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• January 18, 2022 18 Jan'22

  Jisc selects Neos Networks for gigabit fibre network serving north-west England

  Business connectivity provider strikes partnership to connect major universities and research centres in Liverpool and Manchester to gigabit-capable fibre network offering up to 100Gbps connections and 10-fold increases

• January 17, 2022 17 Jan'22

  International Space Station gets connected on SpaceDataHighway

  SpaceDataHighway deploys space laser communications to increase the operational flexibility of ISS, allowing more astronauts, scientists and researchers to benefit from a direct link with Europe

• January 17, 2022 17 Jan'22

  Connexin switches on full-fibre broadband network in Hull

  So-called ‘disruptive’ communications company specialising in building and operating smart city infrastructure connects first customer to full-fibre network in East Yorkshire

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  98 more Openreach exchange areas to go digital in copper network shutdown

  Mildenhall and Salisbury test sites will be first to stop selling copper-based services in 2022 in a further acceleration of Openreach’s plan to halt traditional broadband and voice services across the UK by 2025

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  IT teams give remote tech the thumbs up, but worry about extra work

  With people continuing to work from home, remote access technologies have become key tools in supporting a hybrid workforce

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  CityFibre gets to work on bringing full-fibre to Cambridgeshire

  Further expansion from network provider will fulfil Fenland District Council’s digital needs, bringing previously unavailable full-fibre connectivity within reach of thousands of homes and businesses

• January 04, 2022 04 Jan'22

  Aviva invests further £100m in Truespeed for full-fibre roll-out

  Just after appointing a new CEO, regional UK internet service provider gains £100m worth of funding from Aviva Investors to fast-track ultra-high-speed broadband connectivity

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  UK must continue to embrace technological innovation and invest in mobile infrastructure

  Video conferencing and livestreaming over mobile have entered the mainstream, but speed testing finds many users suffer from connectivity issues that prevent them from making full use of these services

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  UK government reveals next step in plans for gigabit broadband in new-build homes

  Latest part of programme to accelerate gigabit broadband across the UK will see it included in new-build homes

• December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21

  Neos Networks brings high-capacity fibre access to leading UK cities and Oxfordshire

  UK business connectivity provider opens first of four metro access networks to offer last-mile services direct to nearly 10,000 regional businesses and those in the City of London while also announcing rural county expansion plan to connect over 200...

• December 07, 2021 07 Dec'21

  Virgin Media O2 completes full gigabit access over entire footprint

  Gigabit speeds now available across UK cableco’s entire network, offering average download speeds of 1.130GMbps supporting hyperfast services

• December 06, 2021 06 Dec'21

  Network technologies shaping post-Covid global recovery

  Latest round-up ranking world’s most ‘network ready’ markets revealing how countries around the world are using information technologies to emerge from the Covid pandemic and become network ready.

• November 26, 2021 26 Nov'21

  VMware, Mitacs set sights on discovering sustainable path for 6G

  Partnership will drive applied research with Canadian universities in the areas of sustainable grid, digital equity and clean tech involving 6G

• November 18, 2021 18 Nov'21

  Openreach hits six million homes with full-fibre reach

  BT broadband provision division says full-fibre broadband roll-out programme is on track to reach 25 million premises by December 2026

• November 16, 2021 16 Nov'21

  National Infrastructure Commission pinpoints strategic gaps in UK infrastructure planning 

  UK infrastructure assessment stresses it remains critical for health of country that gigabit broadband is effectively rolled out to rural areas and towns to ensure genuinely universal provision

• November 16, 2021 16 Nov'21

  Vodafone claims solid half-year

  Hot on the heels of signing a contract with City Fibre to gain UK fibre leadership, leading European comms operator’s results for the first six months of 2021 shows sustainable growth in both Europe and Africa

• November 16, 2021 16 Nov'21

  Broadband beats bedrooms for UK homebuyers

  Research from global communications provider finds that fast internet access is now a top-two must-have for UK homebuyers

