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August 07, 2020 07 Aug'20
‘Inadequate’ broadband impacts bottom line for London’s SMEs

Research reveals as many as 85% of small businesses in UK capital do not know how fast their broadband speed needs to be for their business to thrive, and only two-fifths were able to transition to a fully online business model after Covid-19 hit
August 04, 2020 04 Aug'20
Tata Communications unveils new secure digital experience

Global digital ecosystem enabler Tata aims to allow businesses to adapt to the realities of enterprise transformation, workforce mobility and consumer experience in the new digital-first environment
August 03, 2020 03 Aug'20
Edge server shipments set to double by 2024

As business gets close to the edge, analyst predicts a ‘supercharged’ edge server market over the next five years driven by an associated boom in cloud services
August 03, 2020 03 Aug'20
BT launches drive to support UK SMEs

Small Business Support Scheme will help country’s 5.8 million small businesses boost connectivity, cashflow and confidence following coronavirus pandemic

August 03, 2020 03 Aug'20
Apple smashes sales in third quarter, outpaces rivals in growth

iPhone SE and iPhone 11 sales contribute to record June quarter as Apple defies expectations in first true half of the year
July 31, 2020 31 Jul'20
BT takes Covid-19 hit but claims strong first quarter

Comms provider warns of further impact from pandemic in future quarters as a result of insolvency, slower decision-making by larger customers and lower usage across businesses
July 29, 2020 29 Jul'20
£400m full-fibre broadband expansion as Warburg Pincus, DTCP take control of Community Fibre

Expansion of full-fibre network across London will deliver up to 10Gbps of broadband to a million households and businesses
July 29, 2020 29 Jul'20
Firms face remote working challenges as IT teams express concern about infrastructure

Post-lockdown survey finds UK-based IT leaders lack confidence in their organisation’s plan to withstand an unanticipated crisis as Covid-19 dramatically accelerates cloud adoption
July 28, 2020 28 Jul'20
US Cellular taps Nokia, Ericsson to build out 5G infrastructure

Scandinavian comms tech suppliers on board to support US’s fourth largest telco’s journey to next-generation services
July 28, 2020 28 Jul'20
Ofcom to free up additional spectrum for wireless services

Regulator takes steps to boost home network users who are now in their home offices and will be there for a considerable period of time

July 24, 2020 24 Jul'20
Amdocs boosts 5G portfolio with Openet acquisition

Deal will bring Openet’s open and network-centric technologies to Amdocs’ portfolio of more than 350 service provider customers worldwide
July 24, 2020 24 Jul'20
Telekom Slovenije introduces 5G

Slovenia’s leading telco unveils the first in a number of phases in its evolution towards next-gen communications
July 24, 2020 24 Jul'20
Aryaka, Check Point announce global managed security partnership

Cloud-first-managed wide area network provider and threat prevention specialist collaborate to produce integrated security and SD-WAN-as-a-service solution
July 23, 2020 23 Jul'20
UK government ignored civil service warning of no benefit in acquisition of OneWeb

Civil service revealed to have taken the rare step of alerting government that $500m investment in troubled satellite company would bring no discernible benefit
July 23, 2020 23 Jul'20
Verizon completes long-haul 800Gbps single-wavelength fibre data session

US comms giant sends 800Gbps across long-distance fibre in preparation for significant increase in amount of data from enterprise and consumer 5G applications
July 22, 2020 22 Jul'20
Nokia launches first commercial enterprise 5G standalone private wireless networking

New technology aims to provide ‘direct to 5G’ entry point for high-spec industrial use case validation and ecosystem development
July 21, 2020 21 Jul'20
A1, Telstra tap Nokia to enhance 5G evolution and pilot network slicing

Self-organising network software deployed to boost automation of leading Australian comms operator’s wide radio access networks as it continues its evolution towards 5G services
July 20, 2020 20 Jul'20
Cloudflare apologises for major net outage

Incident from network engineering team’s routine router configuration update work sees major outage on backbone leading to drops in internet services in Europe, US and Latin America
July 20, 2020 20 Jul'20
Ericsson calls for Europe to ramp up 5G as it wins SoftBank cloud dual-mode core contract

Cloud-native, dual-mode 5G core will provide container-based microservice architecture to help Japanese operator develop new business models
July 20, 2020 20 Jul'20
Global business leaders comfortable if not fully prepared for large-scale shift to remote work

