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• February 05, 2021 05 Feb'21

  RAN returns strong growth but Nokia prepares for challenging year ahead

  Comms tech provider claims solid Q4, full year 2020 performance but anticipates “meaningful headwinds” in year of transition

• February 04, 2021 04 Feb'21

  BT counts cost of Covid-19 in third quarter

  Fibre and 5G roll-outs continue apace, but trading update reveals trying times for UK incumbent telco, with falling revenues and profits

• February 04, 2021 04 Feb'21

  Ericsson: Dematerialisation is the path to profitability

  Comms tech provider’s research finds so-called dematerialised enterprises expect to take advantage of cloud and mobile technology to become more productive and sustainable by 2030

• February 03, 2021 03 Feb'21

  Broadband speed boost sees UK home values jump by £3,500

  UK government survey quantifies added value of access to superfast broadband, which is now said to have pushed broadband speeds up a gear for 5.5 million homes across the country, creating £2.7bn of economic benefits including 17,600 jobs

• February 03, 2021 03 Feb'21

  EE, BT team to ‘redefine’ home broadband with BT Halo 3+

  Comms provider and mobile division announce new hybrid connect device, claiming to combine full-fibre home broadband, Wi-Fi and UK’s fastest mobile network

• February 03, 2021 03 Feb'21

  EE 5G mobile usage increases by 40% over last quarter of 2020

  Surge in use of next-generation networks for BT-owned mobile service over the festive period with video, especially news, causing spikes

• February 02, 2021 02 Feb'21

  Latency higher priority than speed as IT leaders look to gain edge

  Business leaders believe success depends on low latency, namely 10ms or less to ensure the success of their applications, with three-quarters requiring 5ms or less for edge initiatives

• February 02, 2021 02 Feb'21

  Nordic countries dominate European online banking take-up

  Nordics dominate online banking take-up in Europe, but the UK is not far behind

• February 01, 2021 01 Feb'21

  Enterprise 5G network slicing to carve out $20bn revenues over next five years

  Research highlights dedicated network allocation technique as an enabler for new value creation as communications service providers bolster their capabilities to go beyond connectivity revenues

• February 01, 2021 01 Feb'21

  O2 and NEC claim Open RAN trial success

  Leading UK mobile operator teams reveal positive results from open radio access network test with IT and network technologies provider, including virtualised RAN software and hardware from GigaTera Communications, Supermicro among others

• February 01, 2021 01 Feb'21

  Qualcomm ramps up 5G with French research and development centre

  Brittany and Paris Region colocated R&D facility set up to boost chip giant as it embarks on next-generation network objectives

• February 01, 2021 01 Feb'21

  5G to the fore as Ericsson beats expectations in financial year

  Strong year recorded by comms tech firm from continued high activity levels in North America, Northeast Asia and Europe, with 5G strong

• January 29, 2021 29 Jan'21

  Dell, SK Telecom, VMware bring 5G edge to enterprises

  IT giants team with telco to collaborate on an integrated multi-access edge computing system with the aim of providing more secure and reliable access to data at edge locations

• January 29, 2021 29 Jan'21

  Wi-Fi Alliance advances support for Wi-Fi 6E ecosystem

  Specification published defining architecture, protocols and functionality for the automated frequency coordination system-to-AFC device interface to maximise the 6 GHz spectrum opportunity and expand Wi-Fi 6E benefits

• January 29, 2021 29 Jan'21

  Telcos accelerate digital transformation but revenues remain store-based

  Report reveals operators still rely mainly on physical channels to sell their products and services, but know the value that digital sales can create for them

• January 28, 2021 28 Jan'21

  More than one in six households struggling to afford broadband in UK

  With UK lockdown persisting and education online until March at the earliest, research finds broadband customers in receipt of low-income benefits almost twice as likely to struggle to pay their bill than other customers

• January 28, 2021 28 Jan'21

  Smartphone industry roars back in Q4 2020 as iPhone propels Apple to new heights

  The past 12 months as a whole may have been challenging for the smartphone industry, but the industry enjoyed an end-of-year renaissance driven by a staggering $66bn worth of iPhone sales