• November 15, 2021 15 Nov'21

  Openreach in consultation over next stage in transition to fibre

  BT-owned UK broadband provision firm accelerates plan to stop selling copper-based broadband and traditional voice services, aiming to use five pilot areas to develop and test approaches for mass-migrating end-users to new digital offers

• November 10, 2021 10 Nov'21

  Post-Covid tech world to see 89% of UK tech operations hosted off-premise

  Leading UK ISP releases research showing that emergence of the hybrid era means dependence on on-premise infrastructure to support a full capacity office is no longer required

• November 10, 2021 10 Nov'21

  Cisco aims to conquer complexity in hybrid world of work

  Network tech and services giant Cisco unveils solutions designed to simplify complex environments as the world embraces flexible ways of working, giving global view of SaaS application health and outages map

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  More than 90% of Virgin Media O2’s network now gigabit-ready

  After switching on gigabit-capable services for 1.6 million more homes, UK cable provider claims to be within touching distance of enabling its entire network to access broadband download speeds of up to 1.13Gbps

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  BT unveils robotics test lab to speed infrastructure roll-out

  Telco opens UK’s first dedicated telecoms civil engineering robotics test facility designed to help fibre network development and roll-out in challenging environments

• October 29, 2021 29 Oct'21

  UK government to drive gigabit broadband to half a million more rural UK homes

  Project Gigabit quarterly update Autumn 2021 reveals the estimated sequencing, scope and dates for the English Phase 3 rural projects which will see 570,000 more rural premises in line for full-fibre broadband.

• October 29, 2021 29 Oct'21

  Fibre to the fore for fixed broadband in Q2

  Though varied across different markets, overall quarterly global fixed broadband growth returns to normal at the end of the second quarter of 2021

• October 21, 2021 21 Oct'21

  Openreach announces end of copper networks in 79 more UK locations

  Further acceleration in BT-owned UK broadband provision firm’s plan to stop selling copper-based broadband and traditional voice services across the UK by 2025

• October 20, 2021 20 Oct'21

  LightBasin hackers breach 13 telcos in two years

  Hackers have obtained an undisclosed volume of subscriber information and call metadata in a sustained campaign against telecommunications firms

• October 19, 2021 19 Oct'21

  Gitex 2021: Arc spans network ecosystem in Oman

  Integrated networking services provider invests in Nokia technology to offer added connectivity options for enterprise customers in key Middle East location

• October 19, 2021 19 Oct'21

  IDEMIA to provide SIM for M1 5G standalone net in Singapore

  With 5G a game-changer for enterprises, Singapore operator aims to drive technology change and apply technology that will make a difference

• October 13, 2021 13 Oct'21

  Telstra taps Infinera for 800G subsea cable connection

  Telco chooses global supplier of open optical networking systems as part of its drive to increase capacity on all segments of its global network across its new and legacy cables

• October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21

  Oracle, Noovle, TIM team on multicloud services in Italy

  Collaborators aims to accelerate digital transformation of Italian enterprises and public sector organisations

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Wi-Fi 6/6E deployment set to be diffuse by 2022

  Survey of service providers and technology suppliers reveals next-generation wireless communications standards will flourish over the course of the next year

• October 05, 2021 05 Oct'21

  Facebook unplugged for six hours due to configuration error

  A configuration change effectively disconnected Facebook from the internet, with billions affected by loss of services

• September 30, 2021 30 Sep'21

  NEC teams with ADVA, Juniper Networks for 5G xHaul transport network automation

  NEC and its Netcracker subsidiary join ADVA and Juniper Networks to announce integrated multi-supplier system to optimise wireless transport

• September 29, 2021 29 Sep'21

  CityFibre expands strategic alliance with Bechtel to support fibre roll-out acceleration

  After a huge ramp-up in nationwide full-fibre roll-out in the last 12 months, infrastructure provider secures support for ambitions to serve eight million homes

• September 28, 2021 28 Sep'21

  Prysmian: Bend-insensitive fibre is key for optical nets’ future

  Energy and telecom cable systems provider says new fibre technology can significantly reduce bend losses and extend expected network lifetime