Riverbed survey shows new technology investments are expected to enhance corporate performance and wellness as employees increasingly work from anywhere and employers adopt hybrid working models
July 20, 2020 20 Jul'20
India’s Jio Platforms eyes global 5G opportunity

Indian mobile network operator Jio Platforms has built a 5G solution that will meet domestic and global demand for 5G services
July 17, 2020 17 Jul'20
UK’s first 5G accelerator gains speed

UK 5G testbed springs into life with 12 hours of content in a virtual event lasting over two days, offering business-orientated training programme to show the benefits the technology can bring to enterprises
July 16, 2020 16 Jul'20
Over four-fifths of companies will allow employees to work remotely after lockdown

Study finds dynamics of the new work situation means organisations need to manage a more complex, hybrid workforce
July 14, 2020 14 Jul'20
Nokia claims readiness to enable 5G transition ‘seamlessly’

Software upgrade claimed to offer ‘seamless’ transition for installed 4G/LTE technology to 5G infrastructure, avoiding the need for tower climbs enabling immediate enablement of next-generation networks
July 13, 2020 13 Jul'20
Consistent trust gap in contact-tracing apps in US, Europe

Survey of more than 16,000 users in the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain about mobile applications for Covid-19 tracking reveals global consensus that user trust needs to be rebuilt by giving citizens choice and control
July 10, 2020 10 Jul'20
Nearly half of employed in UK worked remotely in April 2020

Covid-19 drives upsurge in home working in UK, and of those who did some work remotely, around a third worked fewer hours than usual and the same percentage worked longer hours
July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20
Huawei warns ban would cause ‘huge damage’ to UK digital economy

On the eve of what are predicted to be swingeing limitations – if not an outright ban – on its products from UK, the Chinese communications technology supplier highlights how far its technology is embedded in national infrastructure
July 08, 2020 08 Jul'20
World’s first 5G eSIM service goes live

Virtual SIM card plan claims to offer pathway to connect users instantly to the world’s fastest mobile network in select countries worldwide
July 08, 2020 08 Jul'20
Swisscom taps Hitachi to improve network-based customer service

Pentaho product helps business customer service reps of Switzerland’s largest telecommunications company and leading IT services provider provide better, faster service through centralised hub
July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20
Orange Wholesale unveils eSIM first for France

Global telco ups the ante in French operator wholesale market by partnering with Prixtel to enable customers to download electronic SIM card to latest smartphones
July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20
Nokia accelerates Open RAN availability with performance, security enhancements

Leading communications technology supplier announces update in open radio access network solutions to support more rapid development of open innovation ecosystem and telecom supply chain
July 06, 2020 06 Jul'20
Radius aims to get ahead of the curve with new telecoms division

Converged technology, mobile and fixed line telecoms provider’s new division aims to help companies get the ‘smartest approach’ to their operations
July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20
Telco edge to accompany 5G roll-outs in APAC

Pilot projects are underway in the Asia-Pacific to deploy telco edge infrastructure to support high-bandwidth, low-latency applications
June 30, 2020 30 Jun'20
Partially accurate exposure notification may be best users get from UK contact tracing app

Renowned UK mobile expert warns that adoption, capability, privacy and user behaviour are issues yet to be addressed with UK contact-tracing app, and that results may not be worthwhile to overall fight against Covid-19
June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20
Nokia nets exclusive Taiwan Mobile 5G deal

Three-year deal sees Finnish comms tech provider selected as single supplier for 5G RAN, Core and IMS Taiwanese operator, continues 5G strategy focused on digital transformation and sustainability
June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20
Ericsson gets head of steam for 5G connectivity in European rail industry

Swedish tech supplier joins Association of the European Rail Supply Industry to show how next-generation networks can enable the industry to meet tomorrow’s IT and communications challenges
June 26, 2020 26 Jun'20
Ford gets into gear with Vodafone 5G for future-proof electric vehicle production

Global automotive giant gains funding to implement and develop the potential of 5G in electric vehicle manufacturing processes in particular as regards cross-site connectivity
June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20
Nokia takes O-RAN leap with 5G AirScale Cloud commercialisation

RAN product designed to help operators generate revenue from 5G services, enable flexible end-to-end network slicing and meet IoT technology and business requirements
June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20
Ericsson, Nokia to power Singapore’s 5G networks

European telecoms network suppliers Ericsson and Nokia have been selected by Singapore telcos to deploy the country’s two standalone 5G networks
June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20
Home workers report concerns regarding network capacity shortages

