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Internet infrastructure
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April 28, 2025
28
Apr'25
Digital twins critical for digital transformation to fly in aerospace
Technology consortium publishes whitepaper to address the challenges of digital twin adoption in the aerospace and defence industries highlighting requirements for successfully deploying these digital twin-enabling technologies
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April 25, 2025
25
Apr'25
Kingston Council taps Boldyn to improve digital infrastructure
Partnership between London borough council, regional transport authority and leading large-scale network provider to see high-speed fibre links to CCTV locations, enabled through the construction of a 10km network covering main town centres
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April 25, 2025
25
Apr'25
Omdia: All-photonics infrastructure key to safer, smarter, more sustainable world
Research revealed at Innovative Optical and Wireless Network global forum outlines future of digital economy, powered by all-photonics networks
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April 17, 2025
17
Apr'25
Windstream, Ciena boost 400G network capacity in Southeast US
Optical communications technology enhances network infrastructure with its reconfigurable line system and coherent optical innovations, strengthening connectivity between Texas and Florida
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April 16, 2025
16
Apr'25
Fibre fine but US tariffs to take hit on broadband equipment
Analyst predicts effect of US tariffs on telecoms and communications industry, revealing probable winners and losers
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April 15, 2025
15
Apr'25
Qwilt covers more than 2,000 edge cloud nodes across six continents
Distributed edge network technology provider claims milestone in Edge Cloud infrastructure through shift in how enterprises can deliver content and deploy latency-sensitive applications
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April 15, 2025
15
Apr'25
Alibaba Cloud bolsters AI offerings
The Chinese hyperscaler has launched new models, tools and infrastructure upgrades for international customers following plans to advance its cloud computing and AI infrastructure
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April 10, 2025
10
Apr'25
Ericsson unveils AI-led enterprise wireless-first branch architecture
Global comms tech provider launches wireless-first branch architecture to deliver secure, reliable and scalable connectivity to support higher-bandwidth, business-critical AI-based operations across multiple industries
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April 10, 2025
10
Apr'25
Elevate raises full-fibre bar for businesses across Cardiff
Altnet to bring gigabit-speed connectivity to thousands of businesses through partnership with local council and national government across Welsh capital to boost digital inclusion, economic growth and educational access
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April 10, 2025
10
Apr'25
HPE intros virtual private cloud, on-premise options for Aruba Networking Central
Expansion of flagship network management service designed to address increasing demand for data sovereignty with regional and local control of networks with built-in security, AI-powered optimisation and enhanced observability
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April 08, 2025
08
Apr'25
Elevate and Xantaro accelerate UK full-fibre reach
UK alternative gigabit broadband suppliers unveil further advances in their full-fibre business in the north-west and south-west of England, deploying in urban and rural communities
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April 04, 2025
04
Apr'25
Mercury fibres up to boost utility efficiency
Demand to support continuous traffic growth sees New Zealand utility provider offer 400G broadband connectivity supplied by country’s leading telco and optical communications technologies supplier
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April 01, 2025
01
Apr'25
Vodafone Idea looks to beef up enterprise comms with optical upgrade
Optical transport upgrade designed to insulate network against 4G data growth and accelerate commercial 5G roll-out in India
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March 28, 2025
28
Mar'25
Digital Twin Consortium outlines spatially intelligent capabilities and characteristics
Consortium designed to drive increased virtual representation adoption across industries publishes whitepaper emphasising the importance of locational intelligence in practice
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March 28, 2025
28
Mar'25
Audi gears up for next-gen factory automation with smart manufacturing
Global auto manufacturer Audi deploys virtual private cloud environment platform to deliver enhanced automation, reconfiguring production line to accommodate a product mix change and scale compute and storage
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March 28, 2025
28
Mar'25
UK gigabit broadband continues progress but overbuild fears persist
Fifth edition of UK broadband report sees robust growth of full-fibre access across the country, but with slower increase in gigabit per se, and key mergers making altnets more efficient and attractive for investors
