Networking and communication

UK cost-of-living crisis creates surge in mobile provider switching

Current inclement economic times in the UK blow headwinds into mobile comms sector, shaking customer loyalty with operators as over two-fifths of contract customers think they are overpaying for their current tariff Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Spine-leaf (spine-leaf architecture)

Spine-leaf, or leaf-spine, is a two-layer network topology composed of spine and leaf switches. Continue Reading

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• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor

Department of Health investigates bias in medical devices and algorithms

The government has launched a review to look at the problem of discrimination in medical devices and decision-making software Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CityFibre begins £30m full-fibre build out in Rochdale

UK’s third largest infrastructure provider continues with its cross-UK gigabit fibre rollout in Lancashire town to benefit residents, businesses and services Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

SMEs overwhelmed by distraction of comms technology, networking platforms

Study from collaboration workspace and targeted networking platform provider reveals small and medium-sized enterprises are becoming overwhelmed by the noise and distraction of social media channels Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Researcher finds 10 vulnerabilities in Cisco firewalls

At Black Hat USA, Rapid7 researchers report on 10 security issues in popular Cisco firewall products, many of which do not yet have patches Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cisco averts cyber disaster after successful phishing attack

A potentially serious cyber attack on Cisco’s systems that began after a threat actor successfully exploited an employee’s carelessly secured credentials was thwarted without major damage Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

FCC rejects Starlink, LTD Broadband bids for satellite connectivity subsidies

US regulator deals blow for bid by consortium headed by Elon Musk-led satellite company to gain financial stimulus under Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Seacom teams up with BT to deliver enterprise communications services across Africa

Deal with leading UK telco intended for customers of Africa’s first broadband submarine cable system to benefit from what is claimed to be world-class portfolio of network services Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Samsung, Kajeet collaborate to deliver smart private 5G network

Wireless connectivity provider teams with mobile technologies and CE giant to bring together private 5G platform and 5G RAN innovations Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Sellafield Ltd inks network services contract with BT

UK incumbent telco strikes deal with leading UK nuclear facility to take on network service responsibility across all of its sites with potential for future projects involving technologies such as IoT and 5G Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Nokia on track to modernise Western Australia rail communications

Leading comms tech provider to upgrade Public Transport Authority of Western Australia’s railway communications system with private wireless and mission-critical IP/MPLS covering 250km of railway track and tunnels in project including designing, building and maintenance Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Stefan-Boltzmann constant

The Stefan-Boltzmann constant, symbolized by the lowercase Greek letter sigma (σ), is a physical constant expressing the relationship between the heat radiation emitted by a black body and its absolute temperature. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

SASE vs SSE – Is SASE One “A” Better?

One of the problems with acronym-defined industry “go to’s” in IT, is that they can easily be misconstrued and/or a myriad variations on a theme emerge from the original – thereby confusing the ... Continue Reading

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• Steve Broadhead, Broadband Testing

Positioning rapidly finds its place in 5G ecosystem

Research find that while 5G positioning is developing quickly and could be featured in billions of consumer and enterprise devices by 2030, the journey to commercial success is not without hurdles Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Cellular low-power WAN connectivity to grow over twofold in next five years

Even though the lack of widespread roaming agreements thus far has hampered the growth of the mobile standard outside of China, and roaming and monetisation continue as core service provider challenges, the LPWAN landscape is changing, with an increasing number of agreements having been concluded to facilitate regional roaming and boost income generation Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

APAC organisations warm to cloud networking

Organisations in Asia-Pacific are getting up to speed with cloud networking services, even as they grapple with the challenges of managing a hybrid cloud environment Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Tata teams with Genesys to boost enterprise engagement with enhanced InstaCC Platform

Global digital ecosystem enabler partners with cloud-based customer experience orchestration to further transform customer engagement across platforms ranging from social to mobile Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Brsk announces new full-fibre roll-out region as CityFibre focuses on Warwickshire

Pace quickens on UK gigabit broadband market as growing altnet provider and nation’s third-largest network take more full-fibre to non-urban English shires Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Nokia on track with NCRTC voice/data offering and Orange Egypt network modernisation

Nokia tests mission-critical voice and data on 4.9G/LTE private wireless network for India’s regional rapid transit system, while being selected by leading Egyptian telco to upgrade network for increased reliability, security and operational efficiencies Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Wi-Fi sensing has the potential to be disruptive

