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Telecoms networks and broadband communications
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February 23, 2021
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Feb'21
Bharti Airtel, Qualcomm team to advance 5G Open RAN in India
Subcontinent’s premier communication systems provider announces partnership with leading provider of communications chips and chipsets to accelerate the adoption of next-generation networks in India
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February 22, 2021
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Malaysia government intervenes to drive 5G forward
The government of Malaysia pledges to spend 15bn ringgit to set up an entity that would be granted spectrum and operational scope to manage 5G roll-outs
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February 22, 2021
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Feb'21
SES beams high-throughput loopback services to US DoD
Government solutions division of Luxembourg-based satellite operator uses O3b medium earth orbit constellation to deliver mission-critical communications to the edge in Asia
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February 22, 2021
22
Feb'21
Huawei: Mobile 5G and wireless home broadband set to triple in 2021
Keynote by leading executive predicts booming 5G market set to rise in the next 12 months and reveals first use case for 5G business suite in industrial mobile
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February 22, 2021
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Feb'21
Ericsson accelerates 5G mid-band roll-outs with mMIMO, RAN Compute lines
Swedish comms tech provider expands MIMO portfolio and radio access network solutions to enhance network performance with what it claims is optimised energy efficiency and reduced carbon footprint with new mid-band products, including 20kg flagship ...
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February 22, 2021
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5G network densification and mMIMO to drive mobile net spend to US$191bn by 2026
Finding MIMO pivotal to driving massive uptake in cellular infrastructure expenditure over the next five years
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February 19, 2021
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Feb'21
Orange aims for pole with Totem on back of ‘solid’ fiscal year
Global telco claims to have defied Covid-19 with solid fiscal year and looks to the future with increased 5G penetration and new mobile tower business.
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February 19, 2021
19
Feb'21
Nokia wins multi-year 5G radio and core contract with A1 Austria
Central European telco signs further deal with Finnish comms provider to begin commercial implementation of 4G and 5G network slicing following successful pilot
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February 19, 2021
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Feb'21
Verizon Business, Cisco expand SD-WAN managed service offer
US comms provider enhances software-defined wide area network portfolio with three new offers from network equipment and services firm to provide more options for building flexible and agile networking infrastructure
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February 19, 2021
19
Feb'21
Tech shortfalls erode company culture in mid-size businesses
Nearly half of European office workers feel their company culture has suffered due to coronavirus restrictions, with companies faced with the difficult task of creating a supportive, digital-driven company culture that works for everyone
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February 18, 2021
18
Feb'21
C Spire taps Amdocs for 5G wireless policy and charging
US telco makes key 5G technology investment to be able to offer what it says will be the ‘most innovative’ 5G customer experience now and in the future
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February 18, 2021
18
Feb'21
More than two-thirds of firms would invest in dedicated remote working connectivity
Firms are faced with supporting more remote working for their businesses going forward, and a survey has shed light on what form this support will take and what firms believe they will need in the ‘new normal’
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February 16, 2021
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Feb'21
CSPs overlook SMEs as major source of 5G revenue
Study finds communications service providers are failing to recognise the vast potential of the SME arena as a major source of B2B revenue, especially on 5G
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February 16, 2021
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Feb'21
NearForm secures investment to fuel rapid international expansion
Creator of contact-tracing app for the island of Ireland, Scotland, the EU and north-eastern US states secures faster cash injection to build better software
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February 15, 2021
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Feb'21
Altran, Qualcomm collaborate for 5G NR small cell software
Altran and Qualcomm join forces to expedite development of high-speed, low-latency private and public 5G small cells
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February 15, 2021
15
Feb'21
BT fibres up UK Covid-19 vaccination centres
As NHS announces that 15 million people have received first dose of Covid-19 vaccine across UK, BT reveals its role in helping health service to achieve milestone by connecting more than 100 vaccination centres to high-speed connectivity and Wi-Fi
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February 15, 2021
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Feb'21
Sun shines on first private cellular campus smart manufacturing network in Greece
Supporting the digital transformation of Greek enterprises, comms tech provider implements connectivity system based on the deployment of a private cellular campus network at solar thermal products provider
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February 15, 2021
15
Feb'21
Zoom fatigue kicks in as working from home becomes working from phone
Research from leading telecoms operator finds over a third of Brits working from home are increasingly switching to mobile data to stay online in lockdown
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February 12, 2021
12
Feb'21
Remote workers battle for home broadband
