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Network hardware

• February 12, 2025 12 Feb'25

  Cisco Live EMEA: Network supplier tightens AI embrace

  At its annual EMEA show, Cisco tech leadership unveiled a raft of new products, services and features designed to help customers do more with artificial intelligence

• February 10, 2025 10 Feb'25

  UK broadband majors, altnets accelerate gigabit in non-metro areas

  Premises in Shropshire and Devon to gain access to gigabit services as part of £5bn government scheme and planned expansion by major comms provider

• February 05, 2025 05 Feb'25

  StarHub upgrades fibre broadband network to deliver 10Gbps services

  First deployment of StarHub’s 10Gbps XGS-PON technology across city-state to offer enhanced services as part of Digital Connectivity Blueprint to improve citizen well-being via next-generation digital infrastructure

• February 04, 2025 04 Feb'25

  DE-CIX upgrades New York’s largest internet exchange backbone

  DE-CIX upgrades one of the US’s largest internet exchange backbones as staying resilient and offering scale become priorities

• February 03, 2025 03 Feb'25

  Hard-to-reach UK locations achieve broadband milestones

  Ultrafast broadband goes live on Hebridean islands, with network ready for first residents to order full-fibre, while UK altnet outlines initial progress in £5bn deployment scheme

• February 03, 2025 03 Feb'25

  Teraswitch upgrades global net with EXA 400GE connectivity

  Transatlantic connectivity provider upgrades enterprise network with 400GE connectivity, positioning the company for global network expansion through diverse, high-capacity connectivity across Europe and the Atlantic

• January 30, 2025 30 Jan'25

  Neos Networks leads £1.2m UK Midlands broadband project

  Leading UK business-dedicated network appointed by council to lead D2N2 Gigahubs initiative aimed at bringing gigabit broadband to rural communities in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

• January 30, 2025 30 Jan'25

  Global fixed broadband subscriptions pass 1.5 billion

  Research firm points to milestone in wired connectivity arena, with over five hundred million fixed line subscriptions added over the past six years

• January 29, 2025 29 Jan'25

  ZIRA enhances comms business process platform

  Evolution of AI-powered analytics platform deployed to transform BSS data into predictive insights configured to support changing business needs

• January 27, 2025 27 Jan'25

  FullFibre, Zzoomm merge to gain scale in UK altnet broadband

  UK independent broadband providers merge to form one of the UK’s largest altnets, with 600,000 properties ready for service

• January 27, 2025 27 Jan'25

  Boldyn Networks boosts private 5G with Smart Mobile Labs acquisition

  UK shared network infrastructure provider furthers business expansion with strategic purchase of German private 5G network and turnkey applications company

• January 24, 2025 24 Jan'25

  SITA takes off with Cathay Pacific to expand global network connectivity

  Air transport IT provider to enhance airline’s operations with high-speed connectivity across 51 airports worldwide, optimising access to cloud technology

• January 24, 2025 24 Jan'25

  Fibre broadband network reaches half of Scotland 

  UK’s leading broadband provider says research shows gigabit digital upgrade could generate £4bn for Scottish economy and help to reverse depopulation

• January 24, 2025 24 Jan'25

  IOWN sets focus on go-to-market, proof of concept optical in 2025

  Next-gen networking project reveals focus for 2025, including early adoption use cases, go-to-market activities and wider industry collaboration

• January 22, 2025 22 Jan'25

  Logitech looks for sweet spot in office collaboration

  Office tech provider looks to support next generation of hybrid work model for those in return-to-office mode with multipurpose tool to help IT leaders and workplace facilities managers

• January 22, 2025 22 Jan'25

  Telxius enhances global Ethernet service with next-gen optics

  Global connectivity provider deploys advanced optical pluggables to power the Carrier Ethernet service upgrade, allowing businesses to scale bandwidth between 50Mbps and 100Gbps-plus

