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Networking and communication

• June 04, 2024 04 Jun'24

  Cisco gears up to cash in on AI innovation and investments

  Networking giant plots out artificial intelligence-powered future within networks to build digital resilience and offer secure visibility, observability and insight across digital footprints, with $1bn global AI investment fund

• June 04, 2024 04 Jun'24

  HPE looks to simplify deployment of private enterprise 5G

  Edge-to-cloud global enterprise infrastructure company launches dedicated service designed to remove the complexity of managing, deploying and purchasing enterprise private cellular networks

• June 04, 2024 04 Jun'24

  Haier Europe taps Orange Business to build responsive SD-WAN

  Looking to offer a scalable, secure networking infrastructure to support its growth, Fortune 500 home appliances company works with business arm of telco to deploy cloud-first platform enhancing security, visibility and agility

• June 04, 2024 04 Jun'24

  T-Mobile bolsters connected workplace with FWA

  Expanded fixed FWA offering combines Cradlepoint 5G networking solutions and T-Mobile 5G Business Internet to offer more choice to more customers 

• June 04, 2024 04 Jun'24

  Sateliot to launch four satellites in 5G IoT programme

  Leading satellite operator continues on its programme of delivering 5G communications by deploying the first 5G-IoT satellite constellation

• June 03, 2024 03 Jun'24

  Police chief commissions ‘independent review’ of surveillance against journalists and lawyers

  PNSI chief constable appoints lawyer to conduct review into police phone surveillance of journalists, lawyers and NGOs

• June 03, 2024 03 Jun'24

  McLaren Formula 1 Team revs up network security with Cisco

  Legendary motor racing team expands global partnership with networking giant to accelerate network security for on-premise hardware and cloud-based software, including secure firewall and XDR

• May 30, 2024 30 May'24

  US smartphone users kept same devices for longest time period yet

  The latest investigation of the US mobile device trade-in market by risk management solutions provider shows for the auto, lifestyle and housing protection $874m put into consumers’ pockets in first quarter of 2024

• May 30, 2024 30 May'24

  Qatar Airways taps Starlink for complimentary in-flight Wi-Fi

  Qatar Airways becomes first leading airline in MENA to introduce in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity via Elon Musk firm

• May 30, 2024 30 May'24

  Ciena, Digicel, Southern Cross bring high-speed connectivity to Fiji schools

  Leading optical technology provider announces the second year of its partnership with Digicel Fiji and Southern Cross to deliver high-speed connectivity for school students on Fiji

• May 29, 2024 29 May'24

  Nokia and Global Fiber Peru aim to close digital divide in Amazon rainforest

  Subaquatic optical, IP and XGS-PON fibre broadband network brings future-proof connectivity to remote region of Peru, Colombia and Brazil in bid to reduce digital divide in 400 communities

• May 29, 2024 29 May'24

  Condor spreads wings with Intelsat in-flight connectivity

  Germany’s leading leisure airline inks deal with integrated satellite and terrestrial network operator to extend Wi-Fi product to short- and medium-haul routes using Airbus A32xneo aircraft

• May 29, 2024 29 May'24

  UK rural mobile scheme in danger of missing coverage targets

  House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts slams progress and reporting to date on flagship UK mobile connectivity scheme, and warns of potential funding issues that will hamper development

• May 28, 2024 28 May'24

  Executive Interview: Why Dell wants to be your one-stop AI shop

  At Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas, artificial intelligence was the talk of the town as Dell staked out an all-encompassing strategy ahead of an anticipated goldrush. Dell’s Nick Brackney explains why the tech giant believes it's onto a winner

• May 28, 2024 28 May'24

  Japan Airlines takes off with Intelsat for enhanced in-flight connectivity

  Leading aircraft manufacturer to complete satellite communications company’s electronically steered array factory installation on latest generations of 737 aircraft boasting wide coverage and low latency.

