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Networking and communication
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October 17, 2025
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Oct'25
HPE, Ericsson validate dual-mode 5G core technology
Leading IT provider and comms tech giant establish joint validation lab to tackle critical challenges faced by telco service providers while deploying a multi-supplier infrastructure stack
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October 17, 2025
17
Oct'25
EXA Infrastructure raises over €1bn to support digital infra boom
Global digital infrastructure platform provider refinances and expands its facilities, raising over €1.3bn to fuel network growth – including fibre footprint and subsea routes – and M&A plans across Europe and North America
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October 16, 2025
16
Oct'25
Backhaul shows near-equal split between fibre, wireless
Study finds that comms market is heading towards a near-even split between microwave and fibre backhaul, with advanced economies showing signs of decreasing use of fibre, and renewed interest in microwave for high-capacity and resilient networks
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October 16, 2025
16
Oct'25
UK networks commit to pay £39m to secure mmWave 5G spectrum
UK comms regulator reveals conclusion of principal bidding stage for latest wireless spectrum auction, which will see boost for mobile services in crowded areas like sports stadiums and train stations
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October 15, 2025
15
Oct'25
AI-ready companies turning network pilots into profit
Research finds ‘pacesetter’ companies significantly more likely to move network AI pilots into production, and 50% more likely to report measurable value from AI
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October 15, 2025
15
Oct'25
Real-time analytics tops priorities for 82% of IoT enterprise
Research finds IoT is evolving from simple data collection to process automation, with enterprises starting to layer additional services like AI and machine learning to process data from IoT deployment
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October 15, 2025
15
Oct'25
Vodafone chooses Ericsson as exclusive RAN supplier across key territories
Swedish comms tech firm to become leading European operator’s sole radio access network provider, deploying advanced 5G hardware and software to modernise networks and enable 5G Standalone for differentiated connectivity needs
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October 15, 2025
15
Oct'25
Singapore Transport Authority enhances critical railway infrastructure with optical LAN
Transport authority in Singapore revamps its video transport network to support advanced security and high-resolution video services to ensure safety for millions of passengers riding the railway
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October 15, 2025
15
Oct'25
‘Significant’ fibre gaps threaten datacentre expansion
Research of 300 decision-makers finds consensus that core fibre investment is key to future AI growth, but four-fifths of firms delaying builds because of network infrastructure constraints
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October 15, 2025
15
Oct'25
AI becomes major accelerator for IoT
Survey reveals ‘soaring’ enthusiasm for IoT, with multiple emerging technologies acting as catalysts, and efficiency and productivity gains demonstrating return on investment
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October 14, 2025
14
Oct'25
Regulatory pressures, development bottlenecks stall UK SDV progress
Key findings from survey of UK automotive software developers reveal regulatory compliance and long development cycles as the biggest challenges in software development, with cyber vulnerability the biggest risk to successful SDV roll-out
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October 14, 2025
14
Oct'25
Sita unveils next-gen fibre-optic comms for data-intensive airports
Air transport industry technology provider releases passive optical local area network designed to deliver uninterrupted, high-bandwidth connectivity across airports, addressing current bandwidth limitations, high latency and costly maintenance
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October 13, 2025
13
Oct'25
Nvidia scores Meta and Oracle for networking fabric
Nvidia lands hyperscalers Meta and Oracle for its Spectrum-X networking fabric and is leading an industry coalition to adopt an 800-volt DC power standard for datacentres
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October 13, 2025
13
Oct'25
Court dismisses Apple’s appeal against Home Office backdoor
Investigatory Powers Tribunal rules that Apple’s appeal against a Home Office order to access encrypted data of Apple users world wide will no longer proceed.