With help from AI and machine learning, Wi-Fi sensing detects movement in the Wi-Fi environment. While it sounds promising, the technology still has a long way to go. Continue Reading

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• Lee Badman

BT claims breakthrough for enterprise mobile with 5G standalone

Leading UK telco reveals carrier aggregation technology trials with Nokia mark first time four carrier components on a 5G standalone network have been used achieved outside of a lab in Europe Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

IoT hits top gear with Extreme E in battling climate change

All-electric car racing series teams with Vodafone Business to combat growing threat from global warning, through long-life IoT solar-powered sensors connected to a mesh network to warn of environment dangers Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Reliance on PSN may have exacerbated cyber attack impact

As it seeks a new supplier to reinvigorate the migration away from the Public Services Network, the Cabinet Office says relying on the legacy network may be putting public sector bodies at heightened risk in cyber attacks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Zzoomm, Jurassic Fibre aim to advance full-fibre gigabit broadband across non-urban UK

Pan-UK full-fibre gigabit broadband provider inks tech partnership to deploy broadband connections offering download speeds up to 10 Gbps while South West-based internet service provider announces start of ultrafast broadband network build in Cornwall Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Work-from-home slows in US but remains important part of hybrid workplace

Deloitte survey shows the ways in which people are using connected devices and technology to improve and enhance their lives, in particular dealing with the balance of hybrid work Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

5G slicing industry to rocket over next six years to be worth US$24bn by 2028

Research firm pinpoints standardisation and uniform practices as key to unlocking the full potential of 5G slicing Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Reimagining ethical digital technology

With ever-increasing digitisation leading to greater dependence on a range of digital technologies, enterprises need to urgently look at how they can incorporate ethical and social considerations into the tech they develop Continue Reading

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• Simon Rogerson

Shipyard workers don smart glasses in 5G testbed

Shipyard workers at Singapore’s Keppel Offshore and Marine can view work instructions on their smart glasses, pull out real-time data about their equipment and receive remote guidance in a range of operational tasks Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

UK smart meter data traffic set to grow five-fold in coming years

After 8.5 million devices were added to the DCC network in 2021-22, UK’s smart metering network will see massive growth in data traffic over the coming years, with the 7.6 billion messages carried in 2021 likely to double this year Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

GSMA warns of potential 5G benefits loss through lack of 6GHz wireless band allocation

Trade body for the global mobile industry publishes industry ecosystem review and rails further against plans to offer the full 6GHz band to unlicensed use, warning a significant portion of the expected benefits of mid-band 5G could be lost if no additional mid-band spectrum is assigned to mobile services in the near future Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Shift to remote work sees major rise in cyber crime

Survey finds almost four in five cyber security teams agree that recent changes to working practices have adversely affected their organisation’s cyber security, with one-fifth banning the use of public Wi-Fi by policy Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Understanding the metaverse

At this year’s South by Southwest in March, many events – not surprisingly – revolved around the metaverse. But what's happened since? Continue Reading

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• Martin Schwirn, Computer Weekly

DrayTek patches SOHO router bug that left thousands exposed

Network hardware supplier has fixed an unauthenticated RCE vulnerability in multiple routers in its Vigor line, after being alerted by Trellix researchers Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Next-gen network management difficult without AIOps

Complicated networks mean complicated network management. AIOps can help manage next-generation networks by monitoring, adding visibility and fixing errors within the network. Continue Reading

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• Andrew Froehlich, West Gate Networks

Troubleshoot name resolution on Windows, Linux and macOS

Network administrators can troubleshoot name resolution using a variety of methods, including ping, nslookup and PowerShell cmdlets. Here are some troubleshooting best practices. Continue Reading

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• Damon Garn, Cogspinner Coaction

UK regulator urged to address broadband loyalty penalty issue

Citizens Advice calls on UK comms regulator to take action after loyalty penalties of £451m were revealed for broadband customers and £83m for mobile customers paying a bundled contract including a handset Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Welsh rural areas, poorer people suffering from ‘sub-par, unreliable’ broadband

Report from Welsh parliament highlights ‘disappointment’ that so many in the country are unable to access superfast broadband Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

