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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• March 13, 2019 13 Mar'19

  Shetlands get broadband upgrade to support local NHS services

  Shetland Islands Council is to receive £1.91m of funding to expand full-fibre broadband expansion to NHS sites on remote islands through the government’s Local Full-Fibre Networks initiative

• March 12, 2019 12 Mar'19

  Openreach exploring options for copper network shutdown

  Openreach has begun to assess how and when it might be able to shut down its copper broadband network

• March 09, 2019 09 Mar'19

  Malaysia takes broad base approach to 5G security

  The country’s telco regulator is taking a industry-wide look at security implications of 5G, preferring not to target any particular supplier

• March 07, 2019 07 Mar'19

  Vodafone defends its use of Huawei as 5G trials go live

  As Vodafone begins trials of a live 5G service in Bristol, Cardiff and Liverpool, the operator’s CTO and general counsel have defended their use of Huawei equipment in Vodafone’s network and challenged its detractors to produce evidence of spying

• March 07, 2019 07 Mar'19

  US government ban unconstitutional, says Huawei

  Huawei’s lawsuit accuses Washington of violating the US Constitution by banning it from government contracts

• March 05, 2019 05 Mar'19

  US doubles down on Huawei fears as Chinese prepare to sue

  US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has reinforced his attacks on Huawei as the firm apparently prepares to sue the US government over its federal-level ban

• March 04, 2019 04 Mar'19

  Australia ramps up on 5G – telcos and banks among the first to benefit

  Australia has been touted as a leader in 5G, although the promises of the technology supporting the use of autonomous vehicles will not be realised for now

• March 04, 2019 04 Mar'19

  UK among most expensive countries for mobile data

  The UK ranks 136th in the world for the average cost of 1GB of mobile data, according to new statistics

• March 04, 2019 04 Mar'19

  Fresh data analytics tool slashes Openreach’s Ethernet delivery times

  Openreach discusses its work with analytics partner Qlik, which is giving its teams new insights into Ethernet and enterprise fibre network service delivery data, and says it has seen significant service improvements in doing so

• March 01, 2019 01 Mar'19

  New broadband speed regulations come into force

  Internet service providers must now tell consumers how fast their broadband service will be before they sign a contract, under new Ofcom rules

• February 27, 2019 27 Feb'19

  China Mobile and Singtel team up on IoT

  Two major telcos in the APAC region, China Mobile and Singtel, are working together to help enterprises deploy the internet of things across China and Singapore

• February 26, 2019 26 Feb'19

  MWC 2019: 5G driving telcos into the cloud, says VMware CEO

  At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger explained how the requirements of 5G mobile networks are helping to push more telcos into the organisation’s arms

• February 26, 2019 26 Feb'19

  Over 100 rural primary schools to get gigabit broadband

  Primary schools could become high-speed broadband hubs for rural communities if government plans reach fruition

• February 25, 2019 25 Feb'19

  Australia, Singapore say hello to 5G

  Singtel and its Australian subsidiary Optus have made one of the first 5G video calls in the Asia-Pacific region

• February 22, 2019 22 Feb'19

  US may cut off countries that use Huawei in 5G networks

  US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said America may scale back or cut military and diplomatic ties with countries that use Huawei equipment in national 5G networks