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Networking and communication

• April 02, 2026 02 Apr'26

  Wilson Connectivity, Autonomous Systems team for in-building wireless service

  Joint development brings AI-ready, automated monitoring and real-time service assurance to indoor distributed antenna system and private network deployments

• April 02, 2026 02 Apr'26

  North America drives video telematics market to 22 million units by 2030

  Study from M2M/IoT market research firm finds installed base of active video telematics systems growing at a steady clip driven by North America and camera technology enhancements

• April 02, 2026 02 Apr'26

  Marvell scales up networking to extend Nvidia AI ecosystem

  AI GPU leader sees extension of AI infrastructure though collaboration with infrastructure technology to deliver more choice and flexibility for customers with fully compatible systems

• April 02, 2026 02 Apr'26

  Net Insight introduces programmable video production network

  Capability designed to make large-scale IP-based live production infrastructures more predictable and controllable, enabling secure and automated IP interconnection without reverting to SDI gateways

• April 02, 2026 02 Apr'26

  Wireless AI paradox emerges as Wi-Fi evolves into strategic growth engine

  Research finds businesses must adapt to diverse connectivity needs, and support a growing spectrum of users and devices including employees, contractors, robots, sensors and AI applications

• April 01, 2026 01 Apr'26

  AI-driven operating model key to cloud-native, autonomous networks

  Operator-driven guidance outlines how mobile network operators can adopt AI-based operating models to enable increasingly autonomous network operations

• April 01, 2026 01 Apr'26

  SpaceLocker launches first shared satellite mission

  French startup looks to redefine space infrastructure by turning satellites into shared platforms, and claims faster, more sustainable missions

• March 31, 2026 31 Mar'26

  Delta in-flight connectivity takes off with Amazon Leo

  Global airline looks to satellite provider to introduce connectivity on hundreds of aircraft, starting with an initial installation on 500 aircraft in 2028, working to expand its Wi‑Fi and seatback experiences

• March 31, 2026 31 Mar'26

  CityFibre launches 8.5Gb service across wholesale multi-gig network

  UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform provider makes the next step in its roll-out of its 10Gb-capable network, and claims strong customer growth continuing as it approaches one million users

• March 31, 2026 31 Mar'26

  Cato Networks unveils modular adoption model for SASE platform

  SD-WAN, SSE, AI security and UZTNA standalone modules at heart of a converged platform that unlocks operational simplicity, resilient connectivity and stronger security

• March 31, 2026 31 Mar'26

  Virgin Media O2 accelerates UK 5G upgrade programme

  UK operator inks multi-year agreements with strategic essential equipment partners to upgrade radio access network to next-generation 5G technology, boosting capacity, coverage and reliability

• March 30, 2026 30 Mar'26

  Orange steams ahead in French railway connectivity

  Analysis of data across 20 major French rail corridors reveals sharp operator disparities in throughput, latency and quality of experience

• March 30, 2026 30 Mar'26

  Cambridge Mobile Telematics lands $350m strategic investment

  Major investment in automotive telematics company, accompanied by new long-term commercial agreements, seeks to expand global road safety platform and real-time AI risk models

• March 30, 2026 30 Mar'26

  Mobile network operators urged to help commercialise 5G live production

  Private 5G connectivity provider gains support from broadcasters and tech giants to calls on mobile network operators to enable on-demand network quality for live 5G broadcasts

• March 30, 2026 30 Mar'26

  Starlink reshapes satellite communications as industry enters terabit era

  Lower-cost capacity, rapid scaling and improved service quality are all factors resetting expectations across the satcom market, with the entire ecosystem being pushed to innovate, differentiate and rethink strategic positioning

• March 27, 2026 27 Mar'26

  Pave Space raises $40M to hasten satellite deployment

  Swiss startup building orbital transfer vehicles capable of delivering satellites to operational orbits in under 24 hours, addressing a growing bottleneck in the space economy

• March 27, 2026 27 Mar'26

  Virgin Media Business Wholesale accelerates high-capacity delivery in the UK

  Fixed wholesale connectivity arm of leading UK operator announces biggest ever upgrade to its wholesale network, delivering 32% Ethernet lead time reduction and 10G delivery accelerated by up to 40 days