• January 21, 2025 21 Jan'25

  DriveNets, Fujitsu, UfiSpace join forces to support optical net development

  Consortium of optical technology providers come together to accelerate open network roll-outs and support NTT-driven next-generation optical network infrastructure programme, testing and certification of multiple products

• January 21, 2025 21 Jan'25

  Telstra International unveils network of the future vision

  Progress revealed in creating next-gen infrastructure including simplification of architecture, cloudifying infrastructure layer, implementing autonomous operation and removal of legacy platforms

• January 21, 2025 21 Jan'25

  Openreach nears million mark in copper stop sell scheme

  UK’s largest telco reveals extent of progress in network transformation programme to make full-fibre network available to more than 14 million homes and businesses by the end of 2027

• January 21, 2025 21 Jan'25

  Ascentae, Utelogy unite to enhance collaboration and productivity

  Strategic partnership looks to create ‘innovative’ workplace services that enhance collaboration and productivity, providing a unified platform for managing AV and UC environments

• January 20, 2025 20 Jan'25

  UK’s altnets further fibre roll-out

  UK’s leading and second-leading alternative broadband providers report strong end of year for fibre network deployment

• January 20, 2025 20 Jan'25

  EXA enters into agreement to acquire Aqua Comms

  Dedicated digital infrastructure provider acquires subsea service provider Aqua Comms

• January 17, 2025 17 Jan'25

  Smart metering reaches 20 million premises across Britain

  UK-wide smart metering network is now connected to more than 20 million homes and small businesses, reaching more than 33 million smart meters, as part of a plan to deliver meaningful benefits to Britain and its energy consumers

• January 17, 2025 17 Jan'25

  LightSpeed, Neos expand connectivity across Midlands, East of England

  Critical network infrastructure firm teams with high-speed broadband provider to bolster FTTH and wholesale services

• January 17, 2025 17 Jan'25

  TenneT deploys optical network offshore in North Sea to boost output

  Leading European offshore transmission systems operator deploys critical optical networking technology for eight new 2-gigawatt platforms in the Dutch North Sea to deliver green energy to land

• January 16, 2025 16 Jan'25

  Sunderland self-driving bus project gains autonomy provider

  Oxford-based connected vehicle software provider announced as key partner for autonomous transport initiative

• January 16, 2025 16 Jan'25

  Nexfibre calls for regulatory action on Openreach’s broadband overreach

  UK fibre provider publishes report urging regulatory consistency for broadband industry, including maintaining restrictions on market leader to avoid ‘harming investment, innovation and the progress’ of full-fibre roll-out

• January 13, 2025 13 Jan'25

  CityFibre, nexfibre accelerate roll-out of UK gigabit project

  VMO2 joint venture claims to reach key milestone in its mission of delivering full-fibre network to previously underserved UK areas faster than any other operator while UK’s largest independent provider kicks off work in East and West Sussex

• January 13, 2025 13 Jan'25

  Gramedia speeds up inventory checks with RFID

  Indonesian bookstore giant has sped up inventory checks, minimised shrinkage and improved customer experience with RFID-powered checkout kiosks and exit gates

• January 10, 2025 10 Jan'25

  Mandiant: Latest Ivanti vulns exploited by Chinese cyber spooks

  Threat actors are once again lining up to exploit vulnerabilities in the widely used Ivanti product suite, with an apparent link to Chinese espionage activity

• January 09, 2025 09 Jan'25

  Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy upgrades core network infrastructure

  ‘Landmark’ project sees AI-native networking company facilitate a network upgrade for the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy to support the advancement of new radio astronomy research by delivering ten times more compute power

• January 09, 2025 09 Jan'25

  Openreach taps Nokia to introduce intent-based fibre networking in UK

  Open access platform designed to accelerate fibre broadband services for UK homes and businesses enabling operator to simplify operations and reduce support systems complexity

• January 08, 2025 08 Jan'25

  Nokia and stc conclude 1Tbps datacentre connectivity test

  Global comms tech provider and telco reveal Middle East’s first ever terabit long-haul field trial of network to support growing demand for bandwidth-intensive applications such as AI, cloud services and next-generation digital innovations

