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• September 05, 2022 05 Sep'22

  Global 5G subscriptions growth stays strong in Q2 2022

  Updated analysis reveals massive uptick in uptake of 5G in Q2 2022 analysis with 690 million global 5G subscriptions offered over 218 services, 24 of which are 5G standalone networks

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  Ericsson claims sustainability gains with tri-sector 5G radio

  Swedish comms tech provider makes further inroads into more sustainable networks with the introduction of a new triple-band, tri-sector radio that is said to be able to do the job of nine radios

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  IFA 2022: Qualcomm announces Meta partnership as it stakes out connected future

  Chip giant unveils plans to embed its connectivity technology – encompassing Wi-Fi 7, 5G and even satellite – within virtual and real-world environments to drive connected experiences

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Major shift detected in smart home technology deployment  

  Research from personalised communications services provider Plume finds consumers’ appetite for internet of things and smart home technologies continues to grow

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Samsung to deliver private 5G network systems to South Korea’s public, private sectors

  IT and comms giant lands contract to provide 5G private network solutions to five government agencies and private institutions in South Korea as part of a government initiative to advance the country’s private 5G ecosystem

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Arm sues Qualcomm over Nuvia tie-up

  Qualcomm hopes to integrate Nuvia’s technology into its system-on-a-chip products based on Arm cores – but Arm says this infringes its IP

• August 31, 2022 31 Aug'22

  Singapore to expand 5G coverage to seaport

  The maritime hub will be testing the use of 5G in a range of maritime operations, including remote pilotage of vessels and drone delivery of components to ships

• August 31, 2022 31 Aug'22

  NTT, VMware team to develop fully managed Edge+Private 5G offering as a service

  Edge-as-a-service offer designed to enable Industry 4.0 to gain instant access to data where it is generated or collected and harness it to drive positive, powerful business outcomes

• August 31, 2022 31 Aug'22

  Orange and Equinix bring cloud agility to telco infrastructure

  Digital infrastructure company makes advances in development of software-defined networking to speed global telco’s cloud model through what they claim is ‘groundbreaking as-a-service capability’

• August 30, 2022 30 Aug'22

  Virgin Media O2, NEC, Rakuten Symphony drive multi-supplier Open RAN in UK

  Open radio access technology project aiming to maximise future synergies in global telco supply chain, headed by global telecoms network IT provider and leading UK mobile operator, enters field phase

• August 28, 2022 28 Aug'22

  Apple to make iPhone 14 in India

  Tech giant Apple is ramping up iPhone production in India through contract manufacturer Foxconn in a move that will benefit local consumers and the country’s burgeoning manufacturing industry

• August 25, 2022 25 Aug'22

  Nokia, Google trial slicing service for 5G networks

  Service from comms tech provider and IT giant connects smartphones to multiple network slices simultaneously

• August 19, 2022 19 Aug'22

  Cradlepoint unveils networking architecture addressing 5G, SD-WAN, zero-trust intersection

  Cloud-delivered LTE and 5G wireless network services provider launches software-based offering to manage remote connections and provide flow-level visibility

• August 19, 2022 19 Aug'22

  5G set to generate $7tn worth of economic value in 2030

  Study from mobile and video technology developer finds adoption of 5G is outpacing all previous generations of cellular technology in terms of subscription rate, leading to vast value by 2030

• August 19, 2022 19 Aug'22

  Intellian inks satellite communications partnership agreement with Speedcast

  Satellite connectivity industry gains even higher orbit as provider of satellite communications technology systems announces collaboration with one of the world’s largest satellite communications service providers

• August 18, 2022 18 Aug'22

  GPS tagging of migrants breaches UK data protection law, says Privacy International complaint

  Privacy group files complaints with Information Commissioner’s Office and Forensic Science Regulator over Home Office’s GPS monitoring of migrants

• August 18, 2022 18 Aug'22

  Viavi announces 6G academic and industry research programme

  Network test, monitoring and assurance systems provider announces support for 6G academic and industry research, aiming to provide expertise, technology and funding to promising avenues of research, which may lead to breakthroughs for wireless ...

