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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• May 11, 2023 11 May'23

  Telia taps Ericsson to switch on private 5G network

  Ericsson and Telia launch the Baltic region’s first enterprise 5G private network in Estonia to enable smart factory transformation

• May 10, 2023 10 May'23

  UK full-fibre furthers pace of roll-out in first quarter of 2023

  Quarterly assessment of UK fixed broadband industry shows full-fibre rolls across UK at a fast clip over the first three months of 2023, but local authorities in remote and rural areas still lack access to gigabit

• May 09, 2023 09 May'23

  IT Priorities 2023: security dominates IoT investment plans 

  With increased devices and sensors collecting data, there is more rich information for businesses to use as analysis and in training – but security still tops wallet share, says report

• May 09, 2023 09 May'23

  Reliable connectivity key to smooth business running for UK SMEs

  Study from Sky Business shows that in today’s uncertain economic climate, UK SMEs are under pressure to cut costs while maintaining quality services, with the impact of energy prices cited as a major concern

• May 05, 2023 05 May'23

  IT Priorities 2023: Distributed IT and hybrid work drive adoption of new networks

  Research shows security continues to dominate networking needs, along with the need to support users wherever they are, with firms more than ready to invest in future of work initiatives

• May 04, 2023 04 May'23

  Sateliot joins GSMA, inks standard roaming agreements

  Global trade association for mobile comms industry welcomes provider of satellite-based 5G IoT services as an operator member, signing contracts for standard roaming with more than 100 operators

• May 04, 2023 04 May'23

  Vodafone enables ITN Coronation TV coverage with 5G network slice

  Coronation broadcast first in UK to be enabled by a public 5G standalone network, with leading news provider using mobile network for swift and secure transfer of coverage from remote sites to newsroom

• May 04, 2023 04 May'23

  Maritime bandwidth capacity demand set to increase 20-fold by 2032

  Research finds maritime connectivity market showing high-bandwidth prices adhered to expected downward trends as non-geostationary orbit constellations take to the sea to meet rising demand for satellite bandwidth

• May 04, 2023 04 May'23

  Wi-Fi, existing network functions critical to successful private enterprise 5G

  Research paper highlights the needs and use cases for Wi-Fi 6 and private 5G as a fundamental part of converged, access-agnostic connectivity portfolios rather than using parallel infrastructure

• May 03, 2023 03 May'23

  European space and comms firms eye up IRIS² constellation opportunity

  After signing off on its Galileo and Copernicus constellations, EC tenders for supply of new secure and resilient connectivity infrastructure for European governments, businesses and citizens

• May 03, 2023 03 May'23

  UK full-fibre boost as Openreach expands, Gigaclear claims rural altnet leadership

  Operators at both ends of the corporate scale make notable advances in their respective roll-outs of gigabit connectivity in the UK

• May 03, 2023 03 May'23

  Scottish residents and businesses in £75m 4G investment boost

  First UK government-funded phone mast upgrade activated in Scottish borders to give major 4G mobile coverage boost to community

• May 03, 2023 03 May'23

  Nokia claims first CE-certified 5G automated drone-in-a-box service

  Comms tech giant declares first-mover status with CE-certified turnkey drone-in-a-box offering, designed to meet the needs of public safety agencies, smart cities, construction, energy and defence organisations

• May 02, 2023 02 May'23

  SES, Viasat hail successful satellite launches

  European operator’s second-generation medium earth orbit system said to be just one launch away from providing global connectivity services backed by service level agreements

• April 26, 2023 26 Apr'23

  M1 doubles down on maritime 5G

  Seafarers will be able to access telemedicine services while out at sea, among other maritime 5G applications M1 is rolling out in Singapore’s waters

• April 24, 2023 24 Apr'23

  Emergency alert test review confirmed after ‘small number’ of mobile users excluded

  In wake of emergency alert test on 23 April, government confirms review into why some 4G and 5G mobile phones were excluded

