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Wireless networking
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October 11, 2021
11
Oct'21
UnaBiz raises $25m in Series B funding
Regional IoT tech supplier will use the funds to strengthen its foothold in key markets and develop new products and services
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October 07, 2021
07
Oct'21
Eutelsat raises stake in OneWeb
Leading French operator takes involvement with growing Bharti/UK government-owned satellite firm into higher orbit, becoming second largest shareholder
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October 06, 2021
06
Oct'21
Wi-Fi 6/6E deployment set to be diffuse by 2022
Survey of service providers and technology suppliers reveals next-generation wireless communications standards will flourish over the course of the next year
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October 01, 2021
01
Oct'21
First suppliers achieve key Wi-Fi benchmark recognition to boost service quality
First Broadband Forum BBF.398 Grade Wi-Fi products set for service providers in bid to save costs while improving customer experience
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September 28, 2021
28
Sep'21
Dutch IT firm transforms HR policy built on lessons from pandemic
Software firm rips up human resources rule book and replaces it with a hybrid working policy
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September 23, 2021
23
Sep'21
Global industry accelerates IoT adoption in response to Covid
Research reveals enhanced development curve for industrial internet of things in 2021 across global supply chains in agriculture, electrical utilities, mining, oil and gas, transport and logistics
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September 23, 2021
23
Sep'21
Colruyt takes Extreme step to optimise business operations and customer experience
Global retailer migrates to a more resilient, robust, reliable cloud-managed network to handle increased capacity and create more operational visibility and intelligence
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September 21, 2021
21
Sep'21
Virgin Media teams with Plume to support smart home service to all UK households
UK cable operator teams up with smart home services provider to bring the nation smarter Wi-Fi with advanced device security, in-home motion detection and sophisticated controls
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September 10, 2021
10
Sep'21
National Broadband takes on UK fibre with 5G business broadband
New 5G-based broadband complements existing 4G infrastructure and aims to offer towns and cities compelling alternative to fibre broadband
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September 10, 2021
10
Sep'21
Microsoft, Nokia seal space, 5G agreement for South Australia
IT giant and leading communications technology provider team to work with South Australian development board and local companies to bring together interdisciplinary experts to develop, test, and deploy new space technologies
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September 07, 2021
07
Sep'21
Virgin Media O2 reaches 10 million homes in gigabit roll-out
Recently merged operator adds nearly two million customers from mid-size cities and large towns to footprint of gigabit broadband estate
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September 06, 2021
06
Sep'21
How NZ schools are tapping managed network services
Using managed network services has freed up time and resources for New Zealand school teachers and alleviated the pressure and challenges of maintaining technology infrastructure
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September 03, 2021
03
Sep'21
Hybrid work boom sees 170% increase in TalkTalk full-fibre footprint
Business growth and new ways of working have contributed to increasing investment in UK operator’s FTTP offering and wider business network over the past year as demand for reliable, gigabit broadband soars
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September 02, 2021
02
Sep'21
Post-Covid home Wi-Fi consumer needs, expectations fundamentally altered
Study finds remote workers encounter significantly more home Wi-Fi issues than before the pandemic, with most reporting daily issues with their home wireless networks
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August 31, 2021
31
Aug'21
Singtel counts on telco edge to crack enterprise 5G market
Singtel is counting on its investments in its multi-access edge compute platform to stand out in the enterprise market for 5G services
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August 26, 2021
26
Aug'21
Mobile trade-ins return more than half a billion dollars to US consumers in Q2
Second-quarter 2021 edition of mobile device tracker shows more than 150% year-on-year growth, with mobile device trade-in programmes back to pre-pandemic levels
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August 26, 2021
26
Aug'21
Zoom plots path to hybrid return to the workplace
Pandemic’s breakout conferencing tool provider plans to support the new normal of hybrid working with systems recognising both remote and in-office work
