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• December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19

  DCC UK second-gen smart meter network passes three million mark

  Provider says more than 500 million encrypted messages to and from smart meters have been carried by its secure network in 2019

• December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19

  China Mobile stakes 5G first for Hong Kong

  CMHK successfully accomplishes 5G Standalone network test and completes first voice over NR call in Hong Kong

• 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

• December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19

  OPPO joins Ericsson 5G spectrum sharing project

  Chinese smartphone manufacturer deploys Ericsson dynamic spectrum-sharing technology in data call on Telstra and Swisscom 5G networks

• November 29, 2019 29 Nov'19

  Orange taps Ericsson to bring machine learning, AI to networks ops

  Telco extends service contract with Ericsson in five European countries to bring artificial intelligence network operations, field support, and maintenance, as well as service management for fixed-line access, 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G

• November 29, 2019 29 Nov'19

  5G needed quickly before mobile video boom overwhelms networks

  Opensignal’s State of Mobile Video Experience report shows that the video boom is causing concern over mobile experiences before 5G becomes mainstream

• November 28, 2019 28 Nov'19

  US consumers ‘confused’ by 5G

  Six months in, and after major operators roll out coverage with great fanfare and suitable devices in their branded stores, confusion exists in the US 5G arena

• November 28, 2019 28 Nov'19

  AT&T integrating 5G capability with Microsoft cloud

  AT&T announces plans to provide availability for Network Edge Compute (NEC) technology, bringing Microsoft Azure cloud services into its network edge locations closer to customers

• November 27, 2019 27 Nov'19

  UK Court of Appeal gives boost to telcos scoping 5G access points

  UK court sides with telco against landowner in legal row regarding access to survey site for 5G technology

• 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 26, 2019 26 Nov'19

  HPE says there will be no further cost cuts as it posts lower Q4 2019 revenue

  Antonio Neri is in his second year as HPE CEO and is overseeing a three-year programme to improve efficiencies and reduce costs

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  Ericsson: More than 2.6 billion 5G subscriptions by end of 2025

  Latest Ericsson Mobility Report reveals that 5G has the potential to cover up to 65% of the world’s population and handle 45% of global mobile data by 2025

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  Rural business association slams parties’ lack of plans to address ‘appalling’ connectivity

  UK’s major political parties accused of failing rural businesses by lacking a credible solution to improve mobile 4G and 5G coverage

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  Snap taps Verizon as 5G partner to extend AR, video experiences

  US comms giant Verizon teams with Snapchat creator to look at supporting advanced video applications such as augmented reality on its 5G 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 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  Europe in the driving seat for global smartphone market

  Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi lead the charge to drive unprecedented shipment numbers in the third quarter of 2019, says Canalys study

• November 21, 2019 21 Nov'19

  How Nicigas is disrupting Japan’s gas market with IoT

  Japanese energy retailer Nicigas is deploying 850,000 IoT devices to convert traditional gas meters into smart meters to unlock consumption data amid efforts to shake up the utilities industry

• November 20, 2019 20 Nov'19

  FCC opts for public C-band auction

  US telecoms regulator disappoints satellite consortium with decision to go to public, not private, auction of spectrum in the 3.7-4.2 GHz band to develop 5G

• November 20, 2019 20 Nov'19

  SK Telecom unveils 5G Virtual Social World

  Korean telco aims to take advantage of its growing 5G infrastructure with hyper-immersive experience platform optimised for the mobile era

• 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 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  Enterprises begin mandating open APIs as part of RFPs

  Back-office implementations see increased demand for native support for TM Forum’s Open APIs, boosting interoperability and helping service providers improve agility and reduce IT integration and maintenance costs

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Police Scotland furthers Pronto digital beat in Glasgow

  Officers will be able to fill in reports directly on their mobile devices for incidents such as crimes, road collisions and traffic tickets

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Mist gets into gear with first self-driving network for the enterprise

  Mist Systems has launched what it claims as the world’s first AI-driven self-driving network for the enterprise, allowing business users to streamline IT operations, simplify troubleshooting across wired/wireless domains and deliver optimised ...