• January 28, 2021 28 Jan'21

  Contactless payment limit could rise to £100 as FCA seeks industry views

  UK financial services regulator is considering raising the contactless card payment limit to £100

• January 28, 2021 28 Jan'21

  UK government reviews law on access to land for digital infrastructure

  Reacting to reports that agreements have been slow to conclude, holding up the roll-out of better mobile and broadband connectivity, UK government consults on changes to the legal framework for agreements on access to land for digital infrastructure

• January 27, 2021 27 Jan'21

  UK broadband customers count cost of quietly expired contracts

  Almost three million UK high-speed broadband customers – a third of those whose deal ended in the past year – say they were not informed when their contract ended, as mandated by the UK comms regulator, costing around £90 per household

• January 27, 2021 27 Jan'21

  O2, Three, Vodafone team to enhance rural mobile coverage

  Three of the UK’s leading mobile operators announce plan to build and share infrastructure to boost 4G rural coverage in the first part of a national scheme to improve mobile connectivity in hard-to-reach places

• January 27, 2021 27 Jan'21

  Global VPN downloads surge in 2020

  Repressive regimes’ regulatory demands and remote working see virtual private network usage rocket over the past 12 months

• January 26, 2021 26 Jan'21

  Virtualisation, automation and network slicing increasing operators’ focus

  Research reveals added pressure on networks in the post Covid-19 world, with access network performance as the primary factor that most impacts subscriber experience

• January 26, 2021 26 Jan'21

  Barratt enlists UK network leaders to install full-fibre broadband across all new homes

  At a time when the country has never been so dependent on fast and reliable home broadband, leading house builder has teamed with UK broadband leaders to ensure new builds are in the digital fast lane

• January 26, 2021 26 Jan'21

  Telia takes Ericsson 5G to transform industrial inspection as Project Reindeer runs

  New partnership will benefit Swedish industry by performing livestream industrial inspections via drones, while more details are released on Ericsson’s EU-funded 6G initiative

• January 26, 2021 26 Jan'21

  Virgin to enter UK 5G fray but regulator delays 5G spectrum auction

  UK operator marks ‘milestone’ moment in its history with 5G offer to add to gigabit broadband, but Ofcom puts on hold the process to gain mid-band frequencies

• January 26, 2021 26 Jan'21

  Wireless Broadband Alliance rolls out roadmap for 5G, Wi-Fi 6 convergence

  New industry guidelines highlight critical role next-generation wireless technology will play in the long-term success of 5G, outlining convergence opportunities for optimising business innovation and customer experience

• January 25, 2021 25 Jan'21

  NEC announces 3x MIMO capacity gain for mmWave 5G CPE

  Aiming to contribute to the development of mmWave 5G mobile access networks and building ecosystems among operators and suppliers, tech giant claims landmark achievement

• January 25, 2021 25 Jan'21

  GSMA: mmWave 5G showing signs of market readiness

  With 5G roll-outs and adoption progressing quickly and with the mmWave ecosystem showing signs of readiness, the main question the mobile industry faces is where and when mmWave systems can be cost-effective

• January 22, 2021 22 Jan'21

  Vodafone unveils ‘instant’ Wi-Fi

  Telco targets digital households and small businesses with new mobile router for use cases including support for video calling, streaming and online learning

• January 22, 2021 22 Jan'21

  BT connects Dutch diplomatic missions

  New software-defined network services designed to enable secure collaboration and support digital transformation of network supporting Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• January 22, 2021 22 Jan'21

  Next-gen network roll-outs drive 5G FWA broadband CPE market

  Continued momentum revealed for fixed wireless access as analyst sees such services using 5G technology capable of supporting gigabit speeds, creating huge potential to compete with existing fixed broadband services

• January 21, 2021 21 Jan'21

  Optus taps Nokia for 5G tech to enhance stadium experiences

  With crowds slowly returning to outdoor venues in Australia after lockdown, comms tech provider and leading local operator deliver gigabit wireless in-stadium connectivity

• January 21, 2021 21 Jan'21

  Nokia, Mobily unveil world’s first sliced FWA deployment

  Global comms tech provider teams with Saudi Arabian telco to pilot world’s first 4G and 5G fixed wireless access network slicing on a live commercial network

