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Networking and communication

• August 16, 2024 16 Aug'24

  Openreach unveils symmetric ultrafast FTTP broadband offer

  UK’s leading broadband provider looks to push capabilities of its network to diversify portfolio further, and offer comms providers and users a broader choice of competitive fibre-based products

• August 16, 2024 16 Aug'24

  Three slams ‘abysmal’ UK 5G after mixed H1 2024

  UK mobile operator posts first half results with growth in certain customer segments such as B2B and home broadband, but also negative EBITDA less CapEx, hindering ability to invest

• August 16, 2024 16 Aug'24

  EE’s first 5G small cells go live in London

  UK’s leading mobile operator uses street-level mini masts to take advantage of existing street infrastructure to boost mobile capacity in busy areas including first 5G small cells in London trial

• August 15, 2024 15 Aug'24

  Cardiff schools turn PSTN switch-off into opportunity for improved agility

  Civic authorities responsible for education in Welsh capital look to take advantage of switch-off of UK’s analogue copper-based comms infrastructure to drive cloud-based digital transformation of schools’ communications systems

• August 14, 2024 14 Aug'24

  Major players ‘less than impressive’ as altnets rise in UK broadband

  A range of surveys identify independent sector as the driving force in UK’s growing gigabit broadband industry and caution of slowdown in subscribers by major providers

• August 14, 2024 14 Aug'24

  Wialon fits out four million IoT-connected vehicles

  Global fleet management and IoT software platform racks up record number of vehicles connected on GPS tracking and internet of things software platform.

• August 14, 2024 14 Aug'24

  AT&T powers IoT for Oracle enterprise communications

  Integrated communications and cloud solutions provider incorporates leading US telco’s internet of things connectivity and network APIs into its Enterprise Communications Platform

• August 13, 2024 13 Aug'24

  BT Group sees share spike as Bharti buys out Altice holding

  Just a few months after Mexican business magnate takes 3.2% stake in UK’s leading telco, Indian multinational conglomerate to buy 24.5% holding in a deal valued at £3.2bn

• August 13, 2024 13 Aug'24

  UK businesses ready to deploy 5G standalone

  Vodafone research highlights UK businesses keen to invest in both 5G services, looking to improve operational efficiency of their business in an increasingly competitive digital environment

• August 13, 2024 13 Aug'24

  SITA climbs to the cloud to enhance air transport IT

  Latest implementation of comms solutions by leading provider of IT to the air transport industry taps global comms tech firm to unlock LTE and 5G networks with existing platforms

• August 13, 2024 13 Aug'24

  Openreach to light up 312,000 rural UK premises in Project Gigabit next phase

  UK’s leading broadband provider engaged in latest step of £5bn gigabit access programme to improve broadband for more than 300,000 homes and business across UK

• August 13, 2024 13 Aug'24

  Orange claims gold in Olympic mobile coverage

  Telco reveals the challenges and triumphs in connecting more than 120 venues to assure the best connectivity experience for an estimated 15 million spectators and four billion television viewers

• August 11, 2024 11 Aug'24

  Scottish universities lead digital twin hub for transport

  Digital twins offer researchers the ability to monitor transportation to identify ways of reducing the UK’s carbon footprint

• August 09, 2024 09 Aug'24

  UK altnets’ fibre optic overbuild risking rural connectivity

  Report suggests UK’s independent broadband providers are at risk of more unnecessary overbuild as new entrants rush to deploy infrastructure without considering the long-term sustainability of their business models

• August 09, 2024 09 Aug'24

  Nokia drones-as-a-service network takes flight for Swisscom

  Switzerland’s leading telecoms provider to deploy largest drones-as-a-service network to enhance safety and operational efficiency for public and industrial use cases

• August 08, 2024 08 Aug'24

  Le Royal Monceau enhances Wi-Fi to complete Olympic standard connectivity

  In time for the Olympics, historic 5-star Parisian hotel successfully upgrades Wi-Fi network facilitating uninterrupted access to connectivity benefits to guests checking in for the Summer Games

