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• July 16, 2024 16 Jul'24

  Sita gains higher altitude for connectivity with Heathrow Airport

  Leading provider of IT to the air transport industry wins longest contract extension to date, with UK’s largest and Europe’s busiest airport to bolster network infrastructure services in expansive estate

• July 16, 2024 16 Jul'24

  Virgin Media O2, EE top GWS UK connectivity experience study

  Real-life testing of UK mobile and fixed connectivity services shine light on connectivity experiences as consumers spend nearly third of waking time on their phones

• July 15, 2024 15 Jul'24

  Ericsson, Oppo ink global patent cross-licence agreement

  Global comms tech firm teams with leading Asian smartphone provider on multi-year global cross licence covering cellular technology, including business cooperation on 5G-related projects such as device testing and customer engagements

• July 12, 2024 12 Jul'24

  VMO2, MS3, Brsk report gigabit gains

  UK full-fibre broadband boom continues as major provider allows 20,000 more homes in Milton Keynes to gain access to 2Gbps connectivity, while leading altnets record deployment landmarks

• July 11, 2024 11 Jul'24

  Wireless Broadband Alliance reveals Wi-Fi HaLow phase two

  Global industry body dedicated to improving Wi-Fi standards and services releases results of its phase two trials of real-world use cases for Wi-Fi HaLow

• July 11, 2024 11 Jul'24

  Sodvin launches broadband services with XGS-PON

  Trøndelag county-based utility broadband provider looks to transform residential connectivity services with increased network performance and scale for future upgrades, with high-speed 10 Gbps passive optical network

• July 10, 2024 10 Jul'24

  Pusan National University proposes backscatter comms for low-power IoT

  Researchers at Korean university develop backscatter IoT device connectivity and efficiency communication system said to be 40% more energy-efficient than conventional methods potentially transforming smart homes, industrial automation.

• July 09, 2024 09 Jul'24

  Chinese spies target vulnerable home office kit to run cyber attacks

  China’s APT40 is ramping up targeting of victims using vulnerable small and home office networking kit as command and control infrastructure, according to an international alert

• July 09, 2024 09 Jul'24

  ENet, Heights Telecom team to deliver advanced Wi-Fi in Guyana

  Telecommunications solutions provider announces strategic partnership with Guyana’s only locally owned comms firm introducing internet service offering ultra-fast internet and advanced Wi-Fi connectivity to customers

• July 08, 2024 08 Jul'24

  Nokia, Google Fiber claim 50G PON first in live fibre trial in US

  Tech giant’s development hub for transforming the internet experience expands relationship with comms tech provider on 50G passive optical network trial

• July 08, 2024 08 Jul'24

  Singtel, SK Telecom gear up for 6G future

  Both telcos will work together to develop advanced network slicing, telco APIs and edge AI infrastructure, among other capabilities, to pave way for 6G deployments

• July 08, 2024 08 Jul'24

  Motorola Solutions to open global R&D centre in Ireland

  Comms tech giant announces opening of research and development centre in Cork to focus on designing software for established land mobile radio portfolio

• July 05, 2024 05 Jul'24

  Virgin Media adds to Yeovil gigabit broadband estate

  Full-fibre broadband with top speeds of 2Gbps, up to 38 times faster than the current local average, now available to more than 20,000 additional homes in key town in country of Somerset

• July 04, 2024 04 Jul'24

  LG acquires Athom to advance AI-enabled smart home

  Electronics giant takes large majority stake in smart home platform company to gain deeper insights into customers’ lifestyle and usage patterns and accelerate AI home business

• July 03, 2024 03 Jul'24

  BT tops UK fixed broadband customer experience rankings

  Research from network quality of experience testing and monitoring firm pinpoints UK’s largest leading broadband provider as offering best quality of experience

• July 02, 2024 02 Jul'24

  EXA Infrastructure, SOCAR Fiber plan for Red Sea route diversity

  European dedicated digital infrastructure platform provider, connecting North America and Asia via the Middle East, inks deal with secure electronic communication infrastructure company for terrestrial fibre optic route

