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Internet of Things (IoT)

• October 01, 2021 01 Oct'21

  Ericsson Cloud Connect simplifies connecting cellular IoT devices to AWS

  New service makes it easier for enterprises to securely connect cellular devices to public cloud internet-of-things endpoints

• October 01, 2021 01 Oct'21

  Norway and IoT: A match made in heaven

  Norway is becoming a centre of internet of things innovation as tech developers look for answers to some of the country's unique challenges

• October 01, 2021 01 Oct'21

  KDDI taps Samsung to enable mid-band 5G net spectrum

  Latest part of technology partnership between Japanese operator and Korean comms tech firm sees advances in RAN technology to support accelerated 5G network roll-out in key spectrum range

• September 30, 2021 30 Sep'21

  Vodafone claims world-first multi-supplier test of new broadband standard

  Benu Networks, Casa Systems, Cisco and Nokia join Vodafone in test to pave the way for faster open broadband networks, validating Broadband Forum global standard for interoperability between different suppliers

• September 30, 2021 30 Sep'21

  NTT strengthens Microsoft alliance to support shift to hybrid working

  Technology and business solutions provider enriches enterprise telephony and connectivity with IT giant’s Operator Connect for Teams to assist users’ support for the new normal or working

• September 30, 2021 30 Sep'21

  Qualcomm expands IoT-as-a-service vertical reach

  End-to-end service offering grows to more than 30 verticals in less than a year as comms tech provider reveals latest internet of things-as-a-service applications

• September 29, 2021 29 Sep'21

  Poor connectivity sees majority of global enterprises suffer reduced productivity, efficiency

  Research from core network software platform provider highlights enterprise willingness to invest in private networks solutions as they seek greater network security, network performance and tighter network control

• September 28, 2021 28 Sep'21

  Ericsson reshapes for ‘seismic’ shift in connectivity

  Comms tech provider says global scale of mobile connectivity is triggering a new wave of next-generation innovation that will address some of the planet’s most pressing issues

• September 27, 2021 27 Sep'21

  NTT Data, Mavenir announce global 5G Open RAN collaboration

  Cloud-native network software provider teams with digital business and IT services provider, aiming to meet the needs of operators around the world as they build or transition to open and virtualised 5G networks

• September 23, 2021 23 Sep'21

  Global industry accelerates IoT adoption in response to Covid

  Research reveals enhanced development curve for industrial internet of things in 2021 across global supply chains in agriculture, electrical utilities, mining, oil and gas, transport and logistics

• September 22, 2021 22 Sep'21

  Virgin to focus on business net as providers welcome new net neutrality debate

  Network providers call on UK government and regulators to adopt net neutrality regulations to align with new times in the communications industry as leading cableco announces a pivot to B2B

• September 20, 2021 20 Sep'21

  UK’s fastest 5G found outside south-east of England

  Analyst’s update on UK next-generation network shows 5G not just spreading, but flourishing across the country in terms of speeds and availability

• September 20, 2021 20 Sep'21

  Vodafone, ITU aim to bridge global smartphone digital divide

  First multi-stakeholder initiative to address global mobile internet access gap has been launched by operator and global comms body

• September 16, 2021 16 Sep'21

  BT gifts small businesses £7.5m in street advertising as Street Hub 2.0 units go live

  Local businesses in Kensington and Chelsea are given the chance to advertise for free via digital screens in Street Hub 2.0 units while research reveals over 60% of small firms say local advertising will boost awareness of their business

• September 15, 2021 15 Sep'21

  Volkswagen supports Arm-based software-defined car standard

  Car manufacturer's software business supports industry initiative to develop a standard platform and open-source reference implementation

• September 14, 2021 14 Sep'21

  Mass health tracker data breach has UK impact

  The leak of a database of 61 million users of health-tracking devices includes records on individuals located in the UK

• September 14, 2021 14 Sep'21

  Vodafone: Tech will be driving force for UK achieving net-zero targets

  Study urges UK government to deploy 5G, IoT and other digital and connectivity technologies in its forthcoming energy efficiency and sustainability strategy, claiming this could reduce emissions by up to 4% a year

