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• July 14, 2022 14 Jul'22

  NTT reveals management plans for JUNO Trans-Pacific submarine cable system

  In response to the growth of the global digital economy, Japanese technology companies collaborate to build and operate what they claim will be the largest submarine internet cable system between Japan and the US

• 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

• July 11, 2022 11 Jul'22

  Southern Cross announces world’s longest single-span submarine 400GbE net

  Supplier of international capacity to carriers and ISPs in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region launches Southern Cross NEXT cable, aiming to pave the way for of 400GbE services across a 15,840km network

• July 08, 2022 08 Jul'22

  Vodafone, Virgin Media O2 commit to mobile access across London Underground

  Global communications infrastructure provider announces that all four major mobile networks have now committed to high-speed 4G and 5G-ready mobile connectivity across the Tube network

• July 05, 2022 05 Jul'22

  Juniper Networks looks to drive sustainable business with Cloud Metro

  AI-driven networks provider claims industry first, with automation-driven metro networking service to deliver highest independently rated power efficiency, TCO reduction and industry-leading performance

• July 04, 2022 04 Jul'22

  UK altnets accelerate as fibre forges path to be fixed broadband standard

  Research shows how direct fibre connections are lighting up the world of broadband, rapidly deposing copper-based legacy DSL networks

• July 01, 2022 01 Jul'22

  Telstra taps Ericsson, Ciena to quadruple optical network service capacity

  Leading Australian operator forges partnership with leading comms tech providers to make enhancements to next-generation optical network to increase the service capacity of optical network to 400 Gbps Ethernet

• July 01, 2022 01 Jul'22

  Enterprise Wi-Fi 6E access points to more than treble by 2024

  Wi-Fi 6E market set to flourish in next two years thanks to innovation and prospect of greatly improved throughput and latency rates

• June 28, 2022 28 Jun'22

  Hyperoptic aims to address cost of living crisis with Fair Fibre Framework

  UK broadband provider announces affordability scheme that it says is part of a duty of care to protect and support customers and aid those struggling with increased financial pressures

• June 24, 2022 24 Jun'22

  CityFibre, Toob push the envelope further in UK gigabit broadband

  Fibre-to-the premises provider launches full-fibre broadband for small to medium businesses in south of England, while independent full-fibre platform racks up 360km of infrastructure beneath the streets of Inverness 

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  Added fibre for Nokia optical network services in US

  Global comms tech provider unveils range of optical networking services for US market, including premier of 100G fibre in the country

• May 31, 2022 31 May'22

  UK fibre roll-out continues apace with majors, altnets

  CityFibre, Connexin, MS3 Network and Air Broadband announce further digital infrastructure investment, taking full-fibre gigabit connectivity to Buckinghamshire and North and East Yorkshire

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  FTTP coverage grows across UK

  Latest bi-monthly update on superfast and ultrafast broadband deployments in the UK shows that as of April 2022, despite acceleration in overall full-fibre roll-out, take up of fibre-to-the-premises is still sluggish

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  Broadband Forum launches app-enabled services network gateway

  Communications industry’s open standards development organisation claims forthcoming WT-492 standard will empower service providers with ‘app store-like’ functionality on their subscriber edge platforms

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Steady growth for fibre networks across Europe over next five years

  Research from European fibre trade association covering 39 countries shows more than half of total homes now passed with fibre, with FTTH/B roll-out accelerating

• May 20, 2022 20 May'22

  Fibre claims more than three-fifths of global total fixed broadband subscribers

  Study of 130 countries shows that by the end of Q4 2021, the number of global fixed broadband connections stood at more than a billion, with fixed broadband subscriber figures growing by 89%

• May 18, 2022 18 May'22

  Openreach, CityFibre further full-fibre roll-out pace

  As part of its regular programme of build updates, BT-owned broadband provision firm adds just under half a million homes and businesses, including both rural and urban areas, to its fibre network

• May 12, 2022 12 May'22

  Yearly revenue growth stutters but BT continues on fibre, 5G focus

  Mixed bag in leading UK telco’s 2021/22 fiscal year, but company says it is on the right track and will continue to invest for the future

• May 12, 2022 12 May'22

  Asia-Africa-Europe-1 consortium taps Infinera to upgrade submarine cable net

  Owner of one of the largest sub-sea cable consortiums in the world makes technical choice in upgrading network to increase capacity and diverse resilience

• May 11, 2022 11 May'22

  GTT announces 400G upgrade of global IP network

  New IP infrastructure designed to improve scalability and performance for enhanced internet services as IP traffic continues to increase, with initial phase of deployment expected to complete in the second half of 2023 

• April 29, 2022 29 Apr'22

  Attackers enlist cloud providers in large HTTPS DDoS hit

  A recent large-scale DDoS incident shows how cyber criminals are switching up their tactics to conduct more sophisticated attacks

• April 07, 2022 07 Apr'22

  US shuts down Russia’s Cyclops Blink botnet operation

  Operation by US authorities has taken the Russia-attributed Cyclops Blink botnet ‘off the board’

• April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

  A1 Digital makes right connections for intelligent empowerment of construction industry

  Telco’s digital transformation subsidiary, with a business focus on the German market, announces participation in the Intelligent Empowerment of Construction Industry research project

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  UK broadband providers keep up pace of full-fibre deployment

  Alternative network provider brsk gets brisk with gigabit deployment in West Yorkshire, Lancashire and South Manchester regions, while CityFibre makes next stage of £43m buildout in key southern location

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  Nour Global deploys SD-WAN for agile, bespoke networking for MENA enterprises

  Global connectivity and ICT service provider launches multi-supplier software-defined wide area network to create what it says will be a bespoke networking service for enterprises across the Middle East and North Africa