Research reveals that maybe the real issue in the big broadband debate is to be found inside the home rather than outside, especially for remote workers
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February 12, 2021
12
Feb'21
Nokia furthers Open RAN push with CPQD partnership
Collaboration between Nokia and CPQD set to explore Open RAN-compliant RIC platform to develop 5G use cases such as fixed wireless access smart cities and Industry 4.0
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February 12, 2021
12
Feb'21
Masergy, Cisco construct UCaaS collaboration solution
SD-WAN provider teams with networking and collaboration technology giant to address distributed enterprises’ communications needs
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February 11, 2021
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Feb'21
More than $2bn returned to US consumers through mobile device trade-ins in 2020
Market falls back, but old comms devices maintain value in 2020 despite Covid-19, with $786m returned to US consumers in Q4 2020 alone, representing a 38% rise from Q3 for the secondary device market
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February 11, 2021
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Feb'21
Massive uptick in collaboration software usage in 2020
US and Europe show differing directions of travel in remote working take-up but leading collaboration systems exhibit four-figure growth since February 2020, with usage levels set to remain high as the new normal of work establishes itself
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February 11, 2021
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Feb'21
Verizon Business, Deloitte gain retail edge with 5G
Operator’s 5G and mobile edge compute technology, coupled with IT consultancy’s retail industry and solution engineering experience, aims to improve store operating efficiency and enhance the customer experience
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February 10, 2021
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Feb'21
Truespeed and CityFibre accelerate UK fibre roll-out
More fuel to fibre roll-out across the UK, with leading west of England ISP Truespeed propelling Bath into the gigabit era, while third national broadband provider CityFibre heads to Inverness with its gigabit net
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February 10, 2021
10
Feb'21
First phase of Shared Rural Network set to bring £187m boost to UK rural businesses
Operator-commissioned study claims first phase of scheme to reduce partial not-spots in the UK could mean rural communities contribute an added £58.9m to UK GDP each year
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February 10, 2021
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Feb'21
Companies call for new breed of enterprise network operator for greater IoT control
Survey finds almost half of those controlling decisions on the deployment of internet of things technology and services would like to own a dedicated network in-house
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February 10, 2021
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Feb'21
Société Générale adopts work-from-home policy
French bank formalises remote working policy after discussions with labour unions
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February 10, 2021
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Feb'21
Vodafone UK adds Digitalk to MVNO portfolio
UK telco taps global mobile virtual network enabler service provider, offering cloud-based real-time communications platforms, to assist in on-boarding partners to virtual network
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February 09, 2021
09
Feb'21
NHS Covid-19 app alerts 1.7 million contacts
More than 1.7 million users asked to isolate by UK app as a result of a close contact since launch, helping to break chains of transmission and prevent the deaths of thousands, says developer
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February 09, 2021
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Feb'21
BT claims £24bn value as it enables new customer experience for Walgreens Boots
As it announces role in delivering transformation for pharmacy chain, BT reveals data showing that it employs one in every 12 people in UK’s IT and communications sector
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February 09, 2021
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Feb'21
CityFibre lights up Yorkshire cities with gigabit connectivity
Former altnet turned UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform provider announces plan to transform two of the White Rose county’s largest conurbations into digitally connected cities
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February 09, 2021
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Feb'21
Telecom Egypt implements IBM hybrid cloud to transform operations
Leading regional telco deploys Cloud Pak for Automation technology to modernise network operations and deliver fast and secure services to clients and looks to IBM Global Business Services to build and manage its datacentre
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February 08, 2021
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European cities hit key smart technology milestone with €250m investment
London, Lisbon, Milan, Bordeaux, Burgas and Warsaw trigger investment in smart technologies as part of Sharing Cities programme
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February 08, 2021
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Feb'21
Deutsche Telekom taps Nokia for optical transport network modernisation
Global operator signs deal to deploy optical transport portfolio to deliver more automated, higher-capacity network to meet growing demands of residential and Industry 4.0
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February 05, 2021
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Mayor of London launches digital inclusion initiative
Taskforce focused on increasing digital inclusion in London will promote digital skills and increase access to devices and connectivity
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February 05, 2021
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Feb'21
Telcos flesh out 5G volumetric use cases
NTT DoCoMo and BT among first telcos to examine the potential of technology that will enable large, high-quality interactive 3D files to be streamed to 5G mobile devices and viewed directly through a browser, along with AR/VR.
