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• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  Liquid opens tap on Kenya and Ethiopia fibre link

  Cassava Technologies subsidiary announces two new cross-border fibre routes designed to allow for greater efficiency and reliable regional connectivity, both key to the economic development of key territories

• September 13, 2023 13 Sep'23

  SES, Starlink claim cruise industry’s first integrated MEO-LEO service

  Satellite provider cashes in on strong momentum of the maritime connectivity business, particularly in the cruise segment, claiming first end-to-end connectivity service delivering bandwidth capacity of up to 3 Gbps per ship

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Samsung, Qualcomm claim 5G breakthrough

  Mobile platform giant and leading comms tech provider reveal they have successfully delivered a technological innovation for 5G network speed, performance and flexibility

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  Virgin Media O2 to begin switching off 3G network in 2025

  As its network evolves and looking to enhance customer experience and improve services, VMO2 announces plans to pull plug on legacy mobile network to focus on upgrading faster, more reliable and energy-efficient infrastructure

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  Apple patches Blastpass exploit abused by spyware makers

  Apple has patched two vulnerabilities that formed an exploit chain which has been allegedly abused by spyware company NSO

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Mobile broadband approaches full regional reach in Asia-Pacific

  Report from global mobile industry trade body finds mobile broadband networks are fundamental to national development in APAC as digital transformation accelerates

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  UK minister fails to reassure tech companies over encryption risk

  Technology companies say reassurances by government ministers that they have no intention of weakening end-to-end encrypted communication services do not go far enough

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Air Canada taps Intelsat for expanded fleet connectivity

  Long-term relationship between satellite connectivity provider and Canada’s leading airline expands to include 100 additional aircraft equipped for Wi-Fi with craft using new antenna

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Hyundai to launch in-car payments in US

  Hyundai will launch an in-car payments service in the US when the company’s latest car model is launched next year

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  Qualcomm gets into higher gear with in-car connectivity

  Leading mobile technology platform provider announces slew of deals with leading automotive manufacturers to deploy its Snapdragon-based services

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  French supreme court dismisses legal challenge to EncroChat cryptophone evidence

  Defence lawyers plan to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights after the French supreme court disallowed an appeal over the legality of EncroChat evidence

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  German court unclear whether intercepted EncroChat cryptophone messages are legally admissible

  Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court is waiting to hear five complaints that could decide whether data from the hacked EncroChat phone network can be lawfully used in German courts, but situation remains unclear for now

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  Orange and Huawei seek platform opportunity in Saudi Arabia 

  Business services arm of leading operator and global communications technology provider cut key deals for internet of things, smart cities and cloud infrastructure in increasingly important part of EMEA region

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  Zoom looks to transcend AI hype with Companion

  Collaboration and comms technology firm makes further addition to comms platform to help improve collaboration and productivity through generative AI-powered assistant

• September 04, 2023 04 Sep'23

  Deutsche Telekom-led consortium demos multi-supplier non-real-time RAN optimisation

  Partnership sees trail of non-real-time radio access network intelligent controller technology based on O-RAN specifications to bring intelligence and programmability to RAN by enabling third-party applications to manage and optimise radio resources

• September 01, 2023 01 Sep'23

  TDC taps Ericsson to launch first 5G Standalone network in Denmark

  Danish operator switches on 5G Standalone network to offer consumers, enterprises and industries opportunities across self-driving cars, remote work, healthcare and mission-critical operations

• August 31, 2023 31 Aug'23

  Vodafone begins volume deployment of OpenRAN across England and Wales

  In the largest deployment of the technology in the country, leading UK operator announces that it is replacing legacy technology with virtualised OpenRAN on 2,500 sites across Wales and South-West England

• August 31, 2023 31 Aug'23

  Industrial gateways gain as global satellite IoT subscriber base gains higher orbit

  Studies reveal growing importance of satellite platforms in propelling growth in uptake of IoT technology for which essential devices in industry are steadily growing in number

