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Internet infrastructure

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  Enterprise and industrial metaverses exceeding expectations

  Across use cases, particularly industrial and enterprise, early metaverse adopters report benefits more often than companies still in the planning phase, with capex reduction and sustainability showing largest difference

• June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23

  DE-CIX switches on Internet Exchange in Finland

  Comms tech provider celebrates 10 years of partnership with Internet Exchange operator and home to leading carrier and datacentre neutral interconnection ecosystem

• May 23, 2023 23 May'23

  Nokia bolsters fixed network offer with SaaS suite, 10G broadband in Vietnam

  Global comms tech provider expands fixed network portfolio with AI-based SaaS suite, and works with leading Vietnamese operator to deploy fibre access nodes and fibre modems to connect homes and businesses in the eight largest provinces of the ...

• May 22, 2023 22 May'23

  New entrants, established players spur spike in UK gigabit broadband availability

  UK comms regulator’s latest investigation of connectivity across the country finds that as of January 2023, gigabit broadband is now available to almost 22 million homes

• May 19, 2023 19 May'23

  Mass job cuts planned for BT by 2030

  UK telco ends a year in which it said it was clear that customers love full-fibre, as it continues to build and connect ‘like fury’ and sets out plan to rationalise business to hit profit targets for end of decade

• May 19, 2023 19 May'23

  Citymesh deploys Nokia turnkey 5G-connected drone platform for emergency services

  Comms tech provider’s drone platform to offer secure 5G-connected drone services across Belgium, with remotely managed, real-time aerial data collection to allow emergency services to make informed responses

• May 17, 2023 17 May'23

  Altnets claim vital role in bringing competition to UK digital transformation

  Study by trade association for UK’s independent broadband suppliers shows further rapid progress in rolling out full-fibre networks, prompting calls to UK comms regulator to change national service pricing structures

• May 17, 2023 17 May'23

  Connexin makes key step in fulfilling full-fibre build plan for 2023

  IoT and digital Infrastructure specialist reveals onboarding of Tier 1 contractors to accelerate increasing full-fibre network expansion

• May 16, 2023 16 May'23

  Executive interview: DNS designer David Holtzman discusses net security

  How is it possible for criminals to lure people onto fake websites? Holtzman says it’s because DNS is fundamentally insecure

• May 15, 2023 15 May'23

  DE-CIX teams with Connected Nation, Newby Ventures to close digital divide in US

  Strategic partnership with non-profit organisations designed to enable operator of internet exchanges in smaller cities and rural areas to significantly improve regional online performance

• May 12, 2023 12 May'23

  Microsoft, Singtel debut Azure public MEC in Singapore

  Azure public multi-access edge compute service will let enterprises deploy low-latency workloads and leverage public cloud services in edge locations

• May 11, 2023 11 May'23

  Aqua Comms unveils 400GE transatlantic service for Energy Sciences Network

  Anticipating a flood of data beneath the waves, Dublin-based subsea connectivity provider provides London to New York infrastructure for high-performance network built to support scientific research

• May 10, 2023 10 May'23

  UK full-fibre furthers pace of roll-out in first quarter of 2023

  Quarterly assessment of UK fixed broadband industry shows full-fibre rolls across UK at a fast clip over the first three months of 2023, but local authorities in remote and rural areas still lack access to gigabit

• May 09, 2023 09 May'23

  Reliable connectivity key to smooth business running for UK SMEs

  Study from Sky Business shows that in today’s uncertain economic climate, UK SMEs are under pressure to cut costs while maintaining quality services, with the impact of energy prices cited as a major concern

• May 03, 2023 03 May'23

  UK full-fibre boost as Openreach expands, Gigaclear claims rural altnet leadership

  Operators at both ends of the corporate scale make notable advances in their respective roll-outs of gigabit connectivity in the UK