VMware CEO defends Broadcom deal

Raghu Raghuram is confident that Broadcom will invest in growing VMware through a broad portfolio of assets that will serve its entire customer base, not just its biggest customers Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Global SD-WAN becomes $3bn market for large multinational enterprises

Research finds that despite affirms accelerating migration to software-defined wide area networking services, legacy multiprotocol label switching still dominates global enterprise networking Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Chinese manufacturers’ woes drag back global smartphone shipments

Tough quarter for Chinese market, with economic downturn and people worried about falling disposable income and unemployment, has global ramifications for smartphone industry pinning hopes on Q2 fulfilling pent-up demand after lockdowns Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Operator and VC consortium makes £4.5bn UK fibre play with Virgin Media O2

Adding to existing infrastructure, Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia Capital Partners form joint venture to construct and operate a wholesale fibre-to-the-home broadband network in the UK covering up to seven million premises Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Fibre forges ahead but global fixed broadband shows varied growth in Q1 2022

Report from Point Topic finds fixed broadband subscriber numbers growing in 90% of covered territories, with FTTH accelerating. Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Internet of things, automotive drive quarter as Qualcomm extends and expands Samsung partnership

Despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, leading mobile chip provider posts strong results with record automotive and internet of things revenues Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Virgin Media O2 shows return to revenue growth and improved profitability

Merged company increases its fixed and mobile customer base with 8,000 fixed and 13,000 mobile contract net adds, leading to revenue and Ebitda improvements Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Digital HQs fundamental to making hybrid work successful, say UK workers

Business messaging app provider finds cost-of-living crisis is eased by hybrid work, but 66% of employees would look for a new job immediately or within three months if hybrid or remote working was not an option Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

BT sees challenging Q1 but beats the heat to ‘smash’ network development objectives

UK incumbent telco ends first quarter facing continued challenging enterprise market conditions offsetting growth in other segments, in particular strong growth of business with core fibre and 5G network assets Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Teams in Grenoble work on 6G breakthrough technology

Even as 5G networks are being rolled out, new requirements are driving scientists, and engineers in Europe are back to the lab to start developing 6G Continue Reading

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• Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management

Virgin Media O2 Business to provide dark fibre for all Proximity edge datacentres

Fixed wholesale connectivity arm of Virgin Media O2 Business announces initiative with network of regional carrier-neutral edge datacentres to bolster customer choice for low-latency services across UK edge colocation portfolio Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Netomnia, Truespeed advance UK altnets’ full-fibre march

Company claiming to be the UK’s fastest-growing wholesale fibre broadband operator expands reach across swathe of UK while Southwest England provider racks up 300 gigabit business customers Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

UK 5G operators make strides in first half of 2022

Latest analysis by Ookla-owned mobile network performance measurement firm RootMetrics finds UK 5G market in fine fettle, particularly as regards download speeds, latency reliability and availability Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Gigabit Networks brings ‘futuristic’ broadband to Wolverhampton

Regional UK ISP adds to its growing reach across UK Midlands with 930Mpbs connectivity offer based on CityFibre infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Telstra and Microsoft deepen cloud and connectivity ties

Telstra will use Azure as a preferred cloud while Microsoft will look at boosting its capacity on Telstra’s subsea cable network in a wide-ranging deal Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Secret court asked to quash a decade of MI5 surveillance warrants following ‘systemic breaches’

The culture at MI5 was to ‘prioritise’ missions ‘over everything else’, including compliance with safeguards designed to protect the public, the UK’s most secret court heard yesterday Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin and Tommy Greene

Best practices for DIY network automation

Many network pros write their own automation scripts. These best practices help teams implement coding and tool set standardization, proper change management and immutability. Continue Reading

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• John Burke, Nemertes Research

CityFibre to upgrade all networks to 10Gbps XGS-PON technology

Boosting considerably the capability of its rapidly growing network, full-fibre provider, in partnership with Calix and Nokia, announces that 10Gbps XGS-PON access technology will be deployed as standard across full infrastructure from April 2023 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Eutelsat confirms OneWeb merger after ‘robust’ financial year

As it posts results showing growth in connectivity and mobile services, satellite operator inks agreement with joint venture satellite broadband provider to create what they claim will be a global connectivity leader Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

UK government looks to universities, Korea to develop 5G diversity plans

UK government has created a body for telecoms innovation and inked milestone R&D partnership with Republic of Korea Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Orange Spain, Masmóvil confirm merger plans

