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• March 14, 2023 14 Mar'23

  London not calling in UK 4G to 5G mobile uplifts

  Study shows mobile users in London see the smallest uplift from 5G in terms of download speeds compared with more rural regions, but also that there is little difference in the uplift in average download speeds seen by users in rural and urban areas...

• March 14, 2023 14 Mar'23

  UK regulator gives green light to 5G mmWave development

  Amid concerns by potential service providers and technology firms that the UK is in danger of falling behind other countries in enabling next-gen mobile services, Ofcom opens up over 6GHz of mmWave radio spectrum for mobile technology

• March 09, 2023 09 Mar'23

  Vodafone rolls out reliable 4G to nearly 60 rural UK locations 

  Vodafone increases access to a reliable 4G connection across the UK, enabling businesses and customers in rural locations to enjoy faster, more reliable speeds and higher quality voice calls

• March 09, 2023 09 Mar'23

  Nokia lands African deals for iSIM, AVA software for Egypt smart city

  Comms tech provider announces African deployments as Airtel plans to roll out iSIM secure connect technology in several countries while it also joins partnership to enable smart city dwellers in Egypt to use the internet to order, activate and pay ...

• March 09, 2023 09 Mar'23

  Eutelsat, Intelsat and SES, CFE ink multi-orbit contracts enhancing satellite connectivity

  Leading satellite operators add multi-orbit assets providing connectivity service for air, land and sea customers where demand is booming, and SES collaboration accelerates Mexican Government’s ‘internet for all’ initiative

• March 09, 2023 09 Mar'23

  Orange signs agreement with OneWeb to enhance and expand global connectivity

  Telco Orange partners with satellite operator OneWeb to improve and expand connectivity, particularly in rural and remote areas across Europe, Latin America and Africa, and enhance business offering with broadband and low latency solutions

• March 09, 2023 09 Mar'23

  Hispasat launches projects to drive satellite integration in 5G, 6G development

  Iberian and Latin American satellite operator announces three programmes designed to facilitate the standardisation of space communications usage and enable 5G, and potentially 6G, to have universal deployment

• March 08, 2023 08 Mar'23

  Global fixed and mobile business broadband to flourish from 5G

  Improvements in quality of services and changes in the way business buyers use 5G network services will drive uptick in enterprise comms in the office and on the road, finds Omdia study

• March 07, 2023 07 Mar'23

  Nationwide goes cloud native to transform payments

  Nationwide Building Society is moving retail payments from on-premise systems to a cloud-native platform

• March 06, 2023 06 Mar'23

  Fintech industry calls for regulatory change to help struggling consumers

  Fintech trade body calls for regulatory changes to allow fintechs to broaden services for people struggling in the cost-of-living crisis

• March 06, 2023 06 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: Dryad, Vodafone team to bring wildfire detection technology to Spain

  Berlin-based environmental IoT startup teams with leading operator to bring its wireless environmental sensor network to Spain, supporting the ‘ultra-early’ detection of wildfires across the country

• March 03, 2023 03 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: 5.5G to deliver true promise of 5G

  As 5G adoption accelerates, industry leaders are already getting ready for the next-generation of mobile technology, and looking at new 5G innovations that are strengthening the sector's foundations

• March 03, 2023 03 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: Ooredoo upgrades networks across MENA in partnership with Nokia, Huawei

  Comms tech providers tasked to modernise parts of leading MENA and Asia operator’s existing networks, including deploying new sites and preparing for potential future launch of 5G

• March 02, 2023 02 Mar'23

  Uber introduces dynamic pricing algorithm in London

  The dynamic pricing algorithm will allow Uber to set variable pay and pricing levels, but drivers are concerned about how their personal data will be used and the impact the algorithm will have on their livelihoods

• March 02, 2023 02 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: Orange taps Ericsson for 5G first in Spain

  Leading Spanish telco implements 5G Standalone technology for mobile users, with improved network capabilities designed to transform mobile user experiences

• 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

  Two years on from the Kalifa report, UK fintechs speak out

  Two years after the UK government’s Kalifa fintech report, entrepreneurs warn of a continuing Brexit headache and slow regulatory reform

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  Government announces national fintech hub

  The UK Treasury has announced a centre for fintech innovation, two years after a major report recommended one

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  MWC 23: Beacon Wi-Fi 6E gateway shines for Nokia

  Addressing the widespread roll-out of gigabit fibre powered by XGS-PON, comms tech provider unveils its first gateway supporting Wi-Fi 6E to provide premium, high-performance Wi-Fi in the home using high-capacity mesh networking.

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  MWC 2023: GSMA launches open network API initiative

  Looking to support its industry in what it believes will be a new era of digital services and mobile apps, mobile trade association announces initiative designed to provide universal access to operator networks for developers to boost quality of ...

