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• July 09, 2021 09 Jul'21

  Enterprise private LTE, 5G networks projected to realise more than $7bn in annual spend by 2026

  Study finds mission-critical use cases in manufacturing and energy/utilities driving demand for dedicated comms networks, but ecosystem remains challenging

• July 08, 2021 08 Jul'21

  Vodafone creating indoor OpenRAN solution for business customers

  UK operator Vodafone continues its momentum in developing OpenRAN solutions by partnering with Mavenir to create an indoor small cell solution for business customers

• July 08, 2021 08 Jul'21

  Virgin Media O2 unveils ‘significant’ 4G and 5G boost

  Ahead of the summer holidays, newly merged communications company announces what it says is a significant 4G and 5G boost to holiday hotspots

• July 08, 2021 08 Jul'21

  CSP share of enterprise 5G deals falls 5% in 2021

  Study shows that while the number of enterprise 5G projects doubled over the past year, competition from alternative service providers has significantly impacted CSPs’ share of the market

• July 07, 2021 07 Jul'21

  UK 5G availability and speeds progressing at steady clip

  Analyst’s latest monthly snapshot of next-generation mobile network development shows steady progress of 5G in Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle

• July 07, 2021 07 Jul'21

  Remote workers feel disconnected from company IT departments

  As hybrid working becomes the norm, study advises that now is the time to invest in more robust technology to support remote workforces for the long term, and to fend off lingering feeling of resentment over lack of support

• July 06, 2021 06 Jul'21

  Colt enhances IBM partnership to gain 5G edge

  Connectivity solutions provider joins IBM’s partner ecosystem to collaborate on 5G and edge technology for enterprise customers, simplifying distributed infrastructure operations

• July 06, 2021 06 Jul'21

  Pharrowtech claims first viable fibre alternative with wireless

  Launch of 60GHz high-speed board designed to allow manufacturers and service providers to test broadband capabilities and support high-speed internet roll-out

• July 06, 2021 06 Jul'21

  OneWeb confirms successful launch and contact with 36 new satellites

  Controversial satellite operator OneWeb completes its ‘Five to 50’ mission to cover regions north of 50 degrees latitude, including UK, Canada, Alaska and Arctic region

• July 06, 2021 06 Jul'21

  TPG Telecom taps Nokia to launch world’s first live 5G standalone 700MHz service

  Leading Australian telco unveils low-band 5G standalone service to cover wide outdoor areas, as well as deep indoor urban environments using Nokia’s triple-band remote radio unit

• July 05, 2021 05 Jul'21

  Port of Ipswich trials IoT system to digitise operations

  BT and ABP deploy intelligent asset platform across East Anglian maritime commercial hub to help its voyage towards smart port status

• July 05, 2021 05 Jul'21

  Aurrigo gets into autonomous gear through Vodafone, AWS partnership

  Autonomous vehicle specialist becomes one of the first UK companies to benefit from a new technology partnership between UK comms operator and leading cloud provider

• July 02, 2021 02 Jul'21

  Qualcomm, Capgemini collaborate to boost 5G private network implementations for industries

  Partnership between 5G comms tech provider and leading business management firm looks to improve interoperability, provide proven performance and ease deployment for clients looking to unlock benefits of 5G private networks

• July 02, 2021 02 Jul'21

  UK government launches 5G network building competition

  Latest part of UK government’s 5G diversification strategy sees launch of competition to put UK at the cutting edge of developing tech for 5G mobile networks

• July 02, 2021 02 Jul'21

  Ericsson, Huawei claim 5G core tech lead with Mavenir, Affirmed Networks leading challengers

  Research reveals 5G core dominance is contingent on supplier positioning and strategy, but also that hungry pure-play software suppliers were already offering disruptive innovation and agility

• July 02, 2021 02 Jul'21

  AT&T to move 5G mobile network to Microsoft Azure

  Leading US operator to run its mobility network on leading cloud platform as it aims to deliver cost-efficient 5G services at scale, while network cloud technology will be deployed to gain competitive advantage through streamlined operations and ...