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March 26, 2025
26
Mar'25
Deutsches Forschungsnetz accelerates research with green IP network
IP network upgrade designed to give German national research and education network enhanced access to critical resources and more efficient collaboration with interface speeds up to 800 Gbps, increased capacity and 75% reduced power consumption
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March 25, 2025
25
Mar'25
UK internet trade bodies issue best practice guidance for telecoms poles
Trade associations for providers of internet services in the UK offer guidance outlines that encourage a community-conscious approach to telecoms infrastructure deployment
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March 24, 2025
24
Mar'25
CityFibre acquires Connexin’s full-fibre infrastructure
Strategic agreement enables the expansion of nationwide footprint of UK’s leading alternative and independent broadband provider by up to 185,000 premises
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March 24, 2025
24
Mar'25
DE-CIX launches neutral internet exchanges in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro
DE-CIX opens two internet exchanges, partnering with datacentre operators Equinix, Elea and Ascenty to boost enterprise connectivity, and connect to 60 locations and over datacentres in 600 cities
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March 24, 2025
24
Mar'25
Neos expands BMC TV partnership to support UK live events broadcasting
Media network services provider teams with leading business connectivity provider aiming to deliver high-capacity, low-latency connectivity, addressing increasing live broadcast demands
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March 19, 2025
19
Mar'25
HPE teams up with Nvidia for enterprise AI solutions
Leading networking tech firm latest to get on board agentic AI road in partnership with GPU leader focusing on customer transformation with new enterprise AI solutions and enhancements encompassing data management and storage.
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March 18, 2025
18
Mar'25
EXA Infrastructure, Ultranet build fibre route across key Italian cities
Dedicated digital infrastructure provider and independent carrier-to-carrier operator and fibre infrastructure owner team to enhance diversity on a key corridor for subsea cable data traffic
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March 18, 2025
18
Mar'25
Interconnect infrastructure set for sixfold increase in bandwidth demand
Global survey explores networking needs for artificial intelligence era as more than half of IT professional believe AI workloads will place the biggest demand on datacentre interconnect infrastructure over the next three years
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March 17, 2025
17
Mar'25
Online Safety Act measures come into effect
Regulator Ofcom is now able to take enforcement action against platforms under the Online Safety Act if they fail to proactively safeguard against content such as terrorist or child sexual abuse material
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March 14, 2025
14
Mar'25
Microsoft, DE-CIX plot MAPS for SaaS enterprise connectivity
Noting that 82% of enterprises underestimate the lagging effect of packet loss on the performance of SaaS applications, global internet exchange operator and IT behemoth partner to optimise cloud connectivity
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March 13, 2025
13
Mar'25
YouFibre takes 400G connectivity option at Manchester internet exchange
Independent full-fibre broadband provider becomes first ISP to take a 400G port at the London Internet Exchange’s regional interconnection hub in Manchester
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March 13, 2025
13
Mar'25
AT&T claims long-distance fibre network speed record
US communications giant completes ‘the highest speed’ across a single wavelength with 1.6 Tbps data transport on its commercial infrastructure
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March 12, 2025
12
Mar'25
BT claims first successful trial of MAUD live streaming platform
UK telco’s multicast-assisted unicast delivery platform sees initial usage, demonstrating promised ability to flatten peaks of network traffic
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March 10, 2025
10
Mar'25
Nokia claims US fibre wins with Outer Reach Broadband and BerryComm
Leading global comms tech provider celebrates new US contracts deploying fibre solution capable of delivering multi-gigabit broadband to businesses in Maine and 100+ mile backbone from Indianapolis to Logansport to enhance high-speed internet
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March 10, 2025
10
Mar'25
Broadband Forum launches three open broadband projects
Broadband Forum unveils latest work in development of software and standards designed to provide foundations for faster innovation through global collaboration including AI and ML
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March 07, 2025
07
Mar'25
UK altnets call for full-fibre broadband to be prioritised in industrial strategy
Independent Networks Cooperative Association outlines plan for cross-UK campaign to promote full-fibre broadband adoption and the establishment of a digital infrastructure cross-departmental working group
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March 05, 2025
05
