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• October 03, 2022 03 Oct'22

  Three-quarters of business professionals want to embrace the metaverse

  Study from networking systems, services and software company reveals business professionals’ interest in metaverse pointing to utilising more immersive and connected digital applications in the workplace

• September 30, 2022 30 Sep'22

  Hyperoptic, Community Fibre take gigabit highway to Islington

  Inner London local authority signs deal so that more than 90% of homes and businesses will be connected to gigabit by August 2025, including 50 community hubs

• September 29, 2022 29 Sep'22

  UK government rolls out Project Gigabit to rural Teesdale

  £6.6m contract granted in north-east England as part of national programme to upgrade broadband for hard-to-reach premises, with GoFibre engaged as principal contractor for build out

• September 28, 2022 28 Sep'22

  Neos Networks to connect Viking Wind Farm to SSE Renewables HQ

  Business connectivity provider constructs communications links between wind farm being built on Scottish island and headquarters on mainland more than 300 miles away with machine-to-machine network to control and monitor performance of wind turbines...

• September 27, 2022 27 Sep'22

  Businesses see fixed broadband charges rise as average bandwidth increases

  Latest roundup of global fixed broadband arena shows residential consumers reaping speed and cost rewards of fibre proliferation, while B2B subscribers see little improvement in bandwidth versus monthly charges

• September 15, 2022 15 Sep'22

  Linksys lines up deals with UK gigabit ISPs for Wi-Fi 6 mesh solutions

  Business Wi-Fi networking solutions firm partners with growing UK full-fibre gigabit broadband ISPs to offer mesh wireless network systems claimed to deliver four times faster coverage across the home

• September 15, 2022 15 Sep'22

  Smartphone trade-in value rises as average age of devices breaks 3.5-year threshold

  Analysis of mobile trade-ins reveals increasing handset longevity and rising value of used devices, with US$767m returned to US buyers in the second quarter

• September 13, 2022 13 Sep'22

  Nokia boosts business software to enhance time to value

  Leading communications technology provider strengthens software portfolio to focus on security, automation and monetisation, while introducing digital ecosystem programme to accelerate innovation through collaboration with partners and customers

• September 12, 2022 12 Sep'22

  Gigaclear selects EXFO fibre monitoring to assist rapid network expansion

  Developer of test, monitoring and analytics services engaged by UK ISP for remote fibre testing and monitoring offering to improve efficiency of deployment and fault identification

• September 09, 2022 09 Sep'22

  Full-fibre gathers pace as Lightning strikes across South East while CityFibre looks north

  East Sussex-based altnet spreads its wings across coastal regions of southern England with fibre offer into two neighbouring counties, as leading independent provider lands in Hartlepool

• September 09, 2022 09 Sep'22

  Third of IT decision-makers rely on gut feel when choosing network operator

  Study from customer experience technology provider shows lack of transparency is cited as the most consistent quality failure of network providers

• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  EE upgrades 5G network across 14 new UK locations

  BT-owned MNO extends mid-band next-generation network capability across 14 UK towns and cities to support the latest 5G smartphones and pay monthly mobile plans

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Qualcomm adds bite to Snapdragon platform

  Just days after kicking off IFA show outlining plans to embed its Wi-Fi, 5G and satellite connectivity technology to drive connected experiences in a world that Qualcomm sees as one where everything is intelligent and everyone connected, chip giant ...

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  ScottishPower charges up connectivity with BT

  Leading UK telecoms provider enters into strategic partnership with Glasgow-based integrated energy company in to help connect renewable growth and provide integrated and bespoke telecommunications services to approximately 100 locations across the ...