• August 31, 2023 31 Aug'23

  Thousands of Klarna staff access ChatGPT Enterprise

  Fintech unicorn Klarna has become an early adopter of the enterprise version of ChatGPT as it continues to focus on artificial intelligence

• August 31, 2023 31 Aug'23

  SES furthers Asian satellite broadband services reach with Telemor

  Satellite operator’s medium-Earth orbit system chosen to enable mobile operator in Timor-Leste to deliver improved broadband services across the island country in Asia

• August 30, 2023 30 Aug'23

  5G network slicing value hits $19bn but growth stalls

  Research finds that much anticipated and increasingly investigated aspect of next-gen mobiles has hit complexity headwinds, leading to slowdown in expansion market that is nearing $20bn in value

• August 30, 2023 30 Aug'23

  8x8 adds to AI self-service capabilities with voice interactions for customer assistant

  Open beta programme sees launch of service based on conversational artificial intelligence designed to allow contact centre customers to add voice self-service capabilities

• August 30, 2023 30 Aug'23

  July sees huge jump in open banking payments

  The number of open banking payments in the UK have doubled over the past year, according to latest figures

• August 30, 2023 30 Aug'23

  Supersport Park stadium introduces OpenWiFi to drive connectivity experience 

  Deployment at the 22,000-seater Supersport Park cricket ground in South Africa marks the first use of TIP infrastructure and software capabilities to enable increased business opportunities as well as improved customer experience

• August 29, 2023 29 Aug'23

  Huawei, Ericsson ink long-term patent cross-licensing agreement

  Rival tech firms and contributors of standard essential patents for mobile communication recognise value of each other’s intellectual property in agreement designed to create stronger patent environment

• August 29, 2023 29 Aug'23

  BT, Nokia team to boost 5G SA capabilities to meet future demand

  Offering a boost in performance for its future 5G standalone network, leading UK telco teams with comms tech provider to demonstrate enhanced 5G SA uplink performance through aggregation of two spectrum carriers

• August 24, 2023 24 Aug'23

  VMware appoints Federated Wireless to deliver private 4G, 5G mobile networks

  Set to become initially available before the fourth quarter of 2023, managed connectivity service to accelerate edge digital transformation

• August 23, 2023 23 Aug'23

  Midco and Plume partner to ‘revolutionise’ Wi-Fi experience for small businesses

  US provider of fibre and fixed wireless technology services teams with SaaS experience platform to launch Wi-Fi 6 solution designed to ensure superior wireless coverage, tailored to the needs of small businesses

• August 23, 2023 23 Aug'23

  Tata Communications launches global, 5G Roaming Lab

  Global digital ecosystem enabler announces launch of cloud-based 5G Roaming Laboratory to allow trial of 5G standalone network use cases before introducing services to enterprise customers

• August 23, 2023 23 Aug'23

  Kura rolls out Avaya Enterprise Cloud to transform customer experience

  UK’s largest independent outsourcer replaces five legacy systems to deliver lower TCO, advanced contact centre features on-demand, scalability and external platform integration

• August 23, 2023 23 Aug'23

  Innovative UK SMEs spend half of turnover on tech

  UK SMEs are increasing spending on technology, with dedicated IT teams set up to enable them to keep pace with tech change

• August 23, 2023 23 Aug'23

  Enterprise elevated in Zoom Q2

  Collaboration and communications technology provider releases second-quarter results showing steady increase in total revenue and significant rise in enterprise revenue

• August 22, 2023 22 Aug'23

  Nokia, RouteThis look to enhance Wi-Fi quality, performance

  As providing high-quality broadband user experiences in the home has long been a challenge for operators to grapple with, leading tech firms announce in-building wireless connectivity services

• August 21, 2023 21 Aug'23

  Vodafone, Ericsson successfully trial cloud gaming on 5G Standalone network slice

  Trial at Coventry University said to showcase the transformative power of 5G Standalone network slicing

