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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  NHS Covid-19 app exceeds 10 million downloads, but has teething troubles

  Momentum of first-day download blitz continues over first weekend for long-awaited contact-tracing app as users make 1.5 million venue check-ins

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  SSE Enterprise Telecoms makes further investment in UK business connectivity, 5G

  UK telco unbundles further 259 BT exchanges by the end of 2021 to significantly grow network, bringing total unbundled exchanges to 550

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  Government remains in orbit to develop UK sat nav

  Despite experts’ doubts, government confirms it will continue to look at a wider range of options for a sovereign satellite navigation and timing capability

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  The new normal for collaboration in the new football season

  After the Covid-19 lockdown cost the 2019/20 football season three months' absence, football is now a whole new ball game. Manchester City’s investment in network technology is one of its major signings

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  Business leaders must use lessons of the present to get future-ready

  Research reveals the impact of Covid-19 on the digital workplace, and how technology will enable new ways of working

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  UK government sets up task force to address comms tech ‘market failure’

  Digital secretary announces line-up of task force to advise on plans to open up and grow UK telecoms market following the decision to ban Huawei

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  West Midlands 5G, Transport for West Midlands unveil ‘revolutionary’ transport projects

  After funding award to develop new products and services, comms and travel consortiums will launch 5G-enabled road and rail transport trials across the West Midlands

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  NHS contact-tracing app for England and Wales launches nationwide

  Arriving over four months later than originally proposed, the much-delayed and much-criticised UK Covid-19 contact-tracing app is now available to download

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  State of Pennsylvania launches contact-tracing app

  Leading Irish developer of contact-tracing technology, NearForm, bags second US state in a week with its Google and Apple API-based platform

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  Klaxoon claims new visual standard for collaboration with Board

  Teamwork and smart work technology provider takes advantage of lockdown to develop next-generation visual workspace with built-in videoconferencing

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Somerset schools set to benefit from free full-fibre broadband

  As it continues its mission to develop its gigabit network, West Country full-fibre infrastructure provider gets local educational establishments enrolled on broadband fast lane

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Banks stall return-to-work plans as UK government changes advice

  Banks pause plans to bring staff back to the office as the government backtracks on its policy

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Virgin hits 2.2Gbps broadband speeds in innovation trial

  UK cable network reveals proof-of-concept trial to showcase multi-gigabit broadband speeds delivered without the need for additional infrastructure or civil engineering works

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  8x8 accelerates remote contact centre deployment for Sefton Council

  Governing body for Merseyside council increases multi-channel communication to speed up first-call resolution and create a richer citizen experience with remote workers

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Bechtel joins CityFibre gigabit broadband roll-out scheme

  Engineering, construction and project management firm supports step-change in mobilisation of build projects worth £1.5bn

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Gigamon partners with Nokia to accelerate 5G adoption

  Purpose-built joint 5G solution launched to offer ‘breakthrough’ real-time analytics to enhance customer experience and maximise investment impact

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  UDG Healthcare deploys AT&T, Cisco SD-WAN to gain intelligent edge

  Global healthcare group deploys software-defined wide area network to create additional operational efficiencies

• September 21, 2020 21 Sep'20

  NBN Co pumps in A$700m to shore up business connectivity

  Australia’s national wholesale broadband provider is creating up to 240 business fibre zones across the country to provide businesses with access to its enterprise ethernet service

• September 21, 2020 21 Sep'20

  Video to power the future of work culture

  Research from leading video cloud providers show that more than two-thirds of workers want remote work options for the future

• September 21, 2020 21 Sep'20

  Iliad Group makes €2.2bn Play acquisition

  In a move covering Poland, France and Italy, parent company of French operator Iliad announces public tender offer for leading Polish mobile provider

• September 21, 2020 21 Sep'20

  Remote workers lack appropriate tools to adapt to the new normal

  Research finds that companies must proactively address the workflow and productivity challenges remote workers continue to face in order to drive greater productivity

• September 18, 2020 18 Sep'20

  UK government reveals more insight into imminent contact-tracing app

  Head of Track and Trace and health minister stung by criticism about contact-tracing app’s development compared with Scotland and Ireland, but reveals further details of app that is on track for 24 September launch

• September 18, 2020 18 Sep'20

  Ericsson acquires Cradlepoint to accelerate enterprise 5G

  Wireless edge WAN solutions supplier will complement Ericsson’s enterprise offerings in deal with an enterprise value of $1.1bn

• September 18, 2020 18 Sep'20

  UK Parliamentary committee casts doubt on value of OneWeb satellite project

  UK Parliament’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee hears experts from the world of satellite communications cast doubt on the intrinsic value of the UK government’s ambition to be a sovereign satellite communications provider

• September 16, 2020 16 Sep'20

  Independent wholesale broadband market could connect 11 million more premises by 2025

  Research from Independent Networks Cooperative Association reveals surge in demand from members to provide wholesale broadband services across the UK

• September 16, 2020 16 Sep'20

  Nokia accelerates Industry 4.0 with Digital Automation Cloud additions, digitises 5G deployments

  Telecoms equipment supplier extends platform capabilities complementing private wireless connectivity while simplifying deployment of 5G network infrastructure

• September 16, 2020 16 Sep'20

  State of Delaware launches Covid-19 tracing app

  US state taps leading Irish developer of contact-tracing technology for free app using Google/Apple platform and protecting user privacy