• July 02, 2021 02 Jul'21

  Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom, Samsung claim world first in 5G network slicing trial

  Global operator joins leading tech firms in test showcasing the benefits of 5G end-to-end network slicing optimised for cloud virtual reality game streaming, while also allowing service providers to offer customer-focused service assurance

• June 30, 2021 30 Jun'21

  Half of mobile phones sold in the UK at risk of security issues

  Lengthy mobile phone contracts leave buyers at risk of their devices losing support for security updates

• June 30, 2021 30 Jun'21

  Orange unveils Europe’s first 5G SA fully end-to-end experimental cloud network

  Global operator to launch region’s first standalone fully end-to-end cloud network from devices to IS in a cloud-native mode

• June 30, 2021 30 Jun'21

  Incoherent technology investment saps motivation at mid-size businesses

  Research suggests that mid-size businesses are falling into the trap of investing in technology for technology’s sake, rather than identifying what the business actually needs, with stress especially acute supporting remote working

• June 30, 2021 30 Jun'21

  Google Cloud, Ericsson target telcos with 5G, edge cloud solutions

  Google Cloud and Ericsson form partnership based on respective compute platform and 5G technology portfolios to help comms service providers deliver capabilities to the edge to unlock new possibilities for enterprises

• June 29, 2021 29 Jun'21

  Productivity apps here to stay as quarterly mobile app spending hits all-time high

  Research from leading mobile data and analytics company App Annie finds $7bn jump in app spending year on year, suggesting the start of a global economic rebound

• June 29, 2021 29 Jun'21

  UK government reveals full extent of benefits of mobile, fibre development schemes

  Scotland, Wales and North East England set to benefit most from mobile coverage boost under £1bn scheme with more than 230,000 Welsh homes and businesses to get access to faster broadband through Project Gigabit, and nearly 1,000 public buildings ...

• June 29, 2021 29 Jun'21

  MWC 2021: Global mobile industry leaders show commitment to 5G mmWave

  Mobile industry leaders unite as key 5G business segment expands its momentum across multiple regions, aiming to allow operators and OEMs to meet rising demand for data and expand into new service opportunities

• June 28, 2021 28 Jun'21

  OneWeb, BT sign agreement to explore rural satellite connectivity solutions

  Low Earth orbit satellite constellation provider OneWeb announces agreement with BT to discover how satellite technology might support improved capacity, mobile resilience, backhaul and coverage in challenging geographic locations

• June 28, 2021 28 Jun'21

  UK government announces high-tech lab to boost 5G diversification strategy

  As a central pillar of strategy to build a more secure and innovative 5G supply chain, Sonic Labs test facility opens to explore ways of building 5G networks in a ‘simulated’ real-world environment

• June 28, 2021 28 Jun'21

  5G yet to take off as UK households demand more than broadband speed promise

  Study from leading management consultant finds that despite not unrealistic worries about domestic network reliability, UK householders feel networks have dealt with extra strain from mass home working

• June 25, 2021 25 Jun'21

  Vodafone launches 5G standalone commercial pilots in UK cities

  Operator launches commercial pilot of 5G standalone service in London, Manchester and Cardiff as it continues development of cutting-edge mobile technologies

• June 25, 2021 25 Jun'21

  Reliance Jio teams up with Google on 5G and retail

  India’s biggest telco will use Google Cloud to manage its 5G network and grow its commerce business

• June 24, 2021 24 Jun'21

  NTT saddles up for Tour de France digital twin

  World-famous cycling event to see ‘unique’ concept in communications designed to bring together people, processes and technology over 3,400km, ensuring the continuity and resilience of the race

• June 24, 2021 24 Jun'21

  Nokia deploys AI services to cut complexity of network support and maintenance

  Comms tech provider launches advanced suite of support services using artificial intelligence and automation to simplify network operations and maintenance

• June 23, 2021 23 Jun'21

  Mavenir, MobiledgeX enable global edge connectivity with Deutsche Telekom

  Network software provider teams with multicloud edge deployment tech firm to bring cloud-native dynamic deployment of 5G core for leading global operator

• June 23, 2021 23 Jun'21

  Time to patch increases significantly during pandemic

  New data from US-based endpoint management specialist Automox reveals some of the challenges security teams face in keeping up with endpoint security

