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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• October 22, 2020 22 Oct'20

  Maturing O-RAN set to have 75% market share by 2030

  Analyst confident of prospects for comms technology enabling multi-supplier interoperability for innovations and reducing time to market for deploying new network functionality

• October 22, 2020 22 Oct'20

  O2 makes further expansion to UK 5G network

  Almost exactly a year after it switched on 5G in the UK, O2 takes next-gen network locations into treble figures and eyes up business use cases

• October 21, 2020 21 Oct'20

  5G drives Ericsson in third quarter

  Increased demand for next-generation architectures in key territories boost third quarter for Swedish comms tech giant, as it inks national infrastructure network deal to deliver 5G speed and network capacity in domestic arena and Estonia

• October 21, 2020 21 Oct'20

  Qualcomm teams with Verizon and Ericsson to set 5G speed benchmark, boosts 5G offering

  Comms carrier and tech companies continue to drive advancements in 5G technology using aggregation technology on mmWave spectrum while new portfolio of 5G RAN platforms aims to enable a new generation of cellular networks

• October 20, 2020 20 Oct'20

  Verizon goes global with private 5G network

  US comms giant spreads wings to offer private 5G capabilities to enterprises in Europe and Asia-Pacific deal

• October 20, 2020 20 Oct'20

  AT&T taps Nokia to drive CBRS-enabled Industry 4.0 private networks

  US comms giant aims to accelerate its ambitions to support advanced communications in manufacturing and industry

• October 20, 2020 20 Oct'20

  Almost two-thirds of cell sites set to deploy open RAN by 2026

  With diversity in communications technology supply set to accelerate, open RAN will come to the fore and research suggests that enterprise small cells will be a key factor in its deployment

• October 19, 2020 19 Oct'20

  Global operator revenue to be buoyed by 5G over next five years

  Research firm presents more evidence dispelling fears of pandemic preventing roll-out of next-generation networks

• October 19, 2020 19 Oct'20

  EU contact-tracing app interoperability gateway goes live

  European Union goes live with project developed to ensure that member states’ apps will work seamlessly across borders, so users will only need to install one app for use across EU

• October 16, 2020 16 Oct'20

  UK government hits superfast target but many still experience poor broadband

  National Audit Office report says government’s target to roll out faster gigabit coverage nationwide by 2025 will be difficult to achieve for the hardest-to-reach premises

• October 16, 2020 16 Oct'20

  KDDI, Orange start engine on connected automotive IoT services

  Toyota and Mazda to use connected car capabilities for improved customer experience in connected car platform covering 63 European territories

• October 15, 2020 15 Oct'20

  Jersey launches contact-tracing app

  Irish software developer NearForm adds Channel Island to its list of customers for mobile proximity app technology

• October 15, 2020 15 Oct'20

  Employees demand greater ownership and choice in the ‘new normal’ of work

  Cisco survey shows flexible future for work, with three-quarters of UK office workers wanting to choose whether to work from home or office, and manage their hours

• October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20

  Cheaper and more available smartphones set to drive 5G adoption surge

  Arrival of 5G-enabled iPhones, particularly in Europe and North America, along with momentum in China, to push worldwide 5G connections to 3.6 billion by 2025

• October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20

  UK firms find obstacles to unlocking full potential of Edge

  Survey finds almost of half of UK IT leaders in the UK are already actively using Edge technologies to deliver new outcomes and business value, but 87% of ITDMs are missing key skills to unlock the value of data

• October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20

  Nokia claims big win in small cells for Chunghwa Telecom 5G net

  Leading Taiwanese mobile operator becomes first in its country to deploy 5G non-standalone network powered by Nokia radio technology

• October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20

  O-RAN ready to rocket to be worth $47bn by 2026

  Industry analyst predicts rapid expansion for open radio access network over the next six years

• October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20

  5G set to add $8tn to global GDP by 2030

  Research from leading global telecommunications technology provider finds that despite the economic challenges of Covid-19, a global boom in 5G investment will see 71% of companies invest in it over the next five years

• October 12, 2020 12 Oct'20

  BT expands digital workplace portfolio with Zoom

  New carrier agreement with conferencing provider Zoom designed to allow BT to offer a managed service with integrated networking to ensure optimal user experiences

• October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20

  Nokia, Ericsson score 5G tech wins with Orange, Proximus

  Centre of politics becomes centre of 5G activity as incumbent telcos tap Nordic comms giants to build out next-generation infrastructures

• October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20

  CMA asks for right to probe O2/Virgin merger

  Competition and Markets Authority requests right to probe potentially game-changing joint venture that could transform UK’s wired and wireless communications provision

• October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20

  Cisco, Qwilt and Digital Alpha launch open caching CDN for service providers

  Consortium of tech providers introduce new model for media delivery using open caching architecture, claiming ‘unprecedented’ levels of quality with open, global APIs

• October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20

  Quarter of remote workers fail to engage with tech teams

  Research reveals a burgeoning IT-employee divide among the growing ranks of remote workers, but the root causes have yet to be examined fully

• October 08, 2020 08 Oct'20

  Singtel rolls out 5G trial network for enterprises

  Singtel is providing enterprises with early access to its 5G standalone network at its testing facility to test and develop new 5G applications

