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• March 11, 2020 11 Mar'20

  UK Budget Speech reaffirms £5bn commitment to full-fibre broadband

  Chancellor Rishi Sunak says UK government will fulfil its promise to make significant funding available to develop gigabit broadband roll-out across the country

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  UK government survives rebellion on ‘high-risk’ comms tech supplier strategy

  Government fends off rebel MPs proposing an amendment that would lead to an outright ban on Huawei technology regarded as posing a direct threat to the UK’s national security

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  Qualcomm claims ‘significant’ progress on cellular vehicle-to-everything tech

  Chip giant hits throttle on communication solutions designed to enhance road safety and facilitate smart transportation systems, including support of automated driving

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  HPE offers operators as-a-service 5G core software stack

  GreenLake cloud-native technologies from HPE and Aruba designed to help telcos build and deploy 5G networks and better integrate with Wi-Fi 6 networks

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  US Pacific Northwest National Laboratory taps Verizon to explore 5G potential

  Comms giant links up with science and technology research body to explore opportunities for 5G to impact national security, energy efficiency and advance science in the US

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  Ericsson enables seamless eSIM activation for Samsung devices

  Comms tech giant claims enhanced digital experience for consumers by managing mobile subscriptions on eSIM-enabled devices without QR codes

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  IT Priorities 2020: IP network investments top priority for Middle East IT leaders

  IT leaders in the Middle East expect to see increased spending on IP networks as digital transformation continues across the region

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Ericsson Spectrum Sharing now commercially available globally

  Swisscom, Telstra, Ooredoo and Play are among global service providers confirmed to use Ericsson Spectrum Sharing to launch 5G on a nationwide scale

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Oxbotica on board with Cisco to drive autonomous vehicle data challenge

  Connected car technology firm hits pedal with Cisco to solve data challenges of future autonomous vehicles

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  5G now available in 378 cities globally

  State of 5G deployments report reveals that as of January 2020, commercial 5G networks have been deployed in 378 cities across 34 countries

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Nokia claims end-to-end 4G and 5G New Radio slicing first

  Finnish comms tech provider beefs up comms network essential equipment offer with 4G, 5G end-to-end slicing

• February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20

  More than half of UK businesses lack confidence to implement 5G

  EY study finds 5G investment set to soar among British businesses, but the majority are not confident in their organisations’ ability to deploy 5G

• February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20

  Samsung teams with comms tech leaders to set 5G speed benchmark

  Samsung, Verizon, Motorola Mobility and Qualcomm deploy carrier aggregation and the latest 5G cell technology to achieve multi-gigabit speeds on a commercial smartphone connected to live 5G network

• February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20

  Security fears persist but businesses overwhelmingly see positive impact of 5G

  Research reveals that future looks bright for enterprises embracing 5G technology, though with cost of implementation and security issues recognised along with huge potential

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  Qunifi inks Vonage partnership to integrate Microsoft Teams for enterprises

  Vonage customers can now access the Microsoft Teams phone-calling feature using their business phone service

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  Commercial, enterprise use cases to drive VR to $24.5bn by 2024

  Analyst ABI Research predicts standalone virtual reality applications to be the main driver of substantial growth as the market strikes right balance between price, performance and ease of setup

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  Huawei eyes up optical network opportunities

  Global networking comms tech provider Huawei unveils first in end-to-end optical connectivity for ultra-high bandwidth and ultra-low latency in enterprise applications

• February 21, 2020 21 Feb'20

  McKinsey: Connectivity evolution to drive global GDP past $2tn

  McKinsey Global Institute report on 5G and the connected world predicts huge contribution from advanced communications to global GDP

• February 21, 2020 21 Feb'20

  Cloud and 5G to drive SD-WAN adoption in APAC, says Silver Peak

  Cloud migration and 5G services will boost the uptake of SD-WAN in a region where some markets are still in the early adopter phase

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  Critical for operators to redefine 5G business models, says Huawei

  Undeterred by the cancellation of what would have been a totemic global showcase for its 5G products, Huawei reveals its 5G strategy for 2020 at London forum

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  Vodafone launches new IoT portfolio and 5G tariffs

  Body-worn vision camera and surveillance system are the first products to be unveiled in Vodafone’s new internet-of-things range enabled by growing 5G network that now has pay-as-you-go capability

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  Deutsche Telekom claims most successful year ever

  Global telco releases end-of-year results showing record revenue and profit growth in all of its operating segments

• February 19, 2020 19 Feb'20

  Qualcomm makes major moves in 5G essential equipment

  Chip giant Qualcomm introduces third-generation 5G modem-RF system to enhance 5G performance and 5G/4G mobile filter technology

• February 18, 2020 18 Feb'20

  Cisco: 5G to support more than 10% of global mobile connections by 2023

  Annual internet report suggests that by 2023, there will be 3.6 networked devices or connections per person and nearly 10 devices and connections per household

• February 18, 2020 18 Feb'20

  Smart cities, automotive to drive 5G IoT industry to deliver rocketing revenues

  Analyst forecasts bonanza for operators as supporting internet of things services becomes essential to securing a return on their 5G investment

