News

Wireless networking

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 ...

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  More than a third of UK homes have gigabit-capable broadband

  First interim update to UK regulator’s audit of mobile coverage and fixed broadband availability finds gigabit industry defies pandemic to continue aggressive infrastructure deployment

• May 06, 2021 06 May'21

  WBA OpenRoaming enabled in forthcoming Telecom Infra Project OpenWiFi standard

  Open technology initiative adopts OpenRoaming Wi-Fi roaming standard to facilitate what is claimed to be seamless roaming connectivity using the wireless network

• May 03, 2021 03 May'21

  New standard to simplify IoT device onboarding

  Fido Alliance’s device onboarding protocol will automate the process of connecting internet-of-things devices to device management platforms while improving security

• April 15, 2021 15 Apr'21

  Singtel debuts portable 5G technology kit

  Singapore telco develops 5G technology kit that includes all the equipment needed for enterprises to test 5G applications in their own premises

• April 01, 2021 01 Apr'21

  2020 network upstream growth rate nearly 4x pre-pandemic levels

  OpenVault study shows the impact of business hours increases and individual subscriber behaviour on upstream capacity is putting unprecedented strain on network operators

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  CW Innovation Awards: Jio Platforms taps machine learning to manage telco network

  Why India’s largest telecom operator built its own machine learning platform to meet the growing data and signalling requirements of new networks

• March 23, 2021 23 Mar'21

  UK defence strategy strengthens AI, cyber and satellite spies

  The nature of warfare is changing. Electronic warfare will need to be a key component of the UK’s defence strategy

• March 23, 2021 23 Mar'21

  Interview: Ivan McKee, Scottish innovation minister

  Scotland’s innovation minister talks to Computer Weekly about the country’s new digital strategy, the importance of inclusion, and why the strategy is underpinned by ethical thinking

• March 15, 2021 15 Mar'21

  Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha becomes Nokia FAN for green transport

  In its effort to improve environmental safety and quality with the latest class of gas-fuelled vessel, leading Japanese shipping line implements 4G/LTE field area network

• March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21

  CityFibre extends full-fibre network to Peterborough

  Former leading altnet to put a further £1.5m into its high-speed broadband connectivity project

• February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21

  Wi-Fi Alliance improves quality of service for real-time Wi-Fi applications

  New certification programme for wireless broadband quality-of-service management is claimed to be able to bring robust service delivery and high-quality Wi-Fi experiences

• February 23, 2021 23 Feb'21

  Australia’s Macquarie Telecom debuts SD-LAN service

  The software-defined local area networking service will make it easier for enterprises to manage Wi-Fi networks and regulate the density of people at a given location

• February 22, 2021 22 Feb'21

  Malaysia government intervenes to drive 5G forward

  The government of Malaysia pledges to spend 15bn ringgit to set up an entity that would be granted spectrum and operational scope to manage 5G roll-outs

• February 10, 2021 10 Feb'21

  Vodafone UK adds Digitalk to MVNO portfolio

  UK telco taps global mobile virtual network enabler service provider, offering cloud-based real-time communications platforms, to assist in on-boarding partners to virtual network

• February 05, 2021 05 Feb'21

  CE consortium calls on comms regulator to ignore pleas to delay 6GHz certification

  As users’ reliance on wireless devices increases, the US Consumer Technology Association warns FCC to ignore lobbying to pause progress of Wi-Fi 6E equipment certification

• February 05, 2021 05 Feb'21

  RAN returns strong growth but Nokia prepares for challenging year ahead

  Comms tech provider claims solid Q4, full year 2020 performance but anticipates “meaningful headwinds” in year of transition

• February 04, 2021 04 Feb'21

  Wi-Fi global economic value to reach $5tn in 2025

  Study of the mainstay of in-home work, educational and entertainment communications finds Wi-Fi is a major global economic engine

• February 03, 2021 03 Feb'21

  AWS and Telstra team up on 5G

  Australia’s Telstra will explore a range of AWS’s edge computing offerings that can be integrated into its 5G network to speed up the performance of 5G applications