• April 26, 2023 26 Apr'23

  Researchers deal blow to Gootloader gang that supported REvil

  Thousands of compromised WordPress blogs have been spreading the Gootloader malware for years, but eSentire’s security research team are turning the tables on the gang that played a key role in REvil ransomware attacks

• April 24, 2023 24 Apr'23

  Amazon Web Services selects 14 startups for space accelerator

  The cohort of startups will use AWS and its resources to accelerate the research and development of their technologies and boost their growth

• April 20, 2023 20 Apr'23

  Online Safety Bill could pose risk to encryption technology used by Ukraine

  CEO of encrypted messaging service Element says Online Safety Bill could pose a risk to the encrypted comms systems used by Ukraine

• April 19, 2023 19 Apr'23

  Volvo gets into gear with Qualcomm to drive connectivity for EX90 Excellence

  Mobile chip and platform provider’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis deployed by car giant to enable highly connected driving experiences in EX90 and EX90 Excellence vehicles

• April 18, 2023 18 Apr'23

  Fintechs get more certainty about open banking’s future direction

  Fintechs have welcomed the UK open banking regulators recommendations for the future of the sector

• April 14, 2023 14 Apr'23

  Ciena makes Wave with purpose-built router for converged metro

  Networking systems provider announces debut of what it calls industry-first platform architecture optimally designed for converged metro network

• April 13, 2023 13 Apr'23

  Nokia expands industrial edge applications to accelerate Industry 4.0 transition

  Four digital enablers designed to expand operational technology edge applications to connect, collect and analyse data from disparate sources – including video cameras – unlocking value

• April 06, 2023 06 Apr'23

  UK emergency services overcharged by £200m a year for comms network

  Tech provider to appeal withering criticism by UK competition watchdog of vast overcharging in emergency services communications network

• April 05, 2023 05 Apr'23

  Scottish police tech piloted despite major data protection issues

  Scottish policing bodies are pressing ahead with a data sharing pilot despite data protection issues around the use of US cloud providers, placing sensitive personal data of tens of thousands of people at risk

• April 03, 2023 03 Apr'23

  Failure to enforce faster broadband switching deadline could see £1.85bn loss

  Uswitch study highlights biggest barriers to switching broadband providers and warns delay in One Touch Switch deadline could mean UK broadband customers miss out of upwards of £1.85bn in savings

• March 31, 2023 31 Mar'23

  Cisco looks to ‘supercharge’ the internet for the future with improved networking economics

  Looking to support the rise of IoT, AI and ML, 28.8T 800G line card is said to be up to six times more space-efficient compared with current offerings

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  How millions of consumers and businesses are using open banking

  SMEs and consumers are increasingly turning to open banking services to help them manage their businesses and lives

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  Ogi sees capital full-fibre opportunity with Cardiff gigabit offer

  In what could represent a multimillion-pound bandwidth boost to Cardiff’s business offering, Welsh altnet reveals plans to bring bespoke full-fibre gigabit network to the city

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  Broadband services to drive Australia and India fixed communications

  Research finds vast geographies no limitation to seeing growth in fixed broadband markets, with particular strength in fibre-to-the-home and business roll-outs

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Barclays makes further cut to branch network

  Barclays cuts another 14 branches from its network as it continues to see a migration to digital banking channels

• March 22, 2023 22 Mar'23

  Anheuser-Busch InBev brews digital infrastructure with Orange

  Global brewing giant partners with business services division of global telco company to help with digital transformation

• March 22, 2023 22 Mar'23

  Openreach hits 10 million mark for full-fibre deployment

  Village in England’s smallest county sees largest network provider hit milestone as 10 millionth location for full-fibre broadband to homes, businesses and public services

• March 22, 2023 22 Mar'23

  Neos Networks to enable Oxfordshire gigabit smart county ambitions

  Leading fibre connectivity supplier reveals role in project designed to deliver gigabit broadband upgrades for more than 175 public sector sites across Oxfordshire by the end of 2023

