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• May 03, 2024 03 May'24

  Openreach ups pace of copper network switch-off

  UK’s largest broadband provider maintains pace of digital network transformation adding nearly 100 locations to its roster of communications exchanges that are now able to offer digital comms based on full-fibre networks

• May 03, 2024 03 May'24

  Lords say government must ‘go beyond’ current approach to LLMs

  Chair of the Lords Communications and Digital Committee has written to the UK’s digital secretary about the government’s approach to generative AI, lamenting a lack of support for copyright holders and measures to ensure competition in AI markets

• May 01, 2024 01 May'24

  Google ups investment to improve Hawaiian internet infrastructure

  Hawaii receives major financial fillip from Google to develop critical internet infrastructure across the state, connecting to Japan and mainland US

• April 30, 2024 30 Apr'24

  Altnets continue full-fibre deployments in UK

  UK’s independent broadband supply sector shows more momentum in the north and south of England, and also in Northern Ireland, tailoring cable offerings for different needs

• April 29, 2024 29 Apr'24

  Openreach reaps benefit of invisible DNA marking with cable thefts down 30%

  Despite spate of cable thefts in recent times, UK broadband provider reports crime tumbling over past 12 months after deploying forensic liquid marker that can be sprayed directly onto cables and equipment

• April 26, 2024 26 Apr'24

  European Parliament approves platform worker directive

  The approval of the platform worker directive gives member states two years to incorporate its measures into their national legislation, which includes provisions on how to classify the employment of gig workers and deploy algorithmic ...

• April 25, 2024 25 Apr'24

  UK gigabit maintains steady progress

  Latest study of UK communications market from national regulator finds access to gigabit broadband and 5G mobile coverage has risen over past 12 months

• April 24, 2024 24 Apr'24

  UK altnets claim to outpace Openreach in UK fibre

  Research from Independent Networks Cooperation Association finds that despite challenges, alternative broadband providers enjoyed robust growth in 2023

• April 23, 2024 23 Apr'24

  Nokia boosts Industry 4.0 with MX Grid, Visual Position and Object Detection

  Comms tech provider makes series of announcements to enable more effective, responsive and agile decision-making for Industry 4.0 segments by processing, and unveils visual position and object detection technology to track industrial assets via ...

• April 19, 2024 19 Apr'24

  Nexfibre reaches million premises ready for service benchmark

  Months after commitment to billion-pound investment in broadband infrastructure across the course of 2024, UK wholesale provider claims massive milestone in plan to deliver full-fibre gigabit network to five million premises by 2026

• April 19, 2024 19 Apr'24

  Ciena optical tech makes light waves in Canada, Indonesia

  Telcos from Europe and Asia deploy optical comms technology provider’s solutions to adapt to user and performance demand, reaching higher bandwidth and reducing energy requirements

• April 18, 2024 18 Apr'24

  International police operation infiltrates LabHost phishing website used by thousands of criminals

  The Metropolitan Police working with international police forces have shut down LabHost, a phishing-as-a-service website that has claimed 70,000 victims in the UK

• April 16, 2024 16 Apr'24

  SURF glides to 800Gbps transmission on existing fibre through Nokia

  Comms tech provider and Dutch research organisation reach 800Gbps transmission over 1,648km existing fibre link to prepare for upgrade to connect to research facilities at world’s leading particle accelerator

• April 15, 2024 15 Apr'24

  Fixed Wireless Access continues to fill crucial connectivity gap

  Latest research finds fibre and FWA both play crucial roles in expanding internet connectivity and bridging digital divide – but on balance, fibre is still the fixed comms top gun

• April 12, 2024 12 Apr'24

  Toob, CityFibre extend gigabit reach

  South of England broadband provider and largest independent network provider extend full-fibre footprint in Hampshire and Glasgow, laying enough fibre to stretch 10 times the length of River Clyde

• April 10, 2024 10 Apr'24

  UK government claims added momentum for Project Gigabit

  Record £714m said to have been committed to boosting UK rural fixed broadband coverage in 2024

• April 09, 2024 09 Apr'24

  CityFibre ISPs team with TAL to boost business

  Collaborations aim to accelerate UK altnet sector and reduce overheads, and increase incomes with no pressure of installation and router costs, to enhance cash flows

