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• September 18, 2023 18 Sep'23

  Virgin Media brings gigabit broadband to 6,900 homes in Stirling

  Full-fibre broadband with average top speeds of 1,130Mbps now available to more than 6,900 additional homes and businesses in key Scottish city for the first time, following investment from recently created UK fibre provider

• September 18, 2023 18 Sep'23

  Texas A&M University deploys IP Wave optical solutions for private 5G network

  Leading US applied research facility university deploys optical technology in private 5G network to support advanced experimentation, technology development, testing and evaluation across a range of disciplines

• September 18, 2023 18 Sep'23

  UK broadband sees speeds increase

  Study from UK communications regulator finds marked year-on-year, increase in service speeds as people upgrade to higher-bandwidth services, including full-fibre, plus a large increase in average upload speeds

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  Liquid opens tap on Kenya and Ethiopia fibre link

  Cassava Technologies subsidiary announces two new cross-border fibre routes designed to allow for greater efficiency and reliable regional connectivity, both key to the economic development of key territories

• September 13, 2023 13 Sep'23

  Altnet trade body slams regulator for spiking UK broadband prices

  Association of UK independent broadband providers criticises national comms regulator’s “failure” to recognise cost to consumers of lack of market competition and contribution of altnets in market

• September 13, 2023 13 Sep'23

  Wi-Fi 7 to play fundamental role in transforming work

  Study from wireless technology trade association shows latest version of Wi-Fi standard will enable enterprise, Industry 4.0, medical, smart city and other applications that are impractical or impossible with wired and other wireless technologies

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Openreach publishes latest full-fibre build plans

  Voice and broadband divisions of incumbent telco see expansion across the UK, heralding a full-fibre, full-digital communications future

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Quarter of UK premises still lack gigabit broadband

  Latest regular update on fixed broadband availability in the UK finds growth is sluggish and not yet consistent across all regions, despite recent flurry of activity among suppliers at all ends of the spectrum

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  Networking tech firms scrum down for Rugby World Cup

  Leading communications providers look to form off-pitch connectivity spine of team with infrastructures using advanced networking and mixed reality technologies at pinnacle of world rugby

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  UK broadband users fume at providers’ service but stay loyal

  Research released by leading alternative broadband provider shows nation’s broadband providers offer the worst customer service of any industry, but customers still maintain loyalty

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  Full-fibre passes tipping point for UK broadband services

  UK regulator research sees broadband deployments by larger fibre infrastructure operators complemented by buoyant altnet sector sees three-quarters of UK homes able to access gigabit services, and 54% gaining access via full-fibre

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  Openreach marks copper network switch-off milestone

  UK telco claims to have marked major milestone on road towards switching off old copper-based phone platform

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  Nexfibre acquires Upp to expand gigabit network in East of England

  Just weeks after officially switching on its network, full-fibre network provider nexfibre, in partnership with Virgin Media O2, is to acquire East of England fibre operator Upp to increase footprint by 175,000 premises

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  German court unclear whether intercepted EncroChat cryptophone messages are legally admissible

  Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court is waiting to hear five complaints that could decide whether data from the hacked EncroChat phone network can be lawfully used in German courts, but situation remains unclear for now

• September 01, 2023 01 Sep'23

  Threat actors exploiting unpatched Juniper Networks devices

  A series of vulnerabilities in Juniper Networks firewalls and switches appear to be being exploited in the wild to enable remote code execution, with thousands of devices thought to be exposed

• August 30, 2023 30 Aug'23

  CityFibre passes three million UK premises with full-fibre network

  Independent provider’s nationwide full-fibre network has more than 2.6 million premises passed as ready for service to ISPs, with penetration on target across locations

• August 24, 2023 24 Aug'23

  Ribbon sees optical solutions win and drives continued progress in sustainability

  Communications software, IP and optical networking provider highlights social and environmental impact, governance and ethical conduct, and sees expanded capacity with joint packet and optical solution

