News

Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  Leading Belgian telcos land key 5G spectrum

  Once seen as behind the curve in next-gen infrastructures, Belgium now comes out strongly for 5G, with telcos Orange and Telenet snaffling up additional spectrum capability to offer advanced mobile services

• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  North America drives soaring global 5G market

  The latest Ericsson Mobility Report reveals that 5G coverage in the UK is still at only around 40%, but growth in fixed wireless access could play a crucial role in ‘levelling up’

• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  New coalition lifts Finland’s 6G status

  Finland is laying the foundations for future European leadership in 6G research and development

• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  Aurrigo gets into gear for rural UK self-driving first

  Iconic venue that hosted Harry Potter and The Transformers films becomes base for first self-driving vehicles in UK countryside seeing Auto-Pod carry passengers on a shared 500-metre path

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  Hyundai taps Singtel’s 5G network in electric vehicle manufacturing

  Automotive giant is tapping Singtel’s 5G network and multi-access edge computing platform to manage and power its electric vehicle factory in Singapore

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  Huawei unveils new in-home Mesh Wi-Fi solutions

  Comms tech provider focuses on the home with new product designed to deliver high-speed, reliable and secure Wi-Fi 6 Plus for large households and to support third workspace

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  City of Dublin aims to realise smart city vision with OpenRoaming Wi-Fi trial

  Proof-of-concept trial showcases how wireless internet standard has been deployed to provide residents, tourists and businesses in Irish capital with convenient access to municipal services

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  SES-17 begins delivering satellite connectivity services across Americas

  Very high throughput geostationary satellite enters into fully operational stage and is set to expand high-speed broadband network capabilities and accelerate digitisation

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  OPPO accelerates 5G enterprise network slicing deployment

  OPPO, Ericsson and Qualcomm collaborate to realise what they claim is industry-leading milestone of deploying 5G enterprise network slicing solution for commercially available Android 12 devices

• June 17, 2022 17 Jun'22

  Comau, Ericsson, TIM test factory of the future through 5G network slicing

  Robotics and automation company teams with comms tech provider and leading Italian operator to deliver solutions for Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing by using the potential of the 5G network as part of EU-funded 5Growth project

• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  India surges in international bandwidth demand

  Research shows undersupply has created an opportunity to serve ballooning bandwidth needs across regional hubs such as Mumbai and Chennai

• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  Oxbotica taps metaverse to improve autonomous vehicle detection scenarios

  Software firm aims to use artificial intelligence to accelerate the safe and efficient deployment of autonomous vehicle technology, also reducing the carbon emissions generated by vehicles

• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  Qualcomm acquires Cellwize to accelerate 5G, edge adoption, innovation

  Chip giant makes acquisition of 5G network deployment, automation and management software platform with intention of fuelling digital transformation of industries, powering the connected intelligent edge and supporting growth of cloud economy

• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  Vodafone hits switch on UK’s first live ‘self-powering’ mobile phone mast

  Mast incorporates technology to not only reduce environmental impact, but also help bring connectivity to ‘not-spots’ in remote and rural areas

• June 15, 2022 15 Jun'22

  UK homes and businesses increasingly turn to altnets for connectivity

  The UK Independent Network Sector report shows that the independent broadband sector has doubled in size over the previous year

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  Added fibre for Nokia optical network services in US

  Global comms tech provider unveils range of optical networking services for US market, including premier of 100G fibre in the country

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  Port of Tyne lands BT 5G private network to boost smart port ambitions

  UK telco teams with leading North East of England port to develop services based on private 5G network to power applications including robotics and autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, and internet of things

• June 06, 2022 06 Jun'22

  Grain expands fibre network as CityFibre hits gigabit roll-out accelerator

  When it comes to UK fibre development, size certainly does not matter, as two full-fibre companies of very different sizes announce major expansion of their gigabit broadband footprints

• June 06, 2022 06 Jun'22

  Micron to deploy mmWave in Singapore fab

  The US chipmaker is leveraging Singtel’s 5G mmWave connectivity to roll out a range of Industry 4.0 applications at its cleanroom in Singapore

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  SES and Vodafone team to deliver 4G and future 5G services via satellite to Papua New Guinea

  Latest development in satellite-based connectivity sees new mobile operator in southwestern Pacific island supported by terrestrial and satellite providers to boost further digital opportunities

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  BT inks partnership with Ericsson to support commercial 5G networks

  First commercial 5G private network agreement of its kind in the UK will drive Industry 4.0 and the digital transformation of industrial sectors

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  Eutelsat, Telenor set sail on maritime connectivity deal

  Reflecting the buoyancy of the maritime connectivity market in the Mediterranean and Caribbean, French and Nordic providers showcase combination of in-orbit resources and managed connectivity services

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  Nokia beefs up Microsoft partnership to enhance mission-critical industrial edge performance

  Comms tech provider forges partnership with cloud provider to enhance the performance of critical use cases pairing 5G private wireless, offering enterprises more options to tap into Azure for their OT environments

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  UK fibre roll-out continues apace with majors, altnets

  CityFibre, Connexin, MS3 Network and Air Broadband announce further digital infrastructure investment, taking full-fibre gigabit connectivity to Buckinghamshire and North and East Yorkshire

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  FTTP coverage grows across UK

  Latest bi-monthly update on superfast and ultrafast broadband deployments in the UK shows that as of April 2022, despite acceleration in overall full-fibre roll-out, take up of fibre-to-the-premises is still sluggish