• March 27, 2026 27 Mar'26

  Antevia joins O-RAN Alliance to simplify enterprise 5G deployment

  Private network technology provider looks to strengthen commitment to development of open, interoperable and simplified enterprise cellular deployments and scale enterprise 5G

• March 27, 2026 27 Mar'26

  Colt announces subsea, terrestrial network routes

  Digital infrastructure company reveals plans to launch international connectivity routes connecting the US West Coast to Asia, marking the latest phase of its major global network expansion

• March 26, 2026 26 Mar'26

  Nokia joins Linx as technical partner for London network refresh

  Internet exchange based in UK capital completes project refreshing its 17-site interconnected network in London, with global comms tech provider selected as the technical partner to support development

• March 26, 2026 26 Mar'26

  Proptivity, Telehouse team for reliable indoor 4G, 5G in London workplaces

  Datacentre service provider and indoor mobile infrastructure firm look to address connectivity blind spot inside modern office buildings, enabling scalable indoor 4G, 5G across London workplaces via neutral host model

• March 26, 2026 26 Mar'26

  Filtronic unveils DIFI service to enable virtualised satellite ground stations

  Space, defence and telecoms infrastructure provider intros high-bandwidth digital intermediate frequency tech designed to support the transition to fully virtualised satellite ground stations

• March 26, 2026 26 Mar'26

  Connectivity to the fore as Sunderland commits to 2035 digital strategy

  North eastern English city expands its smart city commitments with 2035 strategy to ensure every resident can “thrive in an increasingly digital world”

• March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26

  SES, K2 Space further meoSphere satellite network

  Next-generation medium Earth orbit multi-mission constellation targeted at meeting fast-growing commercial and defence needs with flexible scaling approach

• March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26

  Google Cloud, Openreach expand connectivity collaboration

  UK’s largest broadband operator implements AI to accelerate high-speed internet access and cut carbon, in an expanded collaboration to accelerate Openreach’s sustainability and connectivity goals

• March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26

  Akamai launches AI Grid intelligent orchestration

  Cyber security and cloud computing company unveils global-scale implementation of AI Grid, intelligently routing artificial intelligence workloads across edge, regional and core footprint to balance latency, cost and performance

• March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26

  Ciena optics deployed in Meta cable upgrade, JGA Lightstorm 

  Optical connectivity provider’s technology is used to set transmission record for across a transpacific submarine cable, enabling next-generation cloud and AI connectivity between Japan and Australia

• March 25, 2026 25 Mar'26

  Cambridge MC boosts comms procurement with Carrier Club acquisition

  International consulting firm swoops for ’unique’ procurement-as-a-service organisation to offer greater value to its clients in challenging times for businesses

• March 24, 2026 24 Mar'26

  Tata Communications unveils self-healing network

  Platform from digital ecosystem enabler aims to provide greater than 99.99% service availability to help enterprises reduce data centre operational costs by up to 30%

• March 24, 2026 24 Mar'26

  US government bans imported routers, raising tough questions

  The US communications regulator has enacted a ban on all router hardware made outside America citing security concerns, but experts say the move may risk creating more issues than it solves

• March 24, 2026 24 Mar'26

  BT boosts connectivity, security for Northern Ireland Electricity Networks

  UK’s comms provider inks deal worth up to £200m to help modernise infrastructure, strengthen resilience against cyber threats, and support delivery of electricity to around a million homes, farms and businesses

• March 23, 2026 23 Mar'26

  Avaya finds louder voice for mission-critical comms platform

  Enterprise software provider unveils mission-critical platform to deliver secure, zero-downtime voice communications for environments including government, healthcare, financial and emergency services

• March 23, 2026 23 Mar'26

  Zayo provides critical connectivity infrastructure for AI, cloud datacentres  

  Enterprise network provider deploys connectivity infrastructure to one of the UK’s largest AI cloud datacentre campuses to support up to 720 MW of AI-ready infrastructure

• March 23, 2026 23 Mar'26

  SWISSto12 opens Switzerland’s largest GEO satellite production site

  Aerospace and satellite technology manufacturer opens domestic territory’s first domestic end-to end GEO satellite production site including 1,000m² cleanroom assembly facility