• April 20, 2023 20 Apr'23

  UK Emergency Alert Test sparks cyber fraud warning

  Fraudsters and scammers are likely to use the upcoming test of the UK's new mobile Emergency Alert system as bait in their attacks, while misinformation and conspiracy theories spread

• April 20, 2023 20 Apr'23

  3CX incident may be world’s first double supply chain attack

  It’s supply chain attacks all the way down as Mandiant publishes information suggesting that the 3CX software supply chain compromise was initiated via a prior software supply chain compromise

• April 20, 2023 20 Apr'23

  Huawei: rethinking approaches to networks and computing is critical

  Comms tech giant Huawei kicks off 20th Global Analyst Summit affirming commitment to connectivity, computing, storage and cloud and how strategic objectives of industry should drive digital transformation

• April 20, 2023 20 Apr'23

  EE claims ‘monster’ 4G connectivity for further 1,500 UK rural communities

  BT-owned mobile operator claims milestone under government’s Shared Rural Network programme and announces expansion of 4G network to 1,500 rural communities across UK

• April 20, 2023 20 Apr'23

  Halfords tools up for consistent experiences with AI-driven wired and wireless access

  Motoring and cycling retailer reduces network-related trouble tickets and improves uptime in garages and stores after deploying artificial intelligence-driven network access

• April 19, 2023 19 Apr'23

  Volvo gets into gear with Qualcomm to drive connectivity for EX90 Excellence

  Mobile chip and platform provider’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis deployed by car giant to enable highly connected driving experiences in EX90 and EX90 Excellence vehicles

• April 19, 2023 19 Apr'23

  Orange joins forces with industry, academia to build French quantum comms

  Leading telco joins industry leaders, start-ups and academic players announce the official launch of a programme in charge of deploying Quantum secure communications networks in France.

• April 19, 2023 19 Apr'23

  2022 becomes ‘graduation year’ as 5G reaches global tipping point

  Seventh annual 5G progress report from provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions finds 47 of world’s 70 largest economies now have active 5G networks, with diverse and widespread interest in mmWave across the globe

• April 18, 2023 18 Apr'23

  Enterprise networking sees age of SASE and network as a service

  Report reveals complexity of third workspace has transformed how modern IT organisations view network and security, with 98% of IT executives planning to increase investment in cloud services

• April 18, 2023 18 Apr'23

  Qualcomm unveils solutions to enable new industrial applications, scale IoT ecosystem

  Chip giant’s latest IoT solutions designed to deliver superior performance, advanced connectivity and next-gen processing for a wide range of use cases for smart buildings, enterprises, retail and industrial automation

• April 18, 2023 18 Apr'23

  Industry 4.0 usage matures across industrial campuses

  Nokia and ABI Research announce results of study highlighting the progress and plans for enterprise infrastructure investments in several key sectors made over the past year

• April 18, 2023 18 Apr'23

  Tech spending in India to grow by 9.6% in 2023

  Digital initiatives in the public sector along with investments in telecoms and other areas are expected to spur technology spending in India this year

• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  RWTH Aachen looks for educational edge with private 5G

  Global IT infrastructure and services company announces a live private 5G installation for a leading university in Germany to support and develop research, innovation and education

• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  Zoom looks to bolster employee experience with Workvivo acquisition

  Latest part of continued expansion of communication and engagement platform sees acquisition of employee experience company to offer hybrid workers new ways to stay connected

• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  Cellcom, Parallel Wireless pilot independent 5G network in Israel

  Leading Israeli cellular provider and Open RAN software platform launch what they claim is a unique, first-of-its-kind experiment to deploy a standalone fifth-generation network for autonomous 5G applications

• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  Government launches Smart Data Council to lower utility bills

  The council aims to find ways to use and encourage uptake of smart data to make it easier to switch utility providers and save money

• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  Valoo taps Nokia to offer multi-gig fibre broadband in Finland