Mar'25
MWC 2025: Fabric to spread as BT sees no business plan B without the network
UK’s leading coms provider outlines the pressures that enterprise customers will face as AI reshapes the new world of work
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March 02, 2025
02
Mar'25
AWS boosts telco cloud offerings with new Outposts
Amazon Web Services debuts new Outposts racks and servers that extend its infrastructure to the edge to support network intensive workloads and cloud radio access applications
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February 28, 2025
28
Feb'25
Major UK banks hit by payday digital banking problems again
A month after Barclays suffered online banking problems, customers at multiple banks report further issues
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February 24, 2025
24
Feb'25
Government seeks payments tech partner through £49m contract
UK government wants tech partner to help it embed open banking functionality into its Gov.uk Pay platform
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February 24, 2025
24
Feb'25
NTT, Nokia, Anritsu demo dynamic networking using IOWN APN
Latest step in next-generation networking project aims to realise power-efficient RAN network by dynamic base station operation according to traffic fluctuations
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February 24, 2025
24
Feb'25
Alibaba bets $53bn on cloud and AI
Chinese tech giant Alibaba unveils massive three-year investment in a move to capitalise on the AI opportunity and position its cloud infrastructure as the backbone for future growth
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February 18, 2025
18
Feb'25
Meta’s planned subsea cable will exceed circumference of Earth and support AI innovation
Meta’s planned 50,000 km subsea cable will be the world’s longest and connect the five major continents
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February 05, 2025
05
Feb'25
StarHub upgrades fibre broadband network to deliver 10Gbps services
First deployment of StarHub’s 10Gbps XGS-PON technology across city-state to offer enhanced services as part of Digital Connectivity Blueprint to improve citizen well-being via next-generation digital infrastructure
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February 03, 2025
03
Feb'25
Hard-to-reach UK locations achieve broadband milestones
Ultrafast broadband goes live on Hebridean islands, with network ready for first residents to order full-fibre, while UK altnet outlines initial progress in £5bn deployment scheme
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January 30, 2025
30
Jan'25
Neos Networks leads £1.2m UK Midlands broadband project
Leading UK business-dedicated network appointed by council to lead D2N2 Gigahubs initiative aimed at bringing gigabit broadband to rural communities in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
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January 30, 2025
30
Jan'25
Global fixed broadband subscriptions pass 1.5 billion
Research firm points to milestone in wired connectivity arena, with over five hundred million fixed line subscriptions added over the past six years
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January 27, 2025
27
Jan'25
FullFibre, Zzoomm merge to gain scale in UK altnet broadband
UK independent broadband providers merge to form one of the UK’s largest altnets, with 600,000 properties ready for service
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January 24, 2025
24
Jan'25
Fibre broadband network reaches half of Scotland
UK’s leading broadband provider says research shows gigabit digital upgrade could generate £4bn for Scottish economy and help to reverse depopulation
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January 24, 2025
24
Jan'25
IOWN sets focus on go-to-market, proof of concept optical in 2025
Next-gen networking project reveals focus for 2025, including early adoption use cases, go-to-market activities and wider industry collaboration
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January 24, 2025
24
Jan'25
High Court: Sky Betting ‘parasitic’ in targeting problem gambler
UK High Court rules that Sky Betting acted unlawfully after breaching a customer’s data protection rights when it obtained his personal data through cookies and used it to profile him for the purposes of direct marketing, despite his ‘impaired’ ...
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January 22, 2025
22
Jan'25
E&, DE-CIX create Middle East SmartHub internet exchange
Middle East telco partners with internet exchange operator to boost regional datacentre connectivity, with Fujairah hosting largest submarine cable landing station and new locations for Dubai
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January 22, 2025
22
Jan'25
Telxius enhances global Ethernet service with next-gen optics
Global connectivity provider deploys advanced optical pluggables to power the Carrier Ethernet service upgrade, allowing businesses to scale bandwidth between 50Mbps and 100Gbps-plus
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January 21, 2025
21
Jan'25
DriveNets, Fujitsu, UfiSpace join forces to support optical net development
Consortium of optical technology providers come together to accelerate open network roll-outs and support NTT-driven next-generation optical network infrastructure programme, testing and certification of multiple products