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• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  EE confirms 30 May 2019 go-live date for UK 5G network

  Mobile operator is on course to become the first to go live with 5G in the UK, but Huawei phones will not be among its launch-day devices

• May 21, 2019 21 May'19

  Keeping commuters connected on the world’s longest sea crossing

  CommScope’s antennas remained unscathed during a gruelling storm in 2018 and continue to provide reliable mobile connectivity on China’s 55km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

• May 02, 2019 02 May'19

  Defence secretary sacked over Huawei leak

  Defence secretary Gavin Williamson has been sacked after leaking confidential discussions over the use of Huawei networking equipment

• April 26, 2019 26 Apr'19

  Huawei leak inquiry launched

  Cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has instituted an inquiry aimed at discovering who leaked confidential discussions about UK mobile operators’ use of Huawei in their future 5G networks to the press

• April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19

  TfL suspends Wi-Fi service as Extinction Rebellion spreads

  Transport for London has cut off its public Virgin Media Wi-Fi service to disrupt climate change protests

• April 11, 2019 11 Apr'19

  Ahead of FTTP and 5G, BT picks Nokia to enhance core capacity

  With the national full-fibre broadband roll-out in full swing and 5G expected to launch, BT is deploying new Nokia hardware at its network core to boost capacity for data-hungry services

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  Enhanced Wi-Fi cuts costs to maximise efficiency at Dorset school

  The need for cost-effective, manageable wireless infrastructure without additional annual licence fees drove Lytchett Minster School’s decision to upgrade its on-site network with TP-Link

• March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19

  Huawei making no progress on addressing security concerns

  Huawei has made no material progress on addressing the issues identified last year by the NCSC, according to the latest highly critical report from its HSCEC Oversight Board

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  UK government at odds over Huawei threat

  The chair of the Science and Technology Committee has criticised the government’s vague response to concerns about Huawei’s activities in the UK

• March 07, 2019 07 Mar'19

  Vodafone defends its use of Huawei as 5G trials go live

  As Vodafone begins trials of a live 5G service in Bristol, Cardiff and Liverpool, the operator’s CTO and general counsel have defended their use of Huawei equipment in Vodafone’s network and challenged its detractors to produce evidence of spying

• March 07, 2019 07 Mar'19

  US government ban unconstitutional, says Huawei

  Huawei’s lawsuit accuses Washington of violating the US Constitution by banning it from government contracts

• March 05, 2019 05 Mar'19

  US doubles down on Huawei fears as Chinese prepare to sue

  US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has reinforced his attacks on Huawei as the firm apparently prepares to sue the US government over its federal-level ban

• February 26, 2019 26 Feb'19

  MWC 2019: 5G driving telcos into the cloud, says VMware CEO

  At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger explained how the requirements of 5G mobile networks are helping to push more telcos into the organisation’s arms

• February 22, 2019 22 Feb'19

  IT Priorities 2019: Security concerns top agenda for network buyers again

  The ability to gain visibility into what is happening on enterprise networks has once again topped the agenda for network managers and buyers, according to the latest Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey

• February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19

  MWC 2019: Huawei claims massive lead on 5G readiness

  At a pre-Mobile World Congress event in London, Huawei’s Ryan Ding shared details of the firm’s rapidly expanding 5G mobile portfolio, and laid into his competitors