With networks becoming an increasingly critical part of business operations, network intelligence platform provider finds 65% of networking professionals felt extremely or somewhat concerned about their organisation’s network capacity during ...
June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20
Collaboration platform technology to shape the future of construction industry post-Covid-19

Survey from construction management software provider reveals Covid-19 has caused a mind-shift, with the industry realising the benefits of integrated platform technology to improve transparency among teams working remotely
June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20
Nokia claims US live C-band network demo first

Ahead of the expected US spectrum auction in December 2020, Nokia completes first successful US-based 5G trial in C-band
June 19, 2020 19 Jun'20
Home workers increase digital activity but raise broadband performance issues

Research finds lockdown prompts more engagement with the latest technology and gadgets for the home, but a quarter are concerned about a reduction in broadband performance
June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20
iPhone issues see UK government dump centralised model for Covid-19 contact-tracing app

Department for Health makes U-turn on contact-tracing app after trial finds distances are not measured well enough, with particular detection problems for app users with Apple iPhones
June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20
Younger employees find remote working more difficult

Research reveals a disparity between millennials and older generations when it comes to their acclimatisation to remote working, prompting call for firms to provide targeted tools and training for employees during this difficult period
June 17, 2020 17 Jun'20
HPE aims to hit right note for 5G with edge orchestrator

Tech firm says new release gives power back to telcos to offer value-added edge computing services such as AI-powered video analytics, industrial automation and VR retail services
June 17, 2020 17 Jun'20
Firms prepare for new world of hybrid remote and in-office workforce

The return to the office after mass teleworking looks like a long road indeed, with survey predicting it will take over a year for noticeable majority of workers to return, leading to new hybrid model for the workforce
June 16, 2020 16 Jun'20
Ericsson upgrades 5G forecast as research finds mobile networks take added strain from Covid-19

While social distancing and keeping millions at home have put significant demands on infrastructure, with systems that support healthcare, education and businesses of all types under stress, telecoms networks have stood up to the task, says research...
June 16, 2020 16 Jun'20
Covid-19 contact-tracing apps: the key data protection issues

Organisations intending to deploy contact-tracing apps will need to maintain high standards of privacy compliance, security and ethics to guarantee sufficient uptake and meaningful results
June 16, 2020 16 Jun'20
UK network resilience improves during Covid-19 lockdown

UK’s fixed networks handling increased traffic well since lockdown, but customer experience is somewhat affected, especially when connected via Wi-Fi, on several days starting 20 March 2020
June 14, 2020 14 Jun'20
Coronavirus: Enterprise VPN adoption in India set to rise

Advancement in cloud technologies and secured remote access to applications will significantly contribute to the overall growth of India’s VPN market, says GlobalData
June 12, 2020 12 Jun'20
Salisbury becomes UK’s first city to go fully full-fibre

Politicians and broadband provision unit urge homes and businesses to switch to a new ultra-fast and ultra-reliable broadband network
June 10, 2020 10 Jun'20
Licensed low-power cellular market gains high traction

With the current extensive deployment of 4G networks and continued expansion of 5G, licensed low-power IoT applications and use cases are set to take off
June 09, 2020 09 Jun'20
Huawei launches charm offensive to fight ‘high-risk’ label

Global communications technology provider begins fightback against perceived high-risk status and stresses its fundamental role in UK telecoms as it finds itself under further attack from UK and US politicians
June 05, 2020 05 Jun'20
Third of UK internet users report worse service since lockdown

Even though operators assured at beginning of lockdowns that their infrastructures could cope with the extra strain on home networks, UK internet users say the quality of their online experiences has demonstrably worsened
June 04, 2020 04 Jun'20
Outlook for 5G remains positive despite Covid-19

While the current health crisis and economic uncertainty will have a short-term impact on adoption of the next-gen network, analyst insists future for 5G remains bright with more than a billion global 5G connections by 2022
June 03, 2020 03 Jun'20
US senator implores UK legislators to ban Huawei from telecoms networks

US senator tells committee of MPs that deployment of Huawei in UK 5G phone networks would have been the equivalent of allowing Russia to build submarines during the Cold War
June 03, 2020 03 Jun'20
Telefónica Deutschland, Bell Canada select Ericsson as 5G network partner