• August 17, 2023 17 Aug'23

  Researchers demo fake airplane mode exploit that tricks iPhone users

  Exploit chain that tricks a victim into believing their iOS device is offline in airplane mode when it is not could open the door to grave privacy concerns

• August 15, 2023 15 Aug'23

  5G, eSIM now a must for IoT enterprises

  Despite a recent step back by some tech players, research finds that enterprises are still embracing the internet of things and embedded subscriber identity module technology and are seeing positive outcomes

• August 15, 2023 15 Aug'23

  Manchester United begins Extreme approach to upgraded Wi-Fi

  Just a year after becoming football club’s official Wi-Fi network solutions and Wi-Fi analytics provider, cloud networking services provider kicks off new season with upgraded wireless infrastructure for the Red Devils

• August 15, 2023 15 Aug'23

  TSB and Fintech Scotland lab open for applications

  High street bank opens applications to its latest fintech programme in partnership with Fintech Scotland

• August 11, 2023 11 Aug'23

  Cisco to boost internet of things offer with Working Group Two

  Networking technology and services giant looks to enhance internet of things proposition with strategic acquisition of Norwegian pioneer of API consumable and programmable cloud native mobile services platform.

• August 11, 2023 11 Aug'23

  Voxnube, Altigen unite for cloud-based Microsoft Teams phone systems in Europe

  Partnership to combine voice offerings with multi-channel intelligent routing expertise to allow European enterprises to use Microsoft service as primary communications and collaboration platform

• August 10, 2023 10 Aug'23

  BT, Ericsson claim 5G first with wideband FDD trial

  UK’s top telco and leading global comms tech provider reveal results of trial demonstrated the benefits of configuring spectrum to pave way to standalone mobile networks supporting advanced applications

• August 10, 2023 10 Aug'23

  Babylon Health faces downfall

  GP at Hand provider once hailed by Matt Hancock looking to sell UK business after merger plans collapse

• August 09, 2023 09 Aug'23

  Three UK expands business offering with device management proposition

  Cloud-based offering to enable UK operator to offer businesses ability to manage over-the-air configuration of devices, simplifying complex IT admin while securely increasing employee productivity

• August 09, 2023 09 Aug'23

  DISH Network pivots to 5G as it recombines with EchoStar

  Almost 15 years since they split, US communications and media companies enter definitive agreement to recombine to create global connectivity company and cash in on US 5G sector

• August 09, 2023 09 Aug'23

  Increased security, resilience key drivers for 5G private mobile networks adoption

  Study from global provider of automated test and assurance solutions for networks Spirent highlights critical importance of service-level management to enable enterprise business outcome

• August 08, 2023 08 Aug'23

  MPs warn about growing prevalence of tech-enabled domestic abuse

  The UK government must take action to prevent perpetrators from being able to use connected or smart technologies to conduct their domestic abuse, a select committee has warned

• August 08, 2023 08 Aug'23

  Many UK organisations considering ChatGPT bans on employee devices

  More than 60% of organisations in the UK have either banned, or are considering banning, the use of generative AI tools on employee- or business-owned devices

• August 07, 2023 07 Aug'23

  Solid Q2 results as Three builds 100th Shared Rural Network site

  In midst of dealing with strategic merger with erstwhile rival, telco announces construction completion of 100 sites as part of network build-out designed to provide 4G connectivity to 37,000+ rural premises across the UK

• August 07, 2023 07 Aug'23

  Global smartphone shipments decline year on year for eighth consecutive quarter

  Omdia study reveals headwinds now buffeting the once unstoppable smartphone industry and predicts times will be tough for the industry until the end of 2023

• August 07, 2023 07 Aug'23

  Rise in fraudsters spoofing the websites of leading UK banks

  Despite safeguards to protect customers from scams, UK retail banks are still seeing high volumes of fake phishing websites exploiting their brands, and the problem seems to be increasing in scope and scale