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Internet infrastructure
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July 19, 2023
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Jul'23
Openreach claims ‘game-changer’ for wholesale optical Ethernet
BT broadband provision division ups the ante in enterprise broadband with optical networking product designed to address demand for 100G point-to-point managed services in the access network
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July 18, 2023
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Jul'23
Nexfibre gains £250m to accelerate UK gigabit expansion
UK government-owned policy bank provides debt investment to joint venture gigabit network that aims to offer real competition in growing broadband sector
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July 17, 2023
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Jul'23
Broadband power users stream more than 2.2TB of data per month
Latest quarterly insight from the network improvement services provider report identifies nearly six times difference from average user streaming consumption among those who use most data
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July 17, 2023
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Jul'23
Fibre to the fore in data usage but mobile usage continues at slower pace
Study from global policy forum finds fibre outshining mobile sector in terms of consumption growth, with fibre firmly established as the leading connection technology
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July 17, 2023
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Jul'23
Police Scotland use cloud for biometric data despite clear risks
Police Scotland confirms it has stored significant volumes of biometric data on a cloud-based digital evidence sharing system despite major ongoing data protection concerns, bringing into question the effectiveness of the current regulatory approach...
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July 14, 2023
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Jul'23
Fast-moving BT driving UK fibre deployment
Analysis by leading financial ratings firm shows how UK fibre landscape has changed, emphasising how BT is driving pace of deployment while altnets are still deploying despite higher interest rates and inflation
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July 13, 2023
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Jul'23
CityFibre claims UK's fastest wholesale consumer broadband services
UK’s largest independent gigabit network provider reveals availability of 2.5Gbps symmetrical product to serve homes across expanding XGS-PON enabled footprint with potential to enable services of up to 10Gbps
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July 13, 2023
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Jul'23
BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Three and Virgin Media commit to curbing telco supply chain GHG emissions
Twelve telcos and network infrastructure providers have vowed to join forces to help cut the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from their supply chains
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July 12, 2023
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Jul'23
Ofcom’s online safety preparedness efforts hobbled by government
Despite Ofcom’s progress so far, UK government changes to the scope and timetable of the Online Safety Bill are hobbling the ability of the regulator to successfully prepare for the new regime
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July 11, 2023
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Jul'23
EU formally grants data adequacy to US
The European Commission has formally granted the US data adequacy, allowing companies and organisations to freely transfer personal data across the Atlantic via the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. But privacy activist Max Schrems has already committed...
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July 07, 2023
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Jul'23
UK altnets hit fibre accelerator
Fast-growing broadband infrastructure provider passes more than 500,000 homes and businesses as part of XGS-PON full-fibre network roll-out
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July 05, 2023
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Jul'23
Construction begins on Medusa submarine cable system
Routing on construction of submarine cable system to establish crucial connections between Morocco, Portugal, Spain, France, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Egypt
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July 04, 2023
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Jul'23
CityFibre grabs further slice of Project Gigabit network expansion
UK’s largest independent network provider wins £318m in new contracts as part of £5bn UK national gigabit broadband scheme
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June 30, 2023
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Jun'23
Virgin Media O2 switches on XGS-PON network through Nexfibre
Leading UK operator takes leap forward with full-fibre optical network promising upload and downloads of up to 10 Gbps to cover five million homes by 2026
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June 29, 2023
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Jun'23
Ruckus One enhanced for unified management of multi-access public and private nets
CommScope launches Ruckus One suite of AI-driven converged network solutions designed to accelerate business transformation by simplifying the implementation of multi-access public and private networks
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June 27, 2023
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Jun'23
Army enlists BT Wi-Fi to support smart bases project
Five-year contract covering more than 150 sites across UK to deliver managed Wi-Fi services and enhance security, improving experience for soldiers on bases, even in remote locations
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June 19, 2023
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Jun'23
How Fastly thinks differently about CDNs and the edge
Fastly is counting on its developer chops and different approaches towards security and other areas to compete with its rivals
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June 13, 2023
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Jun'23
Enterprise and industrial metaverses exceeding expectations
Across use cases, particularly industrial and enterprise, early metaverse adopters report benefits more often than companies still in the planning phase, with capex reduction and sustainability showing largest difference
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June 01, 2023
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Jun'23
DE-CIX switches on Internet Exchange in Finland
Comms tech provider celebrates 10 years of partnership with Internet Exchange operator and home to leading carrier and datacentre neutral interconnection ecosystem
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May 23, 2023
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May'23
Nokia bolsters fixed network offer with SaaS suite, 10G broadband in Vietnam
Global comms tech provider expands fixed network portfolio with AI-based SaaS suite, and works with leading Vietnamese operator to deploy fibre access nodes and fibre modems to connect homes and businesses in the eight largest provinces of the ...