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  More than 5,000 UK public buildings plugged into high-speed broadband

  Some 1,200 schools, 340 libraries and 50 hospitals across UK now connected to gigabit speed broadband as Project Gigabit contracts worth more than £500m open for bids to upgrade up to 380,000 rural premises

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Majority of organisations are hiring more IT staff to work remotely

  IT leaders are increasingly recruiting staff to work remotely as changing working methods brought by the Covid-19 pandemic look set to stay

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Swim England takes the plunge with CaaS to reap remote work benefits

  England’s national body for swimming deploys communications-as-a-service platform to support remote work for employees and sees benefits such as 35% reduction in monthly platform costs

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Omnispace Spark-2 puts global satellite mobile 5G into orbit

  Completion of initial phase of space-based comms programme designed to advance delivery of the first global, mobile network with direct-to-device connectivity from satellite constellation

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  Broadband Forum launches app-enabled services network gateway

  Communications industry’s open standards development organisation claims forthcoming WT-492 standard will empower service providers with ‘app store-like’ functionality on their subscriber edge platforms

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  Taiwan Mobile taps Nokia in energy-efficient 5G coverage expansion deal

  Deal will see delivery of enhanced 5G Standalone Core technology to support expanded 5G coverage across key Asian territory using energy-efficient technology portfolio, including slicing and low-latency edge cloud

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Greggs bakes SD-WAN into shops of the future

  Food retailer deploys software-defined wide area network to drive the increased use of in-shop devices and ensure consistent, high-quality bandwidth to fulfil growing demand

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Verizon, AWS expand edge computing to more metro areas

  US comms provider teams with cloud giant to add new Wavelength Zones in Tennessee and Florida

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  UK mobile call performance strong and improving

  Research shows that as the UK’s public switched telephone network is upgrading to a fully digital call network, dropped call rates have remained low over the past few years and continue to improve

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  BT beefs up broadband speeds for small businesses on copper lines

  Telco targets small firms with technology claimed to be able to double download speeds and make upload speeds 10 times faster, on average, on slower copper broadband connections, as well as a low-frills fibre package

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Amdocs acquires MYCOM OSI to monetise next-generation 5G intelligent services

  Acquisition of UK SaaS-based cloud network and service assurance company designed to expand comms software and services provider’s network service assurance and monetisation offering

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  MEC to gain sharper edge over next five years

  Driven by autonomous vehicles, advances in the urban sprawl of smart cities and an increase in mobile cloud usage, spending on multi-access edge computing is set for 260% growth from 2022-2027

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  Most information and comms businesses plan to use homeworking permanently

  Proportion of UK employees deploying hybrid working rises from 13% in early February 2022 to 24% in May 2022, with the information and communication industry revealed as a hybrid working hotspot

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  Nokia and T-Mobile team to build private 5G networks

  US operator and comms tech provider unite to deliver 5G private mobile networks that use telco cloud and 5G hybrid mobile networks in bid to allow enterprise customers to access an extra level of reliability, control and security to enable their ...

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  Three UK aims for medium-sized firms with business comms offers

  Marking a significant moment in its growth strategy, UK operator targets business market with service that puts firms with 25-250 staff in control of their monthly spend

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Oxbotica completes Europe-first on-road zero-occupancy autonomous vehicle journey

  Driverless vehicle software provider collaborates with regulators and insurers to facilitate autonomous vehicle testing and announces landmark deployment with zero-occupancy, fully autonomous, new-type electric vehicle on UK roads

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Steady growth for fibre networks across Europe over next five years

  Research from European fibre trade association covering 39 countries shows more than half of total homes now passed with fibre, with FTTH/B roll-out accelerating

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Virgin Media brings gigabit broadband to O2 arena

  Gigabit broadband provider opens service at leading London entertainment venue bolstered by 5G mobile network which it claims will provide ‘unrivalled’ connected experience for the millions of fans who visit every year

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Three UK claims 5G network population coverage leadership

  With £2bn network transformation said to be gathering pace, UK operator reveals 5G network population coverage has reached 54%, available in over 400 locations across more than 3,000 sites

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Reimagining the cities of the future in Finland

  New ideas around new space: Helsinki not only imagines, but can see, the cities of the future

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  AT&T Business launches managed wireless WAN

  Telco unveils wireless wide area network designed to allow enterprises to untether locations, assets and people with a solution managed and monitored by network experts

• May 20, 2022 20 May'22

  Fibre claims more than three-fifths of global total fixed broadband subscribers

  Study of 130 countries shows that by the end of Q4 2021, the number of global fixed broadband connections stood at more than a billion, with fixed broadband subscriber figures growing by 89%

• May 20, 2022 20 May'22

  Two-thirds of UK homes can now sign up to gigabit broadband

  UK broadband roll-out gathers pace over the first three months of 2020, with ability to sign up for gigabit access open to 66% of households.

• May 20, 2022 20 May'22

  Liverpool Football Club signs Extreme Networks to kick up Anfield Wi-Fi experiences

  England’s most successful football team installs high-capacity Wi-Fi and network analytics to drive ‘exceptional’ experiences for fans and more fluid operations for the club

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  BT strengthens push into enterprise and public sector

  UK’s incumbent telco unveils charter to provide enterprise customers with springboard for growth by fuelling innovation through new investment in Division X unit, combining innovation and expertise with customer service and purpose-driven ...