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• August 11, 2022 11 Aug'22

  Sellafield Ltd inks network services contract with BT

  UK incumbent telco strikes deal with leading UK nuclear facility to take on network service responsibility across all of its sites with potential for future projects involving technologies such as IoT and 5G

• 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 10, 2022 10 Aug'22

  Cellular low-power WAN connectivity to grow over twofold in next five years

  Even though the lack of widespread roaming agreements thus far has hampered the growth of the mobile standard outside of China, and roaming and monetisation continue as core service provider challenges, the LPWAN landscape is changing, with an ...

• 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 04, 2022 04 Aug'22

  Shipyard workers don smart glasses in 5G testbed

  Shipyard workers at Singapore’s Keppel Offshore and Marine can view work instructions on their smart glasses, pull out real-time data about their equipment and receive remote guidance in a range of operational tasks

• 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 01, 2022 01 Aug'22

  Chinese manufacturers’ woes drag back global smartphone shipments

  Tough quarter for Chinese market, with economic downturn and people worried about falling disposable income and unemployment, has global ramifications for smartphone industry pinning hopes on Q2 fulfilling pent-up demand after lockdowns

• 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 28, 2022 28 Jul'22

  Teams in Grenoble work on 6G breakthrough technology

  Even as 5G networks are being rolled out, new requirements are driving scientists, and engineers in Europe are back to the lab to start developing 6G

• 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 27, 2022 27 Jul'22

  Telstra and Microsoft deepen cloud and connectivity ties

  Telstra will use Azure as a preferred cloud while Microsoft will look at boosting its capacity on Telstra’s subsea cable network in a wide-ranging deal

• 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

  Orange Spain, Masmóvil confirm merger plans

  Spanish telcos sign binding agreement to combine their businesses in a move they say will drive competition, digitisation and innovation in the market

• 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 21, 2022 21 Jul'22

  GCHQ experts back scanning of encrypted phone messages to fight child abuse

  Ian Levy, technical director of the NCSC, and Crispin Robinson, technical director of GCHQ, back client-side scanning software on mobile phones to detect child abuse

• 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 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  Freight forwarding and logistics firm gains extra mileage through CallSwitch UCaaS

  International logistics firm achieves improved business efficiency by replacing legacy VoIP system with hosted telephony solution supporting unified collaboration and communications platform

• 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

  ICO calls for review into government use of private email and WhatsApp messages

  Information Commissioner’s Office reprimands Department of Health and Social Care after ministers and officials conducted government business on their own email accounts and messaging apps

• 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

  Vodafone, Virgin Media O2 commit to mobile access across London Underground

  Global communications infrastructure provider announces that all four major mobile networks have now committed to high-speed 4G and 5G-ready mobile connectivity across the Tube network

• 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 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

• July 01, 2022 01 Jul'22

  Enterprise Wi-Fi 6E access points to more than treble by 2024

  Wi-Fi 6E market set to flourish in next two years thanks to innovation and prospect of greatly improved throughput and latency rates

• 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

• June 30, 2022 30 Jun'22

  Nokia and Proximus demo 5G network slicing innovation to support demanding network conditions

  Leading comms tech provider enters into partnership with incumbent Belgian operator to deliver dedicated next-generation spectrum to support demanding conditions such as congested networks in use cases including Industry 4.0, fixed wireless access ...

• June 28, 2022 28 Jun'22

  UK telecoms industry agrees to cost-of-living plan

  UK wireless operators make commitment to do more to help customers cope with global price rises and stay connected

• June 28, 2022 28 Jun'22

  Qualcomm expands its RF front end with range of Wi-Fi 7 front-end modules

  Mobile chip giant aims to take business beyond smartphones with launch of next-gen Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radio frequency front-end modules that are claimed to offer superior wireless performance in automotive and internet-connected devices

• June 23, 2022 23 Jun'22

  5G set for rapid growth phase as world nears 750 million connections

  Study shows global 5G rise of 17% from the end of 2021, accelerated by North American migration to 5G from LTE

• June 22, 2022 22 Jun'22

  Nokia, Elisa, Qualcomm claim record 5G uplink speeds over mmWave spectrum

  Chip giant, comms tech provider and Finnish operator reveal 5G trial hitting record-breaking uplink speeds of 2.1Gbps over 2Gbps on mmWave spectrum to enable ultra-high-performing, low-latency services

• June 22, 2022 22 Jun'22

  Seven in 10 UK businesses already using, planning to deploy 5G for competitive advantage

  Research from national innovation network for next-generation mobile connectivity reveals a significant number of UK businesses are already embracing the benefits of 5G

• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  Leading Belgian telcos land key 5G spectrum

  Once seen as behind the curve in next-gen infrastructures, Belgium now comes out strongly for 5G, with telcos Orange and Telenet snaffling up additional spectrum capability to offer advanced mobile services

• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  North America drives soaring global 5G market

  The latest Ericsson Mobility Report reveals that 5G coverage in the UK is still at only around 40%, but growth in fixed wireless access could play a crucial role in ‘levelling up’

• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  New coalition lifts Finland’s 6G status

  Finland is laying the foundations for future European leadership in 6G research and development

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  Hyundai taps Singtel’s 5G network in electric vehicle manufacturing

  Automotive giant is tapping Singtel’s 5G network and multi-access edge computing platform to manage and power its electric vehicle factory in Singapore

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  City of Dublin aims to realise smart city vision with OpenRoaming Wi-Fi trial

  Proof-of-concept trial showcases how wireless internet standard has been deployed to provide residents, tourists and businesses in Irish capital with convenient access to municipal services

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  SES-17 begins delivering satellite connectivity services across Americas

  Very high throughput geostationary satellite enters into fully operational stage and is set to expand high-speed broadband network capabilities and accelerate digitisation

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  OPPO accelerates 5G enterprise network slicing deployment

  OPPO, Ericsson and Qualcomm collaborate to realise what they claim is industry-leading milestone of deploying 5G enterprise network slicing solution for commercially available Android 12 devices

• June 17, 2022 17 Jun'22

  Comau, Ericsson, TIM test factory of the future through 5G network slicing

  Robotics and automation company teams with comms tech provider and leading Italian operator to deliver solutions for Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing by using the potential of the 5G network as part of EU-funded 5Growth project

• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  Qualcomm acquires Cellwize to accelerate 5G, edge adoption, innovation

  Chip giant makes acquisition of 5G network deployment, automation and management software platform with intention of fuelling digital transformation of industries, powering the connected intelligent edge and supporting growth of cloud economy

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  Port of Tyne lands BT 5G private network to boost smart port ambitions

  UK telco teams with leading North East of England port to develop services based on private 5G network to power applications including robotics and autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, and internet of things