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• May 27, 2020 27 May'20

  EE network sees fivefold leap in Zoom users, 45% increase in voice calls, apps since lockdown

  Research from mobile operator highlights changing habits of UK citizens during lockdown, with video conferencing seeing massive leap

• May 26, 2020 26 May'20

  Huawei hits out at fresh UK network probe

  UK cyber security agency confirms it will conduct a new investigation into the security-worthiness of Huawei’s 5G technology

• May 22, 2020 22 May'20

  Rancho Water turns tap on Extreme connectivity for critical water delivery

  US public utility uses secure and resilient wired and wireless network systems to power 45,000 service connections across 100,000 acres

• May 20, 2020 20 May'20

  Nokia, KDDI trial fully virtualised 5G cloud RAN

  Finnish comms tech supplier Nokia adds to portfolio of customers trailing its cloud RAN solutions in deal with leading Japanese operator KDDI, including Nokia AirScale

• May 14, 2020 14 May'20

  Vodafone aids Covid-19 fight with added capacity for NHS Scotland, and introduces IoT thermal camera

  Comms tech to the fore in assisting key workers at temporary coronavirus facility in Glasgow, while heat detection camera combining thermal imaging and IoT capability will help facilitate people’s return to work

• May 11, 2020 11 May'20

  Ericsson bullish on 5G despite Covid-19

  Comms tech company’s chief highlights the importance of connectivity during times of crisis and unprecedented surge in network traffic

• May 07, 2020 07 May'20

  UK comms market set for shake-up as O2 and Virgin Media confirm merger

  Coming-together of leading fixed-mobile provider and cable network provider will create genuine competition to BT/EE

• May 04, 2020 04 May'20

  No silver bullets and ‘bumps in the road’ likely but UK contact-tracing app development gathers pace

  UK scientific experts address doubts on contact-tracing app’s effectiveness, particular regarding data privacy, but admit that its nature may have to evolve as the roll-out scales up

• May 04, 2020 04 May'20

  Research institutes warn of necessity for UK contact-tracing app to link to testing

  BCS and Cass Business School call for proposed UK contact-tracing app not to be launched without alignment to testing and warns that without this link, NHS will not be able to “big data” its way out of “no data” situation

• April 29, 2020 29 Apr'20

  Infovista claims SD-WAN implementation game changer with transparent hybrid technology

  Application-aware SD-WAN technology provider introduces additional capabilities to ‘dramatically’ simplify migration and hasten transition to software-defined networking

• April 29, 2020 29 Apr'20

  Nokia closes capacity and customer experience tech deal with Bharti Airtel

  Third-largest telco in the world’s second-largest telecoms market takes up Nokia Single Radio Access Network to enhance capacity and improve 5G readiness

• April 24, 2020 24 Apr'20

  NHSX reveals full details of UK Covid-19 contact-tracing strategy

  National Health Service’s digital innovation unit aims to allay fears over privacy and confidentiality in forthcoming contract-tracing app

• April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: RAF flies in for UK contact tracing app test

  NHS announces test at air base of app designed to alert users of the close proximity of those carrying or having symptoms of Covid-19

• April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20

  ABB Power plugs into Ericsson 5G tech to increase factory productivity

  Ericsson gears up for the post-coronavirus world with confidence in 5G and reveals project for its 5G-ready Industry Connect with global leader in power technology

• April 22, 2020 22 Apr'20

  Cisco, Google Cloud plan application-centric multicloud networking fabric

  Tech giants unite to address current systems’ perceived lack of capability to signal service level requests dynamically and offer full WAN application integration with cloud workloads

• April 21, 2020 21 Apr'20

  Covid-19 outbreak sees first-quarter revenues flatten for Huawei

  Chinese networking mega-firm endures tough first quarter, but pledges that it will ride out the coronavirus storm

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  Orange expands mesh Wi-Fi into Belgium, reinforces marine service capabilities

  SoftAtHome’s mesh Wi-Fi now available for Orange Belgium customers while Orange ship begins undersea cabling survey work off coast of Sicily

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Apple and Google unite for contact tracing technology

  Silicon Valley giants announce collaboration to prevent the spread of Coronavirus

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: More than two-fifths of employees likely to continue remote working after pandemic

  Research firm Gartner offers guide to managing remote workers during Covid-19 pandemic as new normal for work emerges

• April 14, 2020 14 Apr'20

  UK altnets increase full-fibre coverage by 50%

  Independent network providers notch up notable year in 2019 as fibre access for all becomes political hot potato

• April 14, 2020 14 Apr'20

  Coronavirus puts brakes on 5G core deployments

  Research firm identifies short- and long-term impacts that global pandemic will have on 5G core and edge networks

• April 09, 2020 09 Apr'20

  Omdia: New norm for working set to have ‘dramatic’ implications for collaboration industry

  Analyst recalibrates expectations for collaboration and conferencing tools, forecasting transformational upsurge in use that could change the world of work, with home broadband being a business lifeblood

• April 09, 2020 09 Apr'20

  Cato Networks seals significant investment to take SASE forward

  More validation for secure access service edge solutions as SD-WAN provider scoops cash injection