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October 10, 2025
10
Oct'25
Fastweb + Vodafone claims 5G network milestone for Italy
Italian operator unveils ‘groundbreaking’ achievement on commercial 5G network in Rome, reaching a peak speed of 2.5 Gbps, accelerating the nation’s journey towards 5G Advanced and an era of hyper-connected services
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October 10, 2025
10
Oct'25
Orange lands first Medusa subsea cable in Marseille
Global telco reveals key milestone in ongoing development of submarine networks connecting both sides of the Mediterranean, positioning the French city as a global digital hub
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October 10, 2025
10
Oct'25
AT&T, Ericsson launch cloud-based IoT marketplace
Marketplace hosted on Microsoft Azure developed by leading comms provider and comms tech company designed to simplify selling, contracting, provisioning and billing for IoT services
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October 10, 2025
10
Oct'25
WBA enhances emergency services Wi-Fi comms in challenging environments
Report outlines framework for how Wi-Fi and wireless standard can be used to deliver reliable emergency calling and priority communications between the public, first responders, public safety organisations and emergency services
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October 09, 2025
09
Oct'25
AI and autonomous vehicles drive UAE’s first commercial electric truck fleet
Evocargo and RAK Ceramics deploy AI-powered autonomous vehicles, marking a new era for logistics and sustainable mobility
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October 09, 2025
09
Oct'25
Meta to boost APAC connectivity with subsea cable
The 8,000km Candle subsea cable is expected to bolster internet capacity for more than a billion people as tech giants continue to invest in digital infrastructure across the region
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October 07, 2025
07
Oct'25
Nato chooses Oracle to secure battlefield communications
Nato has chosen Oracle and Druid to secure private 5G networks for cyber defence, war gaming and research, using Oracle Cloud and edge technology
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October 07, 2025
07
Oct'25
Airbus climbs in industrial digitisation with private 5G deployment
Global aircraft manufacturer advances factory digitisation with private 5G connectivity at production sites supporting critical initiatives such as 3D simulation, augmented reality, improved traceability and predictive maintenance
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October 07, 2025
07
Oct'25
Nokia launches FTTH digital twin, AI tools to boost network reliability
Nokia launches digital twin of the fibre-to-the-home infrastructure, creating a single unified view of active and passive components using data analytics and AI models to detect, predict and resolve networks issues
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October 07, 2025
07
Oct'25
OPCSA terminal gains sharper edge with private 5G connectivity
Neutral host provider to design, deploy and operate a private 5G network at the Canary Islands’ largest container terminal, reducing costs associated with inefficiencies in the maintenance and monitoring of refrigerated containers
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October 06, 2025
06
Oct'25
Cisco unveils agentic capabilities for next-generation collaboration
IT and networking giant claims ‘major’ steps forward in collaboration and customer experience, both powered by AI, and designed to help enterprises work and serve smarter
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October 03, 2025
03
Oct'25
VMO2 looks to boost UK mobile connectivity with Giga Site
UK comms provider switches on first Giga Site in London, and claims to be marking a major step forward in delivering faster and more reliable mobile connectivity across the UK
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October 03, 2025
03
Oct'25
BT reveals plan for 99% 5G standalone coverage by 2030
UK’s leading comms provider rebrands 5G standalone into 5G+ while revealing ambition to deliver almost universal population coverage over mobile standard by 2030, taking huge leap compared with rival UK MNOs
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October 02, 2025
02
Oct'25
CityFibre doubles customer connection rate in Q3
UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform reveals unprecedented growth in third quarter, almost double that recorded over the previous three-month period
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October 02, 2025
02
Oct'25
UK Space Agency goes global with 23 projects
Projects designed to strengthen international space partnerships, develop national capabilities and boost economic growth include joint effort to support the development of high-performance non-terrestrial networks
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October 01, 2025
01
Oct'25
EU Chat Control plans pose ‘existential catastrophic risk’ to encryption, says Signal
As EU member states prepare to vote on plans to mandate tech companies to introduce technology to scan messages before they are encrypted, Signal warns that Chat Control will create new security risks
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October 01, 2025
01
Oct'25
Cato extends zero trust access to SASE platform
Capability launched for secure access service edge platform extends zero trust network access to unmanaged devices including personal, contractor and BYOD endpoints
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October 01, 2025
01
Oct'25
Zen Internet launches Meraki to deliver SD-WAN portfolio
Zen Internet introduces software-defined wide-area network offer to address needs of businesses as IT budgets come under increasing under pressure while cyber threats rise
