better, but the immaturity of the technology and lack of standards makes its true impact harder to judge, according to a report by Deloitte

• June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18

  EE confirms October 2018 UK launch date for first 5G live trials

  Mobile operator outlines plans to test its 5G network within London’s Tech City startup hub, as its push to become the UK’s first to market with the technology gathers pace

• June 01, 2018 01 Jun'18

  Ethical hacker, 86, rises to Santander’s challenge

  Elderly hacker with little computing experience was able to hack WiFi and create phishing attack

• May 25, 2018 25 May'18

  Former Macedonian PM convicted in corruption case exposed by illegal government surveillance

  Information exposed by leaked recordings that were part an illegal mass surveillance campaign orchestrated under the government of former prime minster Nikola Gruevski have led to his conviction for corruption. He was found guilty of rigging a ...