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Mobile networks
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February 08, 2022
08
Feb'22
5G networks increase content consumption
Study reveals a near-$20bn spike in carrier billing spend over the next two years, driven by the growth in 5G-based mobile gaming and video subscriptions
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February 07, 2022
07
Feb'22
LATAM Airlines taps Intelsat to support in-flight connectivity on new Airbus fleet
Aircraft’s satellite-based communications claimed to offer the best connectivity experience across Latin America
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February 07, 2022
07
Feb'22
Broadband Forum, Wi-Fi Alliance join forces to ensure smoother path to connected device management
Alliance between and global Wi-Fi adoption body designed to ensure that operators worldwide will benefit from the latest USP and TR-181 releases that enable an enhanced customer experience
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February 07, 2022
07
Feb'22
6G to have ripple effects on business and society ‘barely imaginable’ today
Research study outlines key attributes of the vision of 6G communications, including its foundational and enabling technologies, and the potential it will deliver to industries and economies alike
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February 07, 2022
07
Feb'22
WM5G expands 5G remit to address challenges in urban settings
Growing 5G hothouse in UK’s industrial heartland announces new education events designed to explore the possibilities and opportunities that next-generation infrastructures can bring to urban settings
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February 04, 2022
04
Feb'22
Vodafone Business teams with RingCentral to deliver cloud communications
New cloud-based comms platform set to enable UK operator’s mobility and 5G capabilities to give customers more choice, flexibility and simplicity in workforce collaboration and remote working
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February 04, 2022
04
Feb'22
Cisco pitches into private 5G, reveals hybrid work technology slate
Comms and collaboration technology services giant introduces new technologies to help businesses rapidly scale networks and digitise operations
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February 04, 2022
04
Feb'22
Verizon takes 5G Ultra Wideband to support research at Caltech and Penn State
US operator rolls out 5G to support innovation and research at Pennsylvania State University and mobile edge computing at the Caltech Centre for Autonomous Systems and Technologies
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February 03, 2022
03
Feb'22
6GHz Wi-Fi spectrum critical to enable Australian technology innovation
Global spectrum organisation calls on Australia to set aside the full 1200MHz of available 6GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi applications under the country’s communications and media authority licensing framework
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February 03, 2022
03
Feb'22
CommScope and Parallel push Open RAN
Further acceleration in the field of open radio access networks as comms tech provider CommScope collaborates with Meta Connectivity to promote standard designs and interoperability testing across Open RAN ecosystem, while O-RAN-compliant software ...
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February 03, 2022
03
Feb'22
French Supreme Court raises constitutional questions over EncroChat hacking secrecy
Conseil Constitutionnel to decide whether ‘defence secrecy’ over state EncroChat cryptophone hacking breaches French constitution
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February 03, 2022
03
Feb'22
Samsung and Amdocs collaborate on 4G and 5G private network solutions
Communications software and services provider teams with leading comms tech provider to deliver end-to-end 4G and 5G private network solutions, speeding and simplifying the deployment of 5G-ready CBRS solutions to industries such as education, ...
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February 01, 2022
01
Feb'22
Orange Spain claims largest 5G network deployment on 700 MHz band
Global telco announces what it says is the largest 5G network deployment plan on the 700 MHz frequency band in Spain
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January 31, 2022
31
Jan'22
NEC acquires Blue Danube Systems
Open RAN comms technology proponent and provider swoops for mobile network tech supplier to enhance its 5G product portfolio and customer support capability
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January 31, 2022
31
Jan'22
Huawei retains 5G RAN leadership
As 5G flourishes across Asia-Pacific, analyst finds Chinese telecoms equipment and services giant is defying bans on its technology to claim leadership in 5G radio access networks
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January 31, 2022
31
Jan'22
Nokia, China Mobile and MediaTek claim 5G standalone speed record
Shanghai trial claimed to achieve new 5G standalone speed record of almost 3Gbps in downlink throughput
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January 28, 2022
28
Jan'22
Verizon Business and Atos team on predictive analytics 5G edge solution
Business communications services and products provider announces partnership with digital transformation firm to power predictive analytics solutions with private 5G multi-access edge computing for businesses, in particular those working in ...