Ericsson scores wins for next-generation infrastructure technology on both sides of Atlantic for both core and radio segments
June 01, 2020 01 Jun'20
SmarTone deploys Ericsson Spectrum Sharing to open the gates to 5G-based smart city

Hong Kong operator deploys 5G broadly across territory using dynamic spectrum-sharing technology
May 29, 2020 29 May'20
Mobile industry makes ‘rapid’ progress towards 5G despite Covid-19

BPI Network Survey suggests operators are rethinking security in the light of 5G network traffic, and shows “dramatic” increase in connected devices and new mission-critical use cases
May 27, 2020 27 May'20
EE network sees fivefold leap in Zoom users, 45% increase in voice calls, apps since lockdown

Research from mobile operator highlights changing habits of UK citizens during lockdown, with video conferencing seeing massive leap
May 26, 2020 26 May'20
Huawei hits out at fresh UK network probe

UK cyber security agency confirms it will conduct a new investigation into the security-worthiness of Huawei’s 5G technology
May 22, 2020 22 May'20
Rancho Water turns tap on Extreme connectivity for critical water delivery

US public utility uses secure and resilient wired and wireless network systems to power 45,000 service connections across 100,000 acres
May 20, 2020 20 May'20
Nokia, KDDI trial fully virtualised 5G cloud RAN

Finnish comms tech supplier Nokia adds to portfolio of customers trailing its cloud RAN solutions in deal with leading Japanese operator KDDI, including Nokia AirScale
May 14, 2020 14 May'20
Vodafone aids Covid-19 fight with added capacity for NHS Scotland, and introduces IoT thermal camera

Comms tech to the fore in assisting key workers at temporary coronavirus facility in Glasgow, while heat detection camera combining thermal imaging and IoT capability will help facilitate people’s return to work
May 11, 2020 11 May'20
Ericsson bullish on 5G despite Covid-19

Comms tech company’s chief highlights the importance of connectivity during times of crisis and unprecedented surge in network traffic
May 07, 2020 07 May'20
UK comms market set for shake-up as O2 and Virgin Media confirm merger

Coming-together of leading fixed-mobile provider and cable network provider will create genuine competition to BT/EE
May 04, 2020 04 May'20
No silver bullets and ‘bumps in the road’ likely but UK contact-tracing app development gathers pace

UK scientific experts address doubts on contact-tracing app’s effectiveness, particular regarding data privacy, but admit that its nature may have to evolve as the roll-out scales up
May 04, 2020 04 May'20
Research institutes warn of necessity for UK contact-tracing app to link to testing

BCS and Cass Business School call for proposed UK contact-tracing app not to be launched without alignment to testing and warns that without this link, NHS will not be able to “big data” its way out of “no data” situation
April 29, 2020 29 Apr'20
Infovista claims SD-WAN implementation game changer with transparent hybrid technology

Application-aware SD-WAN technology provider introduces additional capabilities to ‘dramatically’ simplify migration and hasten transition to software-defined networking
April 29, 2020 29 Apr'20
Nokia closes capacity and customer experience tech deal with Bharti Airtel

Third-largest telco in the world’s second-largest telecoms market takes up Nokia Single Radio Access Network to enhance capacity and improve 5G readiness
April 24, 2020 24 Apr'20
NHSX reveals full details of UK Covid-19 contact-tracing strategy

National Health Service’s digital innovation unit aims to allay fears over privacy and confidentiality in forthcoming contract-tracing app
April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20
Coronavirus: RAF flies in for UK contact tracing app test

NHS announces test at air base of app designed to alert users of the close proximity of those carrying or having symptoms of Covid-19
April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20
ABB Power plugs into Ericsson 5G tech to increase factory productivity

Ericsson gears up for the post-coronavirus world with confidence in 5G and reveals project for its 5G-ready Industry Connect with global leader in power technology
April 22, 2020 22 Apr'20
Cisco, Google Cloud plan application-centric multicloud networking fabric

Tech giants unite to address current systems’ perceived lack of capability to signal service level requests dynamically and offer full WAN application integration with cloud workloads
April 21, 2020 21 Apr'20
Covid-19 outbreak sees first-quarter revenues flatten for Huawei

Chinese networking mega-firm endures tough first quarter, but pledges that it will ride out the coronavirus storm
April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20
Orange expands mesh Wi-Fi into Belgium, reinforces marine service capabilities

SoftAtHome’s mesh Wi-Fi now available for Orange Belgium customers while Orange ship begins undersea cabling survey work off coast of Sicily
April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20
Coronavirus: Apple and Google unite for contact tracing technology

