News
Mobile networking
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November 15, 2017
15
Nov'17
EE conducts UK’s first 5G mobile network test
Mobile operator has successfully conducted the first test of an end-to-end 5G network architecture in the UK
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November 14, 2017
14
Nov'17
Emergency Services Network delay to cost hundreds of millions
The Emergency Services Network roll-out has hit further delays and is likely to become very costly indeed, the Public Accounts Committee has heard
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November 14, 2017
14
Nov'17
Waltham Forest Council gives 5G network plans a boost
Waltham Forest Council in London is to allow Arqiva to deploy small cell technology on 16,000 lampposts across the borough
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November 08, 2017
08
Nov'17
Swisscom picks Ericsson to build its 5G network
Swiss incumbent operator Swisscom commits to nationwide gigabit 4G from 2018, and 5G from 2020
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
Oversight of intelligence agencies’ data sharing has ‘failed’, court hears
UK’s intelligence services lack adequate oversight and written guidelines when sharing databases of sensitive information, Privacy International argues in secret court
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
University of Manchester launches city fitness application
University’s health research centre is using gamification to get people active as part of the Manchester CityVerve smart city demonstrator
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October 24, 2017
24
Oct'17
Adtran and CCS collaborate on millimetre wave for 5G
At Broadband World Forum in Berlin, network specialists Adtran and Cambridge Communications announce a technology collaboration to help rapidly and cheaply deploy dense 5G networks
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
Transport Research Lab to run £13m autonomous vehicle trials in London
A consortium led by the Transport Research Lab has been awarded government funding to run connected and autonomous vehicle tests in the capital
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
Mobile networks accused of overcharging loyal customers
EE, Three and Vodafone are continuing to charge customers for their smartphones after the devices have been paid off, according to a new report
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October 20, 2017
20
Oct'17
The 5G wheels are spinning in APAC
Adoption of 5G across the Asia-Pacific region will be led by China, South Korea and Japan, but telcos will need to find the right pricing strategy to compete with IoT connectivity upstarts
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Safeguards permit GCHQ to share huge databases on public, court hears
Intelligence commissioners did not need technical expertise or support staff to check whether GCHQ and MI5 were lawfully sharing huge databases, court told
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Government cuts cost of network infrastructure roll-out
Parts of the Electronic Communications Code have been updated to help communications providers deploy new infrastructure more quickly
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Southend-on-Sea to become a smart city
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council will use Cisco’s Kinetic for Cities platform to improve service delivery, development and citizen engagement through digitisation as it transitions to a smart city model
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
Government opens dynamic purchasing system procurement for HSCN
The RM3825 Health and Social Care Network Access Services dynamic purchasing system procurement has been opened to supplier bids
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
How to protect your Wi-Fi network from a Krack attack
The discovery of a vulnerability affecting the WPA2 Wi-Fi security standard has people in a spin. But how serious is it really, and what basic steps can you take to keep your network safe from a Krack attack?