• September 13, 2021 13 Sep'21

  The digital road ahead: National Highways puts technology in the driving seat

  We speak to National Highways about its multi-year plan to tech-enable the management and operations of our motorways

• September 10, 2021 10 Sep'21

  Providers drive into the core network fast lane as 5G race accelerates

  Study finds that in the next-generation network arena, 5G standalone core dominates key service provider activity, with an enduring need for agility and responsiveness

• September 09, 2021 09 Sep'21

  OneWeb achieves higher orbit with Eutelsat investment, AT&T deal

  Controversial UK government and Bharti-owned satellite operator closes investment from leading French satellite operator and seals deal with US comms giant to provide high-speed broadband connectivity to hard-to-reach locations via satellite

• September 09, 2021 09 Sep'21

  Government relies on tech to reduce NHS waiting lists

  Health and social care secretary Sajid Javid aims to reduce NHS waiting list backlog through use of virtual wards, artificial intelligence and new surgical hubs

• September 09, 2021 09 Sep'21

  UK government reveals £4m trial to use streetlamps and bus shelters to boost 5G

  Two-year project will begin to ramp up use of street furniture and public buildings to host 5G radio kit, with CCTV poles, traffic signals and other roadside infrastructure potentially used to boost coverage

• September 09, 2021 09 Sep'21

  Ericsson gets smart with 5G network services deployment

  Leading comms tech provider keeps up the pace of launches of technologies supporting next-generation network development with modular suite of tools and services

• September 07, 2021 07 Sep'21

  Only a tenth of global vehicles adopt ADAS

  Huge opportunity knocks in the realm of advanced in-vehicle software as surprisingly low number of global cars make use of ADAS features

• September 06, 2021 06 Sep'21

  Qualcomm, Google bring premium and intelligent in-vehicle experiences to Renault Mégane

  Electric version of French car range to use third-generation Snapdragon automotive cockpit platforms and Google Technologies to design ‘seamless and cutting-edge’ in-car experiences

• September 06, 2021 06 Sep'21

  Room for improvement in UK right to repair laws

  The UK government introduced right to repair legislation earlier in 2021 to combat the growing issue of electronic waste, but data sanitisation firm Blancco says that while it’s a step in the right direction, there is definitely scope for improvement

• September 03, 2021 03 Sep'21

  Wirepas gains €10m injection to accelerate first non-cellular 5G tech development

  Increased client demand ramps up commercial launch of new enterprise IoT and 5G standard technology, now slated for 2022

• September 03, 2021 03 Sep'21

  5G-ENCODE reveals next phase of network slicing for industrial 5G

  UK government backed next-generation network project 5G-ENCODE switches on the second phase of its network at the National Composites Centre, as it bids to move a step closer to realising the commercial benefits of 5G in manufacturing

• September 02, 2021 02 Sep'21

  Post-Covid home Wi-Fi consumer needs, expectations fundamentally altered

  Study finds remote workers encounter significantly more home Wi-Fi issues than before the pandemic, with most reporting daily issues with their home wireless networks

• September 02, 2021 02 Sep'21

  The Gulf is counting on its smart cities for a sustainable and profitable future

  The countries in the Gulf region are leading the way in the development of smart cities as part of their economic diversification

• September 02, 2021 02 Sep'21

  NUS researchers develop brain-inspired memory device

  A team of researchers led by the National University of Singapore have developed a brain-inspired molecular memristor that can be configured to perform a range of computing tasks

• August 31, 2021 31 Aug'21

  Singtel counts on telco edge to crack enterprise 5G market

  Singtel is counting on its investments in its multi-access edge compute platform to stand out in the enterprise market for 5G services

• August 27, 2021 27 Aug'21

  AT&T teams with Cisco to boost enterprise-based IoT

  Leading US operator and comms and networking tech giant say 5G network stands ready to deliver lower latency and faster speeds for enterprise customer internet-of-things deployments using 5G certified devices

• August 27, 2021 27 Aug'21

  CPaaS market hits record high for growth in Q2

  Twilio, Vonage and Sinch drive a market that has been positively affected by the Covid crisis as demand for cloud communications over the past year expanded use cases and prompted new suppliers to enter the market

