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July 24, 2026 24 Jul'26
BT claims connectivity milestone in first quarter of fiscal year

Fibre to the fore for UK’s leading comms provider in first quarter, with FTTP 574,000 net adds, total premises connected totalling 9.4 million and take-up rate of 40%
July 24, 2026 24 Jul'26
UK broadband altnets call for telecoms to be at heart of growth agenda

Trade body for the UK’s independent broadband providers warns government over effects of new policy concerning country’s digital infrastructure on broadband delivery, digital inclusion and network resilience
July 23, 2026 23 Jul'26
Connectivity becomes the weakest link in Britain’s workplaces

Study finds internet and connectivity failures have overtaken software problems as the biggest cause of lost productivity, with the average UK employee losing 93 working hours a year to IT issues
July 23, 2026 23 Jul'26
Uplink internet traffic growth breaks further record

Study finds upstream demand reshaping network performance and capacity with upstream usage up 19.2% year on year in second quarter of 2026, three times that of downstream

July 23, 2026 23 Jul'26
UK’s low-income areas suffer with continued broadband digital divide

Study shows that despite steady growth and progress in rolling out high-speed internet across the UK, broadband black spots still exist
July 22, 2026 22 Jul'26
Amphenol makes fibre Pivot to support AI-scale data centre growth

1RU fibre panel designed to support 192 connections to help AI and hyperscale operators scale capacity without giving up serviceability
July 22, 2026 22 Jul'26
‘Modest but notable’ regional spread of fintech funding in UK

Hubs outside London have made some headway in the UK fintech sector, but overall funding has dropped
July 21, 2026 21 Jul'26
Scottish Water taps BT, Accenture to plot digital future

Scottish utility firm inks strategic relationships with tech firms to continue digital journey, looking to deliver more resilient, secure and efficient services as well as strengthen technology foundations
July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26
Can Oman become the Gulf’s third AI infrastructure hub?

The Sultanate is leveraging subsea cables, lower costs and regulatory stability to position itself alongside regional AI giants, but a large ecosystem scale gap remains
July 07, 2026 07 Jul'26
Singtel’s AI push could lift its digital business to a third of earnings

Singtel’s group CEO, Yuen Kuan Moon, says the telco is investing in datacentres, GPUs and AI services while staying focused on shareholder returns

July 05, 2026 05 Jul'26
How Zoho’s full-stack strategy keeps it in control of cost and sovereignty

Zoho’s ANZ lead Rakesh Prabhakar explains how building its own infrastructure keeps the SaaS firm in control of cost, pricing and data sovereignty
July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26
AI to revolutionise industrial internet in oil and gas markets

Research shows how the global industrial internet market is experiencing rapid expansion, with upstream segment at the forefront of adoption
July 03, 2026 03 Jul'26
Platforms must shoulder burden of proof for social media design

Under-16s social media ban should be tied to design features, with the burden of proof towards safety placed on companies, says technology psychologist
July 01, 2026 01 Jul'26
Tata Communications strengthens India-Singapore connectivity corridor

AI-ready connectivity investments look to enable enterprises to connect across continents with secure, high-speed, dynamic, self-managed and low-latency infrastructure
July 01, 2026 01 Jul'26
Self-harm and cyberflashing added to online safety offences list

The Online Safety Act has been updated to include ‘self-harm’ and ‘cyberflashing’ as ‘priority offences’, meaning online service providers will need to update their risk assessments of both categories
June 29, 2026 29 Jun'26
ITS, Nufibre extend UK broadband offerings

UK business connectivity full-fibre operator strengthens access to purpose-built business connectivity across England, Scotland and Wales, while fellow altnet looks to make broadband management simpler and more accessible
June 25, 2026 25 Jun'26
MWC 2026 Shanghai: Huawei bets on token economy as telecoms seeks new AI revenues

AI-native networks, intelligent computing and token-based business models are emerging as the next frontier of digital infrastructure
June 24, 2026 24 Jun'26
Cost the major barrier in AI’s race to space

Space-based datacentres are becoming technically feasible in the next decade, with one in eight AI workloads running in space by 2040, according to Boston Consulting Group – but costs will pose a major barrier to its adoption
June 23, 2026 23 Jun'26
Nokia, t3 Broadband, Aureon team to deploy optical AI connectivity

Comms tech provider teams with US operator to provide AI-ready optical route connecting North Dakota datacentre to Chicago metro area
June 18, 2026 18 Jun'26
CMA puts in place fair ranking measures on Google Search

Google will need to rank organic searches objectively and will be required under UK law to share data with third-party services
June 14, 2026 14 Jun'26
UK Finance ‘shocked but not surprised’ by rise in fraud as tech firms ‘profit’ from it

Two-thirds of authorised push payment scams begin on tech platforms, according to UK Finance annual report
June 12, 2026 12 Jun'26
Lincolnshire County Council upgrades wide area network services

Lincolnshire County Council to replace legacy PSN infrastructure with unified, high-performing network environment, enabling greater agility
June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26
Finland, Sweden strengthen joint 6G programme

Finnish, Swedish researchers team to make 6G communication networks more capable, robust, secure and trusted through a programme offering a foundation for stable societies
June 11, 2026 11 Jun'26
Wi-Fi 7 gains ground but advanced Wi-Fi standards lag in Europe

Study reveals wireless internet market in flux with Wi-Fi 4 in rapid decline, Wi-Fi 6 the net recipient, and Wi-Fi 7 beginning to scale but only in the most advanced markets
June 09, 2026 09 Jun'26
CityFibre breaks one million connections barrier

UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform announces significant landmark with the number of premises connected to its UK-wide broadband network now hitting seven figures
June 05, 2026 05 Jun'26
ViaTunisia subsea segment reaches ready-for-service status

