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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• February 20, 2024 20 Feb'24

  BICS, Skylo unite to deliver GEO satellite NB-IoT connectivity

  Connectivity enabler announces partnership with non-terrestrial network operator to deliver ubiquitous satellite-based narrowband internet of things connectivity for enterprises, letting IoT devices travel outside of their home country

• February 20, 2024 20 Feb'24

  EE delivers mobile coverage boost in North Yorkshire

  UK mobile operator has upgraded or built more than 40 mobile masts in North Yorkshire in the past two years, improving connectivity across the county as part of a £1.3bn coverage programme

• February 19, 2024 19 Feb'24

  Etisalat unveils multi-access edge slicing innovation

  Leading Middle East operator to be first to deploy ‘breakthrough multi-access edge slicing innovation’ to offer new premium slicing services across 4G/5G, fixed wireless access and fixed access

• February 19, 2024 19 Feb'24

  Nexfibre makes billion-pound broadband infrastructure investment

  Next step in UK wholesale provider’s plan to deliver full-fibre gigabit network to 5 million premises by 2026 sees commitment to billion pound investment in broadband infrastructure across the course of 2024.

• February 16, 2024 16 Feb'24

  Dell, Nokia team to advance network cloud transformation, private 5G

  Comms tech provider adopts technology and services as its preferred infrastructure and preferred private wireless partner for enterprise edge use cases

• February 16, 2024 16 Feb'24

  Samsung accelerates Open RAN development

  Electronics giant beefs up fund to advance Open RAN interoperability, performance and security and teams, with telco and testing firm to advance commercial conformance and interoperability testing

• February 16, 2024 16 Feb'24

  Record high returned to US smartphone consumers through trade-in

  Report reveals record $4.3bn returned to US consumers through mobile device trade-in programmes in 2023, with $1.6bn in the last quarter alone

• February 15, 2024 15 Feb'24

  UK altnets announce fibre broadband infrastructure share scheme

  Association of UK’s independent broadband network provider sets up working group designed to ensure that full-fibre roll-out across all of the country is not held back by inconsistencies in the availability of physical infrastructure

• February 15, 2024 15 Feb'24

  Samsung, AMD and Vodafone claim Open RAN data call first

  Leading processor and electronics company team with telco to reinforce open radio access network expansion, using technical expertise from existing large-scale commercial network deployments

• February 15, 2024 15 Feb'24

  Openreach unveils ‘turbo-charged’ full-fibre gigabit broadband offer

  Nation’s leading broadband provider reacts with new speed tiers to ‘massive network traffic surge’ due to demand for high-definition streaming, online gaming, video conferencing  and other bandwidth-intensive applications

• February 14, 2024 14 Feb'24

  Nokia, A1, Microsoft claim first for enterprise 5G edge cloud network slicing

  Telco teams with IT giant and comms tech provider to offer network slicing solution designed to deliver secure virtual private network services to enterprise customers integrated with edge-based enterprise cloud applications over 4G and 5G networks

• February 14, 2024 14 Feb'24

  Virgin Media O2 Shared Rural Network roll-out reaches new heights

  Operator claims major milestone in commitment to £1bn UK rural communications programme after it rolled out reliable 4G coverage across 100 sites on Scotland’s second-largest island

• February 14, 2024 14 Feb'24

  Revolut launches eSIM plan for 100 countries

  Financial institution claims to be first company of its kind in the UK to launch embedded subscriber identity module offering a cost-effective way to access data plans without unexpected roaming charges in over 100 countries

• February 14, 2024 14 Feb'24

  Vodafone announces alert-based CCTV over mobile connectivity

  Operator announces IoT smart surveillance that offers business customers live video-over-mobile network on unlimited data plan designed to overcome challenges faced by existing CCTV infrastructure

• February 13, 2024 13 Feb'24

  MSB strengthens Sweden’s national critical network with 5G

  Comms tech and service company becomes part of Sweden’s next-generation mission-critical network infrastructure, Rakel G2, whose 5G core network is designed to ensure fast and secure sharing of voice, data, images and video

• February 13, 2024 13 Feb'24

  Telia Lithuania offers businesses country-wide 800 Gbps service

  Leading Baltic supplier of telecom services uses coherent optics to bring customers faster speeds, more capacity and greater service reliability

