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July 11, 2024
11
Jul'24
Zoom unveils no-code workflow builder to boost workplace efficiency
Comms and collaboration tech provider announces beta of workplace automation option that uses AI-powered features to streamline routine tasks, boosting efficiency and freeing up time for more meaningful work
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July 10, 2024
10
Jul'24
Vodafone, Meta optimise short-form videos to improve network efficiency
Operator and tech giant team on test leading to marked reduction in network traffic for popular applications across mobile network, freeing up resources on popular 4G/5G sites at locations such as shopping centres and transport hubs
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July 10, 2024
10
Jul'24
Pusan National University proposes backscatter comms for low-power IoT
Researchers at Korean university develop backscatter IoT device connectivity and efficiency communication system said to be 40% more energy-efficient than conventional methods potentially transforming smart homes, industrial automation.
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July 09, 2024
09
Jul'24
Chinese spies target vulnerable home office kit to run cyber attacks
China’s APT40 is ramping up targeting of victims using vulnerable small and home office networking kit as command and control infrastructure, according to an international alert
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July 09, 2024
09
Jul'24
ENet, Heights Telecom team to deliver advanced Wi-Fi in Guyana
Telecommunications solutions provider announces strategic partnership with Guyana’s only locally owned comms firm introducing internet service offering ultra-fast internet and advanced Wi-Fi connectivity to customers
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July 09, 2024
09
Jul'24
ENGIE Vianeo, BICS team to add IoT capability to support smart EV charging
Looking to take advantage of European Union improvements to the availability of electric vehicle stations, charging business of energy company powers up its fleet of chargers with real-time data
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July 08, 2024
08
Jul'24
Nokia, Google Fiber claim 50G PON first in live fibre trial in US
Tech giant’s development hub for transforming the internet experience expands relationship with comms tech provider on 50G passive optical network trial
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July 08, 2024
08
Jul'24
Singtel, SK Telecom gear up for 6G future
Both telcos will work together to develop advanced network slicing, telco APIs and edge AI infrastructure, among other capabilities, to pave way for 6G deployments
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July 08, 2024
08
Jul'24
Motorola Solutions to open global R&D centre in Ireland
Comms tech giant announces opening of research and development centre in Cork to focus on designing software for established land mobile radio portfolio
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July 05, 2024
05
Jul'24
Nokia, BT Group, Qualcomm claim enhanced 5G Carrier Aggregation first
Comms tech provider and operator reveal successfull aggregation of 5G Standalone spectrum using 5CC Carrier Aggregation, making the latter the first European operator to achieve this milestone
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July 05, 2024
05
Jul'24
Virgin Media adds to Yeovil gigabit broadband estate
Full-fibre broadband with top speeds of 2Gbps, up to 38 times faster than the current local average, now available to more than 20,000 additional homes in key town in country of Somerset
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July 04, 2024
04
Jul'24
5G FWA on upward trajectory but global growth patchy
Study from GSMA predicts the number of 5G FWA connections across 70 countries will increase by 358% by 2030, representing an increase from 17.3 million connections to 79.2 million
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July 04, 2024
04
Jul'24
ADNOC, e& plan energy industry’s largest private 5G wireless network
Abu Dhabi-owned energy and petrochemicals group enters agreement with leading MENA telco to create high-speed network spanning 11,000 square km, enabling AI-driven offerings to reach remote onshore and offshore operations
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July 04, 2024
04
Jul'24
Nokia and Solis plough connectivity path for agribusinesses in Brazil
Comms tech provider and telecoms infrastructure firm expand private wireless networks supporting agribusinesses in unconnected rural communities across Brazil to drive digital inclusion with real-time information to support farms
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July 04, 2024
04
Jul'24
LG acquires Athom to advance AI-enabled smart home
Electronics giant takes large majority stake in smart home platform company to gain deeper insights into customers’ lifestyle and usage patterns and accelerate AI home business
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July 03, 2024
03
Jul'24
Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 announce long-term network-sharing agreement
Network-sharing agreement aims to transform experience for tens of millions of customers across the UK and rebalance the mobile market by creating a third scaled network operator
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July 03, 2024
03
Jul'24
BT tops UK fixed broadband customer experience rankings
