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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• April 03, 2025 03 Apr'25

  Three business unit customer base breaks one million milestone

  UK operator Three claims business unit benchmark that has disrupted the traditional B2B space through focus on ‘straightforward propositions, excellent value, leading 5G and best in class service’

• April 02, 2025 02 Apr'25

  Celona extends Neutral Host service to AT&T customers

  Private 5G network provider announces successful certification of Celona Neutral Host with AT&T public cellular network services and validates light-touch private/public model

• April 02, 2025 02 Apr'25

  StarHub trials first 5G cloud RAN network in Southeast Asia

  Singapore telco trials cloud-based radio access network, unlocking new enterprise services and laying the groundwork for advanced 5G and 6G capabilities

• April 01, 2025 01 Apr'25

  SRS deploys srsRAN enterprise 5G at innovation hub

  Mobile wireless networks open software provider deploys next-gen mobile service at multinational cable, fibre and media company’s innovation hub in Portugal as part of EU-funded comms scheme

• April 01, 2025 01 Apr'25

  Vodafone Idea looks to beef up enterprise comms with optical upgrade

  Optical transport upgrade designed to insulate network against 4G data growth and accelerate commercial 5G roll-out in India

• April 01, 2025 01 Apr'25

  Global 5G adoption surges four times faster than 4G to reach 2.25 billion connections

  Research calculates that there were 1.5 wireless connections per person worldwide by the end of 2024, with 5G connections reaching 2.25 billion and new IoT connections reaching 3.6 billion

• March 28, 2025 28 Mar'25

  Audi gears up for next-gen factory automation with smart manufacturing

  Global auto manufacturer Audi deploys virtual private cloud environment platform to deliver enhanced automation, reconfiguring production line to accommodate a product mix change and scale compute and storage

• March 28, 2025 28 Mar'25

  UK gigabit broadband continues progress but overbuild fears persist

  Fifth edition of UK broadband report sees robust growth of full-fibre access across the country, but with slower increase in gigabit per se, and key mergers making altnets more efficient and attractive for investors

• March 27, 2025 27 Mar'25

  Consumer expectations disrupting future of connectivity

  Amdocs research finds broadband users expect fast, reliable and always-on connectivity, but no single technology currently meets their needs

• March 27, 2025 27 Mar'25

  Ericsson, SoftBank team to seek out 6G, XR, AI potential

  Leading comms tech and service provider forges strategic partnership with telco and IT conglomerate to drive innovation in technologies towards 2030

• March 26, 2025 26 Mar'25

  Deutsches Forschungsnetz accelerates research with green IP network

  IP network upgrade designed to give German national research and education network enhanced access to critical resources and more efficient collaboration with interface speeds up to 800 Gbps, increased capacity and 75% reduced power consumption

• March 26, 2025 26 Mar'25

  Virgin Media O2 deploys small cells to improve city mobile connectivity

  Mobile customers in Plymouth set to benefit from enhanced mobile connectivity as six high-capacity small cells go live across port city in southwest of England

• March 25, 2025 25 Mar'25

  UK regulator consults on enabling direct satellite to mobile comms

  UK to be first country in Europe to move ahead with plans to enable satellite calls to be made from standard smartphones, with people and businesses in hard-to-reach areas set to benefit most

• March 25, 2025 25 Mar'25

  UK internet trade bodies issue best practice guidance for telecoms poles

  Trade associations for providers of internet services in the UK offer guidance outlines that encourage a community-conscious approach to telecoms infrastructure deployment

• March 24, 2025 24 Mar'25

  5G roaming spend to surpass 4G roaming by 2028

  Study warns operators to implement 5G standalone network cores to maximise roaming revenue as competing technologies become more popular with mobile subscribers

• March 24, 2025 24 Mar'25

  CityFibre acquires Connexin’s full-fibre infrastructure

  Strategic agreement enables the expansion of nationwide footprint of UK’s leading alternative and independent broadband provider by up to 185,000 premises

• March 24, 2025 24 Mar'25

  Neos expands BMC TV partnership to support UK live events broadcasting

  Media network services provider teams with leading business connectivity provider aiming to deliver high-capacity, low-latency connectivity, addressing increasing live broadcast demands