• January 07, 2025 07 Jan'25

  UK government accelerates gigabit broadband scheme for rural villages, towns

  More than £289m in contracts signed to offer gigabit broadband access to hard-to-reach homes and businesses in remote UK locations including in the Dee Valley, Isle of Anglesey and Shropshire Hills

• January 06, 2025 06 Jan'25

  Openreach hits full-fibre tipping point

  UK’s leading broadband provider now has gigabit services available to half of all UK homes and businesses, with more than 4.3 million in rural and hard-to-reach areas, and stays on track to reach 30 million by the end of 2030

• December 20, 2024 20 Dec'24

  Project Gigabit lit up in South Wiltshire

  First customer connected in Dorset by local and independent broadband provider under UK government’s £5bn infrastructure scheme

• December 19, 2024 19 Dec'24

  Project Gigabit makes further gains in UK Midlands

  Latest work in £5bn infrastructure scheme begins in Leicestershire and Warwickshire to connect rural areas to full-fibre broadband

• December 18, 2024 18 Dec'24

  NTT claims world record for optical fibre transmission

  Tech firm reveals results of what is said to be world’s first long-distance space division multiplexing transmission experiment

• December 18, 2024 18 Dec'24

  NXP expands automotive networking and connectivity portfolio

  Communications infrastructure chip firm makes strategic purchase of company specialising in advanced driver-assistance systems and in-vehicle infotainment applications

• December 17, 2024 17 Dec'24

  Top 10 networking stories of 2024

  It’s been a year of rapid growth for AI in networking, not only for operations but also in applications. Read about this and more in Computer Weekly’s top 10 networking stories from 2024

• December 17, 2024 17 Dec'24

  VMO2 claims UK overall broadband experience leadership

  Biannual study looking at UK broadband connectivity experiences finds Virgin Media O2 grabbing five of the overall national experience awards outright

• December 16, 2024 16 Dec'24

  UK businesses risk disruption as PSTN switch-off approaches

  Third annual state of UK broadband study from independent comms and tech service provider reveals most businesses remain unprepared for transition to all-IP networks

• December 16, 2024 16 Dec'24

  Nscale unveils IP network offering to support AI workloads

  IP network designed to support growing global demand for AI-driven applications, which consume massive amounts of data

• December 13, 2024 13 Dec'24

  Record levels of data consumption on VMO2 networks

  Research from UK comms provider shows as British workers returned to the office in 2024, its network dealt with record levels of data consumption, including an 8.1% rise in broadband usage and a 9% uplift year-on-year on mobile data

• December 10, 2024 10 Dec'24

  Starlink traffic continues to skyrocket

  Connectivity cloud company’s 2024 Year in Review shows rapid growth of SpaceX services and mobile connectivity

• December 06, 2024 06 Dec'24

  Trains delayed due to ‘nationwide fault’ with comms system

  A fault instigated by the installation of new hardware at a major communications hub hindered the ability of train drivers and signallers to automatically log in to onboard radio communications system

• December 04, 2024 04 Dec'24

  WBBA sets out roadmap for next-generation broadband

  Global connectivity association warns of pressing need for investment, legislation and deployment plans to enable the migration towards all-fibre broadband networks for next-gen internet

• December 04, 2024 04 Dec'24

  ITU launches advisory body to support submarine comms cable resilience

  Alliance created with mission statement that strengthening resilience of submarine cable networks – such as recently damaged C-Lion1 – is key to digital connectivity and economies

• December 04, 2024 04 Dec'24

  Neos Networks and CityFibre expand partnership to boost Ethernet availability

  Enhanced collaboration increases access to leading independent network provider’s national high-capacity Ethernet solutions, looking to offer more competitive connectivity options for businesses across the UK

• December 02, 2024 02 Dec'24

  UK broadband digital divide persists

  Study reveals that despite acceleration in pace of full-fibre access throughout the UK, broadband digital divide still exists, especially in “less attractive” areas