Spanish telcos sign binding agreement to combine their businesses in a move they say will drive competition, digitisation and innovation in the market Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

OneWeb merger plans with Eutelsat confirmed

French satellite operator reveals talks with UK government and Bharti Global-owned company that they say would be the first multi-orbit satellite operator offering integrated GEO and LEO solutions Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

8 tips to optimize network bandwidth and performance

Despite bandwidth calculations and capacity planning, networks often fail to consume bandwidth efficiently. Here are some tips to optimize bandwidth usage in enterprise networks. Continue Reading

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• Jennifer English, Executive Editor

GCHQ experts back scanning of encrypted phone messages to fight child abuse

Ian Levy, technical director of the NCSC, and Crispin Robinson, technical director of GCHQ, back client-side scanning software on mobile phones to detect child abuse Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Digital drives workplace trends in the Nordics

Workplaces are rapidly changing in Nordic countries, driven by digital technologies such as artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

Cato aims to bust cyber myths as it extends network protections

Cato Networks is beefing up its platform’s security features with ransomware and data loss protections, and the firm’s security strategy lead Etay Maor is using the occasion – and his unique access to billions of data points from the firm’s network – to explode some cyber myths Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

network packet

A network packet is a basic unit of data that's grouped together and transferred over a computer network, typically a packet-switched network, such as the internet. Continue Reading

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• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer
• Andrew Zola

Vodafone upgrades global network with SDN for flexible scalability

Software-defined networking stack deployed on both IP and optical global internet network controllers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CIO interview: Michael Taylor, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One

We speak to the IT director of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team about historical data, race data and fast-paced analytics Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

5G connections in APAC to surpass 400 million by 2025

The number of 5G connections in Asia-Pacific will grow to more than 400 million by 2025, but a usage gap due to the lack of digital skills and affordability will still exist Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

NHS Digital seeks out wireless healthcare innovation

Funding is available across the NHS for innovative projects that use wireless technology within healthcare Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Holding the line in the world of hybrid work

The role of line managers is evolving and changing as the shift towards hybrid working increases, and it would appear the secret to success in a hybrid context is to treat all staff members as if they were working remotely, even if they are based in the office Continue Reading

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• Cath Everett

Cloud comms provider 8x8 claims visual, ‘effortless’ customer experience through CPaaS

Integrated cloud communications platform provider announces availability of communications management service in bid to allow array of user roles in organisations Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Hyperoptic hails new-build fibre broadband milestone

Altnet connects more than six-digit amount of new-build homes to its full-fibre network in UK and announces agreements to connect a similar number of new-build properties over the next 12 months Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

The benefits and challenges of AI network monitoring

The benefits include simplified network monitoring and automation capabilities. The challenges include data quality questions and integration complexities. Continue Reading

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• Amy Larsen DeCarlo, GlobalData

Broadband Customer Experience: Twenty-eight minutes of life lost

With people relying on fast internet access for home working, one would expect the broadband providers would have upped their game in terms of customer support. New data from Ofcom covering ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

VMware NSX

VMware NSX is a virtual networking and security software product family created from VMware's vCloud Networking and Security (vCNS) and Nicira's Network Virtualization Platform (NVP) intellectual property. Continue Reading

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• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor

SASE - The Importance Of Spelling It Out In Full

First to note that in these financially – and politically – challenging times, it’s good to see serious investment still in the security area of IT. Let’s face it – we need it more than ever. In ... Continue Reading

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• Steve Broadhead, Broadband Testing

Cost-of-living crisis drives UK consumers to rethink connectivity needs

EY survey reveals that despite general demands for hybrid and remote working, UK households are concerned by rising home technology costs amid the cost-of-living crisis Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

NTT reveals management plans for JUNO Trans-Pacific submarine cable system

In response to the growth of the global digital economy, Japanese technology companies collaborate to build and operate what they claim will be the largest submarine internet cable system between Japan and the US Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)

Analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) is an electronic process in which a continuously variable, or analog, signal is changed into a multilevel digital signal without altering its essential content. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan

Freight forwarding and logistics firm gains extra mileage through CallSwitch UCaaS

International logistics firm achieves improved business efficiency by replacing legacy VoIP system with hosted telephony solution supporting unified collaboration and communications platform Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Scotland 5G Centre turns to Vodafone for 5G networks to support economic growth