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Subs spike sees growth return to Vodafone UK

  Vodafone UK is claiming its best-ever quarter for new customers, with more than 500,000 additions in the three months ending 30 September

• November 11, 2019 11 Nov'19

  Vodafone inks network deal with Openreach to expand FTTP in UK

  First phase of network expansion aims to give users download speeds of up to 900Mbps in 15 UK towns and cities

• November 11, 2019 11 Nov'19

  Zain taps Ericsson for 5G network

  Zain commissions Ericsson for 5G technology to meet growing data traffic demands and deliver high-quality mobile broadband and fixed wireless experiences, encompassing new business in the automotive, health and energy sectors

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Amazon Ring video doorbell flaw left users open to attack

  A vulnerability in Amazon’s Ring video doorbells left the internet-of-things devices open to a variety of attacks

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  Virgin disconnects BT for Vodafone for future mobile services

  From 2021, Virgin Media will have full access to all of Vodafone’s current services and future technologies, such as its 5G network, after ending supply deal with BT

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  Huawei: 5G growth will be maintained with or without US tech supply

  Huawei dismisses US tech sabre-rattling and claims it will continue robust business growth in 5G with or without US suppliers

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  Optus fires first salvo in Australia’s 5G roll-out

  Australia’s second biggest telco, Optus, has flipped the switch for its 5G fixed wireless broadband service in key cities, with mobile services in the pipeline

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  Big three make big switch on for 5G in China

  The largest 5G roll out to date takes place as China gives official authorisation to deploy services as China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom switch on offers at the same time

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  Enterprise WLAN industry makes tracks

  IDC research finds wireless connectivity remains a top priority for global business as bandwidth demands continue to increase and near real-time business applications require lower latencies

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  5G core tech leadership race a close-run thing

  What is said to be the first competitive landscape assessment of the 5G Mobile Core arena shows the market is still very much up for grabs

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  SK continues transition away from mobile dominance

  SK Telecom has shown an annual increase in its mobile communications business revenues for the first time in eight quarters, as it carries on with its plan to transform into a global “new” ICT company

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  BT network investments dig into half-year profits

  The need for speed, and the need to lay down and connect high-speed broadband and fibre, has put a break on the financial performance of BT over the first six months of its fiscal year

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  Apple finds good fit in wearables and services in fourth quarter

  Consumer electronics giant sees marked pivot from products to services in quarterly results

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  Li-Fi takes to the skies with Oledcomm

  Oledcomm claims a world’s first in equipping an Airbus commercial flight with Li-Fi connectivity technology

• 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 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  C-Band Alliance offers new spectrum proposal to hasten US 5G roll-out

  In its goal of clearing and repurposing C-band spectrum to support fast 5G wireless deployment, C-Band Alliance updates its spectrum clearing proposal to US regulator the FCC

• October 28, 2019 28 Oct'19

  Birmingham 5G tests show +450 Mbps maximum download speed

  New RootMetrics report shows that early 5G roll-out brings breakneck speeds in limited availability, with vast promise moving forward

• October 28, 2019 28 Oct'19

  5G projected to bring $1.4tn to global economy over next decade

  Survey from Huawei and STL Partners calculates that 5G mobile technologies are set to create an extra $1.4tn in gross domestic product for worldwide economies over the next decade

• 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 21, 2019 21 Oct'19

  Asset sharing essential to making 5G RAN affordable

  Rethink Technology finds that upfront cost containment has been the number one priority for cellular operators in the first stage of 5G deployment, and that three main tactics have been used to achieve this ambition

• October 21, 2019 21 Oct'19

  VR over 5G helps Belfast Harbour vision to become smart port

  Harbour teams up with BT to deploy 5G-enabled applications including virtual reality

• October 18, 2019 18 Oct'19

  O2 promises ‘revolutionary’ offers as it joins UK 5G party

  O2 has become the latest operator in the UK to offer a 5G network and claims to be able to demonstrate real-world 5G business use cases that can potentially boost the British economy

• October 18, 2019 18 Oct'19

  Amazon consumer devices vulnerable to two-year-old exploit

  Millions of older Amazon Echo and Kindle devices are still susceptible to a Wi-Fi vulnerability that was first disclosed in 2017

• October 17, 2019 17 Oct'19

  BEIS launches multimillion-pound security investment package

  Government is making available more than £50m to support a range of new cyber security initiatives and collaborations, including the latest phase of its Digital Security by Design programme

• October 17, 2019 17 Oct'19

  Emerging markets’ mobile financial services transactions set to surpass $1tn in by 2024

  Mobile financial services transaction value will grow by 70% from 2019 to 2014 to total more than $1tn, driven by markets such as Latin America and Cico transactions

• 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

• October 16, 2019 16 Oct'19

  CIO interview: Michael Cole, CTO, PGA European Tour

  Younger generations are turning away from golf – so golf is turning to technology to revolutionise the sport and improve engagement with fans and players