• September 16, 2020 16 Sep'20

  SSE Enterprise Telecoms further extends 100Gbps capable network across the UK

  New connections built to provide 100Gbps optical and Ethernet services will enable SSE Enterprise Telecoms to reach more than 90 datacentres across the UK

• September 15, 2020 15 Sep'20

  Openreach adds 67 locations to broadband fibre build plan

  Growth accelerates in UK full-fibre network, with 32,000 homes and businesses gaining full-fibre broadband access every week

• September 14, 2020 14 Sep'20

  UK government furthers investment in rural broadband

  Quarter of a million rural homes and businesses across England have been given access to more financial help to get super-fast and above broadband speeds up to gigabit

• September 14, 2020 14 Sep'20

  EU announces cross-territory contact-tracing app gateway

  European Union announces ‘milestone’ in project developed and set up by T-Systems and SAP to ensure that member states’ apps will work seamlessly across borders, meaning users will only need to install one app for use across EU countries

• September 14, 2020 14 Sep'20

  Security concerns remain a major barrier to IoT adoption

  Survey finds that internet of things decision-makers regard security as a short-term focus and see 5G as able to ‘transform the industry” in the medium to long term

• September 11, 2020 11 Sep'20

  NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app to launch in England and Wales on 24 September

  After a catalogue of delays, missteps and a complete technological volte-face, UK government finally pencils in the date its contact-tracing app will become available nationally

• September 11, 2020 11 Sep'20

  Small businesses projected to add £1.8tn to global GDP growth by 2024

  Small Business Digital Maturity research finds nearly three-quarters of global small businesses surveyed are accelerating their digitisation rates to address Covid-19 challenges and respond faster to the new normal of remote working

• September 10, 2020 10 Sep'20

  Mobile stable as UK full-fibre broadband increases significantly over first half of 2020

  Second interim 2020 update to UK comms regulator’s examination of connectivity shows fibre and superfast broadband proliferate since March as millions remain at home to work, learn and be entertained during the pandemic

• September 10, 2020 10 Sep'20

  Scotland confirms launch of contact-tracing app

  Mobile users north of the border get opportunity denied to those in England and Wales – namely the use of a widely available smartphone app designed to prevent the spread of Covid-19

• September 10, 2020 10 Sep'20

  Edinburgh council to create smart city operations centre

  Edinburgh council extends an outsourcing agreement with CGI as it steps up its smart city programme

• September 10, 2020 10 Sep'20

  Emerging markets on par with rest of world in 5G roll-outs

  Despite limited 4G penetration, so-called developing nations get on board with 5G faster than developed markets

• September 10, 2020 10 Sep'20

  Connected vehicle association makes call for wireless spectrum to develop use cases

  5G Automotive Association pinpoints harmonised use of the 5855-5925 MHz band as key for mass adoption of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) services and to boost overall international digital traffic ecosystem

• September 09, 2020 09 Sep'20

  Coventry University calls on Vodafone standalone 5G for virtual reality teaching

  UK’s first commercial standalone 5G network to offer students at Coventry University virtual reality seminars with interactive remote learning

• September 09, 2020 09 Sep'20

  5G roll-out delay could see £18.2bn hit to UK economy

  Huawei publishes research showing the huge potential financial cost of removing its 5G products and services from the UK’s next generation

• September 08, 2020 08 Sep'20

  Ericsson 5G rides on Shenyang subway, goes live in Denmark and launches in Spain

  The leading Nordic telecommunications provider unveils a flurry of wins spanning Asia and Europe for its radio access network and core 5G technologies

• September 08, 2020 08 Sep'20

  Scottish health bodies accelerate mobile Covid-19 detection technology

  Scottish regional and national government take the high and fast road to developing contact-tracing technology to assist in preventing further spread of Covid-19

• September 08, 2020 08 Sep'20

  Aberla Utilities forges UK fibre partnership with Gabitel Ingenieros

  Spanish telecommunications expert digs out deal with Cheshire-based telecoms, energy management, renewables and engineering services to provide fibre communications

• September 08, 2020 08 Sep'20

  Verizon advances 5G network security

  US comms provider Verizon reveals details of efforts to future-proof next-generation network by developing solutions for possible security threats

• September 07, 2020 07 Sep'20

  EE tops RootMetrics UK 5G survey

  BT-owned mobile operator EE is named as having the best overall 5G availability in the UK, as well as consistently fast 5G speeds against competitors by RootMetrics’ independent, real-world network testing

• September 07, 2020 07 Sep'20

  Adtran eyes IoT scale opportunities and enhances gigabit switch portfolio

  As part of a sweep of moves to help service providers grow IoT applications, services and revenue, business connectivity solutions provider announces new gateways and brings carrier-class feature set to gigabit switch portfolio.

• September 07, 2020 07 Sep'20

  Kudelski IoT Labs authorised as Alexa Voice Services test facility

  Internet of things division of cyber security firm brings device testing and certification expertise to implementers of Amazon Voice Services in speakers, headphones, vehicles and other connected devices

• September 04, 2020 04 Sep'20

  Three expands full-fibre connectivity partnership with CityFibre

  The UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform provider teams up with telco on backhaul project

• September 04, 2020 04 Sep'20

  Two-fifths of UK small businesses claim productivity increases since lockdown

  As UK government mulls programme to encourage big return to the office, survey finds that commuting time has been swapped for work time as homeworkers notch up almost a month in overtime