• May 28, 2024 28 May'24

  5G innovation fuelling deal flow and growth pipelines

  Study highlights how business and enterprise market will become essential to commercial success of 5G industry, with network slicing and private wireless networks becoming areas of focus

• May 28, 2024 28 May'24

  Openreach claims record for broadband upgrade locations

  Latest steps in UK’s leading broadband provider’s plans to go fully digital sees ultrafast full-fibre technology made available to 14 million homes

• May 26, 2024 26 May'24

  Nutanix beefs up AHV hypervisor, doubles down on AI

  Nutanix takes aim at VMware with enhancements to its AHV hypervisor along with tighter integrations with Nvidia and Hugging Face to simplify AI deployments

• May 24, 2024 24 May'24

  AI, automation, private networks top UK enterprise tech agenda

  Survey examining technology agenda for UK enterprises highlights that business priorities over the next 12 months include increasing sales, reducing operating costs, and growth via new business areas or geographies

• May 24, 2024 24 May'24

  Networks emerge as catalyst for digital business success

  Global networking trends report for 2024 reveals continued measurable impact of the network in advancing business goals, with 72% planning on deploying integrated network management platforms over the next two years

• May 24, 2024 24 May'24

  AI set to improve network operational efficiency by 40% or more

  Study of telecom and IT engineers exploring artificial intelligence’s impact on the network sees almost universal belief in need to upgrade fibre-optic networks to support more AI traffic

• May 24, 2024 24 May'24

  Arctic Semiconductor 5G private networks tech gains 3GPP accreditation

  Low-power, RF and mixed-signal chipsets provider announces 3GPP Compliant Platform for 5G private networks boasting ‘pivotal’ capabilities in terms of performance and power consumption

• May 22, 2024 22 May'24

  Virgin Media Business Wholesale connects MA5 datacentre with new fibre

  Virgin Media Business Wholesale marks next phase of ongoing high bandwidth upgrade programme, setting out to deliver faster and more accurate provisioning at strategic sites throughout the UK

• May 21, 2024 21 May'24

  TfL taps Thales and Nokia to renew underground multi-services network

  Transport for London engages IT and networks firms to deliver integrated communications renewal to support system used by staff to handle radio, transmission and CCTV technology

• May 21, 2024 21 May'24

  Enterprise sector shines in steady Q1 for Zoom

  Zoom’s latest financial results show continued growth beyond its roots, driven by a commitment to meet customer needs and enhance productivity

• May 21, 2024 21 May'24

  CGI selected to streamline UK ESN programme

  Controversial mobile network for UK emergency services mobile communications enters new phase with consulting firm appointed as technology delivery partner

• May 21, 2024 21 May'24

  Ericsson, Tele2 shake it off with 5G in Sweden for Taylor Swift

  Swedish operator and global comms tech provider claim to have revolutionised mobile experiences with 5G technology milestone for music megastar’s concerts at Friends Arena in Stockholm

• May 20, 2024 20 May'24

  Dell Technologies World: AI at core of Dell’s next chapter

  With a significant anniversary just passed, Dell CEO Michael Dell was in reflective mood as he looked ahead to the impact of artificial intelligence on the tech giant’s product stack

• May 20, 2024 20 May'24

  Swiss International Air Lines takes off with global eSIM service

  Switzerland’s largest air carrier collaborates with eSIM Go to launch global embedded subscriber identity module designed to provide passengers with convenient and affordable mobile data connectivity during their travels

• May 20, 2024 20 May'24

  BT Group pushes back digital switchover deadline

  UK’s leading telco extends deadline by just over 12 months for transformation to an all-digital infrastructure, and offers dedicated support for businesses to make necessary steps

• May 20, 2024 20 May'24

  Hippodrome Casino makes bet on Extreme for network upgrade

  London casino implements network infrastructure to mitigate legacy challenges and improve security, guest services and productivity

• May 17, 2024 17 May'24

  Cato Networks and e& partner to further expand SASE presence in UAE

  Global technology group forges partnership with provider to see the establishment of a second point-of-presence in UAE, extending SASE Cloud to enterprises across the region

• May 17, 2024 17 May'24

  NTT advances IOWN with real-time optical and wireless cooperative control

  NTT applies all-photonics network to advance wireless services for smart factories looking to improve significantly efficiency, cutting costs and enable advanced solutions such as telerobotic operations

