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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Vodafone unveils UK’s first on-demand 5G network slice

  Leading UK operator teams with Ericsson to create the UK’s first on-demand 5G network slice, with trial showing how businesses can deploy dedicated on-demand and secure end-to-end connectivity

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  FullFibre furthers reach in Midlands and goes live with Droitwich Spa cabinet

  Boost to altnet’s goal of reaching 500,000 premises by 2025 as wholesale customer lights up first cabinet in Droitwich Spa, allowing residents to access an ultrafast, full-fibre network, as Midlands South team makes gain

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Fibre, 5G form future for AT&T

  Leading US comms provider reveals near-term growth strategy following pending close of WarnerMedia transaction

• March 14, 2022 14 Mar'22

  UK businesses struggling to support flexible work

  Research reveals that as hybrid becomes the norm, a clear majority of firms say the pandemic caused them to re-evaluate what they value in the workplace

• March 11, 2022 11 Mar'22

  O2 Telefónica, Mavenir team to develop 5G core

  ‘Vital’ part of network simplification journey will enable transition to the adoption of virtualised network functions

• March 11, 2022 11 Mar'22

  Nokia and Hrvatski Telekom conduct first 25G PON fibre broadband trial in Croatia

  Following earlier deployments in Belgium and the UK, comms tech provider’s cutting-edge optical network technology gets trialled in Croatia with subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom Group

• March 11, 2022 11 Mar'22

  600 public buildings in Wales get full-fibre broadband

  Completion of the largest public sector broadband project in Wales, funded by the UK government, sees gigabit connectivity delivered to buildings including hospitals, GP surgeries, care homes, libraries and youth centres

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  Telefónica Vivo launches 5G-ready IP transport network across Brazil

  Brazilian operator teams with Cisco and NEC to deploy a flexible and scalable 5G-ready IP transport network for its converged mobile and fixed networks as it prepares to launch a next-generation communications network infrastructure

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  DOCOMO adopts Beyond Now digital business platform for SME marketplace

  Ecosystem orchestration company’s digital business platform will support Japanese operator’s goal to onboard hundreds of partners into its marketplace for small and mid-sized enterprises

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  M2MC claims a first for IoT messages delivery

  Comms management firm’s acknowledgement feature will form part of a ‘unique’ integration platform, aiming to increase significantly the reliability of low-energy networks

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  AST SpaceMobile enlists SpaceX to deliver on space comms mission

  Aiming to bridge the digital divide through in-orbit technology, space-based cellular broadband network provider teams with Elon Musk-owned firm to deliver direct-to-phone connectivity

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  Hybrid cements place in working life as employees choose flexibility

  Research from automation platform advises that focusing on technologies that improve employee and IT experiences is critical for future of work success and retaining talent in the hybrid world

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  CityFibre deploys 100th fibre exchange to power full-fibre roll-out

  Century up for fibre exchange (FEX) deployments for UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform, enabling the delivery of live gigabit broadband services to the first 4.8 million premises of its eight million roll-out

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  Liverpool 5G Create showcases levelling-up in public health

  Liverpool 5G Create claims to demonstrate real investment in people’s futures, and the chance to digitally level up health, education and economic opportunities

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  Glide connects Proximity Edge 8 datacentre to Birmingham dark fibre ring

  Second-city initiative with infrastructure and utilities business designed to bring increased diversity and additional low-latency connectivity options to edge colocation customers

• March 08, 2022 08 Mar'22

  EE deploys small cell technology to boost UK mobile quality

  BT-owned UK mobile network teams with Nokia to deploy small cell technology and improve 4G coverage in busiest areas of UK

• March 08, 2022 08 Mar'22

  Orange Spain announces merger plans with MásMóvíl

  Leading telco aims to enhance its Spanish reach in joint venture, but fears emerge of anti-trust uncertainty in bid to consolidate Spanish telecoms market, leading to potential 18-month delay in completion

• March 08, 2022 08 Mar'22

  Limelight gains large CDN scale with Edgecast acquisition

  Leading CDN provider gains extra scale with strategic purchase, claiming to have created global leader in edge-enabled software services with diversified revenue across products, clients, geographies and channels

• March 08, 2022 08 Mar'22

  Accelerating full-fibre gigabit growth sees UK altnet association start 2022 on strong note

  Independent Networks Cooperative Association enjoys continued membership boom as altnets maintain momentum in UK after several years of record investment

• March 08, 2022 08 Mar'22

  UK government forges closer links with Japan, proposes laws to accelerate mobile

  Agreement with Japan aims for closer cooperation to solve global telecoms supply chain issues, including support for R&D collaboration on future tech such as Open RAN and 6G

• March 07, 2022 07 Mar'22

  Ukrainian engineers fight to keep internet online

  IT professionals in Ukraine are working tirelessly and at great risk to keep the country connected to the internet during the Russian invasion

• March 03, 2022 03 Mar'22

  Nato Cyber Security unit tests post-quantum VPN

  Nato’s Cyber Security Centre has successfully tested secure communication flows in a post-quantum world using a UK-designed VPN

• March 02, 2022 02 Mar'22

  MWC 2022: AT&T looks to the cloud to gain edge in 5G

  Leading US network provider reaches out to communications industry ecosystem to strengthen next-generation infrastructure offer, encompassing edge and private networking, cloud and 5G massive MIMO technology

• March 02, 2022 02 Mar'22

  Orange to phase out 2G and 3G by the end of the decade

  Orange becomes latest mobile network operator to use spectrum for 4G, 5G and other future services, making transition in what it says will be a seamless and balanced two-step approach, with one technology to be switched off by 2025 and the other by ...