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January 27, 2022
27
Jan'22
Orange Belgium, La Grand Poste create 5G Lab in Liège
After opening next-generation mobile laboratory in Antwerp, inviting companies to discover, test and develop innovative use cases on standalone network technology, telco signs up Wallonia tech hub as customer
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January 26, 2022
26
Jan'22
CORT deploys IoT to monitor indoor air quality
New Zealand community housing provider is rolling out sensors and analytics software to track the air quality of its premises
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January 26, 2022
26
Jan'22
BT and Nokia trial Open RAN in UK
Partners will develop and deploy test of open radio access network system to enhance mobile broadband experience
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January 26, 2022
26
Jan'22
Vodafone UK to begin 3G switch-off in 2023
UK mobile operator gives notice that it will begin to retire its legacy network in a year’s time, with 4G and 5G networks to get coverage and speed boost from repurposing of 3G spectrum
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January 25, 2022
25
Jan'22
AgriFood Connect taps Telstra for industry-first Ericsson private 5G enterprise deployment
Australia-based global operator and comms tech provider extend long-standing business relationship with first deployment of dedicated next-generation 5G network at agriculture and manufacturing firm
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January 25, 2022
25
Jan'22
Open RAN on track to comprise 15% of radio access networks by 2026
Research from leading analyst and software-based networking technology provider Dell’Oro Group reveals growing progress in Open RAN arena with further acceleration over the next five years
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January 24, 2022
24
Jan'22
Shanghai rated world’s number-one smart city for 2022
What is described as a world-leading citizen data platform propels China’s technical heart as the leading connected conurbation
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January 20, 2022
20
Jan'22
Police Digital Service offers £50m contract for Tetra products and services
Delivery vehicle for the UK’s National Policing Digital Strategy announces major procurement contract for comms services and technologies
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January 19, 2022
19
Jan'22
Verizon, AWS take mobile edge to 30% more US metro area locations
Communications and cloud giants extend reach of mobile edge computing footprint in the US and announce deployment for drone and energy management applications
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January 19, 2022
19
Jan'22
Vodafone switches on first UK 5G Open RAN site
Vodafone teams with Samsung Networks Europe to switch on the UK’s first Open RAN site to carry live 5G traffic, marking a milestone in the commercial deployment of Open RAN network architectures in Europe, with more than 2,500 additional sites to ...
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January 17, 2022
17
Jan'22
Connexin switches on full-fibre broadband network in Hull
So-called ‘disruptive’ communications company specialising in building and operating smart city infrastructure connects first customer to full-fibre network in East Yorkshire
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January 13, 2022
13
Jan'22
Satellite broadband boost as Intelsat expands fleet, Inmarsat supports IoT
Satellite providers take connectivity to higher orbit as Intelsat continues investment in global 5G software-defined network while Inmarsat supports IoT monitoring for RWE’s hydroelectric power stations in Wales
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January 13, 2022
13
Jan'22
WM5G gains funding to further 5G RAN
UK’s first region-wide 5G innovation company awarded funding to support the growth of innovative telecoms services across central England
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January 13, 2022
13
Jan'22
NCSC sounds alarm over Russia-backed hacks
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre joins US calls to be wary of Russian state interference in critical national infrastructure IT systems
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January 10, 2022
10
Jan'22
Mavenir, BAI Communications to deliver Sunderland smart city project
Network software firm enters collaboration with global communications infrastructure provider for smart city project
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January 10, 2022
10
Jan'22
Samsung breaks 8Gbps barrier for 5G downloads
Comms tech provider lays claim to fastest downlink speeds recorded using a single user device during tests based on 5G standalone dual connectivity that aggregates mmWave and mid-band spectrum
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January 06, 2022
06
Jan'22
Wi-Fi 6 Release 2 revealed
Demand for better connectivity sees Release 2 of next-gen Wi-Fi standards with enhanced support for more upstream activity boosting video conferencing and IoT applications