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Rugby try for full-fibre connectivity as CityFibre reveals value of Wolverhampton gigabit

  Warwickshire town named as the next location in line for a multimillion-pound digital full-fibre investment, while data is released showing potential benefits of such infrastructures in Black Country urban environment

• September 05, 2022 05 Sep'22

  Giganet takes Cuckoo under wing to further full-fibre ambitions

  Acquisition of full-fibre ISP described as marking a meeting of minds at a time when gigabit broadband consumers deserve more from the internet, while the UK’s largest independent broadband provider claims landmark in fibre delivery in Derby

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  Energie AG, Austria lights up optical transport network

  Austrian energy supply and infrastructure company invests in optical transport network spanning 7,000km to improve customers’ experience and gain opportunity to grow by scaling as it broadens customer base

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Community Fibre claims UK first with 5 Gbps broadband for businesses

  London and South of England fibre broadband provider expands out of consumer-focused sweet spot and claims new benchmark for gigabit business connectivity package

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Samsung to deliver private 5G network systems to South Korea’s public, private sectors

  IT and comms giant lands contract to provide 5G private network solutions to five government agencies and private institutions in South Korea as part of a government initiative to advance the country’s private 5G ecosystem

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Full-fibre roll-out furthers pace in eastern UK and the Midlands

  Leading independent carrier-neutral full-fibre platform CityFibre reveals plans to invest more than £14m in network across Northamptonshire town, as Hull-based wholesale fibre company MS3 Networks extends key business partnership to deliver ...

• August 31, 2022 31 Aug'22

  NTT, VMware team to develop fully managed Edge+Private 5G offering as a service

  Edge-as-a-service offer designed to enable Industry 4.0 to gain instant access to data where it is generated or collected and harness it to drive positive, powerful business outcomes

• August 30, 2022 30 Aug'22

  Project Gigabit broadband plan covers 70% of UK homes, businesses

  Project Gigabit contract awarded on UK’s Jurassic coastline, putting more than 7,000 hard-to-reach properties in the broadband fast lane by 2025

• August 25, 2022 25 Aug'22

  British broadband boosted further by Swish Fibre and Truespeed

  Fast-growing UK altnet signals long-term ambition to become a national broadband provider with the launch of a new Yorkshire subsidiary, while Bath-based full-fibre provider claims step-change in its mission to bring the south-west out of the ...

• August 24, 2022 24 Aug'22

  Juniper unveils AI-driven switch and enhanced AIOps capabilities

  Network provider announces series of enterprise-grade wired access switches to connect to modern microservices cloud and artificial intelligence platform

• August 24, 2022 24 Aug'22

  Nokia, Furukawa accelerate Optical LAN in Latin America

  Leading global communications technology provider strikes up partnership with network cabling specialist to bring benefits of optical local area network connectivity to Latin American enterprise market

• August 23, 2022 23 Aug'22

  Altice gets regulatory green light for added stake in BT

  Despite previous worries by UK government of potential threat to levelling-up agenda on broadband, corporate regulatory probe finds no issue with increase in stakeholding by long-rumoured potential buyer of UK incumbent telco

• August 23, 2022 23 Aug'22

  Giganet taps Neos Networks to drive UK gigabit broadband expansion

  UK fibre connectivity supplier provides what it says is crucial back-haul capability to allow growing established internet service provider to offer regional and national high-speed fibre connectivity

• August 22, 2022 22 Aug'22

  Ogi ramps up full-fibre broadband roll-out across south Wales

  Leading Welsh broadband provider reveals the latest areas designated for full-fibre connectivity as part of its broadband digital infrastructure programme, bringing the total to 38 Welsh towns and villages

• August 22, 2022 22 Aug'22

  CityFibre looks to power next phase of growth with brand update

  Corporate brand refresh is designed to help cement firm’s increasing prominence in UK full-fibre arena, addressing what it says is consumer confusion across the broadband market

• August 19, 2022 19 Aug'22

  Freedom Fibre onboards business customers as CityFibre announces Newark net

  More momentum in UK fibre market as altnet makes business play and third-largest network company announces expansion in Midlands

• August 17, 2022 17 Aug'22

  Indian semiconductor component market to hit $300bn by 2026

  India’s semiconductor component market will see cumulative revenues climb to $300bn by 2026, amid growing demand for mobile devices and industrial products

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  England and Wales councils unprepared for PSTN withdrawal in 2025

