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Network hardware

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  Qualcomm and Bosch Rexroth target industrial device market for 5G tech

  Collaborating companies successfully demonstrate industrial devices utilising time-sensitive networking technology while operating over a live 5G network

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  Juniper claims longest 400GbE deployment

  As pressure grows to support bandwidth demands from advanced high-performance computing uses cases, Juniper Networks announces success in 1,300-mile 400GbE network test

• November 22, 2019 22 Nov'19

  Tata, Fortinet to offer managed services for Microsoft Azure virtual WAN

  Firms launch one of the first industry offerings of native hybrid SD-WAN coupled with traffic steering and security protection for the Azure cloud

• November 22, 2019 22 Nov'19

  CityFibre appoints chief delivery officer

  Alternative UK wholesale fibre provider appoints new network delivery chief to ensure roll-out of programme to bring gigabit broadband to the UK

• November 21, 2019 21 Nov'19

  Vodafone calls up Google Cloud for digital transformation platform

  Vodafone is using Google Cloud to create products and services based on deeper customer insight to engage customers with better, more personalised support

• November 21, 2019 21 Nov'19

  How Nicigas is disrupting Japan’s gas market with IoT

  Japanese energy retailer Nicigas is deploying 850,000 IoT devices to convert traditional gas meters into smart meters to unlock consumption data amid efforts to shake up the utilities industry

• November 20, 2019 20 Nov'19

  Extreme stretches datacentre fabric with added automation

  As the battle for the datacentre becomes much more than speeds and feeds, Extreme Networks announces new capabilities for its Fabric Automation software

• November 20, 2019 20 Nov'19

  Gigabit internet now available to one in 20 globally

  5G starts eating into fibre as 5% of the global population gain access to gigabit networks

• November 20, 2019 20 Nov'19

  Ryanair checks in Vodafone for business-class infrastructure

  Budget airline gets upgrade in Vodafone Business communication technology infrastructure to support 300 sites and 153 million passengers across 40 countries

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  Trade associations dial down anger on Labour’s broadband plans

  Anger at the Labour Party’s proposals on full-fibre broadband have persisted, but more nuanced views have emerged from fibre associations

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  Investec Bank cashes in on WAN acceleration

  Investec Bank turns to WAN acceleration to cut down distributed database response times and ensure that more traders can go online and earn more money

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  Failure to assess cloud network architectures affecting service performance

  The second annual ‘Cloud performance benchmark report’ from ThousandEyes notes the need for businesses to make rigorous assessments of underlying network architectures in cloud service acquisition

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  Nextgenaccess gains 20-year rights to run full fibre alongside HS1 track

  Broadband infrastructure provider will deploy high-capacity 432 Fibre System between Stratford in London and Eurotunnel in Folkestone

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  London 5G operators make mixed start to service lives

  London 5G networks are not yet cutting the mustard in terms of consistency and reliability of performance

• November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19

  University Hospitals Birmingham demos UK’s first remote 5G-powered diagnostic procedure

  NHS trust uses BT 5G network to deliver medical services to a 5G-connected ambulance, combining virtual, augmented and robotic technology