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Undersea cable market steams ahead in Africa and Middle East

  Twofold capacity increase supports East Africa’s digital transformation as work continues on Equiano subsea cable linking Africa to Europe

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  CityFibre broadens Zen reach across network

  Deal between fast-growing infrastructure provider and leading ISP increases the latter’s exclusive commitments from an initial four cities to 285 cities, towns and villages across the UK

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  Vodafone selects Nokia software-defined tech for fixed access network

  Mobile operator signs exclusive deal with comms tech provider on the evolution of software-defined network manager and controller (SDN-M&C) services for multi-access fixed network technology

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  FullFibre expands reach in East and West Midlands

  Boost to altnet’s goal of reaching 500,000 premises by 2025 as rising expectations from consumers, and demands such as increased homeworking, drive expansion in key central England belt

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  Verizon adds to adapter portfolio to boost 5G fixed wireless access

  Leading comms tech provider certifies C-band 5G adapter to provide connectivity across Ultra Wideband Network to give enterprise and business customers speed, capacity, coverage and performance

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  Neos Networks delivers education and research dark fibre network across Northern Ireland

  Neos Networks introduces education and research dark fibre network to Northern Ireland, bringing new points of presence and Belfast-based access centres designed to offer greater resilience through sub-sea backup links to mainland UK

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  UK full fibre flourishes from local, European gigabit broadband providers

  Slovenia-headquartered ICT provider is intensifying its activities in Western Europe, and is now offering fibre-to-the-home services from a newly opened branch in the UK

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  Vodafone targets UK small business with full-fibre broadband offer

  With the impending shutdown of ISDN and PSTN phone lines in 2025, UK operator unveils full-fibre broadband offer specifically for the small office/home office sector

• March 21, 2022 21 Mar'22

  CityFibre gains £300m funding as it passes Portsmouth full-fibre milestone

  New investment increases network provider’s recent financing round to over £1.4bn to enable participation in Project Gigabit rural programme and support continued roll-out acceleration

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Connectivity partnership sees Tata Communications get in gear with Formula 1

  Global communications firm charged with delivering a managed end-to-end network that will transform the F1 fan immersive video experience in more than 180 countries

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  UK government warned of ‘slow progress’ on infrastructure plans

  Annual report from UK’s official independent infrastructure adviser warns that progress on gigabit roll-out may be at risk, and sets out infrastructure priorities for 2022

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  FullFibre furthers reach in Midlands and goes live with Droitwich Spa cabinet

  Boost to altnet’s goal of reaching 500,000 premises by 2025 as wholesale customer lights up first cabinet in Droitwich Spa, allowing residents to access an ultrafast, full-fibre network, as Midlands South team makes gain

• March 11, 2022 11 Mar'22

  Nokia and Hrvatski Telekom conduct first 25G PON fibre broadband trial in Croatia

  Following earlier deployments in Belgium and the UK, comms tech provider’s cutting-edge optical network technology gets trialled in Croatia with subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom Group

• March 11, 2022 11 Mar'22

  600 public buildings in Wales get full-fibre broadband

  Completion of the largest public sector broadband project in Wales, funded by the UK government, sees gigabit connectivity delivered to buildings including hospitals, GP surgeries, care homes, libraries and youth centres

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  Telefónica Vivo launches 5G-ready IP transport network across Brazil

  Brazilian operator teams with Cisco and NEC to deploy a flexible and scalable 5G-ready IP transport network for its converged mobile and fixed networks as it prepares to launch a next-generation communications network infrastructure

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  Orange Business Services and Fortinet seal SASE partnership

  Business services division of telco inks partnership with cyber security firm to gain differentiation for secure access service edge solution based on cloud-native technologies and using a dedicated global IP backbone to deliver expanded on-demand ...

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  CityFibre deploys 100th fibre exchange to power full-fibre roll-out

  Century up for fibre exchange (FEX) deployments for UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform, enabling the delivery of live gigabit broadband services to the first 4.8 million premises of its eight million roll-out

• March 08, 2022 08 Mar'22

  Limelight gains large CDN scale with Edgecast acquisition

  Leading CDN provider gains extra scale with strategic purchase, claiming to have created global leader in edge-enabled software services with diversified revenue across products, clients, geographies and channels

• March 08, 2022 08 Mar'22

  Accelerating full-fibre gigabit growth sees UK altnet association start 2022 on strong note

  Independent Networks Cooperative Association enjoys continued membership boom as altnets maintain momentum in UK after several years of record investment

• February 14, 2022 14 Feb'22

  UK superfast, ultrafast broadband deployments track upwards rapidly in Q4 2021

  Majors and altnets hit the accelerator in gigabit connectivity roll-out in the UK, but survey reveals big discrepancy between the country’s best and worst fibre-enabled locations

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  TalkTalk: Switch to full fibre benefits climate

  Study from leading UK operator pinpoints green gains from switching to full fibre over copper networks, including increased efficiency, reduction in degradation and exchanges, and fewer engineer journeys

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  ISPA, Good Things Foundation team to address UK digital divide

  Digital exclusion remains a huge issue in the UK and to address the problem, leading digital inclusion charity has entered into a partnership with the Internet Services Providers’ Association

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  NO-UK submarine cable system claims record line rate

  Submarine cable system between Norway and the UK claims milestone that will facilitate a new era of connectivity between the countries

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  6GHz Wi-Fi spectrum critical to enable Australian technology innovation

  Global spectrum organisation calls on Australia to set aside the full 1200MHz of available 6GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi applications under the country’s communications and media authority licensing framework

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  Bakkavor aims for more network bite with Neos Networks SD-WAN

  UK-based provider of fresh prepared food selects software-defined wide area network technology from growing connectivity provider to improve resilience and continue its digital transformation.