Silicon Valley giants announce collaboration to prevent the spread of Coronavirus
April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20
Coronavirus: More than two-fifths of employees likely to continue remote working after pandemic

Research firm Gartner offers guide to managing remote workers during Covid-19 pandemic as new normal for work emerges
April 14, 2020 14 Apr'20
UK altnets increase full-fibre coverage by 50%

Independent network providers notch up notable year in 2019 as fibre access for all becomes political hot potato
April 14, 2020 14 Apr'20
Coronavirus puts brakes on 5G core deployments

Research firm identifies short- and long-term impacts that global pandemic will have on 5G core and edge networks
April 09, 2020 09 Apr'20
Omdia: New norm for working set to have ‘dramatic’ implications for collaboration industry

Analyst recalibrates expectations for collaboration and conferencing tools, forecasting transformational upsurge in use that could change the world of work, with home broadband being a business lifeblood
April 09, 2020 09 Apr'20
Cato Networks seals significant investment to take SASE forward

More validation for secure access service edge solutions as SD-WAN provider scoops cash injection
April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20
Vodafone taps VMware to complete European roll-out of network virtual infrastructure

Operator taps virtual infrastructure firm to add last piece of pan-European digital infrastructure architecture and gain agility and flexibility
April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20
Mobile operator community and academics use smartphone power to fight Covid-19

Vodafone Foundation and scientists at Imperial College London are using a smartphone app to aid coronavirus research
April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20
Samsung, AWS claim world’s first mission-critical comms video call

MCPTX solution powered by leading cloud platform said to enable first responders to accurately assess vital moments using voice, data and video calls
April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20
Cellwize aims for 5G network efficiency high note with Chime

Cloud-based open RAN automation platform claimed to bring required flexibility and speed to accelerate 5G networks development
April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20
Liverpool top of the league for mobile business usage in UK

Merseyside rated as the sweetest of sweet spots for business wireless connectivity
April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20
Wireless industry hails FCC spectrum announcement as game changer for Wi-Fi 6

Proposed opening of the 6GHz band to Wi-Fi 6 technology in US set to provide more capacity than all other current Wi-Fi bands put together
April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20
Coronavirus: Video calling, collaboration applications usage rise steeply in UK homes

A survey from EY finds Covid-19 outbreak is already causing a shift in UK households’ digital activity, with many people trying online services for the first time, and video calling at the forefront of applications
April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20
Coronavirus: Is Zoom safe and should security teams ban it?

Zoom’s rapid rise to prominence has highlighted a score of security problems with the service. Should CISOs try to steer their organisations away from it, or ban it outright?
April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20
Coronavirus: Ofcom relaxes ISPs’ broadband obligations

UK comms regulator loosens operating guidelines on broadband operators to prevent driving additional traffic to call centres and not punish inability to meet repair targets
April 01, 2020 01 Apr'20
HPE unveils open source software to reduce 5G complexity

Open distributed infrastructure management software launched to resolve complexity that telcos face in rolling out 5G networks across thousands of sites equipped with multiple suppliers’ IT infrastructures
March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20
Nokia launches AI-based operations to help telcos enter the 5G era

Cognitive operations designed to help comms service providers transform their network, service and business operations through extreme automation enabled by artificial intelligence and machine learning
March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20
Huawei extols 2019 as ‘extraordinary’ year

Despite political challenges across the world restricting use of its technology, Chinese comms tech giant posts strong yearly increase in sales and profit
March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20
Coronavirus: internet providers enhance support for customers, end data caps

Supporting the UK’s government efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and support home working, UK network operators agree a wide range of supportive measures
March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20
CityFibre completes FibreNation acquisition

Official go-ahead for buyout which takes former altnet into mainstream status as the UK’s third largest national digital infrastructure and fibre operator
March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20
Ericsson wins exclusive 5G contract with Cosmote Greece

Swedish comms firm tapped for 5G radio access network to strengthen Greek provider’s existing networks and boost network quality, capacity, speed and operational efficiency
March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20
Viavi upgrades platform tools to manage remote network performance

Redesigned Observer platform achieves 60Gbps packet capture rate and has beefed up security to deal with increased challenges
March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20
Amdocs launches HoMeOS and becomes Veego strategic partner and investor

Leading provider of communications and media software launches home broadband management and makes strategic investment in Israeli AI startup