• August 27, 2021 27 Aug'21

  Zen gains Cisco SD-WAN accreditation

  Leading UK provider of comms and technology services awarded Cisco Powered SD-WAN Service SD-WAN status, which it says leaves it well set to prosper

• August 26, 2021 26 Aug'21

  Mobile trade-ins return more than half a billion dollars to US consumers in Q2

  Second-quarter 2021 edition of mobile device tracker shows more than 150% year-on-year growth, with mobile device trade-in programmes back to pre-pandemic levels

• August 26, 2021 26 Aug'21

  Vilicom taps Mavenir for UK’s first offshore Open RAN private network for windfarm connectivity

  Ending a week in which it announced technology for incorporating 2G into Open RAN standards and made a strategic acquisition to enhance its customer engagement platform, cloud-native networks software provider deploys private LTE network for ...

• August 25, 2021 25 Aug'21

  Mavenir acquires Telestax, demos world’s first 2G containerised architecture

  Just after announcing technology for incorporating 2G into Open RAN standards, cloud-native networks software provider makes strategic acquisition to enhance its business messaging and customer engagement platform

• August 25, 2021 25 Aug'21

  Extreme Networks strikes gold at Olympiastadion Berlin as official Wi-Fi solutions provider

  New network set to be the first and largest end-to-end public Wi-Fi 6 deployment in a sporting arena in Europe

• August 25, 2021 25 Aug'21

  M1 deploys surveillance robots at Keppel Bay

  Singapore telco M1 is deploying surveillance robots and other 5G-enabled equipment to beef up security and maintenance operations at Marina at Keppel Bay

• August 24, 2021 24 Aug'21

  Optus unveils first Australian demo of 5G NR-DC

  Australian operator and global comms tech firms demonstrate new radio dual connectivity technology in Sydney, boosting 5G coverage area while maintaining superfast 5G speeds

• August 24, 2021 24 Aug'21

  Charge Analytics goes Soracom to connect advanced IoT monitoring and control

  Internet-of-things solutions provider taps IoT connectivity firm to provide reliable cellular comms to simplify sending data to the cloud and support monitoring of environmental factors in highly regulated industries

• August 24, 2021 24 Aug'21

  Ericsson takes core 5G tech to Taiwan, Faroe Islands operators

  Ericsson supports Asia Pacific Telecom to launch first 5G non-standalone multi-operator core network, while Faroese Telecom inks exclusive 5G core and radio access network deal

• August 23, 2021 23 Aug'21

  Vilicom, Virgin Media O2 boost enterprise comms with commercial Open RAN

  Global network design and management firm teams with recently merged operator to roll out one of the first commercial sites built on its Open RAN technology platform

• August 23, 2021 23 Aug'21

  Telekom Romania taps Mavenir to deliver cloud-native IMS, VoLTE and VoWi-Fi nets

  Move to virtualised IMS with tech from open communications software provider will facilitate operator’s network transition to 4G/LTE and 5G

• August 19, 2021 19 Aug'21

  NEC, Fujitsu begin 5G base station Open RAN tech interoperability testing

  Japanese tech giants team up to accelerate the global reach of base station equipment conforming to O-RAN specifications and aim to stimulate growth and innovation in the open 5G market

• August 19, 2021 19 Aug'21

  Vodafone aims for accelerated transformation in UK water industry with ‘unique’ IoT offering

  UK operator’s new internet of things offering enables water companies to integrate a range of devices and sensors into a single platform to reduce wastage and improve efficiency

• August 19, 2021 19 Aug'21

  Microsoft Azure first cloud to gain orbit with O3b mPOWER

  As more critical workloads move to the cloud, SES medium Earth orbit satellite system will provide additional network diversity, service resiliency and gigabit connectivity for IT giant’s leading data platform

• August 18, 2021 18 Aug'21

  Adam Crozier to lead BT transformation as chairman

  Business transformation specialist and nineties and noughties UK business golden boy to take the reins as BT chairman at the end of the year

• August 18, 2021 18 Aug'21

  Qualcomm claims new era with 5G, AI-enabled autonomous drones

  Global mobile chip leader says platform will accelerate and scale development for manufacturers to deliver ‘powerful’ purpose-built craft that will see use cases in enterprise and industrial 5G