• January 21, 2021 21 Jan'21

  European telecoms big guns team up to drive Open RAN deployments

  Major regional operators embark upon collaboration to provide a framework for the creation of an interoperable market for Open RAN

• January 20, 2021 20 Jan'21

  Few workers see employers as ready for new normal

  Study finds vast majority of workers feel employers are not fully prepared to support the longer-term move to a hybrid workforce, prompting a need for organisations to plan their ‘future workplace’ better

• January 20, 2021 20 Jan'21

  Broadcast, media sector presents telcos with digital transformation opportunities

  Analyst sets out potential winning strategy for telcos in entertainment sector with 5G, multi-access edge computing and network slicing, as well as virtualisation and cloud

• January 19, 2021 19 Jan'21

  Mavenir, VIAVI enter into collaboration to validate 5G RAN options for US market

  Partnership will focus on lab testing of cloud-native radio access systems for major US mobile network operators

• January 19, 2021 19 Jan'21

  Legacy security architectures threaten to disrupt remote working

  Annual survey of IT leaders finds network security is of prime concern as most companies continue with work-from-home policies

• January 19, 2021 19 Jan'21

  AE Aerospace claims 5G landmark in transforming manufacturing productivity

  Leading UK manufacturing business and partners trial 5G to pioneer productivity improvements and drive recovery in key sector hit hard by Covid

• January 18, 2021 18 Jan'21

  Three UK, Tata team to accelerate 5G network roll-out

  IT services, consulting and business solutions provider employed to help UK operator configure and maintain its next-generation mobile network and ensure first time right network operations

• January 15, 2021 15 Jan'21

  Private LTE/5G market set to reach £4.2bn in 2024

  Research firm predicts sales of private LTE/5G infrastructure to show 43% CAGR from 2019 to 2024, potentially worth an estimated $5.7bn (£4.2bn)

• January 15, 2021 15 Jan'21

  Google Cloud, Nokia accelerate readiness for cloud-native enterprise 5G solutions

  Cloud platform provider and comms tech supplier announce plans to jointly develop cloud-native 5G core solutions for communications service providers and enterprise customers with cloud capabilities to the network edge to accelerate enterprise ...

• January 14, 2021 14 Jan'21

  BT cries foul on rivals’ coverage claims as O2, EE extend UK 5G nets

  Two of the UK’s mobile giants make significant additions to next-gen networks, but BT consumer CEO warns that rivals are not giving customers meaningful levels of coverage and quality in their 5G offers

• January 14, 2021 14 Jan'21

  Port of Felixstowe lands funding for UK government 5G trial

  UK’s largest and busiest container port to test the potential of 5G across two use cases: enabling remotely controlled cranes and optimising predictive maintenance though IoT and AI

• January 13, 2021 13 Jan'21

  Yearly expectations smashed with £105bn spent on mobile apps in 2020

  With the world of work changed forever due to the Covid-19 pandemic, mobile apps cash in, with consumer spend increasing 20% annually with business apps showing particular spike in usage

• January 13, 2021 13 Jan'21

  EE 5G to deliver BBC Green Planet augmented reality experience

  Increased 5G network capacity will enable AR experience for landmark BBC series using holographic video to explore the world from the perspective of plants

• January 13, 2021 13 Jan'21

  BT eyes up next-gen services with digital unit

  In what it says is an important statement of intent following a 2020 with a number of innovations, incumbent telco announces new division designed to deliver next-gen digital platforms and services

• January 12, 2021 12 Jan'21

  Virgin Media aims for in-home connectivity transformation with Intelligent WiFi Plus

  As it ramps up gigabit network development in locations across the UK, cableco launches Wi-Fi access devices to work with new access system to bring up to three times faster in-home wireless speeds

• January 11, 2021 11 Jan'21

  BT removes mobile data charges for BBC Bitesize educational content

  As part of a broader partnership between the UK’s public broadcaster and its incumbent telco, hugely popular and award-winning BBC Bitesize programming slot is to be zero rate for all EE, BT Mobile and PlusNet Mobile customers