• March 22, 2023 22 Mar'23

  CityFibre lands latest Project Gigabit contract

  Latest part of UK government’s project to drive gigabit connectivity to non-urban locations sees broadband provider engaged to roll out full-fibre to 45,000 hard-to-reach homes and business across rural Cambridgeshire

• March 22, 2023 22 Mar'23

  OVHcloud opens India datacentre

  The French cloud service provider has opened its first datacentre in India that will provide Indian businesses with access to local compute and storage capabilities

• March 21, 2023 21 Mar'23

  Riedel Networks, Kalaam collaborate to connect motorsports

  Digital services firm teams with international customised network provider to support real-time data transfer and broadcasting for one of the most active and data-driven sports in the world

• March 20, 2023 20 Mar'23

  UK altnets advance pace of full-fibre deployment

  One of the fastest-growing altnets in the UK raises £230m in committed debt financing, while country’s leading independent network provider becomes object of takeover as it maintains build-out momentum

• March 20, 2023 20 Mar'23

  Ofcom extends time on BT wholesale broadband tariff probe

  UK comms regulator to take a further two months to assess whether a regulatory green light for new wholesale pricing from ultrafast broadband market leader threatens competitiveness of UK gigabit sector

• March 14, 2023 14 Mar'23

  UK lags in broadband affordability

  Study on broadband pricing from leading price comparison site finds Western Europe as a region expensive more generally, with no country in the region making it into the top 50 cheapest places in the world to get fast connectivity

• March 14, 2023 14 Mar'23

  Central bank digital currency use set to soar over next seven years

  The use of central bank-backed digital currencies is set to explode over the next seven years as governments drive adoption to increase financial inclusion

• March 09, 2023 09 Mar'23

  Millions in the Arab world use VPNs to overcome restrictions and bandwidth throttling

  Citizens in the Arab world are using VPNs to help them bypass internet restrictions and increase available bandwidth

• March 03, 2023 03 Mar'23

  White House unveils National Cybersecurity Strategy

  The strategy will focus on ensuring closer collaboration on cyber security between government and industry, while giving software and other tech companies a bigger role in combatting threats due to their resources and expertise

• March 02, 2023 02 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: Netflix pushes back against telcos in net neutrality row

  Net neutrality seems to be an itch the European comms industry cannot scratch, and hot on the heels of an intention to get content firms to contribute to the build-out of networks for tomorrow’s services, Netflix takes aim at telcos’ demands

• March 02, 2023 02 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: Huawei chooses not to choose on network energy efficiency

  Comms tech firm rebuts assumed binary choice in comms arena and assures simultaneous green ICT and ICT development is possible if the right balance is struck between energy efficiency, renewable energy utilisation and user experience

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  MWC 2023: ICT infrastructure investment to drive Industry 4.0

  Study reveals how digital economy will account for more than half of global GDP by end of 2023 and how growth of 5G and intergenerational evolution of connectivity technology will increase global economic benefits by approximately 15%

• February 23, 2023 23 Feb'23

  Ciena claims industry first with 1.6 Tbps coherent optic service

  WaveLogic 6 Extreme and WaveLogic 6 Nano products designed to meet critical network provider capacity and power efficiency needs

• February 20, 2023 20 Feb'23

  Full-fibre internet to reach half of UK homes by March 2023

  Ofcom data shows full-fibre deployment in the UK has maintained pace over the past 12 months and is set to reach a major tipping point in the next few weeks

• February 20, 2023 20 Feb'23

  App-based Zopa bank buys BNPL fintech

  App-based Zopa bank is adding a buy now, pay layer platform to its technology stack through its first acquisition

• February 16, 2023 16 Feb'23

  Virgin Media O2 makes deal for small business broadband customers

  Leading UK operator announces faster upload speeds for its small business broadband services, with customers now able to access 10:1 download to upload speed ratio across all Voom packages

• February 15, 2023 15 Feb'23

  UK saw fintech investment collapse in 2022, but is still a world leader

  Fintech investment in the UK sees steep drop, but the country was still a top destination for capital