Leading UK operator designs and deploys two new 5G mobile private network deployments in Aberdeen and Kilmarnock to support the digitisation and diversification of local economies Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

ST Engineering, MEASAT expand partnership for enterprise satellite connectivity

Malaysian satellite operator expands network to deliver what it says will be a ‘plethora’ of services to enterprises and communities in rural and ultra-rural areas across the country Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

ICO calls for review into government use of private email and WhatsApp messages

Information Commissioner’s Office reprimands Department of Health and Social Care after ministers and officials conducted government business on their own email accounts and messaging apps Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

UK homeworking more than doubles since 2019

Office for National Statistics roundup of the latest data and analysis on the UK economy, business and jobs finds the number of people working from home in the UK increased by 108.8% between October to December 2019 and January to March 2022 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

CityFibre reveals full-fibre economic boost to Swindon, pilots virtualised network service delivery

Full-fibre platform provider trials Edgility Suite for rapid, cost-effective delivery of value-added services for business ISPs Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

UKtech50 2022: The most influential people in UK technology

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we reveal the 50 most influential people in UK IT for 2022, and talk to the winner of the 12th annual UKtech50, National Cyber Security Centre CEO Lindy Cameron. Also, we take an in-depth look at the crisis in chip supply and what’s needed to solve it. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Ericsson, Qualcomm, Thales team to validate space-based 5G

Comms technology providers enter into partnership with aerospace firm to provide global 5G coverage including areas currently not served by terrestrial networks Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Connexin extends gigabit proposition with Wisper Broadband acquisition

As it continues to grow its fibre offering in the region, Hull-based IoT and digital infrastructure specialist undertakes buyout of local internet service provider Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

northbound interface/southbound interface

A northbound interface is an application programming interface (API) or protocol that allows a lower-level network component to communicate with a higher-level or more central component, while -- conversely -- a southbound interface allows a higher-level component to send commands to lower-level network components. Continue Reading

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• Gavin Wright

Nokia deploys passive optical LAN at Orange France, delivers 5G for AT&T Mexico

Leading comms tech provider strikes partnership with French operator to deploy a passive optical LAN service at more than 20 sites across the country Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

intermediate distribution frame (IDF)

An intermediate distribution frame (IDF) is a free-standing or wall-mounted rack for managing and interconnecting a telecommunications cable between end-user devices and the main distribution frame (MDF). Continue Reading

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• Andrew Zola

Southern Cross announces world’s longest single-span submarine 400GbE net

Supplier of international capacity to carriers and ISPs in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region launches Southern Cross NEXT cable, aiming to pave the way for of 400GbE services across a 15,840km network Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Vodafone, Virgin Media O2 commit to mobile access across London Underground

Global communications infrastructure provider announces that all four major mobile networks have now committed to high-speed 4G and 5G-ready mobile connectivity across the Tube network Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

BGP vs. EIGRP: What's the difference?

BGP is an exterior gateway protocol optimized for routing between large networks. EIGRP is an interior gateway protocol that is well suited for routing within smaller networks. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan

Olympique de Marseille scores with Orange 5G

Robust communications in football stadiums is key to delivering optimal fan experiences and leading French team Olympique de Marseille has achieved connectivity in consumer and enterprise 5G Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Effect Photonics, Rural Dorset roll out fixed wireless 5G access to rural UK

Fixed wireless access gains boost across hard-to-reach areas in rural Wales and Dorset, making 5G services available to homes in island of Anglesey Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

5G-Advanced to hit stride from 2025

Next gen of current next-gen mobile targeted to flourish from 2025-2030, helping 5G commercialisation, long-term development of AI, machine learning and network energy savings for a fully automated network Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Netskope focuses on network transformation with ‘elite’ advisory group

Network technologies provider announces formation of Network Visionaries group featuring former AWS, Crowdstrike execs to offer cloud, hyperscale, security and networking expertise Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Extreme E, Vodafone Business deploy LPWAN to help tackle wildfires in Sardinia

Cloud-based IoT technology can operate in remote environments where the impacts of climate change have become the hardest to monitor Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

A guide to distributed network architectures

Distributed network architectures have become popular because of their adaptability, reliability and scalability. But every new technology also has its challenges. Continue Reading

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• Andrew Froehlich, West Gate Networks