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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

• November 20, 2019 20 Nov'19

  FCC opts for public C-band auction

  US telecoms regulator disappoints satellite consortium with decision to go to public, not private, auction of spectrum in the 3.7-4.2 GHz band to develop 5G

• November 20, 2019 20 Nov'19

  SK Telecom unveils 5G Virtual Social World

  Korean telco aims to take advantage of its growing 5G infrastructure with hyper-immersive experience platform optimised for the mobile era

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  Huawei shrugs off latest US reprieve

  Chinese tech giant dismisses the latest extension of the US Temporary General Licence and maintains that the US government is harming its own interests in banning it

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  Trade associations dial down anger on Labour’s broadband plans

  Anger at the Labour Party’s proposals on full-fibre broadband have persisted, but more nuanced views have emerged from fibre associations

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  Aryaka aims to disrupt traditional SD-WAN and legacy service provider models

  SD-WAN provider Aryaka claims to have unyoked enterprises from what it calls carriers’ burdens and ‘rigid, limited’ offerings with new regional WAN models

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  Investec Bank cashes in on WAN acceleration

  Investec Bank turns to WAN acceleration to cut down distributed database response times and ensure that more traders can go online and earn more money

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  Failure to assess cloud network architectures affecting service performance

  The second annual ‘Cloud performance benchmark report’ from ThousandEyes notes the need for businesses to make rigorous assessments of underlying network architectures in cloud service acquisition

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  Nextgenaccess gains 20-year rights to run full fibre alongside HS1 track

  Broadband infrastructure provider will deploy high-capacity 432 Fibre System between Stratford in London and Eurotunnel in Folkestone

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  London 5G operators make mixed start to service lives

  London 5G networks are not yet cutting the mustard in terms of consistency and reliability of performance

• November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19

  University Hospitals Birmingham demos UK’s first remote 5G-powered diagnostic procedure

  NHS trust uses BT 5G network to deliver medical services to a 5G-connected ambulance, combining virtual, augmented and robotic technology

• November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19

  Google Cloud introduces holistic cloud network monitoring

  Spotting a gap in holistic network management in today’s multicloud business environments, Google Cloud introduces its Network Intelligence Centre

• November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19

  Industry questions viability of Labour plan to offer free full-fibre broadband to all UK homes

  Uproar in tech sector as Labour proposes to part-nationalise BT and offer free full-fibre broadband to all individuals and businesses by 2030 if successful in General Election

• November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19

  Cord-cutting driving global broadband usage to surpass 500GB of data per month

  Exodus from traditional video services to online spurs surge in average broadband data usage, presenting untapped opportunities for service providers

• November 14, 2019 14 Nov'19

  Booming broadband drives EU cable to new highs

  Record revenue fuelled by continued growth in cable revenue generating units, says European broadband cable yearbook

• November 14, 2019 14 Nov'19

  ASEAN regulatory sandbox will promote cross-border data flows

  The Regulatory Pilot Space will offer ASEAN businesses a safe test environment to provide digital services across the region while complying with data privacy rules

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  11 new 5G hacks enable user device tracking and monitoring

  Researchers at Purdue University and the University of Iowa publish details of several new 5G mobile network vulnerabilities

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  Synchronoss joins US big four operators in cross-carrier messaging initiative

  Joint venture aims to deliver advanced mobile messaging experience across suppliers’ mobile networks

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  Enterprises begin mandating open APIs as part of RFPs

  Back-office implementations see increased demand for native support for TM Forum’s Open APIs, boosting interoperability and helping service providers improve agility and reduce IT integration and maintenance costs

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Police Scotland furthers Pronto digital beat in Glasgow

  Officers will be able to fill in reports directly on their mobile devices for incidents such as crimes, road collisions and traffic tickets

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Mist gets into gear with first self-driving network for the enterprise

  Mist Systems has launched what it claims as the world’s first AI-driven self-driving network for the enterprise, allowing business users to streamline IT operations, simplify troubleshooting across wired/wireless domains and deliver optimised ...

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Subs spike sees growth return to Vodafone UK

  Vodafone UK is claiming its best-ever quarter for new customers, with more than 500,000 additions in the three months ending 30 September

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Shared responsibility model key to solving 5G security problem

  Both buyers and sellers need to cooperate to solve the thorny issues around 5G security

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  German telcos team to combat mobile dead spots

  Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica Deutschland and Vodafone have entered into a co-operation for mobile network expansion to extend coverage throughout Germany

• November 11, 2019 11 Nov'19

  Vodafone inks network deal with Openreach to expand FTTP in UK

  First phase of network expansion aims to give users download speeds of up to 900Mbps in 15 UK towns and cities

• November 11, 2019 11 Nov'19

  Swisscom takes step towards nationwide 5G coverage

  Telco deploys spectrum-sharing technology to help realise its goal of reaching 90% 5G coverage of Switzerland by end of this year