• August 08, 2024 08 Aug'24

  Indosat deploys AI to set network performance, reliability standards

  Leading Indonesian digital telecommunications company takes what it says is the largest digital intelligence operations centre in its region to ensure optimal network performance and reliability

• August 07, 2024 07 Aug'24

  Rocketing AI demand sees Lumen light up custom networks division

  Connectivity provider shakes up corporate structure in response to artificial intelligence economy changing business operations and companies recognising need for powerful network to manage unprecedented data flows and demand

• August 06, 2024 06 Aug'24

  SITA takes off with new enhanced global wireless solution

  Leading provider of IT to the air transport industry introduces mobile data access solution to deliver secure and reliable cellular data connectivity across 200 countries

• August 06, 2024 06 Aug'24

  Digital Catapult launches Sonic Labs Open RAN accelerator programme

  Advanced digital technology innovation centre advances work to give organisations the opportunity to work collaboratively to build, implement and test tangible solutions to help accelerate the adoption of Open RAN technology in the UK

• August 06, 2024 06 Aug'24

  Cloud-based networks to account for half of all cellular traffic by 2028

  Research reveals increased cloudification of network infrastructures with software-based services to hit tipping point for cellular traffic in five years’ time, enabling more dynamic 5G networks

• August 06, 2024 06 Aug'24

  Zoom claims AI-first as it debuts Docs on Workplace

  Collaboration and conference technology and services provider launches first product from Workplace portfolio with generative artificial intelligence built in from the ground up to enable the next generation of team collaboration

• August 05, 2024 05 Aug'24

  BT/EE win Emergency Services Network contract

  £1.85bn contract win for UK’s leading telco and mobile subsidiary to supply mobile communications infrastructure for nation’s three emergency services in much-delayed project

• August 05, 2024 05 Aug'24

  UK mobile continues performance improvements in H1

  Study of UK mobile market shows continuous improvement in performance by nation’s leading operators, with average media downlink speed approaching 80 Mbps, and improved 5G availability and faster speeds in most cities

• August 05, 2024 05 Aug'24

  Satellite operators to launch 15,000 new craft over next five years to support IoT

  Research finds providers of space-based communications plan to rocket-propel growth over the next five years, in particular to drive internet of things applications

• August 05, 2024 05 Aug'24

  Cellular IoT connectivity revenues hit €12.4bn in 2023

  Research finds advancement of comms-based internet of things industry drives shift towards greater focus on reliability, security and support for international deployments, contributing to new types of market dynamics

• August 02, 2024 02 Aug'24

  UK broadband altnets unite to push for fairer access regulation, pricing

  Five of the UK’s largest alternative fibre network operators have come together to create an alliance and call on UK comms regulator to ensure fair and equal access for all users of nation’s physical infrastructure

• August 01, 2024 01 Aug'24

  Police hunt scammers after takedown of Russian Coms fraud platform

  The National Crime Agency has arrested four people after taking down a phone number spoofing platform used by criminals to defraud hundreds of thousands of people in the UK with more arrests to follow

• August 01, 2024 01 Aug'24

  Ubotica claims further breakthroughs in live Earth satellite intelligence

  Space-based artificial intelligence company claims paradigm shift for Earth observation with Live Earth Intelligence, said to revolutionise capabilities and cost efficiency in space sector

• August 01, 2024 01 Aug'24

  Businesses fail to deliver consistently positive customer experience

  Research from a leading global business school’s publishing arm finds that even though 94% of business leaders think good customer experience is important for business success, just 38% believe they can deliver it

• August 01, 2024 01 Aug'24

  Altair, LG extend connected vehicle infotainment tech lifespans

  Collaboration between computational intelligence company and CE giant said to have seen complex fatigue analysis reduce development time for vehicle infotainment components by more than 20%

• August 01, 2024 01 Aug'24

  Rising IoT market spurs cellular antenna shipments

  Berg Insight’s research into the cellular internet of things antenna market suggests there will be a rise in the market over next four years, and notes the challenge of deploying complex technology

• August 01, 2024 01 Aug'24

  BroadbandOne boosts IoT with expanded of next-gen TaaS

  Telco as a service claims to offer revolution deploying 5G 28GHz and LMDS 29-31GHz spectrum infrastructure with 357 FCC-approved mmWave licences