• July 01, 2024 01 Jul'24

  CityFibre, nexfibre gain further gigabit ground in southern England

  UK’s leading independent provider makes full-fibre available to majority of homes and businesses in West Sussex county town, while growing gigabit broadband wholesaler reveals plans to deliver it to more than 15,000 premises in Buckinghamshire

• July 01, 2024 01 Jul'24

  Nokia to acquire Infinera in $2.3bn deal

  Nokia sees acquisition of open optical networking solutions provider to increase scale in optical networks business

• June 27, 2024 27 Jun'24

  Neos Networks advances Oxfordshire GigaHubs project

  More than 180 public service sites, from local GP practices to schools, community centres and the authority’s own IT estate, are now connected with full-fibre connectivity as part of a County Council programme

• June 21, 2024 21 Jun'24

  UK fibre firms continue reach expansion

  Virgin Media O2-backed growing fibre firm Nexfibre takes XGS PON network to Canterbury while south of England local full-fibre broadband provider Toob celebrates expansion ahead of fifth anniversary

• June 19, 2024 19 Jun'24

  HPE Discover 2024: HPE, Nvidia team to accelerate GenAI revolution

  Partnership on product and sales channels to feature what is described as first-of-its-kind turnkey, private-cloud AI service including sustainable accelerated computing with full lifecycle services to streamline time to value with AI

• June 18, 2024 18 Jun'24

  Altnets Netomnia, brsk announce merger

  Merger of broadband indies described as transformative step for UK telecoms industry, establishing what companies say will be only scaled and capital-efficient retail, wholesale and consolidation platform

• June 12, 2024 12 Jun'24

  NTT upgrades JUNO submarine cable

  Largest trans-Pacific submarine cable system boosts network capacity to support delivery of ubiquitous high-capacity 800Gb, 400Gb and 100Gb services, claiming to hit service delivery targets as soon as it launches

• June 12, 2024 12 Jun'24

  Nokia maintains 25G PON momentum with HKBN and Chorus

  Comms tech provider closes more deals for 25Gbps passive optical network technology with Hong Kong fibre network provider and New Zealand’s largest open-access internet infrastructure company on behalf of leading retail service provider

• June 11, 2024 11 Jun'24

  Altnet full-fibre firms hit the north

  Independent UK broadband providers continue programmes of network expansion to light up premises in Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Humberside with gigabit connectivity

• June 10, 2024 10 Jun'24

  Neutral internet sites account for 70% of leading 50 US exchanges

  Study reveals steady transformation over the past decade in the way networks choose to interconnect with neutral IX models operated by a neutral third party rather than by datacentre operator or carrier

• June 07, 2024 07 Jun'24

  Cisco Live: ThousandEyes on the prize in digital experience age

  Networking giant sets out strategy to empower customers to see everything across complex digital supply chain, turning data into intelligence and actions to support digital experiences that businesses base operations on

• June 06, 2024 06 Jun'24

  UK firms still struggling to enable hybrid work

  Survey reveals UK firms are still struggling to make hybrid work effective, with 62% of workplaces changing policy in the past four years and failure to adopt suitable digital tools leading employees to feel overwhelmed and frustrated

• June 05, 2024 05 Jun'24

  Cisco Live: AI to fuel Cisco mission to connect and protect everything

  Networking giant plots future where harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and data will allow companies to connect and protect everything across a global network where data is the ultimate differentiator

• June 04, 2024 04 Jun'24

  Cisco gears up to cash in on AI innovation and investments

  Networking giant plots out artificial intelligence-powered future within networks to build digital resilience and offer secure visibility, observability and insight across digital footprints, with $1bn global AI investment fund

• June 04, 2024 04 Jun'24

  T-Mobile bolsters connected workplace with FWA

  Expanded fixed FWA offering combines Cradlepoint 5G networking solutions and T-Mobile 5G Business Internet to offer more choice to more customers 

• May 30, 2024 30 May'24

  Ciena, Digicel, Southern Cross bring high-speed connectivity to Fiji schools

  Leading optical technology provider announces the second year of its partnership with Digicel Fiji and Southern Cross to deliver high-speed connectivity for school students on Fiji

• May 29, 2024 29 May'24

  Nokia and Global Fiber Peru aim to close digital divide in Amazon rainforest

  Subaquatic optical, IP and XGS-PON fibre broadband network brings future-proof connectivity to remote region of Peru, Colombia and Brazil in bid to reduce digital divide in 400 communities

