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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Nokia to roll out 5G in France and Italy, enables IoT in Argentina

  Finnish comms tech firm to introduce 5G and offer network modernisation in France and Germany, while helping Telecom Argentina to meet enterprise customers’ internet-of-things needs

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Four-fifths of CSPs to trial 5G network slicing by end of 2020

  CSPs plan to simplify 5G network infrastructure with network slicing solutions, enabling a wide range of bespoke 5G B2B and B2C services

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  Nearly three-quarters of C-suite see visibility into network as business driver

  C-suite decision-makers say businesses must rethink what is possible to survive and that technology, particularly the network, must be an enabler in the process

• February 14, 2020 14 Feb'20

  PM Johnson shuffles technology and digital ministers again

  Boris Johnson has changed all the key Cabinet appointments responsible for tech and digital policy for the second time since becoming prime minister last year

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  2019 meaningful revenues elusive, but opportunity knocks from enterprise for 5G

  Research from 5G engagements reveal where investment is strongest, the trends that are driving roll-outs and the road ahead for operators, network equipment manufacturers and device makers

• February 12, 2020 12 Feb'20

  Nokia and SoftBank claim 5G first for connected cars

  Finnish comms giant and Japanese operator reveal trials that they say successfully demonstrate that 5G technology can be safely and efficiently utilised for connected cars

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  CKH IOD eyes up Eseye to meet rising demand for IoT-connected devices

  Global provider of IoT connectivity solutions joins forces with CK Hutchison telecom division to expand its global IoT connectivity coverage and meet rising demand for connected devices

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  Nokia denies being told to up 5G game by DT, but wins Orange 5G RAN contract

  Finnish comms technology firm Nokia reportedly instructed by Deutsche Telekom to improve products to be considered as Huawei replacement, but lands 5G RAN contract with Orange Slovakia

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  O2 expands enterprise IoT offering with UK LTE-M roll-out

  UK telco enhances internet of things offering with Long-Term Evolution, category M1 network, said to be the first of its kind in the country

• February 11, 2020 11 Feb'20

  Verizon opens 5G lab and studio in London

  Leading US communications provider Verizon opens first 5G-enabled facility outside home market to offer organisations a hub to develop, test and co-create 5G applications, hardware and experiences

• February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20

  Norway braces for possible China backlash over 5G loss

  Norway fears trading relationship with China will suffer as a result of Huawei losing 5G contract to Ericsson

• February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20

  Autonomous vehicles get in the fast lane for next decade

  Analyst Statista sees the increased arrival of driverless cars on global highways as proof of the curtain rising on the next act of mobility disruption

• February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20

  City of Wolverhampton Council taps CityFibre to deliver full-fibre connectivity

  Wolverhampton embarks on project to build what is claimed to be “future-proof” full-fibre connectivity that will underpin the city’s next phase of technological transformation

• February 07, 2020 07 Feb'20

  ‘Enormous’ growth prospects for 5G in enterprises

  Newly formed research body predicts global 5G enterprise mobile subscriptions will rise from 500,000 to 175 million by 2024

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  Qualcomm Q1 ends at ‘inflection point’ as it gains from 5G ramp

  5G projects begin to pay off for chip firm as it reveals strong start to the fiscal year in terms of revenue

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  Vodafone, Orange tap Amdocs to boost Spanish business offers

  Communications and media software and services provider extends its reign in Spain’s telco sector with business enhancement solutions for two leading telcos

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  Telia claims 400GE first with Cisco

  Huge rise in users wanting on-demand content prompts internet backbone provider to deploy Cisco 400GE-ready network

• February 06, 2020 06 Feb'20

  Telefónica Deutschland lands loan of €450m for 5G roll-out

  Spanish global telco’s German division seals deal to gain funding to prop up development of mobile network within Europe’s largest country, 4G for rural areas and 5G for urban environments

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  Vodafone reveals €200m cost, two-year 5G roll-out delay to strip Huawei from core network

  True cost of government order mounts up as Vodafone joins BT in taking hit worth hundreds of millions of pounds from requirement to remove Chinese technology from core infrastructure

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  Commsworld claims dark fibre first in Scottish Borders

  Broadband provider says lighting Openreach’s Dark Fibre X with its own optical equipment will enable it to provide flexible connectivity speeds of up to 10Gbps

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  US ban unlikely to dent Huawei’s revenues any time soon, says analyst

  Crisis? What crisis? This is one analyst’s view of the potential effect on the bottom line of the infamous US trade ban on Huawei products and services in telecoms networks

• February 04, 2020 04 Feb'20

  EE retains top spot for UK mobile network performance

  UK mobile survey shows increasing user reliance on connectivity, with network operators needing to act now to ensure strong performance for consumer demands across work use cases

• February 04, 2020 04 Feb'20

  No 5G silver bullets on horizon but a third of UK consumers plan to buy 5G handset this year

  Research from Amdocs reveals that 5G marketing is working, but consumers still lack knowledge of the broader services it could enable

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  UK consumers demand greater reliability, not more speed, from mobile networks

