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October 06, 2022
06
Oct'22
EU rolling out measures for online safety and AI liability
The European Council has approved the passage of the Digital Services Act to protect people’s rights online, while the European Commission has announced proposals to help those negatively affected by artificial intelligence to claim compensation
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October 04, 2022
04
Oct'22
UK a broadband laggard as altnets grab share from incumbents
Ookla overview of UK broadband market reveals that while fibre development is accelerating throughout the country, median fixed broadband download and upload speeds compare badly with global market
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October 03, 2022
03
Oct'22
BT Group sees network gains through AI Accelerator
Telco announces new platform to orchestrate, accelerate and monitor artificial intelligence model deployments developed by its data community and to drive efficiencies
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October 03, 2022
03
Oct'22
Three-quarters of business professionals want to embrace the metaverse
Study from networking systems, services and software company reveals business professionals’ interest in metaverse pointing to utilising more immersive and connected digital applications in the workplace
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September 30, 2022
30
Sep'22
Hyperoptic, Community Fibre take gigabit highway to Islington
Inner London local authority signs deal so that more than 90% of homes and businesses will be connected to gigabit by August 2025, including 50 community hubs
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September 29, 2022
29
Sep'22
UK government rolls out Project Gigabit to rural Teesdale
£6.6m contract granted in north-east England as part of national programme to upgrade broadband for hard-to-reach premises, with GoFibre engaged as principal contractor for build out
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September 28, 2022
28
Sep'22
Online Safety Bill needs complete overhaul, say rights groups
Civil society groups write to new digital minister to challenge various aspects of the upcoming Online Safety Bill, which they say threatens rights to privacy and freedom of expression
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September 28, 2022
28
Sep'22
Neos Networks to connect Viking Wind Farm to SSE Renewables HQ
Business connectivity provider constructs communications links between wind farm being built on Scottish island and headquarters on mainland more than 300 miles away with machine-to-machine network to control and monitor performance of wind turbines...
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September 27, 2022
27
Sep'22
Telefónica, Qualcomm collaborate to build XR, metaverse systems
Partnership designed to grow metaverse and extended reality ecosystem using Snapdragon Spaces as well as upskilling Telefónica’s internal teams and external innovation programmes in XR hardware and applications
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September 27, 2022
27
Sep'22
Businesses see fixed broadband charges rise as average bandwidth increases
Latest roundup of global fixed broadband arena shows residential consumers reaping speed and cost rewards of fibre proliferation, while B2B subscribers see little improvement in bandwidth versus monthly charges
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September 22, 2022
22
Sep'22
Ofcom turns its attention to the hyperscalers
The regulator sees its role expanding into emerging areas of communications technologies and public cloud services
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September 22, 2022
22
Sep'22
Privacy Pledge signatories dream of alternative internet
A group of privacy-focused organisations have come together to establish a set of principles for taking the internet back from big tech and surveillance capitalism
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September 22, 2022
22
Sep'22
American Express recruiting thousands of tech professionals
Amex will add 5,000 IT professionals to its workforce in 2022 as digital products and services become the staple of the finance sector
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September 16, 2022
16
Sep'22
Flex muscles up 5G SA private wireless, Industry 4.0 in advanced manufacturing
Leading comms tech provider teams with multinational electronics company to combine 5G SA private wireless and Industry 4.0 expertise for advanced manufacturing services in Brazil
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September 16, 2022
16
Sep'22
WBA unveils ‘world-first’ combination of Wi-Fi 6E, OpenRoaming
Trial of combined wireless technologies at Polytechnic Institute of Viseu said to showcase the future of higher education, including 8K video and interactive experiences in classrooms
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September 15, 2022
15
Sep'22
Linksys lines up deals with UK gigabit ISPs for Wi-Fi 6 mesh solutions
Business Wi-Fi networking solutions firm partners with growing UK full-fibre gigabit broadband ISPs to offer mesh wireless network systems claimed to deliver four times faster coverage across the home