• March 21, 2025 21 Mar'25

  UK government to make £45m connectivity investment in schools

  UK government says ‘no child left behind’ as it releases plans to narrow the digital divide in education through setting core digital standards for all schools focused on high-speed, reliable and secure connectivity

• March 20, 2025 20 Mar'25

  Ofcom outlines plans to take UK full-fibre roll-out into ‘final phase’

  UK communications regulator sets out plans that will help full-fibre gigabit broadband reach almost all UK homes and businesses over the next two years

• March 20, 2025 20 Mar'25

  IDC: global edge computing spending to approach $380bn by 2028

  Leading analyst predicts robust spending on edge computing services to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.8% over next three years, with AI workloads fuelling massive hardware investments, particularly in AI-accelerated processors

• March 19, 2025 19 Mar'25

  EE makes 5G standalone upgrade for more than 28 million people

  UK’s leading mobile provider claims major milestone in its mission to deliver standalone mobile connectivity across the UK for smoother video calls, better video streaming and improved browsing experiences

• March 19, 2025 19 Mar'25

  HPE teams up with Nvidia for enterprise AI solutions

  Leading networking tech firm latest to get on board agentic AI road in partnership with GPU leader focusing on customer transformation with new enterprise AI solutions and enhancements encompassing data management and storage.

• March 18, 2025 18 Mar'25

  EXA Infrastructure, Ultranet build fibre route across key Italian cities

  Dedicated digital infrastructure provider and independent carrier-to-carrier operator and fibre infrastructure owner team to enhance diversity on a key corridor for subsea cable data traffic

• March 18, 2025 18 Mar'25

  Interconnect infrastructure set for sixfold increase in bandwidth demand

  Global survey explores networking needs for artificial intelligence era as more than half of IT professional believe AI workloads will place the biggest demand on datacentre interconnect infrastructure over the next three years

• March 17, 2025 17 Mar'25

  Private cellular network market projected to grow 114% by 2028

  Global private cellular network revenue will reach $12.2bn by 2028, a significant increase from $5.7bn in 2025, but 5G tech sales are not taking off as quickly as expected

• March 17, 2025 17 Mar'25

  Satellite technology to provide broadband to remote areas of Buckinghamshire

  Buckinghamshire Council harnesses low Earth orbit technology to serve the most remote areas of the county with ultrafast broadband

• March 14, 2025 14 Mar'25

  Qualcomm and Palantir extend AI to the edge for industrial IoT

  Qualcomm Technologies teams with Palantir to run artificial intelligence capabilities on advanced edge computing platforms enabling real-time insights and data-driven decisions in industrial use cases

• March 13, 2025 13 Mar'25

  Sky Business finds louder voice for collaboration

  Business-to-business division of media and entertainment company announces communications platform to help UK firms boost productivity and collaboration by integrating advanced features like video conferencing

• March 13, 2025 13 Mar'25

  AT&T claims long-distance fibre network speed record

  US communications giant completes ‘the highest speed’ across a single wavelength with 1.6 Tbps data transport on its commercial infrastructure

• March 13, 2025 13 Mar'25

  WBBA: AI, Net5.5G pivotal to achieving next-generation broadband networks

  Whitepaper from broadband trade association WBBA outlines uses of AI during the pre-deployment phases of broadband networks and how this can assist in network planning and expansion decisions

• March 13, 2025 13 Mar'25

  Orange and Telesat team for LEO satellite connectivity and terrestrial infrastructure

  Leading global telco inks multi-year partnership with satellite operators for low Earth orbit connectivity and terrestrial comms infrastructure

• March 13, 2025 13 Mar'25

  Supercars team BJR taps Extranet Systems for racing edge

  As the demands of motorsports grow, Supercars team Brad Jones Racing turns to IT specialist Extranet Systems to manage crucial areas such as security, backup and disaster recovery

• March 12, 2025 12 Mar'25

  BT claims first successful trial of MAUD live streaming platform

  UK telco’s multicast-assisted unicast delivery platform sees initial usage, demonstrating promised ability to flatten peaks of network traffic

