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• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Two men convicted after using EncroChat cryptophones to plot killing

  Evidence from the encrypted phone network EncroChat led to the conviction of two men for conspiracy to murder

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  No end to UK bank branch closures as HSBC shuts 69 more

  HSBC closes another 69 branches as customers continue to migrate to digital channels

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Blu Wireless unveils ‘landmark’ 5G mmWave testbed in France

  5G mmWave wireless systems provider opens testbed to drive mobility, 5G backhaul and security applications

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  ROC Mondriaan offers Apple skills in Dutch schools

  Dutch school teaches the IT skills that users want but are not available in traditional courses, which is why it has developed a course focused on Apple technology

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Telefónica, Pente partner to simplify 5G edge transformation for enterprises

  Israeli enterprise LTE/5G services provider teams with incumbent Spanish telco on project aiming to “democratise” the delivery of advanced industry transformation through a managed edge-based 5G cloud service

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Nokia, Antofagasta Minerals dig deep for private 5G wireless network

  Deployment of private 5G technology in mining use case in Chile brings high-capacity and low-latency connectivity for sensors and vehicles supporting operations, including an autonomous fleet of trucks

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Vodafone unveils UK’s first on-demand 5G network slice

  Leading UK operator teams with Ericsson to create the UK’s first on-demand 5G network slice, with trial showing how businesses can deploy dedicated on-demand and secure end-to-end connectivity

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Fibre, 5G form future for AT&T

  Leading US comms provider reveals near-term growth strategy following pending close of WarnerMedia transaction

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Alibaba Cloud debuts cloud computer in Singapore

  The Chinese cloud supplier unveils cloud computer powered by Alibaba’s Elastic Desktop Service for the first time outside China

• March 11, 2022 11 Mar'22

  Majority of UK adults support legal right to disconnect

  The introduction of ‘right to disconnect’ legislation to stop employees having to engage in work-related electronic communications outside their normal hours remains popular in the UK

• March 11, 2022 11 Mar'22

  O2 Telefónica, Mavenir team to develop 5G core

  ‘Vital’ part of network simplification journey will enable transition to the adoption of virtualised network functions

• March 11, 2022 11 Mar'22

  Police EncroChat cryptophone hacking implant did not work properly and frequently failed

  Surveillance operation against EncroChat encrypted phone network had repeated technical failures

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  Telefónica Vivo launches 5G-ready IP transport network across Brazil

  Brazilian operator teams with Cisco and NEC to deploy a flexible and scalable 5G-ready IP transport network for its converged mobile and fixed networks as it prepares to launch a next-generation communications network infrastructure

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  DOCOMO adopts Beyond Now digital business platform for SME marketplace

  Ecosystem orchestration company’s digital business platform will support Japanese operator’s goal to onboard hundreds of partners into its marketplace for small and mid-sized enterprises

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  M2MC claims a first for IoT messages delivery

  Comms management firm’s acknowledgement feature will form part of a ‘unique’ integration platform, aiming to increase significantly the reliability of low-energy networks

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  AST SpaceMobile enlists SpaceX to deliver on space comms mission

  Aiming to bridge the digital divide through in-orbit technology, space-based cellular broadband network provider teams with Elon Musk-owned firm to deliver direct-to-phone connectivity

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  Open banking’s next big thing could replace direct debits

  Variable recurring payments could fuel the next stage of open banking take-up in the UK

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  Liverpool 5G Create showcases levelling-up in public health

  Liverpool 5G Create claims to demonstrate real investment in people’s futures, and the chance to digitally level up health, education and economic opportunities

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  iPhone SE set to fuel global 5G device expansion

  New mid-range 5G device in flagship range projected to spur adoption of next-generation network services in developed and emerging markets alike

• March 08, 2022 08 Mar'22

  EE deploys small cell technology to boost UK mobile quality

  BT-owned UK mobile network teams with Nokia to deploy small cell technology and improve 4G coverage in busiest areas of UK

• March 08, 2022 08 Mar'22

  Orange Spain announces merger plans with MásMóvíl

  Leading telco aims to enhance its Spanish reach in joint venture, but fears emerge of anti-trust uncertainty in bid to consolidate Spanish telecoms market, leading to potential 18-month delay in completion

• March 08, 2022 08 Mar'22

  UK government forges closer links with Japan, proposes laws to accelerate mobile

  Agreement with Japan aims for closer cooperation to solve global telecoms supply chain issues, including support for R&D collaboration on future tech such as Open RAN and 6G

• March 03, 2022 03 Mar'22

  Use of encrypted Telegram platform soars in Ukraine, Russia

  Encrypted messaging service Telegram is proving a valuable asset to both sides in Russia’s war on Ukraine

• March 02, 2022 02 Mar'22

  MWC 2022: AT&T looks to the cloud to gain edge in 5G

  Leading US network provider reaches out to communications industry ecosystem to strengthen next-generation infrastructure offer, encompassing edge and private networking, cloud and 5G massive MIMO technology

• March 02, 2022 02 Mar'22

  Orange to phase out 2G and 3G by the end of the decade

  Orange becomes latest mobile network operator to use spectrum for 4G, 5G and other future services, making transition in what it says will be a seamless and balanced two-step approach, with one technology to be switched off by 2025 and the other by ...