• March 23, 2026 23 Mar'26

  Trade-ins returned $6.4bn to US mobile consumers in 2025

  Quarterly study of US mobile trade-in arena finds that strong interest in new features – paired with clear, competitive promotions – drove record trade-in value in full‑year 2025 data

• March 23, 2026 23 Mar'26

  Fire and rescue services implement shared comms command centre

  Control room technology rolled out across three emergency services to make it possible to jointly manage emergency call handling, crew dispatch and incident coordination in mutual aid scenarios

• March 20, 2026 20 Mar'26

  Agentic AI to make data uplink the next mobile bottleneck

  Report shows that as distributed intelligence systems scale, they will reshape mobile network traffic patterns and accelerate the need for advanced AI operations for the comms industry

• March 20, 2026 20 Mar'26

  O2 brings 5G+ connectivity to communities across Scotland

  UK operator extends standalone 5G footprint across 66 large towns and cities, 175 smaller towns, and 1,120 villages in Scotland as part of its UK-wide roll-out of advanced 5G services

• March 20, 2026 20 Mar'26

  Ericsson, SK Telecom ink memorandum of understanding to strengthen AI-RAN, 5G to 6G innovation

  Global comms tech provider and Korean telco hold joint R&D to advance AI-powered RAN, 5G monetisation, open and autonomous networks, zero-trust security, and 6G standardisation

• March 20, 2026 20 Mar'26

  Telenor IoT expands global connectivity with launch of global APN

  Internet of things division of leading Nordic telco aims to simplify global IoT deployments by enabling companies to use a single access point name across all regions

• March 19, 2026 19 Mar'26

  Zenarmor extends distributed SASE architecture to mobile

  Secure access service edge architecture now supports mobile endpoints and containerised environments, while enabling sovereign deployments across partner-operated and customer-controlled infrastructure

• March 19, 2026 19 Mar'26

  HPE taps Nvidia to transform distributed AI factories into intelligent AI grid

  IT giant unveils slew of releases for Nvidia GTC 2026 based on scalable production-ready AI encompassing next-generation artificial intelligence factory, supercomputing and intelligent AI grid

• March 19, 2026 19 Mar'26

  Infrastructure is back as Orange Business drives trusted agentic platforms

  Annual customer gathering of enterprise arm of global telco sees launch of four key applications taking advantage of agentic AI capabilities and emphasising the need for robust and secure infrastructure

• March 18, 2026 18 Mar'26

  Ofcom sets out regulation to push UK gigabit broadband to ‘final phase’

  UK communications regulator lays down regulation required to drive full-fibre roll-out through its end phase to universal access across the country, aiming to allow businesses to unlock economic gains

• March 17, 2026 17 Mar'26

  Lab for autonomous agents to drive boost in manufacturing in India

  Frontier AI company launching Emergence India Labs (EIL) to accelerate the nation’s shift from IT services to autonomous systems and advanced process is use cases such as manufacturing

• March 16, 2026 16 Mar'26

  C-suite execs flag core nature of edge AI to business strategy

  Research from edge computing provider observes enterprise edge AI is now an intrinsic part of core business infrastructure, driven by rapid uptake of agentic operations

• March 16, 2026 16 Mar'26

  UK government unveils gigabit broadband upgrade tracker

  As full-fibre broadband deployments maintain steady pace across the nation, UK government introduces tool to allow businesses across England and Wales to discover if they are due a government-backed broadband upgrade

• March 16, 2026 16 Mar'26

  Revealed: How HMRC has been quietly building surveillance capabilities

  HMRC has bought phone scanning equipment and analysis software capable of extracting data from mobile devices as it steps up its electronic intelligence gathering capabilities, an investigation by Computer Weekly reveals

• March 13, 2026 13 Mar'26

  Shared Rural Network expansion removes Islay not-spots

  Latest development in £1.3bn mobile expansion scheme sees mobile not-spots reduced on Scottish island as 4G site goes live, providing coverage from all mobile operators for the first time

• March 13, 2026 13 Mar'26

  Openreach trials ‘pioneering’ fibre-optic water leak detection

  UK’s leading broadband provider embarks on test of fibre‑optic leak‑detection system designed to turn cables into thousands of virtual sensors, claiming over two million litres of water saved each day