• August 22, 2023 22 Aug'23

  Community Fibre tops UK gigabit broadband league table

  Survey of UK gigabit broadband suppliers reveals rise and rise of independent sector despite recent financial struggles as increased reach and availability means users are no longer limited to majors for services

• August 21, 2023 21 Aug'23

  Brsk brings in full-fibre broadband backing as CityFibre expands Reading net

  Fast-growing UK altnet and leading independent provider Brsk announces advances in plans to develop full-fibre gigabit networks in key areas covering Manchester, the West Midlands, Lancashire and Berkshire

• August 21, 2023 21 Aug'23

  Nokia expands manufacturing of BEAD fibre broadband optical modules

  Comms tech provider adds optical modules to the list of technology services that will be produced in US and become available to programme regarded as critical to bridging digital divide

• August 16, 2023 16 Aug'23

  BT flies into NATS network, cyber security project

  Organisation tasked with managing air travel in the UK implements ‘transformational’ technology programme to keep skies safe and support customers worldwide

• August 15, 2023 15 Aug'23

  Nokia, Nomios Group to triple capacity for GÉANT European research network

  10-year frame agreement pegs comms provider as sole IP critical-network provider for massive backbone network migration to deliver capacity to support long-term scientific collaboration

• August 11, 2023 11 Aug'23

  CityFibre and toob accelerate gigabit broadband across south of England

  Surrey and Berkshire commuter towns gain high-speed broadband bonus with ISP and network provider laying tracks down for gigabit future

• August 09, 2023 09 Aug'23

  brsk banks on Neos Network to gain seven-figure broadband reach

  As it looks to accelerate network roll-out across some of the UK’s most underserved regions, altnet calls on fibre connectivity firm to provide diverse national backhaul services

• August 08, 2023 08 Aug'23

  MPs warn about growing prevalence of tech-enabled domestic abuse

  The UK government must take action to prevent perpetrators from being able to use connected or smart technologies to conduct their domestic abuse, a select committee has warned

• August 07, 2023 07 Aug'23

  Dutch authorities vouch for security of ZTE optical networking products

  Leading Chinese technology provider reveals it has successfully passed one of the most authoritative security certifications in the world for its optical transport network products

• August 07, 2023 07 Aug'23

  Global smartphone shipments decline year on year for eighth consecutive quarter

  Omdia study reveals headwinds now buffeting the once unstoppable smartphone industry and predicts times will be tough for the industry until the end of 2023

• August 03, 2023 03 Aug'23

  UK altnets make further advances in gigabit

  CityFibre passes 1,000km reach in growing south coast of England region, while independent mobile phone retailer to offer Welsh provider Ogi’s ultrafast full-fibre broadband and voice packages in its high street stores

• August 02, 2023 02 Aug'23

  Virgin Media O2 claims UK 5G SA private network first

  Low-cost plug-and-play private network launched to unlock connectivity for industries whenever and wherever they need it

• August 01, 2023 01 Aug'23

  Two million more Australian households ready to upgrade to nbn 

  Australia’s national broadband network on track to enable up to 10 million premises, or up to 90% of homes and businesses, to access wholesale download speeds of 500Mbps to near 1Gbps by the end of 2025

• July 28, 2023 28 Jul'23

  Fibre growth drives revenue uptick but BT sees broadband losses in first quarter

  BT posts first-quarter 2024 results vindicating strategy of focus on core networks and benefit of inflation-linked price rises, but broadband division sees overall fall in customers

• July 26, 2023 26 Jul'23

  Community Fibre gigabit broadband network passes a million London homes

  UK capital’s largest 100% full-fibre broadband provider passes seven figures in its bid to offer over two million residential properties the ability to access its gigabit services

• July 25, 2023 25 Jul'23

  Subscriptions dip, jobs to be cut, but Virgin Media O2 sees positives in Q2

  Second-quarter 2023 results see UK operator increase revenue generation and expand network with particular emphasis on full-fibre, but 2,000 employees set to be axed by the end of the year