Research from network quality of experience testing and monitoring firm pinpoints UK’s largest leading broadband provider as offering best quality of experience
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July 03, 2024
03
Jul'24
North America surge drives global 5G connections to two-billion mark
First quarter of 2024 sees 185 million new top-end mobile additions, with total now projected to hit 7.7 billion by 2028
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July 02, 2024
02
Jul'24
EXA Infrastructure, SOCAR Fiber plan for Red Sea route diversity
European dedicated digital infrastructure platform provider, connecting North America and Asia via the Middle East, inks deal with secure electronic communication infrastructure company for terrestrial fibre optic route
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July 02, 2024
02
Jul'24
NGMN unveils roadmap for more energy-efficient networks
Forum founded by leading mobile network operators for all partners in the mobile industry releases guidance and recommendations supported on energy-saving techniques to help enhance energy-saving methods
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July 02, 2024
02
Jul'24
Geotab, BYD Trucks Europe gear up IoT for sustainable fleet management
Geotab and BYD Trucks Europe collaborate to provide fleet management solution across Europe within end-to-end connectivity to ensure data privacy and security in the region
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July 02, 2024
02
Jul'24
Dassault Systèmes and Mistral AI team to accelerate edge AI generative economy
Leading provider of engineering design systems and artificial intelligence firm form partnership combining industrial ecosystem and frontier AI to industries in a trusted environment, to deliver secure, scalable, AI-driven services
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July 01, 2024
01
Jul'24
Telefónica, Nokia offer ‘unique’ private 5G networks service in Spain
Partnership to see companies – especially those in industrial and logistics sectors – able to implement up to 100 digitisation services in cloud, private mobile networks and edge computing with 5G connectivity
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July 01, 2024
01
Jul'24
CityFibre, nexfibre gain further gigabit ground in southern England
UK’s leading independent provider makes full-fibre available to majority of homes and businesses in West Sussex county town, while growing gigabit broadband wholesaler reveals plans to deliver it to more than 15,000 premises in Buckinghamshire
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July 01, 2024
01
Jul'24
Nokia to acquire Infinera in $2.3bn deal
Nokia sees acquisition of open optical networking solutions provider to increase scale in optical networks business
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July 01, 2024
01
Jul'24
VMO2 hits high as it completes Shared Rural Network first phase
Glencoe Mountain Resort in Scotland becomes 227th site to gain improved 4G coverage as part of VMO2 roll-out
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June 27, 2024
27
Jun'24
Neos Networks advances Oxfordshire GigaHubs project
More than 180 public service sites, from local GP practices to schools, community centres and the authority’s own IT estate, are now connected with full-fibre connectivity as part of a County Council programme
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June 27, 2024
27
Jun'24
Qt lands on LG advanced automotive content platform
Software developer and CE giant extend partnership to power UI/UX development of in-car infotainment services
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June 27, 2024
27
Jun'24
Nokia, Telefónica team to boost adoption of 5G SA network APIs
Leading operator inks agreement to explore new API opportunities based on 5G standalone capabilities for businesses in Spain and Germany through use of comms tech provider’s Network Exposure Function
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June 27, 2024
27
Jun'24
Verizon brings portable connectivity to events with Network in a Box
Comms provider Verizon launches critical communications prototype to support operations, security, event production and fan experience in venues when a permanent private network is not available
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June 27, 2024
27
Jun'24
Hybrid workers call on employers to increase investment in connectivity
Survey reveals lack of reliable mobile connectivity in the office is affecting seven in 10 hybrid workers, forcing a majority of employees to leave their office building simply to make a phone call
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June 26, 2024
26
Jun'24
JT taps Ericsson for 5G test centre
Island telco makes next step in progress of installing 5G using Ericsson’s advanced telecoms solutions and software services, including energy efficient features to support sustainable a network
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June 26, 2024
26
Jun'24
Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service replaces legacy SD-WAN
Contract awarded for the deployment of cross-Scotland software-defined wide area network designed to ensure efficient, secure and reliable administrative services to the judiciaries of Scotland
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June 24, 2024
24
Jun'24
Starlink, Comcast collaborate to expand enterprise managed connectivity