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August 25, 2021
25
Aug'21
Extreme Networks strikes gold at Olympiastadion Berlin as official Wi-Fi solutions provider
New network set to be the first and largest end-to-end public Wi-Fi 6 deployment in a sporting arena in Europe
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August 12, 2021
12
Aug'21
Spectrum utilisation alliance calls for licence-exempt access to entire 6GHz band
Research reveals urgent need for access to 6GHz band which, when open, could add over $1tn to the world’s economy by 2025
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August 06, 2021
06
Aug'21
Vodafone claims UK first with voice-integrated Wi-Fi booster with Alexa built-in
UK operator expands capability of in-home broadband infrastructure with Wi-Fi booster with built-in voice control, hybrid 4G broadband backup and dedicated Wi-Fi support
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August 04, 2021
04
Aug'21
A million UK households reach to the skies for broadband
Satellite broadband is showing signs of beginning to take off in the UK, with further gains expected as Starlink arrives and BT teams with OneWeb
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July 29, 2021
29
Jul'21
Virgin Media O2 unveils UK fibre upgrade plan
Newly merged operator announces FTTP upgrade of fixed network starting this year with completion in 2028, taking advantage of what it says is efficient fibre deployment with ‘value accretive roll-out economics’
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July 23, 2021
23
Jul'21
Plume surpasses a billion connected devices on software-defined network
Research from SaaS experience platform provider finds consumers have accelerated investment in smart home devices during the pandemic
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July 21, 2021
21
Jul'21
How IoT and machine learning are automating agriculture
A new generation of farmers is tapping the internet of things and machine learning to operate self-sustaining urban farms with minimal supervision
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July 13, 2021
13
Jul'21
Buoyant Nokia expects to raise 2021 guidance
Comms tech provider says positive news likely in forthcoming Q2 results and despite some headwinds in the second half, it has good foundation for the full year
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July 12, 2021
12
Jul'21
KUKA taps Nokia to facilitate industrial 5G SA private wireless network
German industrial robot manufacturer turns to comms technology provider for 5G private wireless for reliable connectivity in the development of intelligent automation
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July 05, 2021
05
Jul'21
UnaBiz makes foray into Japan
The Singapore-based IoT technology provider has opened an office in Tokyo to tap the groundswell of IoT deployments in utilities and other sectors
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July 02, 2021
02
Jul'21
Lightspeed taps Nokia to bring 10Gbps broadband to East of England
Strengthening its market position as it expands across the East of England, Lincolnshire-based broadband provider Lightspeed makes strategic investment in gigabit technology to support the roll-out of full-fibre multi-gigabit network
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June 30, 2021
30
Jun'21
Post-pandemic recovery drives NHS digitisation
NHS staff see a role for remote healthcare to enable the health service to keep up with increased demands, according to iGov survey
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June 28, 2021
28
Jun'21
OneWeb, BT sign agreement to explore rural satellite connectivity solutions
Low Earth orbit satellite constellation provider OneWeb announces agreement with BT to discover how satellite technology might support improved capacity, mobile resilience, backhaul and coverage in challenging geographic locations
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June 25, 2021
25
Jun'21
Reliance Jio teams up with Google on 5G and retail
India’s biggest telco will use Google Cloud to manage its 5G network and grow its commerce business
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June 22, 2021
22
Jun'21
GlobalFoundries to open new fab in Singapore
US chip foundry GlobalFoundries is building a $4bn semiconductor fabrication plant in Singapore to expand its manufacturing capacity as chip demand surges worldwide
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June 22, 2021
22
Jun'21
Nokia, DISH, AWS to launch first 5G SA core network on public cloud
US network operator runs 5G standalone core on global cloud platform to optimise network operations and launch new software and services rapidly and efficiently
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June 21, 2021
21
Jun'21
Exor International showcases Industry 4.0 smart factory
Intel and Telecom Italia have worked with Exor to look at how 5G and AI can help build Industry 4.0 applications for manufacturing
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June 21, 2021
21
Jun'21
Indian telcos start 5G trials, mass adoption remains elusive