• February 13, 2024 13 Feb'24

  B4RN brings gigabit fibre internet to Northern England

  Specialist in advanced broadband to rural homes, small villages, farms and dispersed settlements inks deal with AI-native networking company to future-proof communities and deliver equal access to digital services

• February 13, 2024 13 Feb'24

  Cisco delivers 800Gbps on Amitié transatlantic cable

  Looking to enable rapid growth of cloud and artificial intelligence services, tech giant reveals transatlantic communications cable successfully transmits data at very high speed on 6,234km route from US to France

• February 12, 2024 12 Feb'24

  Ericsson intros AI-powered premium 5G intent-based operations

  Leading comms technology and service provider deploys artificial intelligence and automation use case libraries to simplify network operations by managing conflicting intents to meet desired business outcomes

• February 12, 2024 12 Feb'24

  Jersey Telecom, RoamsysNext claim IoT game changer

  Telco teams with development partner to introduce internet of things certification manager and solve network congestion and performance issues caused by uncertified IoT devices

• February 12, 2024 12 Feb'24

  Virgin Media O2 switches on 2Gbps broadband, symmetrical speed options

  XGS-PON technology-based Gig2 becomes first residential 2Gbps service from UK provider to go live for sale, designed to help power future technologies from AI to immersive and cloud gaming

• February 09, 2024 09 Feb'24

  Digital experience becomes new boardroom metric

  Networking technology and services giant outlines new paradigm in experience economy, where next generation of chief digital officers demand unified understanding of every component of networked applications

• February 08, 2024 08 Feb'24

  Average broadband use on pace to break terabyte barrier by 2030

  Broadband consumption data shows record use of 641GB per subscriber in 2023, with leap to 1TB expected by end of decade

• February 08, 2024 08 Feb'24

  Ericsson, Qualcomm drive 5G Standalone benefits in UK, Finland

  Leading comms tech provider and mobile platform provider reveal projects in key European territories showing differentiated connectivity enabled by network slicing on 5G core and radio access network technology

• February 08, 2024 08 Feb'24

  CityFibre wins five new Project Gigabit contracts

  Leading UK independent full-fibre network provider gains added stake in UK government’s £5bn gigabit broadband programme, subsidising infrastructure roll-out to over 202,000 hard-to-reach homes and businesses across rural areas in UK’s southern ...

• February 08, 2024 08 Feb'24

  Cisco taps Apple, Nvidia to achieve distance zero and propel collaboration in new workspace

  Networking and IT tech and services firm reveals solutions and partnerships with leading CE and processor manufacturer to support business in the new world of world where workspaces are being reimagined

• February 07, 2024 07 Feb'24

  Verizon deploys 130,000 O-RAN capable radios in network

  Second big commitment to open radio access network technology from a major US operator within a couple of months indicates a ‘significant industry shift’ in momentum for open networking

• February 06, 2024 06 Feb'24

  Cisco unveils innovations for observability as it looks to future networking vision

  Networking and IT tech and services giant kicks off European flagship event with major enhancements to networking cloud vision, innovations in digital experience and user monitoring for cloud-native applications

• February 05, 2024 05 Feb'24

  Gigabit drives UK local authority connectivity priorities for 2024

  Research finds ultra-high speed broadband roll out remains top priority for local authority digital leaders, 5G continues to divide opinion, and apparent lack of focus on net-zero activities

• February 02, 2024 02 Feb'24

  BT sees strong fibre uptake in third quarter

  Telco’s trading update for nine months to 31 December 2023 shows a quarter of revenue and EBITDA growth while upgrading customers to full-fibre broadband and 5G networks, staying on track to achieve financial outlook for full year

• February 01, 2024 01 Feb'24

  McArthurGlen gets tailor-made connectivity and security for fashion outlets

  Critical network infrastructure provider teams with bespoke network services company to deliver reliable and secure connectivity for McArthurGlen’s nine retail sites across the UK

• January 30, 2024 30 Jan'24

  Juniper claims first AI-native networking platform

  AIOps and virtual network assistant expanded with first integrated digital experience twinning and end-to-end insight across campus, branch and data centre infrastructures to drive more speed, scale and value

• January 30, 2024 30 Jan'24

  Sporting events drive 2023’s biggest daily spikes in European and US network traffic

  Analysis from leading internet exchange operator reveals 23% rise in global data traffic in 2023 to 59 exabytes, showing clear seasonal impact of gaming and video conferencing