• February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20

  Nokia launches certification programme to boost enterprise 5G

  Comms tech provider claims first-of-its-kind 5G certification programme to train and certify business and technology professionals at communications service providers and enterprises

• February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20

  Ericsson goes right for the 5G core in 2020

  Swedish comms tech giant predicts substantial growth for 5G in 2020, with particular focus on the fundamental enabling standalone core technology

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  CSPs trail business customers in 5G ambition

  Survey claims to show lack of determination driving disconnect between communications service providers and business customers, threatening lucrative business-to-business 5G revenues

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Nearly three-quarters of C-suite see visibility into network as business driver

  C-suite decision-makers say businesses must rethink what is possible to survive and that technology, particularly the network, must be an enabler in the process

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  2019 meaningful revenues elusive, but opportunity knocks from enterprise for 5G

  Research from 5G engagements reveal where investment is strongest, the trends that are driving roll-outs and the road ahead for operators, network equipment manufacturers and device makers

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  Nokia and SoftBank claim 5G first for connected cars

  Finnish comms giant and Japanese operator reveal trials that they say successfully demonstrate that 5G technology can be safely and efficiently utilised for connected cars

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  CKH IOD eyes up Eseye to meet rising demand for IoT-connected devices

  Global provider of IoT connectivity solutions joins forces with CK Hutchison telecom division to expand its global IoT connectivity coverage and meet rising demand for connected devices

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  Nokia denies being told to up 5G game by DT, but wins Orange 5G RAN contract

  Finnish comms technology firm Nokia reportedly instructed by Deutsche Telekom to improve products to be considered as Huawei replacement, but lands 5G RAN contract with Orange Slovakia

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  O2 expands enterprise IoT offering with UK LTE-M roll-out

  UK telco enhances internet of things offering with Long-Term Evolution, category M1 network, said to be the first of its kind in the country

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  Verizon opens 5G lab and studio in London

  Leading US communications provider Verizon opens first 5G-enabled facility outside home market to offer organisations a hub to develop, test and co-create 5G applications, hardware and experiences

• February 07, 2020 07 Feb'20

  ‘Enormous’ growth prospects for 5G in enterprises

  Newly formed research body predicts global 5G enterprise mobile subscriptions will rise from 500,000 to 175 million by 2024

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  Vodafone, Orange tap Amdocs to boost Spanish business offers

  Communications and media software and services provider extends its reign in Spain’s telco sector with business enhancement solutions for two leading telcos

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  Telia claims 400GE first with Cisco

  Huge rise in users wanting on-demand content prompts internet backbone provider to deploy Cisco 400GE-ready network

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  Vodafone reveals €200m cost, two-year 5G roll-out delay to strip Huawei from core network

  True cost of government order mounts up as Vodafone joins BT in taking hit worth hundreds of millions of pounds from requirement to remove Chinese technology from core infrastructure

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  US ban unlikely to dent Huawei’s revenues any time soon, says analyst

  Crisis? What crisis? This is one analyst’s view of the potential effect on the bottom line of the infamous US trade ban on Huawei products and services in telecoms networks

• February 04, 2020 04 Feb'20

  EE retains top spot for UK mobile network performance

  UK mobile survey shows increasing user reliance on connectivity, with network operators needing to act now to ensure strong performance for consumer demands across work use cases

• February 04, 2020 04 Feb'20

  No 5G silver bullets on horizon but a third of UK consumers plan to buy 5G handset this year

  Research from Amdocs reveals that 5G marketing is working, but consumers still lack knowledge of the broader services it could enable

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  Orange France contracts Nokia and Ericsson for 5G network technology

  Leading telco teams with Finish and Swedish comms tech giants as part of its ambition to realise a 5G network in France in 2020

• January 31, 2020 31 Jan'20

  Growth again in Q4, but global smartphone market slips back over 2019

  It was a tough year, but smartphone big guns fire in fourth quarter of 2019, driven by resurgent Apple’s iPhone 11, and industry set for further spike in 2020

• January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20

  5G fixed wireless broadband CPE shipments set to pass two million in 2020

  With fibre-to-the-home penetration limited to less than a fifth of total global households, huge opportunity opens up for the whole 5G fixed wireless broadband market, including customer premises equipment

• January 29, 2020 29 Jan'20

  EU implements 5G infrastructure restrictions on ‘high-risk’ suppliers

  European countries follow UK’s lead and give member states the ability to ban or limit so-called high-risk telecoms equipment suppliers from 5G networks

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  Huawei excluded from UK 5G core but retains place in radio network

  Local operators breathe huge sigh of relief as UK government allows potentially high-risk telecoms equipment suppliers continued ability to supply essential technology for 5G radio network

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Digital transformation shaking confidence in SD-WAN

  Cato Networks survey highlights importance of considering not only SD-WAN as an MPLS replacement but also its applicability to the broader needs of the digital business, such as cloud migration, network agility and global reach

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  UK broadband offers poor relative value for money

  Importance of fibre push by UK broadband providers clear as research shows data speeds available to UK households have not significantly changed while prices have risen steadily

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  CityFibre acquires FibreNation in £200m deal

  Strategic acquisition sees growing UK fibre provider’s roll-out plans almost double in size, with TalkTalk joining network with long-term commitments for residential and business customers