• September 28, 2021 28 Sep'21

  Orange announces landing of new transatlantic submarine cable in France

  Global telco claims significant reinforcement of connectivity and resilience after landing in western France with two next-generation transatlantic submarine cables

• September 21, 2021 21 Sep'21

  UK government claims ‘gigaboom’ as next-gen broadband reaches one in two premises

  Hot on the heels of major expansion in fibre networks across the nation by a number of leading operators, government data shows 50.2% of UK premises are now able to access gigabit-capable broadband, up from 6% in 2019

• September 20, 2021 20 Sep'21

  CityFibre continues UK full-fibre roll-out to Teesside, Norwich as it closes £1.125bn funding round

  After announcing two new deployments in a matter of hours, CityFibre has gained what it says is the largest ever capital raise for UK full-fibre deployment

• September 16, 2021 16 Sep'21

  Grace Hopper subsea cable lands in UK

  First private subsea cable to the UK funded by Google intended to improve diversity and resilience of network, underpinning consumer and enterprise products, increasing capacity and powering services such as Meet, Gmail and Google Cloud

• September 14, 2021 14 Sep'21

  Flourishing fibre buildouts and SD-WAN spur network tech market

  Studies find cable and passive optical networking infrastructure technology driving broadband access equipment market while SD-WAN continues its sharp upward trajectory in first half of 2021

• September 14, 2021 14 Sep'21

  BT advances hollow core fibre research with world’s first trial of quantum-secure comms

  Incumbent UK telco announces latest innovations in hollow core fibre by conducting trial of ultra-secure network communications using commercial equipment over a 6km long Lumenisity CoreSmart cable

• September 13, 2021 13 Sep'21

  Rural Wales broadband specialist ramps investment to connect hard-to-reach communities

  UK government-recognised superfast and ultrafast broadband provider expands team to bring gigabit to rural Wales

• September 08, 2021 08 Sep'21

  CityFibre extends network in Sussex, Scotland and announces Medway ISP

  Fibre broadband provider announces further extension of its national broadband network in the Glasgow region and in West Sussex, while also sealing deal with service providers using its full-fibre infrastructure

• September 03, 2021 03 Sep'21

  Full Fibre to light up 13 UK market towns with gigabit broadband

  Altnet reveals next series of ‘forgotten towns’ to benefit from its fibre-optic broadband infrastructure

• August 31, 2021 31 Aug'21

  Nokia presses pause on O-RAN Alliance

  Citation of leading Chinese technology firms by US government department leads to Finnish comms tech giant halting activities in open comms software body

• August 31, 2021 31 Aug'21

  Submarine cable network nears 500 companies over 1.3 million km

  New interactive map of sub-sea connectivity industry shows how providers are enhancing the user experience with new cables, landing stations, and upgraded search and select functionalities

• August 17, 2021 17 Aug'21

  Subscriber speed increases drive higher median broadband usage

  Study shows continued surge in broadband data consumption, especially in upstream, leading to just over one-fifth of broadband subscribers being able to benefit from speed tier upgrade

• August 16, 2021 16 Aug'21

  Facebook develops Asia-Pacific, African subsea connectivity

  With the tasty title of Apricot, social media giant unveils role in project to develop ultra-fast connectivity under the sea in key Asian region, while it announces expansion of existing partnership to boost African sea network

• August 13, 2021 13 Aug'21

  CityFibre continues full-fibre roll-out in Glasgow

  The UK’s largest independent full fibre platform begins work on next stage as part of its national gigabit broadband roll-out in Scotland’s largest city

• August 12, 2021 12 Aug'21

  United Group contract sees Nokia hail core 3G/4G/5G tech success

  Southeast Europe alternative telecom enhances wireless network so that it can transfer large volumes of data fast, securely and with very low latency to cope with surge in connected devices and other demands from mobile users

• August 11, 2021 11 Aug'21

  Extreme Networks aims to enhance SD-WAN offer with Ipanema acquisition

  Cloud-driven networking company announces intent to establish second technology centre of excellence in Europe through acquisition of the SD-WAN division of Infovista