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September 13, 2022
13
Sep'22
New networking era imminent as global internet bandwidth rises 28% in 2022
TeleGeography’s Global Internet Geography research service shows continuing return to ‘normal’ following the pandemic-generated bump of 2020, as demand looks to quickly transcend terabyte measure
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September 13, 2022
13
Sep'22
Verizon VRAN velocity gains as fibre pushed to almost half of cell sites
Communications giant takes advantage of extensive fibre broadband network to support mobile infrastructure, which is seeing significant push into virtualised radio access network technology in cell sites
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September 12, 2022
12
Sep'22
Gigaclear selects EXFO fibre monitoring to assist rapid network expansion
Developer of test, monitoring and analytics services engaged by UK ISP for remote fibre testing and monitoring offering to improve efficiency of deployment and fault identification
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September 09, 2022
09
Sep'22
Full-fibre gathers pace as Lightning strikes across South East while CityFibre looks north
East Sussex-based altnet spreads its wings across coastal regions of southern England with fibre offer into two neighbouring counties, as leading independent provider lands in Hartlepool
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September 07, 2022
07
Sep'22
Minor League Baseball hits in-stadium connectivity to new level
Cloud networking provider partners with Minor League Baseball to provide in-stadium tech and help its teams and players to become smarter and faster in improving their games and optimising the overall in-stadium experience
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September 06, 2022
06
Sep'22
ScottishPower charges up connectivity with BT
Leading UK telecoms provider enters into strategic partnership with Glasgow-based integrated energy company in to help connect renewable growth and provide integrated and bespoke telecommunications services to approximately 100 locations across the ...
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September 06, 2022
06
Sep'22
Rugby try for full-fibre connectivity as CityFibre reveals value of Wolverhampton gigabit
Warwickshire town named as the next location in line for a multimillion-pound digital full-fibre investment, while data is released showing potential benefits of such infrastructures in Black Country urban environment
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September 05, 2022
05
Sep'22
Giganet takes Cuckoo under wing to further full-fibre ambitions
Acquisition of full-fibre ISP described as marking a meeting of minds at a time when gigabit broadband consumers deserve more from the internet, while the UK’s largest independent broadband provider claims landmark in fibre delivery in Derby
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September 02, 2022
02
Sep'22
IFA 2022: Qualcomm announces Meta partnership as it stakes out connected future
Chip giant unveils plans to embed its connectivity technology – encompassing Wi-Fi 7, 5G and even satellite – within virtual and real-world environments to drive connected experiences
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September 02, 2022
02
Sep'22
Energie AG, Austria lights up optical transport network
Austrian energy supply and infrastructure company invests in optical transport network spanning 7,000km to improve customers’ experience and gain opportunity to grow by scaling as it broadens customer base
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September 01, 2022
01
Sep'22
Community Fibre claims UK first with 5 Gbps broadband for businesses
London and South of England fibre broadband provider expands out of consumer-focused sweet spot and claims new benchmark for gigabit business connectivity package
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September 01, 2022
01
Sep'22
Full-fibre roll-out furthers pace in eastern UK and the Midlands
Leading independent carrier-neutral full-fibre platform CityFibre reveals plans to invest more than £14m in network across Northamptonshire town, as Hull-based wholesale fibre company MS3 Networks extends key business partnership to deliver ...
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August 31, 2022
31
Aug'22
NTT, VMware team to develop fully managed Edge+Private 5G offering as a service
Edge-as-a-service offer designed to enable Industry 4.0 to gain instant access to data where it is generated or collected and harness it to drive positive, powerful business outcomes
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August 30, 2022
30
Aug'22
Project Gigabit broadband plan covers 70% of UK homes, businesses
Project Gigabit contract awarded on UK’s Jurassic coastline, putting more than 7,000 hard-to-reach properties in the broadband fast lane by 2025
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August 25, 2022
25
Aug'22
British broadband boosted further by Swish Fibre and Truespeed
Fast-growing UK altnet signals long-term ambition to become a national broadband provider with the launch of a new Yorkshire subsidiary, while Bath-based full-fibre provider claims step-change in its mission to bring the south-west out of the ...