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September 30, 2025
30
Sep'25
Zayo, Equinix develop AI network framework
Tailored connectivity solutions and managed services provider teams with datacentre firm to develop a common model for the underlying infrastructure required to scale for the next phase of AI
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September 30, 2025
30
Sep'25
UK gigabit broadband coverage hits 89% of population
Research finds UK has hit a major broadband milestone, marking a significant step towards nationwide coverage and reflecting rapid roll-out by market leaders and a growing number of alternative networks
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September 30, 2025
30
Sep'25
Cisco unveils software to accelerate quantum networks
IT and networking giant claims first of its kind network-aware distributed quantum compiler capable of running quantum algorithms across multiple processors while handling error correction across a network
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September 29, 2025
29
Sep'25
UK and US urge Cisco users to ditch end-of-life security appliances
An ongoing campaign of cyber attacks is targeting users of end-of-life Cisco security appliance kit
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September 29, 2025
29
Sep'25
£3bn opportunity in digital network upgrade of UK critical infrastructure
Study from BT highlights multibillion-pound net benefit that could be unlocked by upgrading critical services to digital
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September 29, 2025
29
Sep'25
5G-enabled FWA CPE shipments form majority in 4 out of 7 global regions
Annual fixed wireless access CPE market survey reveals that as 5G-based FWA is increasingly the norm, suppliers expect shipments to accelerate, with over 50% of sales in key regions being 5G-enabled
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September 29, 2025
29
Sep'25
Celanese looks to private 5G to transform manufacturing at the edge
Fully managed private 5G network designed to deliver what is claimed to be resilient connectivity to accelerate Industry 4.0 innovation
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September 28, 2025
28
Sep'25
Boldyn Networks enhances 5G fan experience at AO Arena
Leading UK neutral host network provider engaged to deliver advanced 5G connectivity at sports arena in Manchester, one of the UK’s busiest entertainment venues and one of the largest indoor sporting homes in Europe
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September 25, 2025
25
Sep'25
Nokia and Boldyn Networks deploy private 5G to power mining
Global comms tech firm teams with wireless neutral network provider for mining technology deployment to enable safer, smarter and more sustainable operations, where most workforces can operate from above ground
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September 25, 2025
25
Sep'25
Brightsolid expands national network with diverse 100Gbps optical connectivity
Strategic partnership issues assurance to deliver what it claims will be ‘ultra-fast’ resilient connectivity from Scotland to London, supporting UK digital infrastructure growth
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September 25, 2025
25
Sep'25
Openreach UK broadband upgrade reaches 20 million homes
UK’s largest comms provider celebrates full-fibre access milestone but points to lag in active network switchovers
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September 25, 2025
25
Sep'25
Zoom includes AI at no extra cost to crack enterprise adoption puzzle
Zoom bets on free AI to drive enterprise adoption, despite evidence the highest return on investment comes from back-office automation
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September 24, 2025
24
Sep'25
UK Connect gains further support for Fusion construction connectivity
UK wireless communication services provider announces wider availability of connectivity offering that automatically selects the optimal network for a client’s site
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September 24, 2025
24
Sep'25
Klaasmeyer Construction taps Render Networks for quicker buildout
Digitising network provider engaged by network construction management company to build scalable model for predictable broadband deployment and customer adoption
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September 23, 2025
23
Sep'25
Morse Micro secures $59m funding to lead the next era of IoT
Fresh capital to accelerate Morse Micro’s expansion into international markets, scale production of its Wi-Fi HaLow chips and support the ecosystem shift toward IoT 2.0, characterised by high-throughput, long-range, scalable connectivity
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September 23, 2025
23
Sep'25
Verizon launches 6G innovation forum
Leading US communications company brings together comms technology producers to take early step in shaping the next generation of AI-enabled mobile
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September 22, 2025
22
Sep'25
PSNI chief sorry over failure to delete data unlawfully seized from journalists
Police Service of Northern Ireland apologises for failing to destroy data that was unlawfully seized from journalists, despite a court agreement, and to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal for failing to disclose key information to the court
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September 22, 2025
22
Sep'25
‘Soaring’ AI demand accelerates Lumen’s multibillion-dollar network expansion
Progress report from metro and long-haul data connectivity firm shows pace quickens on network expansion to meet massively increasing workloads including new fibre miles, significant added network capacity and coast-to-coast US build