  As part of its mission to make Finland an information society that meets international standards, digital service provider becomes global tech firm’s first comprehensive XGS-PON solution in home territory

• April 17, 2023 17 Apr'23

  Zayo expands connectivity with fastest direct network from Manchester to New York City

  Future-ready network and tailored edge services provider adds to 16 fibre and route miles, marking additional transatlantic cable connection

• April 14, 2023 14 Apr'23

  San Francisco Giants hits home run for Extreme Networks with Wi-Fi 6E first

  Technology implementation at the home of renowned baseball team set to improve fan experience and create operational efficiencies

• April 14, 2023 14 Apr'23

  Ciena makes Wave with purpose-built router for converged metro

  Networking systems provider announces debut of what it calls industry-first platform architecture optimally designed for converged metro network

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  Nokia expands industrial edge applications to accelerate Industry 4.0 transition

  Four digital enablers designed to expand operational technology edge applications to connect, collect and analyse data from disparate sources – including video cameras – unlocking value

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  Webex brings cloud collaboration to US security and defence

  Leading collaboration technology provider announces air-gapped trusted cloud for defence industry use case allowing teams to work together through modern meeting, chat and calling experiences on Webex app

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  ReadyLinks brings cloud-managed G.hn access networking knowledge to HomeGrid Forum

  Industry alliance to promote globally recognised networking technology providing multi-gig access and in-building services for enterprise, industrial, smart grid and residential use cases welcomes cloud networking specialist to ranks

• April 12, 2023 12 Apr'23

  Stemmer Distribution optimises communications infrastructure

  Largest distributor of dental products in France standardises communications through UCaaS to help meet all its needs of reachability and mobility, while rationalising costs for the present and future

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  AMRC demos UK’s first, fully operational standalone 5G factory of the future

  Centre for research into advanced manufacturing technologies used in the aerospace, automotive, medical and other high-value manufacturing sectors shows transformative effect of standalone 5G in £10m+ UK government-backed project

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  Far North Fiber plots route for pan-Arctic connectivity

  Route study begins to define the fastest and most secure route for Submarine cable system directly connecting Japan, North America, and Ireland and Scandinavia through Arctic region

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  UK government announces plans and investment to evolve future telecoms

  As part of a national mission to connect all communities, government unveils an investment package worth almost £150m to put the UK at the forefront of future research and £40m to boost 5G tech take-up

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  NTT flies with SES for satellite-based enterprise edge and private 5G network

  Global IT infrastructure and services company teams with satellite operator to combine expertise in networking, enterprise managed services and O3b mPOWER satellites to deliver reliable connectivity to enterprises

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  Aetheros looks to add edge intelligence to US smart meter market

  Scalable, open IoT operating system introduced to US market to unlock distributed intelligence at the edge

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  UK broadband industry to see huge increases in tariffs in April 2023

  Days after regulator begins scheme to make service switching easier, majority of UK’s largest broadband providers announce double-digit price increases in April 2023 leading to calls that UK broadband is broken.

• April 11, 2023 11 Apr'23

  Ericsson: flexibility the new work-life currency

  Study from Ericsson’s Consumer & IndustryLab reveals how employees and employers navigate the current work environment and their views on the future of work shaped by the pandemic, digitisation and the fluctuating labour market

• April 06, 2023 06 Apr'23

  Juniper checks in at CitizenM to boost hotel experiences with personalised engagement

  Boutique hotel chain adopts network tech provider’s AI-driven wireless access and firewalls to streamline IT operations and provide enhanced services to guests

• April 06, 2023 06 Apr'23

  UK emergency services overcharged by £200m a year for comms network

  Tech provider to appeal withering criticism by UK competition watchdog of vast overcharging in emergency services communications network

• April 05, 2023 05 Apr'23

  Disconnect emerges between UK management and employees on hybrid work

  Study from leading business software company finds that while overwhelming majority of IT leaders say they are investing in improving the hybrid experience for their organisation, only half of workers think it’s enough and feel their productivity ...