  UK mobile users’ demands evolve as operators hit sweet sport for speed and consumers calling loud and clear for greater emphasis on network reliability

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  Nokia to launch cloud-native 5G network operations software

  Aiming to address operators’ challenges as 5G networks add new layers of technical complexity, Nokia announces automated and scalable management suite

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  Orange France contracts Nokia and Ericsson for 5G network technology

  Leading telco teams with Finish and Swedish comms tech giants as part of its ambition to realise a 5G network in France in 2020

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  Super Bowl wireless networking touch down for Extreme Networks

  Weeks after first revealing its Wi-Fi 6-enabled networks for sports stadia in leading American sports leagues, networking technology and services company takes on wireless and analytics for biggest game in US sport

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  India’s 2020 budget to boost local tech sector

  A flurry of investments in quantum computing, datacentres and broadband connectivity is expected to shore up India’s technology industry from this year

• January 31, 2020 31 Jan'20

  Growth again in Q4, but global smartphone market slips back over 2019

  It was a tough year, but smartphone big guns fire in fourth quarter of 2019, driven by resurgent Apple’s iPhone 11, and industry set for further spike in 2020

• January 31, 2020 31 Jan'20

  BT to take half-billion pound hit on Huawei kit replacement

  Telco BT reveals the price to pay to meet the UK government’s new regulations around restricting ‘high-risk’ telecoms equipment suppliers in the nation’s 5G radio network

• January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20

  5G fixed wireless broadband CPE shipments set to pass two million in 2020

  With fibre-to-the-home penetration limited to less than a fifth of total global households, huge opportunity opens up for the whole 5G fixed wireless broadband market, including customer premises equipment

• January 29, 2020 29 Jan'20

  EU implements 5G infrastructure restrictions on ‘high-risk’ suppliers

  European countries follow UK’s lead and give member states the ability to ban or limit so-called high-risk telecoms equipment suppliers from 5G networks

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  Huawei excluded from UK 5G core but retains place in radio network

  Local operators breathe huge sigh of relief as UK government allows potentially high-risk telecoms equipment suppliers continued ability to supply essential technology for 5G radio network

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  Cisco unveils business transformation suite for hyper-connected enterprise

  New tools claimed to help businesses push their boundaries by reimagining their applications, empowering their teams, securing their data and transforming their infrastructure

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  UK in catch-22 decision over Huawei security

  The UK’s final decision on whether to permit mobile operators to use Huawei equipment is expected imminently, and its decision will have ramifications far beyond the technology sphere

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Openreach extends full-fibre network to rural UK

  UK national broadband infrastructure provider ramps up programme to deliver full-fibre to 200 locations, mainly towns and villages hitherto not passed by network

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  RAN sharing and convergence juice up Orange for 2020

  Telco Orange’s roadmap for Europe in 2020 reveals the power of convergence and the need for ecosystem partnerships

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Singapore’s StarHub and M1 team up in 5G licence bid

  The two telcos are working towards the 17 February 2020 closing date for 5G proposals

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Pluribus claims industry’s first central office edge compute switch

  Open networking and controllerless SDN automation tech provider aims to respond to the extensive and exacting needs of distributed cloud environments

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Privafy claims ‘fundamentally new’ approach to mobile data security

  New company aims to address underlying security vulnerabilities to protect internet-reliant businesses

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Seven projects funded to explore CAV security

  The winners of the Cyber Securities Feasibility Studies contest, exploring cyber security for self-driving cars, have been revealed

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Canonical offers scalable mobile Android apps in the cloud

  New Android technology allows enterprise users to offload compute, storage and energy-intensive applications from devices to the cloud

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Aeris gears up for connected vehicle joint venture with VW

  Connected technology provider forges joint venture with leading automotive manufacturer to improve service flexibility and speed, operational efficiency and customer experience

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  UK broadband offers poor relative value for money

  Importance of fibre push by UK broadband providers clear as research shows data speeds available to UK households have not significantly changed while prices have risen steadily

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  CityFibre acquires FibreNation in £200m deal

  Strategic acquisition sees growing UK fibre provider’s roll-out plans almost double in size, with TalkTalk joining network with long-term commitments for residential and business customers

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  5G builders test vulnerabilities in Finnish hackathon

  University hackathon puts 5G security to the test as new wireless technology’s roll-out nears

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  BT calls on fellow operators for investment fairness in rural UK network scheme

  BT wants its prior investments in UK mobile infrastructure to be recognised in formulating operators’ investment in Shared Rural Network

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Nicky Morgan says new government will be pro-tech

  DCMS minister outlines five key ways the government aims to support technology going forward, including being “unashamedly” pro-tech

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  SK Telecom claims standalone 5G data session is world’s first

  South Korean telco proclaims 5G breakthrough that makes it set to be first to provide standalone 5G services in the first half of this year

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Will 5G turn Langkawi into world’s first smart island?

  Malaysia telco TM is set to transform Malaysia’s Langkawi archipelago with a 5G testbed that will pave the way for 5G services across the country