• January 30, 2024 30 Jan'24

  UK 5G providers up service game across the board

  Latest UK mobile performance review reveals how competition among UK mobile network operators continued to heat up in the second half of 2023, leading to performance and availability seeing significant improvement

• January 29, 2024 29 Jan'24

  CityFibre hits £100m revenue milestone in 2023

  Trading update shows UK’s largest independent fibre network reaps benefit from adding one million ready-for-service (RFS) homes in 2023, taking total RFS premises to over 3.2 million

• January 25, 2024 25 Jan'24

  Telefónica, Nova Labs launch helium mobile hotspots in Mexico

  Telco’s customer coverage extended in Mexico City and Oaxaca by using existing SIMs to offload mobile data to dedicated extended network

• January 25, 2024 25 Jan'24

  Additional spectrum needed for 5G-Advanced, 6G networks

  With more advanced mobile infrastructures set to be introduced over the next five years, report suggests wireless industry needs access to more spectrum to support applications such as XR, connected cars and metaverse

• January 25, 2024 25 Jan'24

  Meteoric growth in VSAT, BGAN, SatPhones and 5G mobile devices

  Research finds rapid deployment of non-geostationary orbit networks such as Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb, and soon Amazon’s Kuiper, quickly advancing innovation in the satellite ground segment

• January 25, 2024 25 Jan'24

  Virgin Media O2 boosts 4G connectivity in Shetland

  UK operator delivers enhanced mobile coverage to Scottish island businesses and communities as part of its commitment to £1bn programme building and upgrading six masts over the next few months

• January 24, 2024 24 Jan'24

  DE-CIX Dallas achieves peak traffic milestone of 1Tbps

  Leading global internet exchange operator achieves new peak traffic record of more through surge due to live-streaming of sports events and the area’s population density and low latency links

• January 24, 2024 24 Jan'24

  Altnets, ISPA present telecoms procurement research

  Key UK gigabit target in the balance as report suggests operators can ensure future commercial success built on robust network infrastructure by adopting procurement strategies that supplement in-house operational teams

• January 23, 2024 23 Jan'24

  Neos Networks enhances purchasing with API ordering and ‘quantum quoting’

  Features added to Neos Networks customer provision tool aim to simplify the overall wholesale buying experience through increased personalisation and parity between portal and API purchasing

• January 23, 2024 23 Jan'24

  Vodafone, Qualcomm, Xiaomi claim European first for enhanced 5G uplink

  Test by leading European mobile operator, mobile platform provider and handset manufacturer said to result in mobile customers being able to receive faster 5G upload speeds

• January 23, 2024 23 Jan'24

  EXA bolsters transatlantic cable presence

  Digital infrastructure platform launches new cable route and inks point of presence deal to bolster options in connecting Europe and North America, looking to enable businesses to traverse the digital landscape faster and more efficiently

• January 22, 2024 22 Jan'24

  Vocus rolls out 1.6 Tbps technology to light up Australia

  Australian network services provider deploying coherent optical technology to meet growing demands for bandwidth and cut energy usage across the network’s long-haul and metro links from Brisbane to Perth

• January 22, 2024 22 Jan'24

  Nokia, Etisalat by e& complete first Middle East Cloud RAN trial

  Benchmark in key, strategic territory for communications in trial of cloud-based radio access network technology using In-Line acceleration realised by leading regional operator’s network

• January 22, 2024 22 Jan'24

  Openreach accelerates digital network roll-out

  Added vigour to UK’s largest broadband provider’s digital network transformation play, with latest tranche of exchanges across furthest reaches of UK now able to offer digital comms based on full-fibre networks

• January 22, 2024 22 Jan'24

  AI ushering new era of intelligent CX

  Annual customer experience trends report reveals that 68% of UK customer experience leaders believe chatbots can help build a stronger emotional connection with clients, with AI now the norm

• January 19, 2024 19 Jan'24

  Yayzi to offer 2.5Gbps symmetrical speeds on CityFibre nationwide net

  After soft-launching multi-gig services in December 2023, Blackpool-based ISP illuminates nationwide full-fibre services across CityFibre’s network underpinned by XGS-PON capability supporting symmetrical speeds up to 10Gbps

• January 19, 2024 19 Jan'24

  Telstra, Google, APTelecom to connect Pacific subsea cable system

  Telstra partners with APTelecom and Google to deliver central Pacific Connect initiative to increase digital connectivity, delivering two new intra-Pacific cables