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Vodafone taps VMware to complete European roll-out of network virtual infrastructure

  Operator taps virtual infrastructure firm to add last piece of pan-European digital infrastructure architecture and gain agility and flexibility

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Mobile operator community and academics use smartphone power to fight Covid-19

  Vodafone Foundation and scientists at Imperial College London are using a smartphone app to aid coronavirus research

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Samsung, AWS claim world’s first mission-critical comms video call

  MCPTX solution powered by leading cloud platform said to enable first responders to accurately assess vital moments using voice, data and video calls

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Cellwize aims for 5G network efficiency high note with Chime

  Cloud-based open RAN automation platform claimed to bring required flexibility and speed to accelerate 5G networks development

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Liverpool top of the league for mobile business usage in UK

  Merseyside rated as the sweetest of sweet spots for business wireless connectivity

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Wireless industry hails FCC spectrum announcement as game changer for Wi-Fi 6

  Proposed opening of the 6GHz band to Wi-Fi 6 technology in US set to provide more capacity than all other current Wi-Fi bands put together

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Video calling, collaboration applications usage rise steeply in UK homes

  A survey from EY finds Covid-19 outbreak is already causing a shift in UK households’ digital activity, with many people trying online services for the first time, and video calling at the forefront of applications

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Is Zoom safe and should security teams ban it?

  Zoom’s rapid rise to prominence has highlighted a score of security problems with the service. Should CISOs try to steer their organisations away from it, or ban it outright?

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Ofcom relaxes ISPs’ broadband obligations

  UK comms regulator loosens operating guidelines on broadband operators to prevent driving additional traffic to call centres and not punish inability to meet repair targets

• April 01, 2020 01 Apr'20

  HPE unveils open source software to reduce 5G complexity

  Open distributed infrastructure management software launched to resolve complexity that telcos face in rolling out 5G networks across thousands of sites equipped with multiple suppliers’ IT infrastructures

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  Nokia launches AI-based operations to help telcos enter the 5G era

  Cognitive operations designed to help comms service providers transform their network, service and business operations through extreme automation enabled by artificial intelligence and machine learning

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  Huawei extols 2019 as ‘extraordinary’ year

  Despite political challenges across the world restricting use of its technology, Chinese comms tech giant posts strong yearly increase in sales and profit

• March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: internet providers enhance support for customers, end data caps

  Supporting the UK’s government efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and support home working, UK network operators agree a wide range of supportive measures

• March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20

  CityFibre completes FibreNation acquisition

  Official go-ahead for buyout which takes former altnet into mainstream status as the UK’s third largest national digital infrastructure and fibre operator

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  Ericsson wins exclusive 5G contract with Cosmote Greece

  Swedish comms firm tapped for 5G radio access network to strengthen Greek provider’s existing networks and boost network quality, capacity, speed and operational efficiency

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  Viavi upgrades platform tools to manage remote network performance

  Redesigned Observer platform achieves 60Gbps packet capture rate and has beefed up security to deal with increased challenges

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  Amdocs launches HoMeOS and becomes Veego strategic partner and investor

  Leading provider of communications and media software launches home broadband management and makes strategic investment in Israeli AI startup

• March 24, 2020 24 Mar'20

  ETSI unveils augmented reality framework

  Industry specification group on augmented reality develops new specification to enable multi-supplier ecosystem for industry and consumers

• March 24, 2020 24 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: Global VPN deployments rocket since 11 March

  Business virtual private network uptake has taken off over the past 10 days as global workforces become vastly more distributed

• March 23, 2020 23 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: Internet capable of taking the strain but service prioritisation key

  With networks offering assurances they can cope with the millions of added users working from home, experts suggest that strict management of applications and services will be pivotal

• March 20, 2020 20 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: BT reassures UK of network’s resilience

  Just a week after issuing assurances that its network was capable of dealing with the added load from vastly increased numbers of people working from home, BT issues further details on infrastructure resiliency

• March 20, 2020 20 Mar'20

  Netflix downscales content resolution to ease strain on EU networks

  European Commission asks premier subscription video-on-demand service provider Netflix to lower quality of films to take strain from loaded EU networks

• March 17, 2020 17 Mar'20

  Covid-19: NCSC issues secure remote working guidance

  With hundreds of thousands likely to be working remotely for some time, the UK’s NCSC has issued best practice guidance to enable security teams to support them

• March 17, 2020 17 Mar'20

  Telenor opens Norway’s first 5G service

  Commercial 5G network opens in nine different cities and villages across Norway, making Telenor the first mobile operator in the country to offer 5G to customers

• March 16, 2020 16 Mar'20

  5G propels connected vehicles into top gear

  Survey predicts 83 million 5G-connected cars will be on the road by 2035 as next-generation networks become more pervasive

• March 13, 2020 13 Mar'20

  Ofcom reveals UK 5G mobile airwaves auction rules

  UK comms regulator announces plans to auction two bands of spectrum to boost mobile broadband and 5G, but is criticised for missing opportunity

• March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20

  IT Priorities 2020: Benelux organisations and budgets focused on digital transformation

  IT leaders in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg expect bigger budgets this year, with spending on digital transformation projects and related technologies being prioritised