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January 04, 2022
04
Jan'22
Nokia expands Ligado collaboration into 4G/LTE, private 5G and furthers Baltics 5G RAN
Comms tech provider to target enterprise customers with digital automation cloud private networks solution and Ligado’s 3GPP Band 24 nationwide licensed spectrum and will supply 5G RAN technology to Tele2 in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
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January 04, 2022
04
Jan'22
BlueJeans and Google join forces to unlock value for remote workforces
Leading US comms provider re-bundles flagship collaboration platform so it can be preloaded on Google’s Glass Enterprise Edition 2
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December 23, 2021
23
Dec'21
UK must continue to embrace technological innovation and invest in mobile infrastructure
Video conferencing and livestreaming over mobile have entered the mainstream, but speed testing finds many users suffer from connectivity issues that prevent them from making full use of these services
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December 22, 2021
22
Dec'21
Data consumption surges in lockdown Britain
Virgin Media O2 reveals performance data showing 2021 was a record year for data consumption
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December 22, 2021
22
Dec'21
NEC delivers packet core for NTT DOCOMO 5G SA net, drives Open RAN
Leading IT and communications technology provider ends 2021 in a flurry, with services for leading Japanese operator’s standalone 5G
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December 21, 2021
21
Dec'21
Three, EE agree to provide mobile connectivity across whole London Tube network
Mobile operators’ deal gives their customers coverage across London Underground with connectivity to ticket halls, platforms and tunnels
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December 21, 2021
21
Dec'21
Nokia wins five-year sole vendor 5G deal with Elisa Estonia
Comms tech provider replaces incumbent supplier in enabling Baltic telco to swap out existing 4G network nationwide with 5G AirScale portfolio and develop O-RAN ecosystem
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December 16, 2021
16
Dec'21
EE to upgrade 4G in more than 2,000 rural UK areas by 2024
BT-owned UK mobile operator sets out to improve rural connectivity across the UK as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme, with more than 1,500 upgrades to follow as it invests to reduce partial notspots
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December 13, 2021
13
Dec'21
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2022
Operationalising zero trust, talent retention and containerisation are just some of the key trends that will shape Asia-Pacific’s technology landscape in 2022
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December 03, 2021
03
Dec'21
NUHS to tap edge supercomputing to crunch AI workloads
Singapore’s National University Health System will tap edge supercomputing resources to train AI models in a range of healthcare-related AI applications by mid-2022
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November 30, 2021
30
Nov'21
Satellite and 4G/5G-driven autonomous shuttle hits the road in Oxfordshire
Darwin Innovation Group is running an autonomous shuttle to transport passengers around Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in a one-year trial funded by UK and European space agencies to demonstrate how self-driving vehicles operate in a ...
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November 29, 2021
29
Nov'21
5G to the fore in five-year Ooredoo-Nokia strategic agreement
Multi-country strategic deal sees Nokia supply telco with technologies including 5G, RAN, Core, Optics, IP and microwave across Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia
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November 23, 2021
23
Nov'21
Mid-band dominates 5G in emerging markets
Research highlights importance of mobile operators taking advantage of globally harmonised spectrum bands and economies of scale for 5G
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November 23, 2021
23
Nov'21
Four-day week introduced for staff at digital bank
UK’s Atom Bank brings in four-day working week for employees with no salary reduction
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November 22, 2021
22
Nov'21
Mobile trade-in programmes are key driver in stimulating 5G smartphone upgrades
Mobile device tracker for third quarter of 2021 shows continued year-on-year market growth, with new 5G smartphone launches and trade-in promotions contributing to growth of mobile trade-in and upgrade programmes
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November 19, 2021
19
Nov'21
Nokia’s private LTE chosen by Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority
Nokia strikes further deal for private network infrastructure, helping leading MENA utilities company modernise its grids