  Freedom of information act request reveals worrying finding that over half of councils in England and Wales have no strategy for the prospective withdrawal of traditional PSTN communications networks

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  UK government aims to allow struggling families access to cheaper broadband

  New support scheme designed to enable customers to give permission to broadband providers to confirm their eligibility for cheaper deals

• August 12, 2022 12 Aug'22

  CityFibre begins £30m full-fibre build out in Rochdale

  UK’s third largest infrastructure provider continues with its cross-UK gigabit fibre rollout in Lancashire town to benefit residents, businesses and services

• August 11, 2022 11 Aug'22

  Cisco averts cyber disaster after successful phishing attack

  A potentially serious cyber attack on Cisco’s systems that began after a threat actor successfully exploited an employee’s carelessly secured credentials was thwarted without major damage

• August 09, 2022 09 Aug'22

  Brsk announces new full-fibre roll-out region as CityFibre focuses on Warwickshire

  Pace quickens on UK gigabit broadband market as growing altnet provider and nation’s third-largest network take more full-fibre to non-urban English shires

• August 05, 2022 05 Aug'22

  Zzoomm, Jurassic Fibre aim to advance full-fibre gigabit broadband across non-urban UK

  Pan-UK full-fibre gigabit broadband provider inks tech partnership to deploy broadband connections offering download speeds up to 10 Gbps while South West-based internet service provider announces start of ultrafast broadband network build in ...

• 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 02, 2022 02 Aug'22

  Welsh rural areas, poorer people suffering from ‘sub-par, unreliable’ broadband

  Report from Welsh parliament highlights ‘disappointment’ that so many in the country are unable to access superfast broadband

• August 01, 2022 01 Aug'22

  Operator and VC consortium makes £4.5bn UK fibre play with Virgin Media O2

  Adding to existing infrastructure, Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia Capital Partners form joint venture to construct and operate a wholesale fibre-to-the-home broadband network in the UK covering up to seven million premises

• July 29, 2022 29 Jul'22

  Fibre forges ahead but global fixed broadband shows varied growth in Q1 2022

  Report from Point Topic finds fixed broadband subscriber numbers growing in 90% of covered territories, with FTTH accelerating.

• 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

  Virgin Media O2 Business to provide dark fibre for all Proximity edge datacentres

  Fixed wholesale connectivity arm of Virgin Media O2 Business announces initiative with network of regional carrier-neutral edge datacentres to bolster customer choice for low-latency services across UK edge colocation portfolio

• July 27, 2022 27 Jul'22

  Netomnia, Truespeed advance UK altnets’ full-fibre march

  Company claiming to be the UK’s fastest-growing wholesale fibre broadband operator expands reach across swathe of UK while Southwest England provider racks up 300 gigabit business customers

• July 27, 2022 27 Jul'22

  Gigabit Networks brings ‘futuristic’ broadband to Wolverhampton

  Regional UK ISP adds to its growing reach across UK Midlands with 930Mpbs connectivity offer based on CityFibre infrastructure

• July 26, 2022 26 Jul'22

  CityFibre to upgrade all networks to 10Gbps XGS-PON technology

  Boosting considerably the capability of its rapidly growing network, full-fibre provider, in partnership with Calix and Nokia, announces that 10Gbps XGS-PON access technology will be deployed as standard across full infrastructure from April 2023

• July 15, 2022 15 Jul'22

  Hyperoptic hails new-build fibre broadband milestone

  Altnet connects more than six-digit amount of new-build homes to its full-fibre network in UK and announces agreements to connect a similar number of new-build properties over the next 12 months

• July 14, 2022 14 Jul'22

  Cost-of-living crisis drives UK consumers to rethink connectivity needs

  EY survey reveals that despite general demands for hybrid and remote working, UK households are concerned by rising home technology costs amid the cost-of-living crisis

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  CityFibre reveals full-fibre economic boost to Swindon, pilots virtualised network service delivery

  Full-fibre platform provider trials Edgility Suite for rapid, cost-effective delivery of value-added services for business ISPs