• August 11, 2021 11 Aug'21

  Community Fibre expands fibre reach out of London with Box Broadband acquisition

  London's largest alternative fibre network expands into Surrey and West Sussex with majority stake in Surrey-based full-fibre network operator to help realise commitment to bridging the digital divide and promoting social inclusion

• August 11, 2021 11 Aug'21

  Virgin Media O2 gigabit capability covers more than half of UK network footprint

  Latest gigabit switch-on from newly merged cable provider sees a further 1.5 million homes added to its network, allowing customers to access average broadband speeds of 1.13Mbps, said to be four times faster than the national average

• August 10, 2021 10 Aug'21

  DELTA taps Nokia to develop 400G optical transport network

  High capacity optical network for both core and metro applications will support operator’s aggressive fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) roll-out in the Netherlands over the next decade

• August 09, 2021 09 Aug'21

  UK broadband trial to investigate connectivity through water pipes

  Government-backed scheme to target broadband for hard-to-reach homes with fibre optic cables fed through utility mains, businesses and mobile masts without digging up roads

• August 05, 2021 05 Aug'21

  Dell’Oro: Full speed ahead for broadband tech spending

  Analyst says worldwide broadband access market for technologies supporting cable, DSL, PON and fixed wireless improved again at 3% CAGR over the forecast horizon of 2020-2025

• August 04, 2021 04 Aug'21

  Openreach announces 86 new copper network switch-off locations

  BT-owned UK broadband provision firm accelerates its plan to stop selling copper-based broadband and traditional voice services across the UK by 2025

• July 30, 2021 30 Jul'21

  Community Fibre hits milestone of 300,000 homes passed

  Community-focused altnet adds 100,000 London homes passed in six months to drive the growing reach of its full-fibre network

• July 29, 2021 29 Jul'21

  Accelerating UK full-fibre sees altnet association register record membership growth

  Independent Networks Cooperative Association enjoys membership boom as altnets build momentum in UK and take on comms big guns in dash for fibre to the home and premises

• July 06, 2021 06 Jul'21

  OneWeb confirms successful launch and contact with 36 new satellites

  Controversial satellite operator OneWeb completes its ‘Five to 50’ mission to cover regions north of 50 degrees latitude, including UK, Canada, Alaska and Arctic region

• June 23, 2021 23 Jun'21

  Openreach calls on CommScope to deliver full-fibre broadband network across UK

  BT broadband provision division and wired and wireless network technology provider enter into partnership to accelerate pace of gigabit network roll-out

• June 22, 2021 22 Jun'21

  Users’ network expectations change in new normal

  Ciena study reveals how sustainability, connected industries and always-on connectivity are shaping the UK’s digital post-Covid landscape

• June 21, 2021 21 Jun'21

  Virgin Media O2 boosts small business broadband in UK

  Cable broadband provider clams to be ‘supercharging’ business connectivity with a free upgrade designed to help SMEs bounce back from the pandemic

• June 18, 2021 18 Jun'21

  Hyperoptic selects EXFO to accelerate fibre net deployment

  As it embarks upon a nationwide expansion of network, the fast-growing UK gigabit broadband provider enters into partnership to obtain network testing technology to guarantee buildout optimisation

• June 17, 2021 17 Jun'21

  DISH, Dell announce Open RAN 5G edge infrastructure first for US

  Leading US operator taps IT giant for cloud-native, open 5G radio access network and edge compute technology and announces collaboration on go-to-market strategies for joint edge solutions

• June 14, 2021 14 Jun'21

  More than $8bn forecast for cable investments over next three years

  2021 Submarine Cable Map research reveals the changing dynamics in the market

• June 09, 2021 09 Jun'21

  UK altnets to invest nearly £12bn in fibre by 2025

  Massive investments imminent by independent broadband providers to drive the creation and realisation of Gigabit Britain