• April 08, 2024 08 Apr'24

  Kloud9 aims to transform connectivity with full-fibre

  Broadband roll-out by altnet said to mark a new era of digital connectivity for people in rural Shropshire by enabling access to high-speed internet

• April 08, 2024 08 Apr'24

  Wyebot boosts telemetry with Cisco Catalyst Centre integration

  AI-driven network automation solutions provider inks ‘synergistic collaboration’ that sees strategic enhancements of wireless intelligence platform with networking giant’s API and telemetry data-boosting network automation

• April 02, 2024 02 Apr'24

  Neos Networks, Instant On IT deliver connectivity to hold up in court

  Critical network infrastructure provider partners with bespoke IT services provider to deliver reliable and secure connectivity for legal chambers

• March 28, 2024 28 Mar'24

  Zayo lights up European fibre connectivity with Waves on Demand

  Future-ready network and tailored edge services provider expands European connectivity with fibre service offering customers dedicated 100G Wave routes across the continent in five working days

• March 26, 2024 26 Mar'24

  Ogi, MS3 push altnet-delivered gigabit Britain

  Wales and north of England-based gigabit broadband networks providers reveal strategies to cash in on accelerated roll-out of full-fibre gigabit services to businesses and homes alike

• March 25, 2024 25 Mar'24

  Marked growth in UK broadband proves elusive in 2023

  Quarterly study from specialist comms analyst finds persistent challenging macro-economic conditions acting as headwind for overall fixed and wireless broadband market in final quarter of 2023, but with fibre still a shining light

• March 25, 2024 25 Mar'24

  IBM enhances network IT automation capabilities with Pliant acquisition

  Tech giant makes strategic purchase to further boost software networking capabilities, offering customers the tools to enable network infrastructure observability, connectivity, control and automation across hybrid cloud environments

• March 22, 2024 22 Mar'24

  Court finds EncroChat hacked messages admissible as former footballer is jailed

  A judge in ‘lead’ EncroChat case found that messages obtained by police from the encrypted phone network can be lawfully used in evidence

• March 21, 2024 21 Mar'24

  Three UK sees top-line revenue growth but first EBIT loss since 2010

  UK mobile network operator reports earnings loss for the first time since 2010 but growth in certain customer segments driven by business-to-business, 5G, home broadband and Smarty service

• March 20, 2024 20 Mar'24

  ServiceNow acquires 4Industry, EY Smart to boost smart industry

  Digital workflow company announced its latest acquisitions of 4Industry and EY’s Smart Daily Management app to accelerate digital transformation

• March 15, 2024 15 Mar'24

  CityFibre lights up footprint expansion with Lit Fibre acquisition

  UK’s leading independent fibre network provider enters agreement to acquire alternative fibre network operator and add up to third of a million premises to ready-for-service footprint

• March 13, 2024 13 Mar'24

  SEA-ME-WE 4 doubles undersea capacity with optical link

  Optical communications technology provider Ciena doubles capacity of undersea cable links covering South/Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe to 122Tbps

• March 11, 2024 11 Mar'24

  TechUK calls for next government to introduce ‘industrial strategy’ for AI

  Trade group TechUK publishes blueprint calling for winner of next election to boost tech startups, digitise government services and accelerate technology R&D

• March 07, 2024 07 Mar'24

  UK altnets call for action after attacks on fibre infrastructure

  UK altnets raise concerns after a series of attacks on telecoms networks, demanding DSIT and Ofcom take responsibility to review current rules, from sentencing to policing to industry compliance

• March 05, 2024 05 Mar'24

  Meta outage disrupts social media globally

  Meta services, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads, have been downed in a brief service outage

• March 05, 2024 05 Mar'24

  Open Rights Group accuses LiveRamp of ‘unlawful’ data processing

  Privacy campaigners at Open Rights Group have submitted formal complaints to UK and French data regulators about allegedly unlawful data processing by online advertising firm LiveRamp

• March 04, 2024 04 Mar'24

  STL, Nokia forge enterprise connectivity partnership

  Optical and digital services company and comms tech provider to explore 5G use cases for enterprises, and offer enhanced networking and digital services in manufacturing, healthcare, retail, banking, critical infrastructure and rural broadband ...