• March 11, 2025 11 Mar'25

  British space sector sees surge in European Space Agency business

  Record-breaking contracts propels UK space sector’s mission forward, with UK companies and universities increasingly influential in global efforts to explore and benefit from space

• March 11, 2025 11 Mar'25

  Virgin Media O2 looks to ‘supercharge’ mobile network reliability

  Latest in ongoing transformation to see to UK operator invest around £2m per day into its mobile network is underpinned by additional spectrum deployment

• March 11, 2025 11 Mar'25

  Open Cosmos to manufacture Europe’s first 6G satellite research lab

  European space technology provider wins €1.65m contract from Catalan research centre for 6G satellite lab to test future communications technologies in space

• March 10, 2025 10 Mar'25

  Nokia claims US fibre wins with Outer Reach Broadband and BerryComm

  Leading global comms tech provider celebrates new US contracts deploying fibre solution capable of delivering multi-gigabit broadband to businesses in Maine and 100+ mile backbone from Indianapolis to Logansport to enhance high-speed internet

• March 10, 2025 10 Mar'25

  Broadband Forum launches three open broadband projects

  Broadband Forum unveils latest work in development of software and standards designed to provide foundations for faster innovation through global collaboration including AI and ML

• March 07, 2025 07 Mar'25

  UK altnets call for full-fibre broadband to be prioritised in industrial strategy

  Independent Networks Cooperative Association outlines plan for cross-UK campaign to promote full-fibre broadband adoption and the establishment of a digital infrastructure cross-departmental working group

• March 07, 2025 07 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: Bouygues Telecom, Free join Aduna network API project

  Leading French operators join network consortium, with major network paving the way for broader network API adoption across Europe and globally

• March 06, 2025 06 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: G+D, AWS reimagine cloud-based eSIM offerings

  Embedded subscriber identity module provider and cloud giant strengthen collaboration to next level by reimagining cloud-based eSIM offerings deployment capabilities, making it more efficient and accessible for enterprise customers

• March 05, 2025 05 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: HPE advances AI in connectivity

  Networking tech firm introduces new connectivity solutions and infrastructure to meet evolving needs of enterprise customers across various industries, including expanded platform for next-gen cellular comms

• March 05, 2025 05 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: Fabric to spread as BT sees no business plan B without the network

  UK’s leading coms provider outlines the pressures that enterprise customers will face as AI reshapes the new world of work

• March 04, 2025 04 Mar'25

  Jio, AMD, Cisco and Nokia to build telecom AI platform

  India’s Jio Platforms, AMD, Cisco and Nokia have teamed up to develop an Open Telecom AI Platform aimed at improving the efficiency and security of telco networks through artificial intelligence and automation

• March 04, 2025 04 Mar'25

  Vodafone and AST Space Mobile form European satellite comms service

  Latest chapter in partnership between leading telco and low Earth orbit satellite provider sees firms unveil organisation to give businesses access to secure space-based cellular broadband connectivity

• March 03, 2025 03 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: NTT Docomo preps for beyond 5G future

  Leading Japanese operator unveils slew of announcements to boost advanced communications across domestic territory and Africa, encompassing the new era of 6G and aircraft-based systems

• March 03, 2025 03 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: Operators account for 85% of mobile infrastructure investments

  Research from global mobile trade association reveals operators alone contribute $109bn to infrastructure investments, far exceeding that made by content and application providers and cloud service providers

• March 03, 2025 03 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: AI is the new mobile UI for Qualcomm

  Connected processor and artificial intelligence company unveils AI-first modems for 5G networks, IoT and fixed wired access as artificial intelligence scales rapidly at the network edge to drive key business benefits

• March 02, 2025 02 Mar'25

  AWS boosts telco cloud offerings with new Outposts

  Amazon Web Services debuts new Outposts racks and servers that extend its infrastructure to the edge to support network intensive workloads and cloud radio access applications

• February 27, 2025 27 Feb'25

  Verizon claims to ‘shatter’ US 5G upload speed record

  Leading comms provider reveals 5G trial results with record-breaking uplink speed through use of technologies including TDD carrier component aggregation with C-band spectrum and uplink MIMO