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May 22, 2023
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May'23
New entrants, established players spur spike in UK gigabit broadband availability
UK comms regulator’s latest investigation of connectivity across the country finds that as of January 2023, gigabit broadband is now available to almost 22 million homes
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May 19, 2023
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May'23
Mass job cuts planned for BT by 2030
UK telco ends a year in which it said it was clear that customers love full-fibre, as it continues to build and connect ‘like fury’ and sets out plan to rationalise business to hit profit targets for end of decade
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May 19, 2023
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May'23
Citymesh deploys Nokia turnkey 5G-connected drone platform for emergency services
Comms tech provider’s drone platform to offer secure 5G-connected drone services across Belgium, with remotely managed, real-time aerial data collection to allow emergency services to make informed responses
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May 17, 2023
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May'23
Altnets claim vital role in bringing competition to UK digital transformation
Study by trade association for UK’s independent broadband suppliers shows further rapid progress in rolling out full-fibre networks, prompting calls to UK comms regulator to change national service pricing structures
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May 17, 2023
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May'23
Connexin makes key step in fulfilling full-fibre build plan for 2023
IoT and digital Infrastructure specialist reveals onboarding of Tier 1 contractors to accelerate increasing full-fibre network expansion
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May 16, 2023
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May'23
Executive interview: DNS designer David Holtzman discusses net security
How is it possible for criminals to lure people onto fake websites? Holtzman says it’s because DNS is fundamentally insecure
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May 15, 2023
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May'23
DE-CIX teams with Connected Nation, Newby Ventures to close digital divide in US
Strategic partnership with non-profit organisations designed to enable operator of internet exchanges in smaller cities and rural areas to significantly improve regional online performance
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May 12, 2023
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May'23
Microsoft, Singtel debut Azure public MEC in Singapore
Azure public multi-access edge compute service will let enterprises deploy low-latency workloads and leverage public cloud services in edge locations
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May 11, 2023
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May'23
Aqua Comms unveils 400GE transatlantic service for Energy Sciences Network
Anticipating a flood of data beneath the waves, Dublin-based subsea connectivity provider provides London to New York infrastructure for high-performance network built to support scientific research
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May 10, 2023
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May'23
UK full-fibre furthers pace of roll-out in first quarter of 2023
Quarterly assessment of UK fixed broadband industry shows full-fibre rolls across UK at a fast clip over the first three months of 2023, but local authorities in remote and rural areas still lack access to gigabit
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May 09, 2023
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May'23
Reliable connectivity key to smooth business running for UK SMEs
Study from Sky Business shows that in today’s uncertain economic climate, UK SMEs are under pressure to cut costs while maintaining quality services, with the impact of energy prices cited as a major concern
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May 03, 2023
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May'23
UK full-fibre boost as Openreach expands, Gigaclear claims rural altnet leadership
Operators at both ends of the corporate scale make notable advances in their respective roll-outs of gigabit connectivity in the UK
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April 26, 2023
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Apr'23
Researchers deal blow to Gootloader gang that supported REvil
Thousands of compromised WordPress blogs have been spreading the Gootloader malware for years, but eSentire’s security research team are turning the tables on the gang that played a key role in REvil ransomware attacks
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April 24, 2023
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Apr'23
Amazon Web Services selects 14 startups for space accelerator
The cohort of startups will use AWS and its resources to accelerate the research and development of their technologies and boost their growth
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April 20, 2023
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Apr'23
Online Safety Bill could pose risk to encryption technology used by Ukraine