• November 11, 2019 11 Nov'19

  Zain taps Ericsson for 5G network

  Zain commissions Ericsson for 5G technology to meet growing data traffic demands and deliver high-quality mobile broadband and fixed wireless experiences, encompassing new business in the automotive, health and energy sectors

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  5G to be first mobile generation to have bigger impact on enterprises than consumers

  GSMA Intelligence report says 5G could see private enterprise networks explode and become a competition battleground between telcos and cloud companies within five years

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  Qualcomm eyes up slice of $13.2tn 5G sales enablement market

  At the end of its financial year, mobile chip giant Qualcomm sets its sights firmly on profiting from a 5G economy which it believes will generate more than $10tn in sales enablement by 2035

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  Cisco promises CIO digital transformation gains with new collaboration suite

  Suite deploys artificial intelligence to create a personalised meetings experience

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Orange begins 5G services with roll-out in Romania

  Orange Group joins the 5G service provider roster, with offer in Romania said to be capable of delivering internet download speeds of up to 1.2Gbps and average download speeds of 600Mbps

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Community Fibre lights up south London gigabit broadband

  Fibre-to-the-home provider Community Fibre has teamed with cloud and IT services provider Glemnet to bring unprecedented gigabit speed broadband to customers in south London

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Telcos take to commercial blockchain to seize new revenue streams

  GlobalData report finds blockchain usage among telcos increasing, with use cases such as roaming fraud management, wholesale fees settlement, mobile money payments and IoT management

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  O2 5G gears up to power driverless cars in London

  UK telco reveals 5G network support for trials of driverless vehicles and smart transport systems on the streets of London

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Nokia and Microsoft announce tech partnership

  IT behemoth Microsoft and comms technology provider Nokia forge first joint solutions, to enable communications service providers and enterprises to accelerate digital transformation

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  Gigabit broadband to transform working lives across Europe

  Report from economist Oxera predicts that many social and economic benefits will result from the widespread roll-out of gigabit broadband, as increased connectivity changes the way people interact with each other

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  Virgin disconnects BT for Vodafone for future mobile services

  From 2021, Virgin Media will have full access to all of Vodafone’s current services and future technologies, such as its 5G network, after ending supply deal with BT

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  Jonathan Oxley appointed interim Ofcom chief executive

  Ofcom group director for competition and board member fills in as regulator expects to make permanent appointment after General Election

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  EU digital sovereignty at risk if global tech giants can’t respect IP rights

  MEP warns that digital sovereignty will remain a mirage if European digital champions do not have the same rights to enter foreign markets as those attempting to enter the EU

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  Huawei: 5G growth will be maintained with or without US tech supply

  Huawei dismisses US tech sabre-rattling and claims it will continue robust business growth in 5G with or without US suppliers

• November 05, 2019 05 Nov'19

  OpenStack to get standardisation boost in China

  New standards are being developed by the OpenStack Foundation and a standards body to improve the interoperability of OpenStack distributions in China

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  Huawei ‘in Europe, for Europe’ to unplug bottlenecks towards the intelligent world

  Chinese comms infrastructure giant dismisses external “pressures” and sets out its strategy to make breakthroughs and deliver the all-connected intelligent world based on 5G, IoT and AI

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  Optus fires first salvo in Australia’s 5G roll-out

  Australia’s second biggest telco, Optus, has flipped the switch for its 5G fixed wireless broadband service in key cities, with mobile services in the pipeline

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  Chinese companies fuelling OpenStack adoption in APAC

  Led by Chinese tech giants such as Tencent and China Mobile, the Asia-Pacific region will account for a third of the global OpenStack market by 2023

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  Nokia proposes Soar solution for telcos facing 5G cyber threats

  Nokia proposes new way for telcos to meet the inevitable rising cyber security threats posed by 5G-enabled networks

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  General Election sees UK government defer ‘high-risk’ 5G tech supplier review

  Decision on allowing so-called high-risk suppliers access to the UK’s market for 5G infrastructure delayed due to 12 December poll

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  Big three make big switch on for 5G in China

  The largest 5G roll out to date takes place as China gives official authorisation to deploy services as China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom switch on offers at the same time

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  Enterprise WLAN industry makes tracks

  IDC research finds wireless connectivity remains a top priority for global business as bandwidth demands continue to increase and near real-time business applications require lower latencies

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  5G core tech leadership race a close-run thing

  What is said to be the first competitive landscape assessment of the 5G Mobile Core arena shows the market is still very much up for grabs

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  UK government demands Ofcom boosts broadband development

  In a UK legal and regulatory first, UK government constructs priorities for telecoms regulator Ofcom, principally regarding the roll-out nationwide of gigabit-speed broadband

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  SK continues transition away from mobile dominance

  SK Telecom has shown an annual increase in its mobile communications business revenues for the first time in eight quarters, as it carries on with its plan to transform into a global “new” ICT company