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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• 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 ...

• April 05, 2023 05 Apr'23

  Careful regard needed to identify and prioritise 5G mmWave use cases

  While 24-100 GHz band of 5G comms increasingly used for indoor/outdoor congested network hot zones, fixed wireless access and indoor enterprise, analyst cautions that deployment of 5G mmWave technology poses challenges beyond physical characteristics

• April 04, 2023 04 Apr'23

  Virgin Orbit hits ground after filing for redundancy

  Days after announcing it was to cut 85% of its 750-strong workforce, responsive satellite launch provider files for bankruptcy

• April 03, 2023 03 Apr'23

  Failure to enforce faster broadband switching deadline could see £1.85bn loss

  Uswitch study highlights biggest barriers to switching broadband providers and warns delay in One Touch Switch deadline could mean UK broadband customers miss out of upwards of £1.85bn in savings

• March 31, 2023 31 Mar'23

  Cisco looks to ‘supercharge’ the internet for the future with improved networking economics

  Looking to support the rise of IoT, AI and ML, 28.8T 800G line card is said to be up to six times more space-efficient compared with current offerings

• March 31, 2023 31 Mar'23

  Parliamentary committee maintains criticism of UK space comms strategy

  Even as satellite broadband industry rockets, report from Commons Science and Technology Committee criticises continued failures in key technical areas

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  Connected drivers gain most from V2X with prior knowledge of capabilities

  Study reveals attitudes towards common traffic issues and complications, and a number of potential benefits of vehicle-to-everything technology

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  HP looks to lead with hybrid work collaboration and productivity portfolio

  Tech giant bids to address growing issue in world of hybrid work where many workers are reluctant to return to the office because of sub-optimal technology

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  Colt expands Equinix on-demand partnership in Singapore, Hong Kong

  Digital infrastructure companies expand longstanding on-demand partnership in key Asian territories with software-driven connectivity

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  Ogi sees capital full-fibre opportunity with Cardiff gigabit offer

  In what could represent a multimillion-pound bandwidth boost to Cardiff’s business offering, Welsh altnet reveals plans to bring bespoke full-fibre gigabit network to the city

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  Broadband services to drive Australia and India fixed communications

  Research finds vast geographies no limitation to seeing growth in fixed broadband markets, with particular strength in fibre-to-the-home and business roll-outs

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  Personal quality of experience metrics required to ensure 6G profitability

  Study says development path for sixth-generation mobile technology services can offer opportunity to embrace a more comprehensive, user-centric service delivery path with direct focus on quality of experience

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  Faroese Telecom, Ericsson set European 5G mmWave downlink speed record

  Telco serving self-governing North Atlantic Ocean archipelago reveals details of 5G mmWave text aggregating 800MHz of 5G mmWave spectrum in n258 and 40 MHz of 4G FDD spectrum to achieve downlink speed of 5.9Gbps and upload speed of 1.6Gbps

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Cisco enhances hybrid work with AI Webex innovations

  Comms tech giant makes AI-powered enhancements to collaboration offering, encompassing devices and customer experience to deliver more personalised and inclusive experiences with camera intelligence

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Kore looks to build first IoT hyperscaler status with Twilio IoT acquisition

  Global provider in IoT connectivity-as-a-service acquires customer engagement platform firm’s IoT business unit

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Zoom announces AI-based collaboration smart companion

  Conferencing and communications company uses OpenAI technologies to offer what it claims will be a unique federated approach to artificial intelligence based on flexibility

• March 27, 2023 27 Mar'23

  Tata unveils integrated, simplified cloud-based calling service for global enterprises

  Global digital ecosystem enabler launches cloud-based application with an integrated and simplified voice-calling offering to enhance employee experience and productivity with accessible collaboration features

• March 27, 2023 27 Mar'23

  Brent hails open access era for West London telecoms

  Leading telecoms infrastructure provider announces long-term agreement with London council as part of bid to ensure improvements in mobile coverage and capacity across the borough