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• April 25, 2022 25 Apr'22

  US mobile network emerges as latest Lapsus$ victim

  Lapsus$ extortion gang hit T-Mobile and attempted to perform SIM-swapping attacks and code theft

• April 25, 2022 25 Apr'22

  UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus takes the high road in Scotland

  Live road testing is taking place for the next two weeks in what is claimed to be Europe’s most complex and ambitious public autonomous bus pilot, with passenger service due to go live in late summer

• April 21, 2022 21 Apr'22

  Orange opens Warsaw 5G Lab

  Telco adds Polish facility to its roster of 5G Labs across Europe, allowing businesses across the country to have the opportunity to discover and experiment all the potential of next-generation networks

• April 21, 2022 21 Apr'22

  Leadwind completes €140m first closing to fund deep tech scaleups

  First investment for fund designed for firms at the intersection of technologies such as edge computing, artificial intelligence, data analytics, 5G connectivity, blockchain and cloud services located in Southern Europe, prioritising Spain and Latin...

• April 20, 2022 20 Apr'22

  Scuderia AlphaTauri gets in gear with RapidAPI to improve performance

  Challenger Formula 1 team deploys technology from growing US tech company to drive efficiencies and accelerate innovation from the factory to the track

• April 20, 2022 20 Apr'22

  EE, Qualcomm collaboration claims European 5G first

  UK operator says use of spectrum aggregation technology across 4G and 5G bands to boost network capacity has seen it become the first European network to deliver 5G over seven combined spectrum carriers, achieving the network’s fastest 5G speeds to ...

• April 20, 2022 20 Apr'22

  NSO Group faces court action after Pegasus spyware used against targets in UK

  Three human rights activists whose phones were targeted by spyware traced to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have begun legal action against both countries and Israel’s NSO Group Technologies

• April 19, 2022 19 Apr'22

  Verizon takes equity stake in Casa Systems to sharpen 5G edge

  US telco takes 9.9% stake in provider of core 5G technologies to develop mobile edge computing solutions

• April 19, 2022 19 Apr'22

  Mavenir, Fujitsu, Aspire accelerate global development of Open RAN

  Network software provider and network solutions developer accelerate O-RAN-compliant cloud-native CU/DU with pre-tested and integrated remote radio head units, while Japanese tech firm announces collaboration to hasten global adoption of Open RAN

• April 19, 2022 19 Apr'22

  Softbank and UnaBiz team up on internet of robotic things

  Japan’s Softbank Robotics and Singapore-based UnaBiz are bringing IoT and robotics technology together to improve facilities management, among other applications

• April 18, 2022 18 Apr'22

  Singtel expands datacentre footprint in Indonesia

  Singtel’s datacentre platform will host selected datacentre assets from Indonesia’s Telkom as part of the telco’s move to grow its datacentre footprint in key regional markets

• April 13, 2022 13 Apr'22

  Virgin Media O2, Samsung deploy multiple live 4G, 5G sites across UK

  UK mobile operator announces successful completion of multiple live site deployments in its 4G and 5G estates

• April 13, 2022 13 Apr'22

  UK 5G nets ready for gaming explosion

  Research reveals UK gamers are ready for a ‘post-console’ future, enabled by 5G connectivity, cloud and the metaverse

• April 13, 2022 13 Apr'22

  Alef announces mobile enterprise network in 60 minutes without 5G

  Mobile network-as-a-service provider claims a new category in wireless networking, allowing enterprises to create a private mobile network inside a firewall within an hour without 5G or knowledge of 3GPP standards

• April 13, 2022 13 Apr'22

  Scotland 5G Centre issues call to business for improved healthcare delivery

  S5GC launches innovation challenge to use advanced connectivity to transform and improve healthcare delivery in Scotland, with three shortlisted projects to receive access to a private 5G testbed

• April 12, 2022 12 Apr'22

  TU Kaiserslautern demos automatic eSIM download for standalone private 5G network

  German engineering and science-focused research university demonstrates the interoperability of compatriot global security group’s eSIM management technology