• June 02, 2021 02 Jun'21

  BT begins trial on ‘revolutionary’ optical fibre

  Researchers conduct trials of hollow-core fibre at BT’s research facility labs in collaborative project with Southampton University spin-out company and open radio access network mobile supplier Mavenir

• June 01, 2021 01 Jun'21

  Upstream data usage flattens but gigabit-speed subscribers continue to rise

  As businesses emerge from the pandemic, research suggests the way in which firms use broadband may have changed for ever, with upstream data consumption flat amid seasonal average usage declines

• June 01, 2021 01 Jun'21

  Vodafone, CityFibre extend partnership to include Ethernet services

  Partnership that has gained rapid traction on the home front is taken to the business environment, offering organisations more choice, lower cost and a faster private data network

• May 27, 2021 27 May'21

  Openreach taps Ciena to boost connectivity services for UK carriers

  To hasten full-fibre network build out and help meet growing customer demand, BT-owned broadband provision division deploys new routing, switching and optical solutions

• May 27, 2021 27 May'21

  Nokia, Microsoft team to offer public cloud AI use-case library for telcos

  Nokia’s AVA AI use-case library now delivered as a service on Azure public cloud, claiming to combine telco-grade security and instant web scale architecture scalability

• May 24, 2021 24 May'21

  Hard Rock Hotel checks in Extreme Wi-Fi 6 to enhance guest experience

  Advanced cloud-managed Wi-Fi enables secure, reliable connectivity and simplified network management throughout historic site of renowned global hotel chain

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Work begins on CityFibre gigabit network for Middlesbrough

  In second deployment in two days to a mid-sized conurbation, former altnet switches attention from north-west to north-east to “future-proof” digital foundations of Teesside hub

• May 18, 2021 18 May'21

  CityFibre makes £30m full-fibre investment in Preston

  Rapidly growing former altnet gets to work on its aim to ‘future-proof’ digital foundations of north-west city with expanded fibre infrastructure

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  BT raises fibre broadband roll-out target despite challenging year

  Impact of Covid-19 on consumer business combined with reduction in enterprise activity dents revenues and profits in a tough financial year, but UK telco promises significant growth in gigabit broadband roll-out

• May 13, 2021 13 May'21

  Fibre roll-outs gather pace in Europe

  Number of homes and businesses reached by fibre grows rapidly in 39 leading European territories, with FTTH/B coverage in Europe surpassing more than half the total number of homes

• May 12, 2021 12 May'21

  Openreach extends analogue switch-off to further 700,000 homes and businesses

  UK broadband provider ramps up the pace of its plan to stop selling copper-based broadband and traditional voice services across the UK by 2025

• May 11, 2021 11 May'21

  UK digital leaders expect long-term changes to future working patterns

  Research from digital infrastructure company reveals changing working patterns brought about by Covid-19, including a surge in digital infrastructure investment

• May 10, 2021 10 May'21

  Telemedicine to save healthcare industry tens of billions globally by 2025

  Research predicts good times ahead for key network-based industry, especially as teleconsultations improve patient care, but warns that deregulation of telemedicine is needed to maximise growth

• May 07, 2021 07 May'21

  Toob teams with Neos Networks to facilitate full-fibre

  Broadband provider and connectivity firm will utilise growing UK fibre network to deliver reliable broadband services addressing the needs of consumers in Hampshire and Surrey

• May 07, 2021 07 May'21

  Juniper Networks offers path to ease SASE transition

  New cloud-based portal is designed to help customers transition seamlessly and securely to a secure access service edge architecture by safeguarding users, applications and infrastructure amid network transformation

• May 05, 2021 05 May'21

  Community Fibre, City Fibre ramp up UK gigabit roll-out

  Altnets further expand the reach of UK gigabit broadband networks with deployments in London and Ipswich

• April 21, 2021 21 Apr'21

  Neos Networks launches business-grade Ethernet FTTx service across UK

  Former SSE Enterprise Telecoms aims to provide a cost-effective, sub-1Gbps solution to support growing demand for full-fibre connectivity