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August 25, 2022
25
Aug'22
Bristow takes off with Speedcast multi-year connectivity agreement
Communications and IT services provider to deliver technology upgrades and SD-WAN solution to a leading global aviation services provider, connecting more than 40 onshore energy and search and rescue sites
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August 24, 2022
24
Aug'22
Juniper unveils AI-driven switch and enhanced AIOps capabilities
Network provider announces series of enterprise-grade wired access switches to connect to modern microservices cloud and artificial intelligence platform
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August 24, 2022
24
Aug'22
Nokia, Furukawa accelerate Optical LAN in Latin America
Leading global communications technology provider strikes up partnership with network cabling specialist to bring benefits of optical local area network connectivity to Latin American enterprise market
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August 24, 2022
24
Aug'22
Subway puts Zen on broadband menu
Leading UK food chain confirms long-standing ISP as an accredited partner to supply its stores across the country with a bespoke connectivity offering that facilitates a delivery line of service that was not previously possible
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August 23, 2022
23
Aug'22
Altice gets regulatory green light for added stake in BT
Despite previous worries by UK government of potential threat to levelling-up agenda on broadband, corporate regulatory probe finds no issue with increase in stakeholding by long-rumoured potential buyer of UK incumbent telco
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August 23, 2022
23
Aug'22
Giganet taps Neos Networks to drive UK gigabit broadband expansion
UK fibre connectivity supplier provides what it says is crucial back-haul capability to allow growing established internet service provider to offer regional and national high-speed fibre connectivity
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August 22, 2022
22
Aug'22
Ogi ramps up full-fibre broadband roll-out across south Wales
Leading Welsh broadband provider reveals the latest areas designated for full-fibre connectivity as part of its broadband digital infrastructure programme, bringing the total to 38 Welsh towns and villages
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August 22, 2022
22
Aug'22
CityFibre looks to power next phase of growth with brand update
Corporate brand refresh is designed to help cement firm’s increasing prominence in UK full-fibre arena, addressing what it says is consumer confusion across the broadband market
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August 19, 2022
19
Aug'22
Google employees demand end to collection of abortion data
In the wake of the US Supreme Court rolling back abortion rights, Google employees are calling on the company to stop collecting abortion-related data, so that it can never be shared with police
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August 19, 2022
19
Aug'22
Freedom Fibre onboards business customers as CityFibre announces Newark net
More momentum in UK fibre market as altnet makes business play and third-largest network company announces expansion in Midlands
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August 18, 2022
18
Aug'22
Leeds signs Allied Telesis to improve network customer experience
Premier League football team and enterprise IoT and software-defined network solutions provider claim 15 years’ no-fail networking and improved experiences for infrastructure users
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August 18, 2022
18
Aug'22
Growing MFA use spurs ‘pass-the-cookie’ attacks
The exploitation of stolen session cookies by cyber criminals is once again back on the agenda, thanks to the growing popularity of multifactor authentication tools
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August 18, 2022
18
Aug'22
Jabra, Lenovo expand collaboration to claim first full Microsoft Teams rooms system
Purpose-built, modular room kit provides enhanced business productivity and collaboration capabilities for companies looking to upgrade their meeting room technology for the hybrid working world
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August 15, 2022
15
Aug'22
England and Wales councils unprepared for PSTN withdrawal in 2025
Freedom of information act request reveals worrying finding that over half of councils in England and Wales have no strategy for the prospective withdrawal of traditional PSTN communications networks
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August 15, 2022
15
Aug'22
UK government aims to allow struggling families access to cheaper broadband
New support scheme designed to enable customers to give permission to broadband providers to confirm their eligibility for cheaper deals
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August 12, 2022
12
Aug'22
CityFibre begins £30m full-fibre build out in Rochdale
UK’s third largest infrastructure provider continues with its cross-UK gigabit fibre rollout in Lancashire town to benefit residents, businesses and services
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August 11, 2022
11
Aug'22
Sellafield Ltd inks network services contract with BT
UK incumbent telco strikes deal with leading UK nuclear facility to take on network service responsibility across all of its sites with potential for future projects involving technologies such as IoT and 5G
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August 10, 2022
10
Aug'22
Google Cloud to open three new cloud regions in APAC
New Google Cloud regions in Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand will enable local organisations to maintain low latency and meet data residency requirements
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August 05, 2022
05
Aug'22
Zzoomm, Jurassic Fibre aim to advance full-fibre gigabit broadband across non-urban UK
Pan-UK full-fibre gigabit broadband provider inks tech partnership to deploy broadband connections offering download speeds up to 10 Gbps while South West-based internet service provider announces start of ultrafast broadband network build in ...