• April 11, 2022 11 Apr'22

  Vodafone extends 5G network across UK

  Latest part of Vodafone network modernisation programme to improve the 4G and 5G experience while retiring 3G networks sees next-generation mobile infrastructure deployed in towns and cities across the UK

• April 08, 2022 08 Apr'22

  EncroChat: France says ‘defence secrecy’ in police surveillance operations is constitutional

  Constitutional court finds that invoking ‘defence secrecy’ to withhold information about the state hacking of EncroChat cryptophones is constitutional. Defence lawyers now head for the supreme court

• April 08, 2022 08 Apr'22

  5G overtakes 3G on Three UK network

  Operator’s Mobile Britain 2022 report reveals how nation is making the best of connectivity and reveals that 5G handset usage quadrupled in 2021 and use of its 5G network has increased by 385% since 2020

• April 08, 2022 08 Apr'22

  Parlem Telecom demos 5G online shopping with augmented reality, real-time products

  Catalan operator teams with Cellnex Telecom, Lenovo and Red.es to create a system designed to transform e-commerce in local shops by offering virtual users an immersive shopping experience

• April 07, 2022 07 Apr'22

  AirAsia taps Google Cloud to bolster its super-app

  AirAsia is setting up a cloud centre of excellence with Google Cloud to shore up its super-app and build capabilities in site reliability engineering and machine learning operations

• April 07, 2022 07 Apr'22

  Telent takes the National Express to transform communications for buses across the West Midlands

  Secure digital radio managed service from critical digital infrastructure technology specialist designed to deliver increased flexibility and performance to support leading regional bus provider’s operations

• April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

  Apple criticised over unpatched CVEs in Catalina, Big Sur

  Apple patched two zero-days in macOS Monterey last week, but did not address the same issue in Catalina or Big Sur, raising questions

• April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

  Lynk claims commercial-ready world’s first with cell-tower-in-space deployment

  Satellite-direct-to-phone telecoms company announces the successful launch of what it says is the world’s first commercial-ready cell-tower-in-space, helping to solve the world’s ‘0G problem’ and enabling its subscribers to connect everywhere

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  Structured decentralisation is the key to unlocking Nordic-level innovation

  Finnish tech entrepreneurs will be taking the stage at the World Economic Forum to tell the world about the role of trust in Finnish startup success

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  Mavenir takes 5G packet core, Open RAN tech to operators in Portugal, India

  Network software provider becomes Vodafone’s strategic 5G Core supplier in Portugal, enabling speeds of more than 1 Gbps in 5G Non-Standalone configuration based on Open RAN

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  Secrecy over police EncroChat hacking is unconstitutional, defence lawyers tell top French court

  France’s constitutional court, the Conseil Constitutionnel, has heard arguments that the use of ‘defence secrecy’ to withhold information about police surveillance operations breaches the French constitution

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  Zopa bank profitable after just 21 months

  The bank that emerged from peer-to-peer lending pioneer has hit its first profit after 21 months of operation

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  Qualcomm accelerates advanced driver tech with Arriver acquisition

  Chip giant will incorporate Arriver’s Computer Vision, Drive Policy and Driver Assistance assets into its Snapdragon Ride Platform portfolio of high-performance central compute and vision systems

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  Telent provides fire, rescue comms refresh in preparation for ESN transition

  Specialist in design, build, support and management of UK’s critical digital infrastructure announces refresh to provide end-to-end replacement of legacy networks

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  Singapore enterprise comms and collaboration spend set for steady growth

  The widespread enterprise adoption of remote operations that bolstered the demand for comms and collaboration products and services is set to persist

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  Apple drops emergency patches for two zero-days

  Apple has fixed two zero-day vulnerabilities that appear to have been actively exploited in the wild

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Scotland 5G Centre opens two more ‘transformational’ 5G hubs

  Latest part of £4m Scottish government funding package to accelerate the adoption of 5G sees next-gen communications centres opened in Aberdeen and Kilmarnock to boost the economy and encourage entrepreneurship

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Verizon and Cisco collaborate to advance autonomous vehicle tech with streamlined architecture

  Verizon and Cisco partner on proof-of-concept based on mobile edge compute, LTE connectivity and industrial IoT to rearchitect autonomous driving by virtualising roadside infrastructure to support low-latency requirements necessary for autonomous ...