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  MWC 2023: Cisco and NTT team to accelerate enterprise digital transformation through private 5G

  Leading network technology firms announce plans to bring private 5G services to enterprise customers, helping accelerate industry transformation through managed private 5G solution integrated within pre-existing LAN, WAN and cloud infrastructures

• February 24, 2023 24 Feb'23

  European Commission unveils plans for gigabit future

  Brussels presents set of actions aimed to make gigabit connectivity available to all EU citizens and businesses across EU by 2030

• February 24, 2023 24 Feb'23

  RAKwireless brings private 5G core closer to business

  LoRa/IoT technology developer launches what it calls world’s first small cell with integrated core network featuring 5G and LTE radio, LTE/5G core network, and edge computing capabilities

• February 23, 2023 23 Feb'23

  Samsung, DISH Wireless launch virtual Open RAN 5G network

  Partnership sees comms tech provider deliver an initial shipment of 24,000 5G radios

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Nokia bolsters mission-critical industrial edge capabilities

  Comms tech provider bolsters MX Industrial Edge to support the increasing processing needs of Industry 4.0, and unlock future business-critical AI and machine learning OT use cases

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Orange and Vodafone work together to develop Open RAN sharing in rural Europe

  Open comms technology is being tested in Romania to provide real-life experience of operational model based on integration of multi-supplier hardware and software, paving the way for wider-scale deployments

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Singtel eyes retailers with enterprise 5G offerings

  Singtel teams up with Apple’s enterprise solution partners to drive 5G adoption among retailers with industry-specific offerings aimed at improving retail operations and customer experience

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Leading European operators team to accelerate Open RAN development

  Leading European operators show how they are addressing questions and challenges raised by experts and decision-makers regarding open radio access networks, with a particular focus on maturity, security and energy efficiency

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Seven million people in UK used open banking services in 2022

  More than seven million people used services that harnessed open banking last year, with 1.2 million of these first-time users

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Gap grows between users and providers in digital service delivery

  Global survey of 10,000 consumers finds demand for self-service channels is twice as high as current usage, and reveals a large gap between providers’ reported rates of digitisation and consumer behaviour

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Online makes up a quarter of retail sales in January 2023

  Online shopping makes up a quarter of all retail volumes in the first month of 2023, but retail is still rocky as the cost of living rises

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Qualcomm intros platform to simplify, accelerate IoT across multiple industries

  Digital transformation platform combines edge and cloud technologies, coupled with API-first architecture and developer-friendly tools to simplify and scale the digital transformation

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Average consumer spent more than £3,300 using contactless payments in 2022

  The amount of money spent using contactless payment technology continues to rise as consumers take advantage of higher allowable spending limits

• February 20, 2023 20 Feb'23

  NBN nails down fixed wireless higher-speed tiers

  Rapidly growing digital backbone of Australia reveals tiers for FWA services with universally available option offering 100-130 Mbps download speed and upload speed of 8-20 Mbps

• February 20, 2023 20 Feb'23

  Multinet taps TIP for home region firsts in optical, Open Wi-Fi deployments

  Pakistan’s top service provider is building open and disaggregated Wi-Fi and transport networks across communications footprint

• 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 20, 2023 20 Feb'23

  Extreme completes largest outdoor Wi-Fi 6 deployments for NASCAR racetracks

  Cloud networking provider adds to portfolio of sports arena fitouts with Wi-Fi deployments at NASCAR racetracks in the US

• February 20, 2023 20 Feb'23

  ServCity accelerates urban autonomous vehicle development

  Autonomous driving consortium creates blueprint for utilisation of city infrastructure

• February 17, 2023 17 Feb'23

  Telefónica, Ericsson and Qualcomm claim 5G mmWave commercial first in Spain

  Only days away from the eyes of the comms world turning to Barcelona, comms tech firms team with leading Spanish operator to demo first commercial 26GHz mobile network at Mobile World Congress

• February 17, 2023 17 Feb'23

  BT launches IoT national roaming network

  UK’s leading telco switches on dedicated internet of things frameworks for businesses across the UK, allowing them to keep smart devices connected wherever they are, using both its own EE network and those of other MNOs, where required

• February 16, 2023 16 Feb'23

  Nokia advances 5G network slicing, FWA across Europe and Asia

  Nokia extends 5G capability, working with Chinese operator on a first of its kind fixed wireless access trial in the country, while international communications platform company strengthens 5G network with SDN controller

• February 16, 2023 16 Feb'23

  Qualcomm looks to gain 5G Advanced edge with Snapdragon platform

  Processor firmQualcomm introduces mobile technology to drive the next stage of 5G evolution in key verticals including vehicles, PCs, industrial IoT and more

• February 16, 2023 16 Feb'23

  Kyndryl expands global network and edge computing alliance with Nokia

  Three-year agreement between comms tech and IT giants extends plans to co-innovate and accelerate deployment of flexible, reliable and secure LTE and 5G private wireless connectivity

• 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

• February 14, 2023 14 Feb'23

  ‘Buy now, pay later’ crackdown in the making

  The finance regulator has proposed bringing ‘buy now, pay later’ providers within its regulatory remit

• February 14, 2023 14 Feb'23

  UAE central bank programme to accelerate digital transformation

  The United Arab Emirates government launches programme to accelerate the digital transformation of the country’s finance sector

• February 13, 2023 13 Feb'23

  Ice Norway looks for 4G, 5G Network revolution with converged packet core

  Norway’s third-largest mobile operator implements cloud-native converged packet core, supporting 4G, 5G NSA and 5G SA for network over cloud-native network software provider’s cloud automation for telco framework in private datacentres

• February 13, 2023 13 Feb'23

  KDDI selects Samsung Core tech to power commercial 5G standalone network

  As it continues its battle for market share in a market dominated by a powerful incumbent, Japanese operator taps Korean tech giant for cloud-native 5G standalone core to ensure high stability, reliability and optimised performance within the network

• February 13, 2023 13 Feb'23

  Ericsson boosts indoor 5G capacity, precise location services

  Comms tech provider introduces suite of indoor hardware and software to make indoor 5G easier for enterprises with precise-location software that enables enterprise use cases such as asset tracking and tool positioning

• February 10, 2023 10 Feb'23

  BNPL accounted for 12% of UK online spending in January

  Buy now, pay later products from fintech providers accounted for 12% of the £8bn spent online in the UK in January, according to analysis