• June 22, 2021 22 Jun'21

  Users’ network expectations change in new normal

  Ciena study reveals how sustainability, connected industries and always-on connectivity are shaping the UK’s digital post-Covid landscape

• June 22, 2021 22 Jun'21

  London Underground network goes fully mobile

  TfL hands 20-year concession to comms company to provide what is claimed to be most advanced network of its kind on the Tube, helping to remove one of the UK’s most high-profile mobile ‘not-spots’

• June 22, 2021 22 Jun'21

  Nokia, DISH, AWS to launch first 5G SA core network on public cloud

  US network operator runs 5G standalone core on global cloud platform to optimise network operations and launch new software and services rapidly and efficiently

• June 21, 2021 21 Jun'21

  Virgin Media O2 boosts small business broadband in UK

  Cable broadband provider clams to be ‘supercharging’ business connectivity with a free upgrade designed to help SMEs bounce back from the pandemic

• June 21, 2021 21 Jun'21

  Triax Technologies raises $12.5m Series A funding to expand IoT offer

  First dedicated industrial internet of things venture capital fund supports growing loT worksite platform to increase worksite safety and efficiency

• June 21, 2021 21 Jun'21

  Indian telcos start 5G trials, mass adoption remains elusive

  Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have started 5G trials in different cities, but mass adoption is still some way off due to high spectrum and infrastructure costs

• June 18, 2021 18 Jun'21

  NHS App reaches six million users, thanks to Covid vaccine feature

  More than two million new users have downloaded the NHS App since it was updated in May to include Covid-19 vaccination status

• June 18, 2021 18 Jun'21

  Digital banks could dominate once baby boomers pass on their wealth

  Traditional banks face challenges in the coming years due to an increasing number of millennials only using digital banks

• June 18, 2021 18 Jun'21

  Vodafone taps Ericsson to strengthen UK 5G core

  Partners to deploy cloud-native dual-mode 5G core to bring the full promise of 5G services to business users

• June 18, 2021 18 Jun'21

  Telenor, Telia tap Nokia for 5G joint network roll-out in Denmark

  Nokia to work with leading Danish mobile operators via their joint network to accelerate the delivery of 5G services across Denmark following the availability of 3.5GHz spectrum

• June 17, 2021 17 Jun'21

  DISH, Dell announce Open RAN 5G edge infrastructure first for US

  Leading US operator taps IT giant for cloud-native, open 5G radio access network and edge compute technology and announces collaboration on go-to-market strategies for joint edge solutions

• June 17, 2021 17 Jun'21

  Garden Court Chambers makes the case for communications transformation with UCaaS

  Rapid transition from limited on-premise systems to cloud-based video conferencing and workstream collaboration sees leading London legal firm gain ‘frictionless’ digital workplace for a team-centric experience

• June 17, 2021 17 Jun'21

  Vodafone, AWS Wavelength unveil Europe’s first multi-access edge computing services

  Cloud provider’s Wavelength system to be carried on European operator’s 4G and 5G networks to deliver ultra-low-latency capabilities to UK business customers and software developers serving the UK market

• June 17, 2021 17 Jun'21

  5G subscriptions expected to exceed half a billion by end of 2021

  Driven by China, North America and the Gulf Cooperation Council markets, 5G remains on track to become the fastest adopted mobile generation in history, with subscriptions increasing at a rate of about a million per day, says latest Ericsson ...

• June 16, 2021 16 Jun'21

  Contactless payments accounted for a quarter of all UK payments in 2020

  Restrictions in everyday life brought by the Covid-19 pandemic fuelled an increase in the use of contactless payment technology during 2020

• June 15, 2021 15 Jun'21

  5G race hotting up in UK cities

  RootMetrics analysis of UK 5G sees rapid improvement in overall network capability, with BT-owned network recording the highest availability in all four cities tested and fastest download speed approaching 200Mbps

• June 15, 2021 15 Jun'21

  Nokia and Ooredoo initiate 4G and 5G fixed wireless access deployment across Oman

  Leading comms tech provider and local Oman operator begin 4G and 5G fixed wireless access deployment for services covering homes and businesses throughout the country