• March 01, 2022 01 Mar'22

  MWC 2022: Huawei unveils innovation for 5Gigaverse, IntelligentRAN architecture

  Chinese tech provider reveals a range of 5G transmission equipment, promising innovation in Massive MIMO and frequency division duplex ultra-wideband multi-antennas, offering improvements in network performance and energy efficiency

• March 01, 2022 01 Mar'22

  MWC 2022: Telefónica boosts cloud cover with AWS, Microsoft

  Hot on the heels of the operator inking a cloud sourcing deal with arch rival AWS, leading Spain-based telco Telefónica has signed a deal with Microsoft to expand their global collaboration

• March 01, 2022 01 Mar'22

  Nationwide suffers payday payments outage

  Nationwide customers were left unable to pay bills on payday as the building society suffered a software outage

• February 28, 2022 28 Feb'22

  Cradlepoint offers pathway for simplified LTE, 5G wireless WAN deployments

  Cloud LTE and 5G wireless network edge services provider unveils business-grade wireless WANs, with management capabilities that are claimed to exceed entry-level cellular offerings

• February 25, 2022 25 Feb'22

  Mavenir expands Open RAN ecosystem

  Network software provider ups its ante in the field of open radio access networks, with a new suite of O-RAN-compliant radios for deployments ranging from macro, mmWave and mMIMO

• February 25, 2022 25 Feb'22

  Mid-band 5G forecast to deliver $610bn GDP growth by 2030

  Study shows 5G mid-band spectrum will play a key role in meeting demand for enhanced mobile broadband and fixed wireless access, but to satisfy demand for 5G services by 2030, government action is crucial

• February 24, 2022 24 Feb'22

  Workers demand universal high-performance broadband to succeed with hybrid work

  Cisco Broadband Index finds just more than two-fifths of UK workers now rely on their home internet to work from home or run their own business, but almost three-quarters think broadband services need to dramatically improve to enable them to work ...

• February 24, 2022 24 Feb'22

  Nokia launches Intelligent RAN Operations to manage 5G with machine learning

  Solution goes beyond automation with machine learning to help mobile operators keep costs down with superior 5G network management, and reduces base station energy consumption by up to 15%, says Nokia

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  5G device sales forecast to hit 46.5 million by 2026

  With the rise of always-on 5G portable devices, an explosion of edge AI adoption, the proliferation of smart manufacturing platforms and the emergence of the metaverse, industry is set for a sharp rise in mmWave smartphone sales

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Cohere Technologies raises $46m Series D round as it evolves spectrum software

  Open RAN spectrum multiplier software provider announces funding round led by new strategic investments and existing investors

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Mobile device trade-ins and upgrades return more than $3bn in 2021

  Quarterly research shows that as 5G devices proliferate around the US, device trade-in programmes return more than a billion dollars to US consumers in the fourth quarter of 2021 alone

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Dell makes push to simplify and accelerate modern, open telco deployments

  IT giant announces validated designs for telecommunications edge and core to offer more choice and speed for network modernisation

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  KDDI further extends 5G Open RAN network with Wind River virtualised base station

  Japanese operator advances base stations within next-generation infrastructure, delivering open radio network access in commercial deployment

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Singtel’s Paragon platform to ease edge computing deployments

  Singtel’s new software platform is touted to make it easier for enterprises to deploy edge computing applications on its multi-access edge computing platform

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson claim 5G network slicing breakthrough

  Partnership sees 5G slicing in combination with SD-WAN and local traffic breakout, enabling flexible connectivity establishment and control

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  BMW Group gears up with G+D Technology eSIM for connected cars

  International tech group extends partnership with car giant in the area of eSIM to create the basic requirement for a new kind of individually networked mobility

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Samsung, KDDI claim world’s first 5G SA O-RAN site powered by vRAN

  Japanese and Korean partners accelerate deployment of standalone 5G sites by simplifying and automating process of building out network infrastructure using virtualised RAN technology

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Open banking surpasses five million UK customers

  Upwards of five million people in the UK are using open banking services as the financial sector’s fintech revolution gathers pace

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Amazon and Visa resolve UK credit card ban threat

  Companies reach ‘broad, global agreement that includes the acceptance of Visa at all Amazon stores and sites’

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  New consultation on legal direction to restrict use of Huawei in UK telecoms networks

  UK government is consulting on its proposed legal instruments to mandate the removal of all Huawei equipment from 5G networks by the end of 2027

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  Nokia, Kyndryl create global private network and edge computing alliance

  Comms technology provider and IT infrastructure services company form partnership to focus on flexible, reliable and secure LTE and 5G private wireless connectivity services for enterprise customers

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  Energy efficiency takes centre stage in new Ericsson 5G portfolio

  Pre-MWC briefing sees Swedish comms tech leader introduce new radio access network technology led by the flagship dual-band antenna, said to consume 25% less power than current product

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  January 2022 saw low growth in online sales

  Slow start to the year with minimal growth for online sales as pandemic drop-off has more people heading back to the highstreet

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  Lawyers say ‘unprecedented’ secrecy deprived EncroChat defendants of fair trials

  Lawyers from seven countries say it is impossible for their clients to challenge the accuracy, authenticity, reliability and legality of the evidence against them

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  India warms to telehealth amid pandemic

  Covid-19 has accelerated adoption of telehealth services in India as more healthcare providers look to offer medical treatment and assistance without risking infections