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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
April 16, 2026 16 Apr'26
UAE education builds digital resilience as regional tensions accelerate shift to remote learning

Ankabut CEO Tarek Jundi outlines how national infrastructure, AI-driven platforms and distance-learning capabilities are helping schools and universities maintain continuity amid geopolitical uncertainty
April 15, 2026 15 Apr'26
Cintegral taps Taara connectivity for real-time live media production

Networking service from Google Moonshot allows directors and crew members to digitally collaborate in real time during a shoot using light-based connectivity instead of relying on cable-based infrastructure
April 13, 2026 13 Apr'26
Qualcomm expands strategic advanced driver assistance systems, immersive eyewear collaborations

Mobile technology platform provider inks deal with Snap company to expand decade-long collaboration on XR services, and with Bosch to make ADAS offerings for enhanced safety and comfort
April 13, 2026 13 Apr'26
Sateliot launches €100m series C financing round

Barcelona-based satellite operator announces investment that will see use in financing deployment of constellation and starts selection process for a lead investor in new round expected to close in summer
April 09, 2026 09 Apr'26
UK Navy deters Russian submarines near critical undersea cables

Operation by Navy and RAF tracks Russian submarine operations close to critical undersea cables
April 02, 2026 02 Apr'26
Wilson Connectivity, Autonomous Systems team for in-building wireless service

Joint development brings AI-ready, automated monitoring and real-time service assurance to indoor distributed antenna system and private network deployments
April 02, 2026 02 Apr'26
North America drives video telematics market to 22 million units by 2030

Study from M2M/IoT market research firm finds installed base of active video telematics systems growing at a steady clip driven by North America and camera technology enhancements
March 31, 2026 31 Mar'26
CityFibre launches 8.5Gb service across wholesale multi-gig network

UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform provider makes the next step in its roll-out of its 10Gb-capable network, and claims strong customer growth continuing as it approaches one million users
March 27, 2026 27 Mar'26
Virgin Media Business Wholesale accelerates high-capacity delivery in the UK

Fixed wholesale connectivity arm of leading UK operator announces biggest ever upgrade to its wholesale network, delivering 32% Ethernet lead time reduction and 10G delivery accelerated by up to 40 days
March 26, 2026 26 Mar'26
Nokia joins Linx as technical partner for London network refresh

Internet exchange based in UK capital completes project refreshing its 17-site interconnected network in London, with global comms tech provider selected as the technical partner to support development
March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26
Akamai launches AI Grid intelligent orchestration

Cyber security and cloud computing company unveils global-scale implementation of AI Grid, intelligently routing artificial intelligence workloads across edge, regional and core footprint to balance latency, cost and performance
March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26
Ciena optics deployed in Meta cable upgrade, JGA Lightstorm

Optical connectivity provider’s technology is used to set transmission record for across a transpacific submarine cable, enabling next-generation cloud and AI connectivity between Japan and Australia
March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26
Cambridge MC boosts comms procurement with Carrier Club acquisition

International consulting firm swoops for ’unique’ procurement-as-a-service organisation to offer greater value to its clients in challenging times for businesses
March 24, 2026 24 Mar'26
Tata Communications unveils self-healing network

Platform from digital ecosystem enabler aims to provide greater than 99.99% service availability to help enterprises reduce data centre operational costs by up to 30%
March 23, 2026 23 Mar'26
Zayo provides critical connectivity infrastructure for AI, cloud datacentres

Enterprise network provider deploys connectivity infrastructure to one of the UK’s largest AI cloud datacentre campuses to support up to 720 MW of AI-ready infrastructure
March 19, 2026 19 Mar'26
Infrastructure is back as Orange Business drives trusted agentic platforms

Annual customer gathering of enterprise arm of global telco sees launch of four key applications taking advantage of agentic AI capabilities and emphasising the need for robust and secure infrastructure
March 18, 2026 18 Mar'26
Ofcom sets out regulation to push UK gigabit broadband to ‘final phase’

UK communications regulator lays down regulation required to drive full-fibre roll-out through its end phase to universal access across the country, aiming to allow businesses to unlock economic gains
March 16, 2026 16 Mar'26
C-suite execs flag core nature of edge AI to business strategy

Research from edge computing provider observes enterprise edge AI is now an intrinsic part of core business infrastructure, driven by rapid uptake of agentic operations
March 16, 2026 16 Mar'26
UK government unveils gigabit broadband upgrade tracker

As full-fibre broadband deployments maintain steady pace across the nation, UK government introduces tool to allow businesses across England and Wales to discover if they are due a government-backed broadband upgrade
March 13, 2026 13 Mar'26
Altnets ‘force to be reckoned with’ in UK broadband

Research shows peers reaching around 19.7 million premises, with more than 3.5 million live connections, outperforming the major providers on customer satisfaction and value
March 13, 2026 13 Mar'26
CityFibre, AllPoints Fibre introduce multi-gigabit FTTP

Partnership aims to bring together leading networks to simplify wholesale consumption to enable ISPs and MSPs to meet the demands of high-value customers with access to 1.7Gbps and 2.3Gbps FTTP speeds