• March 04, 2024 04 Mar'24

  Rakuten completes 1 Tbps single wavelength end-to-end transmission trial

  Japan-based mobile network operator and ICT services provider teams with comms tech company to claim 1 Tbps single wavelength transmission record for optical fibre communications

• February 29, 2024 29 Feb'24

  Home Office GPS tagging of asylum seekers breaches data protection law

  The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued an enforcement notice against the Home Office after finding its programme to tag asylum seekers with GPS monitors breaches data protection law

• February 29, 2024 29 Feb'24

  Police arrested journalists as part of surveillance operation to identify confidential sources

  Three police forces took part in surveillance operations between 2011 and 2018 to identify sources that leaked information to journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal hears

• February 22, 2024 22 Feb'24

  EU sets sail with undersea connectivity drive in digital infrastructure initiative

  European Commission announces digital connectivity package to advance development of integrated connectivity and collaborative computing infrastructures and shape future EU policy action

• February 22, 2024 22 Feb'24

  UK government breaks one million mark for gigabit broadband upgrades

  Two more Project Gigabit contracts signed to connect a further 32,400 premises in rural UK and further support announced through £70m Future Telecoms programme and Very Hard to Reach Alpha Trials

• February 21, 2024 21 Feb'24

  London Grid for Learning enrols Community Fibre to connectivity curriculum

  London-based charitable trust taps community broadband provider for backup connectivity in part of wider strategy to deliver ‘world-class’ digital infrastructure to children in London

• February 19, 2024 19 Feb'24

  Nexfibre makes billion-pound broadband infrastructure investment

  Next step in UK wholesale provider’s plan to deliver full-fibre gigabit network to 5 million premises by 2026 sees commitment to billion pound investment in broadband infrastructure across the course of 2024.

• February 15, 2024 15 Feb'24

  Openreach unveils ‘turbo-charged’ full-fibre gigabit broadband offer

  Nation’s leading broadband provider reacts with new speed tiers to ‘massive network traffic surge’ due to demand for high-definition streaming, online gaming, video conferencing  and other bandwidth-intensive applications

• February 14, 2024 14 Feb'24

  UK government adds to autonomous vehicle funding

  Members of the fifth connected vehicle technology development cohort given potential to receive funding from UK government to aid creation of services that could power self-driving vehicles

• February 13, 2024 13 Feb'24

  B4RN brings gigabit fibre internet to Northern England

  Specialist in advanced broadband to rural homes, small villages, farms and dispersed settlements inks deal with AI-native networking company to future-proof communities and deliver equal access to digital services

• February 12, 2024 12 Feb'24

  Virgin Media O2 switches on 2Gbps broadband, symmetrical speed options

  XGS-PON technology-based Gig2 becomes first residential 2Gbps service from UK provider to go live for sale, designed to help power future technologies from AI to immersive and cloud gaming

• February 08, 2024 08 Feb'24

  Average broadband use on pace to break terabyte barrier by 2030

  Broadband consumption data shows record use of 641GB per subscriber in 2023, with leap to 1TB expected by end of decade

• February 08, 2024 08 Feb'24

  Executive alleged to be behind EncroChat encrypted phone network arrested

  A businessman allegedly behind EncroChat, an encrypted phone network that was used by organised crime groups, has been extradited from the Dominican Republic to France

• February 08, 2024 08 Feb'24

  CityFibre wins five new Project Gigabit contracts

  Leading UK independent full-fibre network provider gains added stake in UK government’s £5bn gigabit broadband programme, subsidising infrastructure roll-out to over 202,000 hard-to-reach homes and businesses across rural areas in UK’s southern ...

• February 08, 2024 08 Feb'24

  Cisco taps Apple, Nvidia to achieve distance zero and propel collaboration in new workspace

  Networking and IT tech and services firm reveals solutions and partnerships with leading CE and processor manufacturer to support business in the new world of world where workspaces are being reimagined

• February 07, 2024 07 Feb'24

  Dozens of surveillance companies are supplying spyware to governments, says Google

  Google’s Threat Analysis Group has identified 40 companies involved in selling and supplying security exploits and spyware services to governments