• April 01, 2021 01 Apr'21

  2020 network upstream growth rate nearly 4x pre-pandemic levels

  OpenVault study shows the impact of business hours increases and individual subscriber behaviour on upstream capacity is putting unprecedented strain on network operators

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  CW Innovation Awards: Jio Platforms taps machine learning to manage telco network

  Why India’s largest telecom operator built its own machine learning platform to meet the growing data and signalling requirements of new networks

• March 26, 2021 26 Mar'21

  Openreach defies Covid to hit full-fibre target

  BT-owned broadband provision division includes more than 170 city locations in multi-billion-pound gigabit broadband build including cities of Birmingham, Belfast, London and Manchester

• March 22, 2021 22 Mar'21

  Nokia claims 5G throughput breakthrough and deploys first SE Asia 5G standalone RAN

  Finnish comms tech supplier marks the first 5G standalone RAN sharing network in Southeast Asia, enables M1-StarHub joint venture to gain Singapore-wide 5G coverage, and breaks a speed barrier

• March 22, 2021 22 Mar'21

  Altnet association warns of threat to UK full-fibre roll-out

  Independent Networks Co-operative Association warns that recent momentum in gigabit broadband implementation could be delayed if independent providers and their investors believe UK comms regulator is not willing to listen to their concerns

• March 16, 2021 16 Mar'21

  Cinia cuts Ribbon deal for transport network upgrade

  Real-time communications software and network solutions firm sees OTN platforms deployed in upgrade of backbone transport network in Finland and Northern Europe

• March 05, 2021 05 Mar'21

  Connectivity the ‘unsung hero’ of the future of work

  Research finds that by stripping away bureaucracy, flattening hierarchies and streamlining processes, the response to Covid-19 has given an indication as to how work could and should change for the better, but there will be losers along with the ...

• March 03, 2021 03 Mar'21

  Virgin Media trial demos multi-gigabit upgradeable bandwidth

  Virgin Media trials optical networking technology that could pave way to faster internet connectivity that is easier to upgrade

• March 02, 2021 02 Mar'21

  Openreach taps VIAVI to ensure network quality for UK full-fibre build-out

  Openreach opts for optical network monitoring system to address network quality, including validating new construction, performing pre-activation checks and monitoring ongoing services

• March 01, 2021 01 Mar'21

  UK government pumps £4.5m into central Scotland gigabit connectivity plan

  Key Scottish population belt identified as the first territory for investment as part of UK government’s £5bn investment in next-generation broadband

• February 23, 2021 23 Feb'21

  Australia’s Macquarie Telecom debuts SD-LAN service

  The software-defined local area networking service will make it easier for enterprises to manage Wi-Fi networks and regulate the density of people at a given location

• February 19, 2021 19 Feb'21

  Nokia wins multi-year 5G radio and core contract with A1 Austria

  Central European telco signs further deal with Finnish comms provider to begin commercial implementation of 4G and 5G network slicing following successful pilot

• February 15, 2021 15 Feb'21

  Altran, Qualcomm collaborate for 5G NR small cell software

  Altran and Qualcomm join forces to expedite development of high-speed, low-latency private and public 5G small cells

• February 09, 2021 09 Feb'21

  Telecom Egypt implements IBM hybrid cloud to transform operations

  Leading regional telco deploys Cloud Pak for Automation technology to modernise network operations and deliver fast and secure services to clients and looks to IBM Global Business Services to build and manage its datacentre

• February 05, 2021 05 Feb'21

  CE consortium calls on comms regulator to ignore pleas to delay 6GHz certification

  As users’ reliance on wireless devices increases, the US Consumer Technology Association warns FCC to ignore lobbying to pause progress of Wi-Fi 6E equipment certification

• January 28, 2021 28 Jan'21

  Collaboration to the fore as ‘staggering’ change predicted for IT in 2021

  With 2020 exposing the leaders versus the laggards in enterprise digital transformation, research shows companies intend to invest in SD-WAN and MPLS, UCaaS and CCaaS to stay competitive in 2021