• February 02, 2021 02 Feb'21

  Microsoft and Singtel team up on 5G via Azure Stack

  Microsoft Azure customers in Singapore will soon be able to use Singtel’s 5G infrastructure to power 5G applications through the telco’s edge computing platform

• January 29, 2021 29 Jan'21

  Wi-Fi Alliance advances support for Wi-Fi 6E ecosystem

  Specification published defining architecture, protocols and functionality for the automated frequency coordination system-to-AFC device interface to maximise the 6 GHz spectrum opportunity and expand Wi-Fi 6E benefits

• January 28, 2021 28 Jan'21

  Collaboration to the fore as ‘staggering’ change predicted for IT in 2021

  With 2020 exposing the leaders versus the laggards in enterprise digital transformation, research shows companies intend to invest in SD-WAN and MPLS, UCaaS and CCaaS to stay competitive in 2021

• January 12, 2021 12 Jan'21

  Virgin Media aims for in-home connectivity transformation with Intelligent WiFi Plus

  As it ramps up gigabit network development in locations across the UK, cableco launches Wi-Fi access devices to work with new access system to bring up to three times faster in-home wireless speeds

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  BT offers unlimited data for remote learning

  UK incumbent telco joins campaign to make sure disadvantaged children can get connected as Covid-19 lockdown closes schools and other educational establishments

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Jeremy Darroch steps down as Sky Group chief executive

  Exec who transformed former satellite TV provider into Europe’s largest multi-platform communications provider with mobile, telephony and FTTH steps down after 13 years

• December 21, 2020 21 Dec'20

  5G roll-outs to continue apace in 2021

  New 5G launches will be led by telcos in forerunner markets, but the industry’s near-term outlook will depend on the timing of an economic recovery

• December 16, 2020 16 Dec'20

  Singapore employees want more support for remote working

  Singapore workers faced challenges in accessing internal company resources, spotty connections and had to use their personal devices for business while working remotely

• December 14, 2020 14 Dec'20

  Optus teams up with VMware on SD-WAN

  Australia’s second biggest telco, Optus, will offer VMware’s SD-WAN solution to enterprises in a highly fragmented market

• December 09, 2020 09 Dec'20

  Amnesia:33 IoT flaws dangerous and patches unlikely, say experts

  The disclosure of multiple flaws by Forescout has raised big questions for the developers of connected products, and for their users

• December 08, 2020 08 Dec'20

  Multiple D-Link routers found vulnerable to attack

  Digital Defense discloses a remotely exploitable root command injection flaw in a number of D-Link wireless router devices

• November 30, 2020 30 Nov'20

  Orange unveils plans for French 5G roll-out

  Two years after gaining spectrum for 5G services in its home territory, the mobile network operator reveals first French cities for 5G deployment using 3.5GHz frequencies

• November 24, 2020 24 Nov'20

  Belgian security researcher hacks Tesla with Raspberry Pi

  Belgian security researcher Lennert Wouters once again succeeds in hacking a Tesla vehicle, this time by exploiting the Bluetooth Low Energy standard

• November 23, 2020 23 Nov'20

  Birmingham, Dudley councils accelerate 5G roll-out

  Local authorities say developing fifth-generation mobile network infrastructure is critical to driving economic recovery in the region post-Covid

• November 20, 2020 20 Nov'20

  Widespread adoption of WBA OpenRoaming on the cards

  Cross-industry survey reveals rapid uptake and widespread acceptance of wireless broadband standard announced in May 2020

• November 18, 2020 18 Nov'20

  Konvoy Group to track keg fleet with IoT

  Australian supplier of rental kegs to breweries is deploying beacons to monitor the location and temperature of 70,000 kegs in Australia and New Zealand

• November 16, 2020 16 Nov'20

  Wireless industry warns of urgent need for more Wi-Fi spectrum

  As demand for broadband connectivity surges worldwide, bodies representing wireless companies highlight what they say is a pressing need for access to the 6GHz frequency band