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February 05, 2021
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CE consortium calls on comms regulator to ignore pleas to delay 6GHz certification
As users’ reliance on wireless devices increases, the US Consumer Technology Association warns FCC to ignore lobbying to pause progress of Wi-Fi 6E equipment certification
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February 05, 2021
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Feb'21
RAN returns strong growth but Nokia prepares for challenging year ahead
Comms tech provider claims solid Q4, full year 2020 performance but anticipates “meaningful headwinds” in year of transition
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February 04, 2021
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Feb'21
Wi-Fi global economic value to reach $5tn in 2025
Study of the mainstay of in-home work, educational and entertainment communications finds Wi-Fi is a major global economic engine
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February 04, 2021
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Feb'21
BT counts cost of Covid-19 in third quarter
Fibre and 5G roll-outs continue apace, but trading update reveals trying times for UK incumbent telco, with falling revenues and profits
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February 04, 2021
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Ericsson: Dematerialisation is the path to profitability
Comms tech provider’s research finds so-called dematerialised enterprises expect to take advantage of cloud and mobile technology to become more productive and sustainable by 2030
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February 03, 2021
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Feb'21
AWS and Telstra team up on 5G
Australia’s Telstra will explore a range of AWS’s edge computing offerings that can be integrated into its 5G network to speed up the performance of 5G applications
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February 03, 2021
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Broadband speed boost sees UK home values jump by £3,500
UK government survey quantifies added value of access to superfast broadband, which is now said to have pushed broadband speeds up a gear for 5.5 million homes across the country, creating £2.7bn of economic benefits including 17,600 jobs
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February 03, 2021
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Feb'21
EE, BT team to ‘redefine’ home broadband with BT Halo 3+
Comms provider and mobile division announce new hybrid connect device, claiming to combine full-fibre home broadband, Wi-Fi and UK’s fastest mobile network
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February 03, 2021
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Feb'21
EE 5G mobile usage increases by 40% over last quarter of 2020
Surge in use of next-generation networks for BT-owned mobile service over the festive period with video, especially news, causing spikes
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February 03, 2021
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Feb'21
Tata Communications grows IoT footprint
India’s Tata Communications has been shoring up its IoT capabilities through a handful of acquisitions and partnerships with telcos
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February 02, 2021
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Feb'21
Poly pivots product line to remote working
Latest Poly P Series offers pro-grade webcams, video bars, speakerphones and an all-in-one video conferencing monitor, with remote management and software services to address new normal
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February 02, 2021
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Feb'21
Latency higher priority than speed as IT leaders look to gain edge
Business leaders believe success depends on low latency, namely 10ms or less to ensure the success of their applications, with three-quarters requiring 5ms or less for edge initiatives
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February 02, 2021
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Microsoft and Singtel team up on 5G via Azure Stack
Microsoft Azure customers in Singapore will soon be able to use Singtel’s 5G infrastructure to power 5G applications through the telco’s edge computing platform