CEO of encrypted messaging service Element says Online Safety Bill could pose a risk to the encrypted comms systems used by Ukraine
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April 19, 2023
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Apr'23
Volvo gets into gear with Qualcomm to drive connectivity for EX90 Excellence
Mobile chip and platform provider’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis deployed by car giant to enable highly connected driving experiences in EX90 and EX90 Excellence vehicles
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April 18, 2023
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Apr'23
Fintechs get more certainty about open banking’s future direction
Fintechs have welcomed the UK open banking regulators recommendations for the future of the sector
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April 14, 2023
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Apr'23
Ciena makes Wave with purpose-built router for converged metro
Networking systems provider announces debut of what it calls industry-first platform architecture optimally designed for converged metro network
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April 13, 2023
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Apr'23
Nokia expands industrial edge applications to accelerate Industry 4.0 transition
Four digital enablers designed to expand operational technology edge applications to connect, collect and analyse data from disparate sources – including video cameras – unlocking value
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April 06, 2023
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Apr'23
UK emergency services overcharged by £200m a year for comms network
Tech provider to appeal withering criticism by UK competition watchdog of vast overcharging in emergency services communications network
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April 05, 2023
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Apr'23
Scottish police tech piloted despite major data protection issues
Scottish policing bodies are pressing ahead with a data sharing pilot despite data protection issues around the use of US cloud providers, placing sensitive personal data of tens of thousands of people at risk
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April 03, 2023
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Apr'23
Failure to enforce faster broadband switching deadline could see £1.85bn loss
Uswitch study highlights biggest barriers to switching broadband providers and warns delay in One Touch Switch deadline could mean UK broadband customers miss out of upwards of £1.85bn in savings
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March 31, 2023
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Mar'23
Cisco looks to ‘supercharge’ the internet for the future with improved networking economics
Looking to support the rise of IoT, AI and ML, 28.8T 800G line card is said to be up to six times more space-efficient compared with current offerings
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March 30, 2023
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Mar'23
How millions of consumers and businesses are using open banking
SMEs and consumers are increasingly turning to open banking services to help them manage their businesses and lives
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March 29, 2023
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Mar'23
Ogi sees capital full-fibre opportunity with Cardiff gigabit offer
In what could represent a multimillion-pound bandwidth boost to Cardiff’s business offering, Welsh altnet reveals plans to bring bespoke full-fibre gigabit network to the city
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March 29, 2023
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Mar'23
Broadband services to drive Australia and India fixed communications
Research finds vast geographies no limitation to seeing growth in fixed broadband markets, with particular strength in fibre-to-the-home and business roll-outs
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March 28, 2023
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Mar'23
Barclays makes further cut to branch network
Barclays cuts another 14 branches from its network as it continues to see a migration to digital banking channels
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March 22, 2023
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Mar'23
Anheuser-Busch InBev brews digital infrastructure with Orange
Global brewing giant partners with business services division of global telco company to help with digital transformation
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March 22, 2023
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Mar'23
Openreach hits 10 million mark for full-fibre deployment
Village in England’s smallest county sees largest network provider hit milestone as 10 millionth location for full-fibre broadband to homes, businesses and public services
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March 22, 2023
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Mar'23
Neos Networks to enable Oxfordshire gigabit smart county ambitions
Leading fibre connectivity supplier reveals role in project designed to deliver gigabit broadband upgrades for more than 175 public sector sites across Oxfordshire by the end of 2023