Subsea cable segment connecting Marseilles in France and Bizerte in Tunisia has officially reached ready-for-service status, making leap from infrastructure design to live connectivity
June 04, 2026 04 Jun'26
Publishers can now opt out of Google AI summaries and training

The UK’s competition watchdog has ruled that Google must provide online publishers and news organisations with the ability to opt out of their work being summarised by artificial intelligence, or otherwise used to train the company’s models
June 04, 2026 04 Jun'26
Cisco Live 26: Networks the key in post-Mythos world

Platform offers unified approach for humans and AI agents to run critical IT infrastructure together, allowing customers to build their own apps and agents in natural language
June 04, 2026 04 Jun'26
AI boom creates connectivity challenge for integrators

Whitepaper from connectivity expert Altnets highlights growing infrastructure pressure, as artificial intelligence demand reshapes the future of digital economies
May 22, 2026 22 May'26
Record fibre connections but BT posts mixed 2026 financial year

UK’s leading communications provider claims solid FY26, with highs in FTTP connections and cost control, but sees headwinds on broadband business
May 21, 2026 21 May'26
Matrix NAP Info boosts Batam-Jakarta undersea corridor with 1Tbps connectivity

Optical comms tech provider sees 1Tbps per-wavelength deployment on undersea cable system, designed to position Indonesia at the forefront of next-generation digital connectivity
May 20, 2026 20 May'26
Forward rebrand brings further autonomous networking insight

Landmark launch and corporate rebrand designed to enable organisations to see full impact of network changes before making them, so they can operate safely, with confidence.
May 20, 2026 20 May'26
Vodafone hails Nokia and AWS-based IoT services trial

Mobile operator validates cloud infrastructure provider to run internet of things voice and data network applications on Nokia core systems in push to add capacity faster and extend coverage
May 19, 2026 19 May'26
Africa Congo Internet Exchange becomes first distributed IX in DRC

Global internet exchange operator enters partnership with NGO to see Democratic Republic of Congo become home to latest internet hub cutting costs for users across equatorial Africa
May 18, 2026 18 May'26
Zayo Europe opens Genoa fibre network landing, interconnection hub

European fibre infrastructure provider expands Mediterranean footprint and regional Southern European network with point of presence in north of Italy
May 13, 2026 13 May'26
Via Africa subsea cable project to strengthen European, African connectivity

Europe-Africa submarine cable project backed by consortium model designed to connect Europe to Africa along the Atlantic coast, enhancing the resilience and diversity of West Africa’s international connectivity
May 12, 2026 12 May'26
Nokia enters cognitive broadband era with agentic AI capabilities

As the telecoms industry looks to invest heavily in agentic AI, Nokia unveils a plan to tackle fibre and Wi-Fi challenges, boost user experience and increase operational efficiency
May 11, 2026 11 May'26
Thousands of Essex premises to gain upgraded broadband

Latest part of £5bn ultrafast broadband development scheme sees expansion of gigabit roll-out to cover full-fibre blackspots in urban areas, as well as the countryside
May 11, 2026 11 May'26
BT scores Euro 2028 connectivity deal

UK’s leading telco appointed Official Telecommunications Partner of the UEFA European Football Championship 2028, with BT launching products and services designed for customers nationwide
May 11, 2026 11 May'26
Inside the global datacentre squeeze

A projected $800bn datacentre infrastructure investment in APAC alone is clashing with the limits of global power grids, forcing datacentre operators to rethink where and how they build the physical engines of the internet
May 11, 2026 11 May'26
Australian public cloud spending to surpass A$33.6bn in 2026

As hyperscalers such as AWS and Microsoft pour billions into Australian datacentres, Gartner predicts local public cloud spending will grow by 17.9% in 2026, driven by the growth in AI infrastructure demands
May 08, 2026 08 May'26
Alkira acquisition gives Lumen cloud connectivity control plane

Acquisition to see physical infrastructure and programmable network united with cloud-native control plane to deliver a single, digital connectivity platform with cloud-to-cloud and datacentre-interconnect
May 08, 2026 08 May'26
Neos Networks, Cornerstone and StonesThro power UK sovereign edge cloud

Strategic collaboration designed to enable distributed microscale AI compute with national, resilient connectivity for critical sectors
May 01, 2026 01 May'26
DE-CIX expands New York metro connectivity with architecture upgrades

Quad-node architecture across New York and New Jersey, expanded metro access and 400GE readiness designed to strengthen resilience in the US’s most demanding interconnection market
May 01, 2026 01 May'26
Telxius taps Synamedia Quortex Switch to support multi-CDN growth

Global connectivity provider implements Quortex Switch to boost video streaming experience for customers, reaching millions of viewers worldwide
April 30, 2026 30 Apr'26
HPE expands ProLiant edge network portfolio

Chassis and servers are optimised for the edge, and validated for harsh and remote environments across retail, manufacturing and national security-related deployments
April 30, 2026 30 Apr'26
India aims for the stars with orbital datacentres

As terrestrial datacentres face severe power and cooling constraints, space-based facilities promise unlimited solar energy and low latency for AI inferencing, provided the industry can overcome challenges
April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26
Cisco advances path to quantum network with universal switch

Research prototype designed to connect quantum systems from different suppliers, in all major encoding modalities, at room temperature, over standard telecom fibre
April 24, 2026 24 Apr'26
Capital injection, acquisition further Render Networks in critical infrastructure

Critical infrastructure software platform provider gains fresh capital to accelerate sector and portfolio expansion
April 22, 2026 22 Apr'26
Google launches Gemini Agent Platform, eighth-generation TPUs

With more AI agents moving to production, Google Cloud is targeting governance, multi-cloud data architecture and purpose-built silicon to help enterprises orchestrate agentic workflows