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have started 5G trials in different cities, but mass adoption is still some way off due to high spectrum and infrastructure costs
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June 17, 2021
17
Jun'21
WBA promises new monetisation opportunities with OpenRoaming Release 2
Trade association members drive launch of new standard for wireless networking, now including Orion Wi-Fi from Google’s Area 120, the first full deployment compliant with the standard
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June 17, 2021
17
Jun'21
Vodafone, AWS Wavelength unveil Europe’s first multi-access edge computing services
Cloud provider’s Wavelength system to be carried on European operator’s 4G and 5G networks to deliver ultra-low-latency capabilities to UK business customers and software developers serving the UK market
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June 14, 2021
14
Jun'21
Vodafone announces key partners for Europe’s first commercial Open RAN network
Operator selects Dell Technologies, NEC, Samsung, Wind River, Capgemini Engineering and Keysight Technologies to build what it says will be one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world
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June 10, 2021
10
Jun'21
Boom in hybrid working, high-speed connectivity drive influx into UK market towns
Network data from TalkTalk shows many UK employees are moving house as hybrid working transforms working habits and becomes very much here to stay
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June 08, 2021
08
Jun'21
BT announces dedicated business unit to support small companies
Telco launches new single office, home office unit offering ‘unbreakable’ Wi-Fi to deliver ‘unrivalled’ connectivity, coverage and customer service for micro-businesses
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June 04, 2021
04
Jun'21
BT sets out to enhance UK digital infrastructure with next-generation street connectivity
UK telco unveils plans for Street Hub 2.0 units to help local communities stay connected, boost 4G/5G mobile coverage and bring environment monitoring to high streets
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June 03, 2021
03
Jun'21
Aviva to launch autonomous vehicle trial on public roads in UK
Research work at UK’s first commercial laboratory for 5G and satellite communications, the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, takes next step with real-life road run of shuttle bus in Oxford
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June 02, 2021
02
Jun'21
Equinor powers global collaboration with 5G-ready private LTE network
Producer of oil, gas and wind power supporting more than 170 million people globally signs eight-year frame agreement with comms tech supplier for private 4.9G and 5G-ready networking systems
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June 02, 2021
02
Jun'21
BT begins trial on ‘revolutionary’ optical fibre
Researchers conduct trials of hollow-core fibre at BT’s research facility labs in collaborative project with Southampton University spin-out company and open radio access network mobile supplier Mavenir
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May 28, 2021
28
May'21
RootMetrics benchmark reveals marked improvements in everyday 5G experience
New network performance yardstick from analyst firm highlights ‘everyday’ usage of next-generation networks in pure play and mixed modes, and finds that BT-owned mobile service maintains availability and speed leadership
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May 27, 2021
27
May'21
Oxbotica and TRL pilot safety framework for off-road autonomous vehicles
Autonomous vehicle technology companies develop code of practice to deploy autonomy safely, efficiently and at scale across a range of environments, in particular off-road settings such as mines, farms and ports where there are no pre-defined or ...
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May 27, 2021
27
May'21
Aruba claims enterprise-grade Wi-Fi 6E industry first
HPE subsidiary introduces new access points to take advantage of 6GHz spectrum band to deliver greater performance, lower latency and faster data rates to support high-bandwidth enterprise applications and use cases
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May 24, 2021
24
May'21
Vaccine status drives more than a million new users to NHS App
Over 11,000 people have registered their preference for organ donation via the NHS App in just four days, 10 times more than average for that time
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May 24, 2021
24
May'21
Hard Rock Hotel checks in Extreme Wi-Fi 6 to enhance guest experience
Advanced cloud-managed Wi-Fi enables secure, reliable connectivity and simplified network management throughout historic site of renowned global hotel chain
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May 17, 2021
17
May'21
How M1 is striving to be a digital telco
Singapore’s M1 is dialling up its digital chops by monetising its data, building more personalised services for subscribers, and going beyond connectivity as it evolves into a digital telco