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Telecoms networks and broadband communications

  • October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

    Vodafone claims UK 5G first

    Mobile network operator Vodafone claims the activation of a trial site in Manchester marks the first time mobile data traffic has been streamed to and from the internet exclusively over 5G technology

  • October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

    BT picks fintech leader to succeed Gavin Patterson

    BT has named Philip Jansen, current co-chief executive of global payments services group Worldpay, as the successor to outgoing chief executive Gavin Patterson

  • October 24, 2018 24 Oct'18

    CityFibre backers pump £2.5bn into full-fibre broadband

    Network expansion will add 27 towns and cities to CityFibre’s current roll-out to 10 locations in support of a consumer full-fibre service delivered by Vodafone

  • October 19, 2018 19 Oct'18

    Competition, not consumer demand, is driving full-fibre roll-out

    Market competition among telecoms operators, not consumer demand, appears to be driving the trend towards ultrafast full-fibre broadband roll-out in Europe

  • October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18

    Drivers have dangerous misconceptions about self-driving cars

    People seem to be confused about the difference between autonomous and assisted driving technology, with worrying implications for road safety, says Thatcham Research

  • October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18

    Middle East gears up for 5G

    The race for 5G is well and truly under way, and the UAE and Saudi Arabia are well positioned to be among the first countries in the world to deliver the benefits of this new telecoms protocol