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Software-defined networking (SDN)

• December 24, 2019 24 Dec'19

  EE joins London Tube 4G mobile trial

  BT-owned UK telco will be part of testing of 4G coverage on select parts of the London Underground

• December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

  Comms-platform-as-a-service revenues outpace unified-comms-as-a-service

  Communications-platform-as-a-service uptake is benefiting from its ability to quickly add new functionality, the ease with which it can be customised and the flexibility of its pay-as-you-go service model

• December 17, 2019 17 Dec'19

  Huawei launches London 5G innovation and experience centre

  Comms technology leader opens new establishment in UK capital to promote greater collaboration between businesses and innovators in the development of 5G ecosystems

• December 12, 2019 12 Dec'19

  Cisco unveils plans for internet of the future

  Online technology giant Cisco introduces platform for the internet of the future based on $5bn of investment in areas covering silicon, optics and software, bringing the ability to support massively scaled enterprise networks and 5G networks

• December 12, 2019 12 Dec'19

  Silver Peak claims cloud-scale SD-WAN innovation with enhanced core platform

  SD-WAN tech provider enhances Unity EdgeConnect platform to respond to the evolving requirements of cloud-first enterprises looking to scale, automate and extend SD-WAN deployments across multiple fabrics

• December 11, 2019 11 Dec'19

  IoT to be supplanted by internet of senses by 2030

  Ericsson research reveals consumers expect AI, VR and AR-enabled connected technology to interact with the senses of sight, sound, taste, smell and touch by 2030

• December 10, 2019 10 Dec'19

  APAC IT leaders lay out priorities for 2020

  Robotic process automation and data analytics are among the top priorities for IT leaders in the Asia-Pacific region in the new year

• December 05, 2019 05 Dec'19

  European first for Vodafone as global telcos tune into AWS Wavelength

  In an endorsement of the cloud giant’s push towards the edge, leading global telcos pile in on AWS Wavelength, eyeing up large low-latency gains in key 5G use cases

• December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19

  Orange Poland picks Juniper Networks for major core network upgrade

  Orange Poland has embarked on a project to enhance the resilience and automation capabilities of its IP network core by automating its WAN and enhancing the management of label-switched paths

• November 27, 2019 27 Nov'19

  Kudelski proposes Microsoft Azure IoT security solution

  Integrated security platform claimed to enable IoT device manufacturers and providers to connect devices to Microsoft’s cloud-based IoT services at scale

• November 26, 2019 26 Nov'19

  Verizon, Qualcomm and Ericsson demo dynamic spectrum sharing in US

  US comms giant Verizon teams with Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson to use dynamic spectrum sharing technology to extend reach and hasten development of 5G Ultra Wideband network

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  State backs Norway’s fibre cable capacity building

  Norway is increasing investment on communications infrastructure in an effort to reduce reliance on Swedish and Danish networks

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  Aryaka aims to disrupt traditional SD-WAN and legacy service provider models

  SD-WAN provider Aryaka claims to have unyoked enterprises from what it calls carriers’ burdens and ‘rigid, limited’ offerings with new regional WAN models

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  Investec Bank cashes in on WAN acceleration

  Investec Bank turns to WAN acceleration to cut down distributed database response times and ensure that more traders can go online and earn more money

• November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19

  Cord-cutting driving global broadband usage to surpass 500GB of data per month

  Exodus from traditional video services to online spurs surge in average broadband data usage, presenting untapped opportunities for service providers

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Shared responsibility model key to solving 5G security problem

  Both buyers and sellers need to cooperate to solve the thorny issues around 5G security

• November 11, 2019 11 Nov'19

  Swisscom takes step towards nationwide 5G coverage

  Telco deploys spectrum-sharing technology to help realise its goal of reaching 90% 5G coverage of Switzerland by end of this year

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  5G to be first mobile generation to have bigger impact on enterprises than consumers

  GSMA Intelligence report says 5G could see private enterprise networks explode and become a competition battleground between telcos and cloud companies within five years

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  Qualcomm eyes up slice of $13.2tn 5G sales enablement market

  At the end of its financial year, mobile chip giant Qualcomm sets its sights firmly on profiting from a 5G economy which it believes will generate more than $10tn in sales enablement by 2035

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  Cisco promises CIO digital transformation gains with new collaboration suite

  Suite deploys artificial intelligence to create a personalised meetings experience

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Orange begins 5G services with roll-out in Romania

  Orange Group joins the 5G service provider roster, with offer in Romania said to be capable of delivering internet download speeds of up to 1.2Gbps and average download speeds of 600Mbps

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Telcos take to commercial blockchain to seize new revenue streams

  GlobalData report finds blockchain usage among telcos increasing, with use cases such as roaming fraud management, wholesale fees settlement, mobile money payments and IoT management

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  Gigabit broadband to transform working lives across Europe

  Report from economist Oxera predicts that many social and economic benefits will result from the widespread roll-out of gigabit broadband, as increased connectivity changes the way people interact with each other

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  Chinese companies fuelling OpenStack adoption in APAC

  Led by Chinese tech giants such as Tencent and China Mobile, the Asia-Pacific region will account for a third of the global OpenStack market by 2023

• October 30, 2019 30 Oct'19

  Cisco connects Canary Wharf for Wi-Fi 6 ‘seamless’ roaming

  OpenRoaming will allow devices to connect automatically to Wi-Fi and seamlessly roam from one hotspot to another