• March 01, 2022 01 Mar'22

  DCMS opens consultation on telecoms cyber standards

  Proposed rules will set out the specific measures telecoms providers need to take to fulfil their legal duties under the Telecommunications Security Act

• March 01, 2022 01 Mar'22

  MWC 2022: Huawei unveils innovation for 5Gigaverse, IntelligentRAN architecture

  Chinese tech provider reveals a range of 5G transmission equipment, promising innovation in Massive MIMO and frequency division duplex ultra-wideband multi-antennas, offering improvements in network performance and energy efficiency

• February 28, 2022 28 Feb'22

  Cradlepoint offers pathway for simplified LTE, 5G wireless WAN deployments

  Cloud LTE and 5G wireless network edge services provider unveils business-grade wireless WANs, with management capabilities that are claimed to exceed entry-level cellular offerings

• February 28, 2022 28 Feb'22

  AT&T teams with Microsoft to gain private 5G edge

  US operator collaborates with cloud giant to integrate 5G network with Azure private mobile edge computing and builds on existing edge work between the two companies

• February 27, 2022 27 Feb'22

  MWC 2022: Huawei hones hybrid offer with fibre to the room

  Aiming to address the new world of work, tech giant Huawei has launched a fibre-to-the-room gigabit all-optical room offering

• February 25, 2022 25 Feb'22

  Mavenir expands Open RAN ecosystem

  Network software provider ups its ante in the field of open radio access networks, with a new suite of O-RAN-compliant radios for deployments ranging from macro, mmWave and mMIMO

• February 25, 2022 25 Feb'22

  Mid-band 5G forecast to deliver $610bn GDP growth by 2030

  Study shows 5G mid-band spectrum will play a key role in meeting demand for enhanced mobile broadband and fixed wireless access, but to satisfy demand for 5G services by 2030, government action is crucial

• February 24, 2022 24 Feb'22

  Workers demand universal high-performance broadband to succeed with hybrid work

  Cisco Broadband Index finds just more than two-fifths of UK workers now rely on their home internet to work from home or run their own business, but almost three-quarters think broadband services need to dramatically improve to enable them to work ...

• February 24, 2022 24 Feb'22

  Nokia launches Intelligent RAN Operations to manage 5G with machine learning

  Solution goes beyond automation with machine learning to help mobile operators keep costs down with superior 5G network management, and reduces base station energy consumption by up to 15%, says Nokia

• February 24, 2022 24 Feb'22

  Benu teams with AWS for SASE-based cloud-native networks

  Network edge service provider teams with global cloud giant on first use of public cloud for wireline broadband and security services with secure access service edge infrastructure

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  5G device sales forecast to hit 46.5 million by 2026

  With the rise of always-on 5G portable devices, an explosion of edge AI adoption, the proliferation of smart manufacturing platforms and the emergence of the metaverse, industry is set for a sharp rise in mmWave smartphone sales

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Cohere Technologies raises $46m Series D round as it evolves spectrum software

  Open RAN spectrum multiplier software provider announces funding round led by new strategic investments and existing investors

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Helsinki shares its plans to bridge post-Covid learning gap with the rest of the world

  Finnish capital is calling on global education systems to embrace technology as a facilitator of research, ideas and knowledge-sharing, not just as a new way to deliver classes

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Mobile device trade-ins and upgrades return more than $3bn in 2021

  Quarterly research shows that as 5G devices proliferate around the US, device trade-in programmes return more than a billion dollars to US consumers in the fourth quarter of 2021 alone

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Dell makes push to simplify and accelerate modern, open telco deployments

  IT giant announces validated designs for telecommunications edge and core to offer more choice and speed for network modernisation

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  KDDI further extends 5G Open RAN network with Wind River virtualised base station

  Japanese operator advances base stations within next-generation infrastructure, delivering open radio network access in commercial deployment

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Singtel’s Paragon platform to ease edge computing deployments

  Singtel’s new software platform is touted to make it easier for enterprises to deploy edge computing applications on its multi-access edge computing platform

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson claim 5G network slicing breakthrough

  Partnership sees 5G slicing in combination with SD-WAN and local traffic breakout, enabling flexible connectivity establishment and control

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  BMW Group gears up with G+D Technology eSIM for connected cars

  International tech group extends partnership with car giant in the area of eSIM to create the basic requirement for a new kind of individually networked mobility

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Samsung, KDDI claim world’s first 5G SA O-RAN site powered by vRAN

  Japanese and Korean partners accelerate deployment of standalone 5G sites by simplifying and automating process of building out network infrastructure using virtualised RAN technology

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  New consultation on legal direction to restrict use of Huawei in UK telecoms networks

  UK government is consulting on its proposed legal instruments to mandate the removal of all Huawei equipment from 5G networks by the end of 2027

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Telstra and TPG Telecom strike network sharing deal

  Australia’s Telstra and TPG Telecom have joined forces to share their mobile networks and spectrum in a landmark deal that will expand coverage for both telcos

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  Nokia, Kyndryl create global private network and edge computing alliance

  Comms technology provider and IT infrastructure services company form partnership to focus on flexible, reliable and secure LTE and 5G private wireless connectivity services for enterprise customers

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  Energy efficiency takes centre stage in new Ericsson 5G portfolio

  Pre-MWC briefing sees Swedish comms tech leader introduce new radio access network technology led by the flagship dual-band antenna, said to consume 25% less power than current product

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  Virgin Media O2 seeks joint venture for UK full-fibre extension

  Just weeks after claiming to have taken a huge competitive step in the UK broadband market by hitting its target of gigabit capability to all its customers, operator looks for financing to fuel further growth

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  Risk of UK digital broadband divide growing

  Report from communications regulator warns that amid rising cost of services, millions of low-income families in the UK are missing out on a £144 annual broadband saving