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Nokia claims to prove case for 1Tbs per channel with Rakuten Mobile, develops Etisalat private 5G

  Comms tech provider claims to have proved case for 1 Terabit per channel transmission in live network with Japanese operator while it works with mobile division of e& to launch 5G private wireless networks and support enterprise digital ...

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Digital Catapult suggests way forward for widespread 5G adoption at live events

  Report from partner in UK government’s 5G testbed scheme explores potential of 5G Broadcast to transform spectator experience at live events such as football and motor racing

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  HomeGrid Forum certifies first G.hn embedded module for industrial IoT

  More support for industrial internet of things from industry alliance to promote recognised gigabit home networking technology, boosting device performance and resilience in industrial networks

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Webex aims to reimagine hybrid work experiences

  After one of the biggest shifts of how we work in decades, collaboration technology firm adds functionality innovations to help organisations personalise the hybrid work experience for employees and customers

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Chunghwa Telecom taps Nokia tech for energy-efficient 5G network upgrade

  New deal with Taiwanese operator claimed to see Nokia deploy solutions that unlock the full business potential of 5G enabled by its AirScale portfolio, and support a lower-carbon footprint

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Virgin Media O2 teams with VMware to complete UK and EU 5G roll-out

  UK operator enlists virtual machine technology provider as it sees virtualising and modernising network essential to retaining market share across the UK and EU as it rolls out next-generation mobile services

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Revenues tumble but Huawei builds up profitability in 2021

  Chinese comms tech provider feels the strain from tech bans and Covid, but returns solid operations and looks for future investments as it releases annual report

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  SES taps Thales to extend connectivity across Europe, Africa and Asia

  What operator describes as ‘innovative, flexible’ software-defined geostationary satellite to replace NSS-12 at 57 degrees East to deliver service to hundreds of millions at the crossroads of three continents 

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  NHS health and social care staff offered training on healthcare apps

  Health service staff have free access to training courses to help them understand which digital healthcare apps and websites are best for their patients

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Vodafone heads consortium to develop use cases for world’s first 5G marine-focused testbed

  Smart Sound Connect Marine 5G mobile private network to be the world’s first 5G marine-focused testbed, cementing UK city of Plymouth’s position at the forefront of marine and maritime innovation

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  Trainline readies for fresh challenges from launch of Great British Railways

  The travel industry is recovering from pandemic restrictions, and now the UK train sector faces a shake-up from a new state-run rail operator – all of which mean challenges for the popular ticketing app Trainline

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Soracom teams with Orange Wholesale to grow global IoT connectivity services

  Connectivity provider introduces service designed to make it fast and cost-efficient to deploy IoT products globally.

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Digital continues to deplete bank branch networks as Lloyds cuts 60 more

  Lloyds Banking Group has stripped UK high streets of a further 60 branches as the take-up of digital banking continues

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  SES accelerates C-band spectrum for Verizon, set to acquire Leonardo DRS global satcom business

  Satellite operator to earn additional $170m from leading US telco through accelerated clearing, while strategic acquisition is said to let firm deliver broader suite of satcom services to US government customers

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  OneWeb resumes satellite launches with SpaceX, inks Eutelsat distribution and Telstra teleport deals

  Satellite broadband provider to resume its launch programme with Elon Musk company, signs multi-year agreement with shareholding fellow satellite provider and announces partnership with Australian telco

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  UK government sets up body to make UK ‘world-leading’ centre for telecoms innovation

  UK Telecoms Innovation Network to ‘unleash innovation’ in broadband and mobile network companies, guiding firms seeking R&D funding or collaboration on Open RAN and other disruptive technologies