• July 31, 2024 31 Jul'24

  Poor connectivity holding back rural Britain

  Research from leading UK operator warns the nation is sleepwalking into a countryside crisis, with 4.6 million rural residents considering moving to a town or city in the next 12 months

• July 31, 2024 31 Jul'24

  Extreme Networks teams with Intel to drive AI-centric product innovation

  Cloud networking provider forms a ‘co-innovation alliance’ with chip giant’s Connectivity Analytics Program to enhance native generative artificial intelligence solution to further drive AI-centric innovations in the networking space

• July 30, 2024 30 Jul'24

  Wildanet accelerates Cornwall full-fibre deployment

  Cornish altnet teams with Nokia and Xantaro to transform connectivity for rural and hard-to-reach areas in south-west England

• July 30, 2024 30 Jul'24

  Qualcomm unveils new Snapdragon mobile platform

  Chip giant’s next-generation mobile platform ‘leading the global transition’ from 4G to 5G to empower communities and industries alike with features such as on-device generative AI

• July 29, 2024 29 Jul'24

  AI ‘changing everything’ about customer experience

  Study from customer experience technology provider reveals the profound effect AI is having in its industry, taking it beyond traditional, manual services to more advanced, technological-driven experiences

• July 29, 2024 29 Jul'24

  Open RAN investment set to surge over next five years

  Research into open radio access network market shows rapidly growing and competitive market

• July 29, 2024 29 Jul'24

  Q2 revenues slip as Virgin Media O2 hits financial headwinds

  UK’s second-largest network provider shows results for tough quarter for consumer fixed and mobile and B2B fixed business lines, but forecast advances in network evolution as targeted investments in future growth drivers continue

• July 26, 2024 26 Jul'24

  Interview: Abhijit Dubey, global CEO, NTT Data

  A merger between NTT Data and NTT Ltd has created a $30bn tech services and consulting business. We speak to its new CEO to find out what it has to offer IT leaders

• July 26, 2024 26 Jul'24

  Nexfibre nears 1.3 million premises passed, reveals future build locations

  Quarterly report from joint venture fibre network operator shows just under 1.3 million premises passed by end of June 2024, and next stage of roll-out in 2025 and early 2026 to see high volumes of build

• July 26, 2024 26 Jul'24

  T-Mobile, KKR form fibre joint venture to acquire Metronet

  US 4G LTE and 5G network teams with global investment firm to take control of ISP, serving more than 300 communities across 17 states with multi-gigabit products to businesses

• July 26, 2024 26 Jul'24

  Frontier claims North American first with 100G broadband

  US pure-play fibre provider teams with global comms tech firm to become first in region to trial record-breaking broadband speeds of 100G, 50G, 25G and 10G PON technologies simultaneously

• July 26, 2024 26 Jul'24

  OECD: Demand soars for future-proof fixed, mobile broadband access

  Research from global policy forum finds broadband technologies such as fibre and 5G mobile networks that help “future-proof” networks

• July 26, 2024 26 Jul'24

  Revenues slip but BT claims solid Q1 2024

  UK’s leading telco reports financial quarter with full-fibre roll-out at pace with more than a million households covered and total coverage now reaching 15 million premises

• July 26, 2024 26 Jul'24

  APAC mobile industry to surpass $1tn by 2030

  The APAC region’s mobile industry is expected to exceed $1tn by 2030 due to the rapid adoption of 5G and AI technologies

• July 25, 2024 25 Jul'24

  Project Gigabit continues pace with £190m broadband build contracts

  UK network provider secures two contracts under UK government’s £5bn gigabit broadband scheme to connect around 108,000 hard-to-reach premises in East and North Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

• July 25, 2024 25 Jul'24

  Nokia launches FWA devices, streamlines fibre connectivity

  Raft of launches from comms tech provider sees subscription-based service based on AI and cloud-based to automate and optimise fibre connection process

• July 25, 2024 25 Jul'24

  India bolsters digital agriculture and space tech in Budget 2024

  India will extend its digital public infrastructure to the agriculture sector and set up a venture capital fund for space startups, among other tech initiatives in its latest Budget