• October 25, 2019 25 Oct'19

  London announces £10m cash injection for full-fibre connectivity

  New fibre-optic cabling scheme will use Tube network and public buildings to create a fibre backbone across the capital

• October 25, 2019 25 Oct'19

  IT professionals question networks’ readiness to support digital strategies

  Cisco’s Global Networking Trends report shows there’s a long way to go for today’s networks to meet the demands of the emerging digital era

• October 25, 2019 25 Oct'19

  StreetWise gets into gear with London driverless car trials

  The StreetWise consortium, led by technology startup FiveAI in partnership with insurance firm Direct Line Group and the Transport Research Laboratory, announces testing of autonomous vehicles in South London in October and November 2019

• October 24, 2019 24 Oct'19

  Global broadband market sees fibre push

  Trend towards fibre and dropping copper for broadband links continues in second quarter, but at a slower rate

• October 22, 2019 22 Oct'19

  Nordic governments open to Huawei’s ‘no spy’ offer

  Chinese tech giant seeks to reassure Nordic governments over security concerns in 5G contracts

• October 20, 2019 20 Oct'19

  The lure of Google Cloud for Singapore’s Ninja Van

  Regional logistics startup Ninja Van is consolidating all its compute resources on Google Cloud for cost savings and performance

• October 17, 2019 17 Oct'19

  London calling for Ding

  Dublin-based top-up mobile services provider Ding expands operations with new office in the UK

• October 17, 2019 17 Oct'19

  Singapore kicks off first steps in 5G roll-out

  Singapore’s telco regulator will award 5G spectrum to mobile operators by the middle of next year, culminating in the deployment of two nationwide 5G networks by the end of 2022

• August 26, 2019 26 Aug'19

  VMware’s latest acquisitions point to emerging platform war

  VMware’s buyout of Carbon Black and Pivotal is a sign of an emerging platform war following the IBM-Red Hat deal

• August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19

  Buyers think SD-WAN is too expensive and complicated

  Building and maintaining an SD-WAN is perceived as a complicated endeavour, and the industry’s messages are not getting through, says a new report

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  Cisco frozen out of China as Trump’s trade war rages on

  Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins reveals the firm is being edged out of the Chinese market

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  BT picks Canonical Ubuntu to build 5G core

  Canonical will help BT and EE deliver new services to end-users more quickly

• July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19

  SD-WAN in play: How software-defined solves core business challenges

  For foodservice business HMSHost International and chemical products firm Element Solutions, both customers of networking supplier Aryaka, software-defined wide area networking technology is proving its mettle when it comes to solving core business ...

• July 07, 2019 07 Jul'19

  There’s no free lunch in SD-WAN, says Tata Communications

  Software-defined wide-area networks may help to lower connectivity costs and prioritise network traffic, but enterprises must still invest in bandwidth to reap the benefits of the technology

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  Aerohive adds cloud and edge network features to Extreme portfolio

  Software-defined network specialist Extreme Networks has bought Aerohive to extend its capabilities in critical areas for future networks

• June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19

  New security challenges await 5G planners, say APAC experts

  With 5G technology expected to move more data and processing to the network edge, some experts have called for the need to address the security risks when planning 5G networks

• June 14, 2019 14 Jun'19

  How digital transformation underpins Three’s 5G ambitions

  At Three, the smallest of the UK’s four mobile network operators, a transformative attitude to underlying IT is helping the firm mount a serious challenge to its rivals when it comes to 5G roll-out

• June 11, 2019 11 Jun'19

  Cisco shows off AI-driven network analysis at customer event

  New tools to help IT departments better understand network behaviour and predict potential problems were among a series of announcements made on the opening day of Cisco Live in the US

• May 27, 2019 27 May'19

  StarHub taps OpenStack to run telco network

  The Singapore telco has deployed OpenStack and signed up for Red Hat’s training programme to equip its network engineers with technical expertise

• May 16, 2019 16 May'19

  Cisco sees enterprise network opportunity in public cloud

  CEO Chuck Robbins says Cisco is in the best place to make the most of the new era of 5G, IoT and Wi-Fi 6 enterprise networking

• May 13, 2019 13 May'19

  Singapore telco regulator proposes standalone 5G networks

  Standalone networks will deliver the full suite of enterprise 5G capabilities, including network slicing and low latency connections for internet of things applications

• April 23, 2019 23 Apr'19

  Open doors at Huawei in China as it mounts defence

  Computer Weekly was on a recent UK press tour of Huawei’s new campus in Dongguan, China. The company is opening up as it faces US criticism for alleged complicity with China’s security apparatus

• April 11, 2019 11 Apr'19

  Ahead of FTTP and 5G, BT picks Nokia to enhance core capacity

  With the national full-fibre broadband roll-out in full swing and 5G expected to launch, BT is deploying new Nokia hardware at its network core to boost capacity for data-hungry services

• April 01, 2019 01 Apr'19

  How Australia’s Curtin University is transforming the digital classroom

  The Perth-based institution has been using collaborative learning spaces to better engage students and bring its classes to the world

• March 29, 2019 29 Mar'19

  Huawei looks to ISPs for enterprise business growth

  The Chinese technology bigwig is counting on internet service providers to fuel its enterprise business in the South Pacific region