• May 17, 2024 17 May'24

  Openreach shines as fibre investment hits inflection point in BT financial year

  UK’s leading comms provider posts mixed financial year and reports peak capex on full-fibre broadband roll-out after hitting £3bn cost and service transformation programme a year ahead of schedule

• May 16, 2024 16 May'24

  Signetbreedband taps Nokia to evolve network business services

  Global comms tech provider announces partnership with Dutch managed network services provider to enable what it claims will be most solid and resilient business networking services in the Netherlands

• May 16, 2024 16 May'24

  Vodafone Business Ireland and RingCentral team for hybrid work collaboration

  Business division of telco and cloud comms service provider add Ireland to territories for unified communications and collaboration solutions designed to allow businesses to embrace the evolving landscape of hybrid work

• May 16, 2024 16 May'24

  Virgin Media O2 claims Shared Rural Network milestone

  Community-owned island In the Hebrides becomes 150th site to benefit from improved mobile connectivity after operator deploys helicopters, boats and off-road vehicles to deliver and install a 4G mast to Isle of Eigg

• May 15, 2024 15 May'24

  Continental implements cross-domain high-performance computer in a car

  Qualcomm teams with automotive firm to implement a cross-domain high-performance computer in a car based on cloud-based Automotive Edge Framework and Snapdragon system-on-chip

• May 15, 2024 15 May'24

  HP, Google bring Starline collaboration out of lab and into workplace

  Tech firms unveil collaboration technology project based on AI and 3D imaging, designed to make co-workers feel like they’re together from any distance

• May 08, 2024 08 May'24

  Cyber attack ruled out as source of UK Border Force outage

  An IT outage that caused automated passport control e-gates to crash across the UK has been resolved, with a cyber attack ruled out as the cause

• May 07, 2024 07 May'24

  Versa Networks adds AI capabilities to SASE platform

  Artificial intelligence and machine learning-based secure access service edge provider enhances core solution to include GenAI firewall for threat detection and data protection

• May 03, 2024 03 May'24

  Openreach ups pace of copper network switch-off

  UK’s largest broadband provider maintains pace of digital network transformation adding nearly 100 locations to its roster of communications exchanges that are now able to offer digital comms based on full-fibre networks

• May 03, 2024 03 May'24

  Nokia, Infobip team to accelerate CPaaS API development

  Global cloud communications platform teams with comms services provider to enable developers to build wider array of network-powered applications

• May 03, 2024 03 May'24

  Optimising application connections, improving security posture top SD-WAN priorities

  Research looking into key drivers behind global SD-WAN investments find deployments are mainly driven by need to optimise network connections to cloud-based applications and improve overall security posture

• May 02, 2024 02 May'24

  Palo Alto Networks claims to raise bar on SASE

  Palo Alto Networks releases version 3.0 of SASE tech designed to extend zero trust to unmanaged devices, secure data with artificial intelligence and boosts application performance for partners and customers

• May 02, 2024 02 May'24

  Broadband Forum forges enhancements to 5G convergence standards

  Latest 5G work by developer of broadband standards sees major enhancements building on 3GPP’s Release 18 to advance next-generation applications, network resilience and support of converged services

• May 02, 2024 02 May'24

  Update from eSync Alliance accelerates software-defined vehicle roadmap

  Trade association eSync Alliance publishes updated specification aimed at achieving further interoperability and collaboration in automotive use cases

• May 01, 2024 01 May'24

  TomTom maps out support for Qualcomm IoT

  Mobile platform giant to use location technology firm’s global map data to help provide asset tracking solutions to meet asset visibility needs and challenging use cases across industries

• May 01, 2024 01 May'24

  Google ups investment to improve Hawaiian internet infrastructure

  Hawaii receives major financial fillip from Google to develop critical internet infrastructure across the state, connecting to Japan and mainland US

• April 30, 2024 30 Apr'24

  Nokia and Vodafone claim successful Open RAN trial in Italy

  Leading comms tech provider and operator have successfully completed an end-to-end Open RAN trial on Vodafone Italy’s live 5G standalone network, including hybrid cloud application platform connected to dedicated 5G core