• July 25, 2023 25 Jul'23

  Tetra radio users’ comms may have been exposed for years

  A number of flaws in the encryption algorithms used in the secure Tetra radio communications standard have potentially left users exposed to snooping

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  Broadband Forum, Fiber Broadband Association team to drive broadband service delivery

  Agreement between trade bodies in fibre and broadband industries to combine advocacy, industry research, workforce development and educational experience with technical standards and interoperability expertise

• July 19, 2023 19 Jul'23

  Openreach claims ‘game-changer’ for wholesale optical Ethernet

  BT broadband provision division ups the ante in enterprise broadband with optical networking product designed to address demand for 100G point-to-point managed services in the access network

• July 18, 2023 18 Jul'23

  Nexfibre gains £250m to accelerate UK gigabit expansion

  UK government-owned policy bank provides debt investment to joint venture gigabit network that aims to offer real competition in growing broadband sector

• July 17, 2023 17 Jul'23

  Police Scotland use cloud for biometric data despite clear risks

  Police Scotland confirms it has stored significant volumes of biometric data on a cloud-based digital evidence sharing system despite major ongoing data protection concerns, bringing into question the effectiveness of the current regulatory approach...

• July 14, 2023 14 Jul'23

  Fast-moving BT driving UK fibre deployment

  Analysis by leading financial ratings firm shows how UK fibre landscape has changed, emphasising how BT is driving pace of deployment while altnets are still deploying despite higher interest rates and inflation

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  RETN unveils new low latency London to Paris connectivity

  International network services provider uses CrossChannel subsea cable to launch new low latency network route between London and Paris with a length of 550km

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  CityFibre claims UK's fastest wholesale consumer broadband services

  UK’s largest independent gigabit network provider reveals availability of 2.5Gbps symmetrical product to serve homes across expanding XGS-PON enabled footprint with potential to enable services of up to 10Gbps

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  UK altnets hit fibre accelerator

  Fast-growing broadband infrastructure provider passes more than 500,000 homes and businesses as part of XGS-PON full-fibre network roll-out

• July 05, 2023 05 Jul'23

  Construction begins on Medusa submarine cable system

  Routing on construction of submarine cable system to establish crucial connections between Morocco, Portugal, Spain, France, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Egypt

• July 04, 2023 04 Jul'23

  CityFibre grabs further slice of Project Gigabit network expansion

  UK’s largest independent network provider wins £318m in new contracts as part of £5bn UK national gigabit broadband scheme

• July 04, 2023 04 Jul'23

  HPE, BT team for global managed LAN service

  Business division of leading UK telco and networking technology and service provider enter collaboration to introduce LANs supporting high-performance experiences for hybrid workers and IoT transformations

• June 29, 2023 29 Jun'23

  Ruckus One enhanced for unified management of multi-access public and private nets

  CommScope launches Ruckus One suite of AI-driven converged network solutions designed to accelerate business transformation by simplifying the implementation of multi-access public and private networks

• June 16, 2023 16 Jun'23

  Toulouse Métropole looks to boost connectivity with private 5G, IP/MPLS

  Local authority for southern French region unveils plan to install a private, shared, multi-service 5G and IP/MPLS infrastructure to offer very high-speed mobile access services to innovation areas, improve municipal and mobility services and ...

• June 15, 2023 15 Jun'23

  Consumers look ahead with caution as connected device usage increases

  Survey shows connected device usage on the rise in the US, with 5G a catalyst for driving smartphone upgrades during the past year. Yet inflation and the global cost-of-living crisis are making consumers take a cautious approach to spending

• June 14, 2023 14 Jun'23

  Ericsson teams with Intel and HPE for first Cloud RAN call

  Comms tech provider claims industry first in accelerating the availability of Cloud RAN advancements, enabling improved network capacity, performance and energy efficiency

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  Avon Fire and Rescue Service enhances public safety with new routing solution 

  UK West Country Fire and Rescue Service to use next-gen routers to provide continuous connectivity to its 21 service stations, allowing its 600-plus firefighters to undertake their duties effectively and protect 1.1 million population