• May 28, 2024 28 May'24

  Openreach claims record for broadband upgrade locations

  Latest steps in UK’s leading broadband provider’s plans to go fully digital sees ultrafast full-fibre technology made available to 14 million homes

• May 24, 2024 24 May'24

  Networks emerge as catalyst for digital business success

  Global networking trends report for 2024 reveals continued measurable impact of the network in advancing business goals, with 72% planning on deploying integrated network management platforms over the next two years

• May 22, 2024 22 May'24

  Virgin Media Business Wholesale connects MA5 datacentre with new fibre

  Virgin Media Business Wholesale marks next phase of ongoing high bandwidth upgrade programme, setting out to deliver faster and more accurate provisioning at strategic sites throughout the UK

• May 21, 2024 21 May'24

  TfL taps Thales and Nokia to renew underground multi-services network

  Transport for London engages IT and networks firms to deliver integrated communications renewal to support system used by staff to handle radio, transmission and CCTV technology

• May 20, 2024 20 May'24

  Dell Technologies World: AI at core of Dell’s next chapter

  With a significant anniversary just passed, Dell CEO Michael Dell was in reflective mood as he looked ahead to the impact of artificial intelligence on the tech giant’s product stack

• May 20, 2024 20 May'24

  BT Group pushes back digital switchover deadline

  UK’s leading telco extends deadline by just over 12 months for transformation to an all-digital infrastructure, and offers dedicated support for businesses to make necessary steps

• May 17, 2024 17 May'24

  NTT advances IOWN with real-time optical and wireless cooperative control

  NTT applies all-photonics network to advance wireless services for smart factories looking to improve significantly efficiency, cutting costs and enable advanced solutions such as telerobotic operations

• May 17, 2024 17 May'24

  Openreach shines as fibre investment hits inflection point in BT financial year

  UK’s leading comms provider posts mixed financial year and reports peak capex on full-fibre broadband roll-out after hitting £3bn cost and service transformation programme a year ahead of schedule

• May 16, 2024 16 May'24

  Signetbreedband taps Nokia to evolve network business services

  Global comms tech provider announces partnership with Dutch managed network services provider to enable what it claims will be most solid and resilient business networking services in the Netherlands

• May 15, 2024 15 May'24

  HP, Google bring Starline collaboration out of lab and into workplace

  Tech firms unveil collaboration technology project based on AI and 3D imaging, designed to make co-workers feel like they’re together from any distance

• May 03, 2024 03 May'24

  Openreach ups pace of copper network switch-off

  UK’s largest broadband provider maintains pace of digital network transformation adding nearly 100 locations to its roster of communications exchanges that are now able to offer digital comms based on full-fibre networks

• May 02, 2024 02 May'24

  Update from eSync Alliance accelerates software-defined vehicle roadmap

  Trade association eSync Alliance publishes updated specification aimed at achieving further interoperability and collaboration in automotive use cases

• May 01, 2024 01 May'24

  Google ups investment to improve Hawaiian internet infrastructure

  Hawaii receives major financial fillip from Google to develop critical internet infrastructure across the state, connecting to Japan and mainland US

• April 30, 2024 30 Apr'24

  Altnets continue full-fibre deployments in UK

  UK’s independent broadband supply sector shows more momentum in the north and south of England, and also in Northern Ireland, tailoring cable offerings for different needs

• April 29, 2024 29 Apr'24

  Openreach reaps benefit of invisible DNA marking with cable thefts down 30%

  Despite spate of cable thefts in recent times, UK broadband provider reports crime tumbling over past 12 months after deploying forensic liquid marker that can be sprayed directly onto cables and equipment

• April 25, 2024 25 Apr'24

  UK gigabit maintains steady progress

  Latest study of UK communications market from national regulator finds access to gigabit broadband and 5G mobile coverage has risen over past 12 months

• April 25, 2024 25 Apr'24

  Extreme Connect 2024: AI in networks to live or die by trust

  Cloud networking provider unveils hub for research, development and innovation in networking previews, tapping AI to offer a new way to design, optimise and deploy networks