Network giant’s broadband, wireless provider inks deal to claim to be first major network provider to team up with Elon Musk-led satellite communications company to offer enterprise customers services for improved network redundancy
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June 24, 2024
24
Jun'24
Global Telco AI Alliance founders establish LLM joint venture
Founders of a global consortium of telcos looking to make best use of artificial intelligence form joint venture to codevelop and launch multilingual large language model tailored to companies such as themselves
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June 24, 2024
24
Jun'24
Tata Communications hosted SASE claims to redefine networking, security
Tata Communications claims world-first implementation of unified SASE solution to deliver unified visibility and control of network traffic with context-led insights and enhanced user experience
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June 24, 2024
24
Jun'24
Hybrid work prompts spike in network security threats
Survey shows more than two-thirds of organisations have seen an increase in network security threats over the past 18 months, with remote and hybrid working the biggest contributor to heightened threat levels
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June 21, 2024
21
Jun'24
UK fibre firms continue reach expansion
Virgin Media O2-backed growing fibre firm Nexfibre takes XGS PON network to Canterbury while south of England local full-fibre broadband provider Toob celebrates expansion ahead of fifth anniversary
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June 20, 2024
20
Jun'24
Three UK, Ericsson claim new standard for smart and sustainable mobile networks
Leading comms tech provider and operator claim to have successfully improved energy efficiency by up to 70% at selected UK sites using AI-powered hardware and software services
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June 20, 2024
20
Jun'24
Orange Mobile sets out 5G private SA deployment at Paris 2024 Olympics
Orange outlines the mobile infrastructure for forthcoming Olympics, equipping 15,000 athletes and providing a range of offers for foreign visitors, relying on 5G private standalone to connect major venues
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June 20, 2024
20
Jun'24
Sateliot signs Exolaunch deal for satellite launch and deployment services
Launch mission management, integration and satellite deployment services provider gains contract to support Spanish low Earth orbit 5G NB-IoT constellation platform
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June 19, 2024
19
Jun'24
HPE Discover 2024: Deloitte develops Gen AI industrial digitisation use case
Deloitte teams with enterprise networking firm on first use NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE product portfolio to help manufacturers build and operate secure-by-design manufacturing simulations
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June 19, 2024
19
Jun'24
Nokia and Google Cloud collaborate to hasten 5G applications with telco APIs
Comms tech provider and leading cloud firm partner to help developers worldwide create 5G applications faster and enrich developer experience with generative AI capabilities
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June 19, 2024
19
Jun'24
HPE Discover 2024: HPE, Nvidia team to accelerate GenAI revolution
Partnership on product and sales channels to feature what is described as first-of-its-kind turnkey, private-cloud AI service including sustainable accelerated computing with full lifecycle services to streamline time to value with AI
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June 18, 2024
18
Jun'24
Bayanat and Oxa team up to drive innovation in autonomous vehicle technology
Autonomous vehicle software provider Oxa inks partnership with AI-powered geospatial solutions company Bayanat AI, aimed at advancing the development and deployment of AV systems
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June 18, 2024
18
Jun'24
HPE Aruba Networking to connect new Everton stadium
Premier League football club inks deal with leading networking firm to become official supplier of soon-to-be-completed stadium
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June 18, 2024
18
Jun'24
Altnets Netomnia, brsk announce merger
Merger of broadband indies described as transformative step for UK telecoms industry, establishing what companies say will be only scaled and capital-efficient retail, wholesale and consolidation platform
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June 17, 2024
17
Jun'24
VMO2 boosts fibre, mobile comms in Essex, Manchester
Latest expansion for joint-venture UK fibre network to see it deliver network to over 12,000 premises east of London, boosting local connectivity
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June 14, 2024
14
Jun'24
Nokia unveils software to expand and simplify APIs
Nokia’s Network Exposure Platform aims to expand and simplify the number of network application programming interfaces available to service providers, their partners and customer channels
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June 14, 2024
14
Jun'24
Amdocs simplifies eSIM activation with Google Cloud
Communications software provider and cloud giant announce partnership to streamline embedded subscriber identity module onboarding and activation with automated, remote real-time processes