• August 16, 2022 16 Aug'22

  5G data traffic explosion to drive 5G small cell deployments to 13 million by 2027

  Research projects 5G small cell deployments will accelerate by around 2025, when 5G capacity demands offered by Massive MIMO becomes insufficient

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  OneWeb takes off with Intelsat to bring multi-orbit connectivity to airlines worldwide

  Agreement aims to expand the availability of low earth orbit connectivity for aviation and transform the experiences of passengers and flight crews

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  Future 5G and Wi-Fi opportunities to be driven by private networks

  By 2028, private 5G network sales and associated services such as installation could generate as much as $23.8bn in revenues, with surge in sales beginning in China two years earlier, research finds

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  5G time-critical services set to boost productivity and efficiency of industrial operations

  Whitepaper from industry trade organisation for leading telecommunications service providers and manufacturers highlights key planning and implementation issues that will ensure success of time-critical services for 5G networks

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  UK cost-of-living crisis creates surge in mobile provider switching

  Current inclement economic times in the UK blow headwinds into mobile comms sector, shaking customer loyalty with operators as over two-fifths of contract customers think they are overpaying for their current tariff

• August 11, 2022 11 Aug'22

  FCC rejects Starlink, LTD Broadband bids for satellite connectivity subsidies

  US regulator deals blow for bid by consortium headed by Elon Musk-led satellite company to gain financial stimulus under Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

• August 10, 2022 10 Aug'22

  Nokia on track to modernise Western Australia rail communications

  Leading comms tech provider to upgrade Public Transport Authority of Western Australia’s railway communications system with private wireless and mission-critical IP/MPLS covering 250km of railway track and tunnels in project including designing, ...

• August 10, 2022 10 Aug'22

  Positioning rapidly finds its place in 5G ecosystem

  Research find that while 5G positioning is developing quickly and could be featured in billions of consumer and enterprise devices by 2030, the journey to commercial success is not without hurdles

• August 09, 2022 09 Aug'22

  Nokia on track with NCRTC voice/data offering and Orange Egypt network modernisation

  Nokia tests mission-critical voice and data on 4.9G/LTE private wireless network for India’s regional rapid transit system, while being selected by leading Egyptian telco to upgrade network for increased reliability, security and operational ...

• August 08, 2022 08 Aug'22

  BT claims breakthrough for enterprise mobile with 5G standalone

  Leading UK telco reveals carrier aggregation technology trials with Nokia mark first time four carrier components on a 5G standalone network have been used achieved outside of a lab in Europe

• August 04, 2022 04 Aug'22

  5G slicing industry to rocket over next six years to be worth US$24bn by 2028

  Research firm pinpoints standardisation and uniform practices as key to unlocking the full potential of 5G slicing

• August 03, 2022 03 Aug'22

  GSMA warns of potential 5G benefits loss through lack of 6GHz wireless band allocation

  Trade body for the global mobile industry publishes industry ecosystem review and rails further against plans to offer the full 6GHz band to unlicensed use, warning a significant portion of the expected benefits of mid-band 5G could be lost if no ...

• August 03, 2022 03 Aug'22

  Shift to remote work sees major rise in cyber crime

  Survey finds almost four in five cyber security teams agree that recent changes to working practices have adversely affected their organisation’s cyber security, with one-fifth banning the use of public Wi-Fi by policy

• July 29, 2022 29 Jul'22

  Internet of things, automotive drive quarter as Qualcomm extends and expands Samsung partnership

  Despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, leading mobile chip provider posts strong results with record automotive and internet of things revenues

• July 28, 2022 28 Jul'22

  Virgin Media O2 shows return to revenue growth and improved profitability

  Merged company increases its fixed and mobile customer base with 8,000 fixed and 13,000 mobile contract net adds, leading to revenue and Ebitda improvements

• July 28, 2022 28 Jul'22

  BT sees challenging Q1 but beats the heat to ‘smash’ network development objectives