• October 07, 2020 07 Oct'20

  5G regulation failures are a threat to UK’s national security

  Defence Committee report on the security of 5G brands existing regulations outdated and unsatisfactory

• October 07, 2020 07 Oct'20

  More than four-fifths of global workforce rule out return to office full-time

  With workforces demanding increased – if not permanent – home networking, research reveals CIOs’ top priorities in planning for new everywhere enterprise, specifically securing mobile devices, apps and users

• October 06, 2020 06 Oct'20

  5G technology could increase global economy by $1.5tn by 2030

  Research commissioned by Huawei suggests next-generation networks can stimulate growth and drive productivity as the global economy recovers from Covid-19

• October 06, 2020 06 Oct'20

  EE leads latest Opensignal UK mobile performance report

  UK’s largest operator tops UK mobile quality survey measuring performance across four key use cases

• October 05, 2020 05 Oct'20

  Interdealer broker bets on BT for infrastructure

  Market infrastructure provider Interdealer inks deal with BT, enabling enhanced customer experience, deeper insights and new compliance tools

• October 05, 2020 05 Oct'20

  O2 takes 5G to Germany’s biggest cities

  Telefónica Germany says it is beginning a new era in mobile telephony in the country, allowing users to have ‘completely new dimensions of digitisation’ with next-generation networks

• October 05, 2020 05 Oct'20

  Colt gallops to bring high-capacity bandwidth to UK’s major cities

  Provider deploys network-to-network interfaces acquired via Livequote pricing portal to support UK broadband network to satisfy the increasing demand for high-bandwidth connectivity services

• October 05, 2020 05 Oct'20

  5PRING launches Green Innovation Challenge

  5G testbed welcomes applicants from startups based in the West Midlands and beyond to cut carbon emissions

• October 02, 2020 02 Oct'20

  NE US regional contact-tracing app network adds New York, New Jersey states

  Neighbouring regions become the third and fourth NE US states to tap leading Irish software developer for contact tracing app development work

• October 02, 2020 02 Oct'20

  Nokia clocks up 100 5G deals and 160 commercial 5G engagements

  Finnish comms tech giant says 5G deals and engagements validate its progress in strengthening mobile radio product portfolio as the transition to 5G continues

• October 02, 2020 02 Oct'20

  Internet of things vital for post-Covid business success, says report

  UK telco Vodafone launches report focused on the impact IoT is having on businesses at a time when their digital capabilities are being put to the test by the Covid-19 pandemic

• October 01, 2020 01 Oct'20

  NCSC sees no ‘significant improvement’ in Huawei’s overall security practices

  Annual report investigating perceived risks of Huawei’s involvement in parts of UK critical national infrastructure finds vulnerabilities and slow progress in remediation, but concludes that all perceived risks are manageable

• October 01, 2020 01 Oct'20

  Darwin SatCom gets into gear with first UK commercial 5G, satellite autonomous vehicles test lab

  Businesses can use lab to explore and trial next-gen connectivity for autonomous vehicles based on 5G and satellite communications, with O2-customised vehicles available to test proofs of concept

• October 01, 2020 01 Oct'20

  Enea claims 15% increase in RAN capacity through machine learning

  Covid-19 pandemic renewing operator focuses on extracting maximum capacity from 4G networks and machine learning, seen as providing a significant boost to capacity and cost-effectiveness

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  Ericsson deploys 3DExperience to boost product design as Elisa inks 5G core tech deal

  Leading Swedish comms tech provider Ericsson begins deployment of 3D design engineering software platform for specific functional areas, taking a stepwise approach to its product lifecycle management transformation, just as Finnish telecoms operator...

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  Wi-Fi Vantage certification adds support for managed wireless advancements

  Latest development from wireless collaboration forum see Wi-Fi 6 and WPA3 optimise and secure the Wi-Fi experience in managed networks

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  Skoda Auto transforms network infrastructure to accelerate business growth

  Car manufacturer upgrades network with campus networking systems as part of its 2025 digital transformation strategy

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  VMware wants to decouple the telco technology stack

  VMware is trying to break the stranglehold of integrated technology stacks on telcos, but network equipment suppliers are not ceding ground

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Microsoft aims to sharpen edge, 5G deployment with Azure for Operators

  IT and cloud giant announces partnership programme with telecommunications industry to more effectively enable the roll-out of next-generation networks

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Nokia nabs greater part of BT 5G infrastructure

  As UK incumbent telco continues removing Huawei technology from its network, Finnish comms tech giant scores big

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Remote working world reveals cloud/SaaS security concerns

  Research reveals pivotal moment when the cloud is playing a more important role than ever to support mass remote working, with CISO concerns over cloud security remaining stubbornly high

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Singapore to build 5G talent pipeline

  Singapore’s telcos will start hiring and training about 1,000 telecoms professionals by year-end to support the deployment of 5G networks

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  BT: UK government’s national fibre target could be missed by eight years

  Government is in danger of not realising its full-fibre coverage broadband ambitions, says telco, which had identified seven key policy, legislative and fiscal enablers to get the plan back on track

• 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