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• May 26, 2020 26 May'20

  Thailand gears up for 5G

  Thai government forms 26-member committee to develop a roadmap for 5G adoption and address roadblocks related to the recall of unused spectrum from state agencies

• May 22, 2020 22 May'20

  Small firms seize digital lifeline to get back to business

  Research shows Covid-19 crisis has kick-started a small business digital revolution to power recovery, with over a quarter of firms responding to running their businesses remotely with videoconferencing

• May 22, 2020 22 May'20

  Coronavirus: How MyIX is keeping Malaysians connected

  Malaysia’s MyIX internet exchange has been classed as critical national infrastructure, with member telcos adding more capacity to meet the surge in demand for internet services

• May 21, 2020 21 May'20

  UK contact-tracing app set to miss official launch date as Google, Apple release API

  Government ministers aim to shore up contact-tracing strategy after junior minister concedes much-publicised app set miss-stated start date and Silicon Valley giants officially launch API for apps that follow different route than NHS

• May 20, 2020 20 May'20

  Nokia, KDDI trial fully virtualised 5G cloud RAN

  Finnish comms tech supplier Nokia adds to portfolio of customers trailing its cloud RAN solutions in deal with leading Japanese operator KDDI, including Nokia AirScale

• May 19, 2020 19 May'20

  Ericsson extends 5G reach with China Telecom, China Unicom

  Leading Chinese operators tap Swedish comms tech giant for 5G core portfolio systems, including cloud packet, NFVI, dynamic orchestration and spectrum sharing

• May 19, 2020 19 May'20

  Doubts mount over effectiveness of UK contact-tracing app

  Studies from BCS and Anomali reveal that a significant proportion of the UK population is not prepared to download the Covid-19 contact-tracing app

• May 19, 2020 19 May'20

  Huawei: US using technological strengths to ‘crush’ companies outside its own borders

  Chinese tech giant hits back at White House decision to extend technology ban and says it will ultimately be self-harming

• May 18, 2020 18 May'20

  Worldwide comms services industry projected to take limited hit from Covid-19

  Coronavirus pandemic has changed some trends in the global telecom services market, but operators have adapted quickly and temporarily pushed aside some earlier priorities, says IDC

• May 14, 2020 14 May'20

  Vodafone aids Covid-19 fight with added capacity for NHS Scotland, and introduces IoT thermal camera

  Comms tech to the fore in assisting key workers at temporary coronavirus facility in Glasgow, while heat detection camera combining thermal imaging and IoT capability will help facilitate people’s return to work

• May 14, 2020 14 May'20

  UK’s contact-tracing app targeted by scammers

  Even though it is only operational on the Isle of Wight as a beta test, the UK government’s coronavirus contact-tracing app has already attracted the attention of cyber criminals

• May 14, 2020 14 May'20

  SK Telecom brings quantum security to the masses

  The South Korean telco is readying the world’s first 5G smartphone equipped with a quantum random number generator chipset

• May 13, 2020 13 May'20

  Comms tech firms eye partnership opportunities with provider community

  In latest example of growing trend, Virgin Media Business signs strategic partnership with integrated cloud communications platform to extend voice and unified communications portfolio

• May 13, 2020 13 May'20

  European comms bodies set up standards group, call for vigilance on contact-tracing apps

  New ETSI group will develop standardisation framework for secure smartphone-based proximity tracing systems, helping to break Covid-19 transmission chains

• May 12, 2020 12 May'20

  Vodafone shrugs Virgin move as it posts steady financial year

  UK operator claims to have defied the odds and bucked the market in last financial year but warns of impact of Covid-19 on business

• May 11, 2020 11 May'20

  Contact-tracing app hits teething troubles as minister confirms changes could be made

  UK contact-tracing saga continues as UK government releases details of impact assessment on the app and admits that adaptations and even total change in form are not off the table

• May 07, 2020 07 May'20

  UK said to be on verge of major technology shift for Covid-19 contact-tracing app

  Technology community awash with reports of potential sea change in much-publicised and much-criticised app away from controversial centralised database

• May 07, 2020 07 May'20

  Contact-tracing app fails to protect privacy and human rights

  Reassurances over the security and human rights implications of NHSX’s approach to developing its Covid-19 contact-tracing app are insufficient, says the cross-bench Human Rights Committee

• May 07, 2020 07 May'20

  UK comms market set for shake-up as O2 and Virgin Media confirm merger

  Coming-together of leading fixed-mobile provider and cable network provider will create genuine competition to BT/EE

• May 07, 2020 07 May'20

  Industry 4.0 transformation reaches communications inflection point

  Survey finds huge potential for investment in advance 4G and 5G technology among industrial organisations

• May 06, 2020 06 May'20

  UK comms experts continue to question contact-tracing app

  Academics and comms industry experts challenge UK government scientists on their defence of NHS contact-tracing app, in particular the issue of centralised data gathering

• May 06, 2020 06 May'20

  Telcos lose out in early enterprise 5G business

  Research reveals that industries and enterprises are ready to reap the benefits of 5G, but warns that service providers need to learn how to satisfy this demand

• May 05, 2020 05 May'20

  Singapore to test 5G in Industry 4.0 trial

  Trial, spearheaded by IMDA, IBM, Samsung and M1, will test the use of 5G, along with AI and IoT technologies, in manufacturing

• May 05, 2020 05 May'20

  UK contact-tracing app developers hit back at effectiveness and privacy doubts

  Pre-eminent scientists continue to defend NHS contact-tracing app from criticism of its effectiveness and the use of centralised data gathering