  UK incumbent telco ends first quarter facing continued challenging enterprise market conditions offsetting growth in other segments, in particular strong growth of business with core fibre and 5G network assets

• July 27, 2022 27 Jul'22

  UK 5G operators make strides in first half of 2022

  Latest analysis by Ookla-owned mobile network performance measurement firm RootMetrics finds UK 5G market in fine fettle, particularly as regards download speeds, latency reliability and availability

• July 26, 2022 26 Jul'22

  Eutelsat confirms OneWeb merger after ‘robust’ financial year

  As it posts results showing growth in connectivity and mobile services, satellite operator inks agreement with joint venture satellite broadband provider to create what they claim will be a global connectivity leader

• July 26, 2022 26 Jul'22

  UK government looks to universities, Korea to develop 5G diversity plans

  UK government has created a body for telecoms innovation and inked milestone R&D partnership with Republic of Korea

• July 26, 2022 26 Jul'22

  OneWeb merger plans with Eutelsat confirmed

  French satellite operator reveals talks with UK government and Bharti Global-owned company that they say would be the first multi-orbit satellite operator offering integrated GEO and LEO solutions

• July 19, 2022 19 Jul'22

  5G connections in APAC to surpass 400 million by 2025

  The number of 5G connections in Asia-Pacific will grow to more than 400 million by 2025, but a usage gap due to the lack of digital skills and affordability will still exist

• July 18, 2022 18 Jul'22

  NHS Digital seeks out wireless healthcare innovation

  Funding is available across the NHS for innovative projects that use wireless technology within healthcare

• July 15, 2022 15 Jul'22

  Cloud comms provider 8x8 claims visual, ‘effortless’ customer experience through CPaaS

  Integrated cloud communications platform provider announces availability of communications management service in bid to allow array of user roles in organisations

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  ING pilot project tests payments from phone to phone

  Dutch bank is testing an app that enables users to make peer-to-peer payments directly from smartphone to smartphone when they are close together

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  Scotland 5G Centre turns to Vodafone for 5G networks to support economic growth

  Leading UK operator designs and deploys two new 5G mobile private network deployments in Aberdeen and Kilmarnock to support the digitisation and diversification of local economies

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  ST Engineering, MEASAT expand partnership for enterprise satellite connectivity

  Malaysian satellite operator expands network to deliver what it says will be a ‘plethora’ of services to enterprises and communities in rural and ultra-rural areas across the country

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Ericsson, Qualcomm, Thales team to validate space-based 5G

  Comms technology providers enter into partnership with aerospace firm to provide global 5G coverage including areas currently not served by terrestrial networks

• July 11, 2022 11 Jul'22

  Nokia deploys passive optical LAN at Orange France, delivers 5G for AT&T Mexico

  Leading comms tech provider strikes partnership with French operator to deploy a passive optical LAN service at more than 20 sites across the country

• July 08, 2022 08 Jul'22

  Effect Photonics, Rural Dorset roll out fixed wireless 5G access to rural UK

  Fixed wireless access gains boost across hard-to-reach areas in rural Wales and Dorset, making 5G services available to homes in island of Anglesey

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  5G-Advanced to hit stride from 2025

  Next gen of current next-gen mobile targeted to flourish from 2025-2030, helping 5G commercialisation, long-term development of AI, machine learning and network energy savings for a fully automated network

• July 06, 2022 06 Jul'22

  Virgin Media O2 Business switches on 5G-connected hospital

  Business division of UK cable provider announces switch-on of what it calls UK’s first 5G-connected hospital

• June 30, 2022 30 Jun'22

  WBA sets out how Wi-Fi 6/6E enables Industry 4.0

  Report highlights next-gen wireless use cases, including detailed autonomous mobile robots, automatic guided vehicles, augmented and virtual reality, and posts IIoT deployment guidelines

• June 30, 2022 30 Jun'22

  5G investment could deliver £7bn a year to UK economy

  Benefits of next-gen networks are clear, but research warns that more needs to be done to ensure the UK doesn’t miss out on the full economic benefits of 5G technology