• May 05, 2020 05 May'20

  Building security and privacy into contact-tracing apps

  Governance and data decentralisation are among measures that organisations can take to allay security and privacy concerns over contact-tracing apps, according to RSA

• May 04, 2020 04 May'20

  SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom form joint venture to combat coronavirus

  Telecoms giants extend working relationship to expand global 5G ecosystem by accelerating 5G deployment in Europe and exchange their respective technological expertise once the situation with Covid-19 improves

• May 04, 2020 04 May'20

  UK transport research body calls for safer in-vehicle technologies

  Voice-controlled systems are the future of autonomous, according to TRL, whose recommendations follow a report into Apple CarPlay and Android Auto demanding improved standards in voice-activated infotainment systems

• May 01, 2020 01 May'20

  5G on the ropes as Covid-19 set to land $51bn blow on global mobile services industry

  Research predicts mobile revenue will drop 4.1% worldwide because of pandemic, with European operators taking a particular heavy hit

• May 01, 2020 01 May'20

  Global contact-tracing apps take divergent routes to beat Covid-19

  Telecoms will play a key role in controlling the coronavirus through contact-tracing apps that can mitigate its spread. But that will only be the case if population masses actually use the apps – and that’s not guaranteed for a variety of reasons

• April 30, 2020 30 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Young employees struggle with remote working

  Communications tools identified as key pain point and hindering productivity for young UK workers

• April 29, 2020 29 Apr'20

  IT Priorities 2020: SD-WAN soars as collaboration and communications no longer on back burner

  At the start of the year, networking professionals looked likely to invest in monitoring, converged architectures and WAN technologies, while unified communications was in decline and collaboration of minimal interest

• April 29, 2020 29 Apr'20

  Nokia closes capacity and customer experience tech deal with Bharti Airtel

  Third-largest telco in the world’s second-largest telecoms market takes up Nokia Single Radio Access Network to enhance capacity and improve 5G readiness

• April 28, 2020 28 Apr'20

  Ericsson scores further 5G RAN win with True Corporation Thailand

  Thai comms operator engages the Swedish technology provider to enable smooth, fast and cost-effective 5G network evolution in three regions

• April 24, 2020 24 Apr'20

  NHSX reveals full details of UK Covid-19 contact-tracing strategy

  National Health Service’s digital innovation unit aims to allay fears over privacy and confidentiality in forthcoming contract-tracing app

• April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: RAF flies in for UK contact tracing app test

  NHS announces test at air base of app designed to alert users of the close proximity of those carrying or having symptoms of Covid-19

• April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20

  Public authorities set to receive expanded surveillance powers

  UK government wants to extend the number of public authorities able to obtain communications data using mass surveillance

• April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20

  5,400% growth forecast for enterprises using WhatsApp Business APIs

  Unprecedented and extraordinary growth forecast for business version of WhatsApp, with growth from just 992 to 55,000 users expected over the next five years

• April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20

  ABB Power plugs into Ericsson 5G tech to increase factory productivity

  Ericsson gears up for the post-coronavirus world with confidence in 5G and reveals project for its 5G-ready Industry Connect with global leader in power technology

• April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Surge in Wi-Fi upload traffic shows need for advanced Wi-Fi adoption

  Prolonged home working will see home networks, based on older Wi-Fi technologies rather than the likes of Wi-Fi 6, put under intolerable strain, warns analyst

• April 21, 2020 21 Apr'20

  Covid-19 outbreak sees first-quarter revenues flatten for Huawei

  Chinese networking mega-firm endures tough first quarter, but pledges that it will ride out the coronavirus storm

• April 21, 2020 21 Apr'20

  Collaboration and communications get richer as Covid-19 ushers in new working reality

  Covid-19 lockdowns bring about collective rethink in the way we work, with remote video becoming normalised and a potential change in the way effectiveness is measured

• April 20, 2020 20 Apr'20

  Ada Lovelace Institute questions effectiveness of UK contact-tracing strategy

  Independent study institute for user-focused data and AI solutions argues that NHS Covid-19 tracking plans will not be effective unless action is taken to address technical limitations

• April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20

  Ofcom publishes technical data debunking 5G links to Covid-19

  Ofcom makes latest response to the unfounded and dangerous fake news suggesting links between 5G networks and coronavirus

• April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20

  Fifth of UK small businesses concerned about prolonged remote working

  Small firms find the potential prospect of indefinite working from home a major challenge to future business

• April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Big hit to European 5G as smartphone industry set for sharpest falls in 20 years

  Screeching halt to telecoms money truck predicted for 2020 as Covid-19 outbreak impacts phone production and 5G roll-out

• April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20

  EU warns no compromise on privacy as NHS clashes with tech firms on contact tracing

  EU and UK regulators express data privacy concerns days after Silicon Valley giants announce collaboration on contact-tracing apps to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Telcos in developed markets to lose more than $40bn

  Big increases in unemployment will see a 3.4% decline in telecoms revenue this year, with the negative impact to persist for the next 12 months, says analyst

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  BT inks Ericsson 5G supply deal but delays schedule to replace Huawei kit

  UK telco engages Swedish tech firm to deploy cloud-native dual-mode 5G core, but rows back on deadline to remove all Huawei technology from mobile core by end of year

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  Samsung claims 4.3Gbps 5G speed breakthrough

  Korean tech giant’s latest lab demonstration uses MU-MIMO technology to showcase 5G’s potentially vast capacity, new radio, NR, 28GHz access unit

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Apple and Google unite for contact tracing technology

  Silicon Valley giants announce collaboration to prevent the spread of Coronavirus