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• November 09, 2023 09 Nov'23

  Telenet taps Ciena to light up network upgrade across Belgium

  Belgium’s largest provider of cable broadband services announces deployment of optical, network management technology and software to support growing demand for data services and future-proof metro expansion

• November 09, 2023 09 Nov'23

  Cisco expands full-stack observability ecosystem

  Networking giant adds seven new partner modules to observability ecosystem around business insights, SAP visibility, networking, machine learning operations, service level objectives and sustainability

• November 09, 2023 09 Nov'23

  Nexfibre unveils UK roll-out plan

  Latest player in UK’s rapidly growing gigabit market reveals progress taken in developing full-fibre footprint and planned build locations for 2024, as well as commitment to creating added competitive choice

• November 09, 2023 09 Nov'23

  Stark digital comms divide between UK rural and urban areas

  UK operator’s Connecting the Countryside study finds as many as seven in 10 rural deprived areas have poor mobile coverage and nearly half are total 5G notspots

• November 08, 2023 08 Nov'23

  Oxa and eVersum join self-driving shuttle roll-out at Belfast Harbour

  Self-driving vehicle software developer teams with electric commercial vehicle specialist to deliver self-driving shuttles in Northern Ireland’s leading port as part of Harlander Project, the area’s sustainable transport plan

• November 08, 2023 08 Nov'23

  5G phones drive almost $1bn returned to customers in Q3

  Global business services company’s quarterly assessment of mobile trade-in arena shows that iPhone 11 still dominates as the top traded device but that for the first time more than half of the top five traded models were 5G capable devices.

• November 07, 2023 07 Nov'23

  LSE Behavioural Lab highlights critical role of technology in boosting collaboration

  Study at behavioural lab of leading UK education establishment finds quality of collaboration outcomes are proportional to quality of meeting technology used by both office-based and remote/hybrid workers

• November 07, 2023 07 Nov'23

  LigaT selects Nokia to power IP core, transport network across Portugal

  Deal provides LigaT a 400GE-capable network architecture with capacity, flexibility and reduced power consumption to deliver the best possible experience to its customers in Portugal

• November 06, 2023 06 Nov'23

  Businesses show increased confidence in 5G performance

  Research identifies major challenges standing in the way of businesses making good on 5G expectations

• November 03, 2023 03 Nov'23

  Colt completes Lumen EMEA acquisition

  Noting that industry is on the cusp of ground-breaking transformation, digital infrastructure provider seals buyout as part of plan to deliver digital roadmap for global enterprises in hyperconnected marketplace

• November 03, 2023 03 Nov'23

  Giken Mobility saddles up with Telenor IoT to enhance electric motorcycle connectivity

  Fast-growing player in Southeast Asia’s electric mobility sector deploys managed IoT connectivity solutions as part of mission to offer more features on the Iso UNO-X electric motorcycle

• November 03, 2023 03 Nov'23

  Oz comms milestone claimed as nbn upgrades fixed wireless network

  As businesses across regional Australia use more devices and demand more data and speed than ever before, nationwide digital backbone upgrades network to make it easier for people to work remotely and access digital services

• November 02, 2023 02 Nov'23

  BT sees accelerated fibre adoption in first half of fiscal year

  Half-yearly results call for UK’s incumbent telco shows strengthening of competitive position, with the launch of mobile offer and full-fibre networks reaching more than a third of the UK's homes and businesses with a growing connection rate

• November 02, 2023 02 Nov'23

  Admins told to take action over F5 Big-IP platform flaws

  Two vulnerabilities in the widely used F5 Networks Big-IP platform are now being exploited in the wild

• November 02, 2023 02 Nov'23

  Verizon advances fibre technology for increased speed, reliability and capacity

  Increasing its bet on fibre not only in the fixed domain but also as backhaul for wireless networks, communications provider reveals trial showing 1.2Tbps transport of data across a single wavelength on its live metro network

• November 02, 2023 02 Nov'23

  US private 5G needs major improvements to support business

  Analyst finds shared airwaves experiment will require considerable improvement to fulfil the promise of enterprise 5G

• November 01, 2023 01 Nov'23

  Blues teams with RAKwireless to streamline global IIoT connectivity, prototyping

  Industrial internet of things technology provider partners with industrial-focused connectivity and hardware manufacturer to streamline product development

• November 01, 2023 01 Nov'23

  Ericsson unveils 5G software toolkit for premium services

  Leading comms tech provider enhances 5G connectivity services with toolkit designed to strengthen the ability of 5G standalone comprising software features spanning massive MIMO, advanced RAN slicing, time-critical communication and 5G core

• November 01, 2023 01 Nov'23

  Bosch Rexroth adds Nokia to automation ecosystem

  Comms tech provider collaborates with global engineering firm to integrate virtualised operating system into its MX Industrial Edge on-premise operational technology to support private wireless 5G campus network and Industry 4.0 products

• November 01, 2023 01 Nov'23

  Zegona enters deal to acquire Vodafone Spain

  Latest move by leading European and African telco to consolidate business sees deal with European telecommunications investment vehicle to sell Spanish business arm

• November 01, 2023 01 Nov'23

  CGI, Eutelsat OneWeb, Icomera pilot satellite broadband for UK trains

  IT and business consulting services reveal live trials to demonstrate how integrated low-earth orbit satellite and terrestrial communications networks can provide seamless, low latency broadband connectivity on Britain’s rail network

• October 31, 2023 31 Oct'23

  Zoom extends AI Companion as it hits million meetings milestone for summaries

  Collaboration and communications company’s generative AI assistant sees expanded support for 32 more languages and added capabilities for events, in-meeting questions and meeting coaching

• October 31, 2023 31 Oct'23

  SEC sues SolarWinds, alleging serious security failures

  SolarWinds and its CISO have been charged with fraud and internal control failures by the US authorities amid allegations of a series of cyber security failings leading up to the 2020 Sunburst attacks

• October 31, 2023 31 Oct'23

  Virgin Media, MS3 take gigabit broadband to South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire

  Recent investment by Nexfibre sees full-fibre broadband with average top speeds of 1.13 Gbps now available to more than 5,000 additional homes and businesses in South Yorkshire, while wholesale-only fibre network operator expands to Lincolnshire

• October 30, 2023 30 Oct'23

  5G devices evolve beyond smartphones to prop up IoT

  Research details dynamic trajectory of 5G devices, from smartphones to pioneering reduced capability and battery-less ambient IoT devices

• October 30, 2023 30 Oct'23

  Ericsson initiates India 6G programme

  Leading communications technology and services provider establishes dedicated 6G research team in India for in-country research, incorporating needs of India into mainstream of telecommunication technology evolution

• October 30, 2023 30 Oct'23

  Everdome unveils Spaces metaverse-as-a-service platform

  Citing a McKinsey report that reveals 60% of users are eager to transform everyday life, Dubai-based metaverse project releases metaverse-as-a-service product line, which aims to make the immersive platform more accessible for all

• October 30, 2023 30 Oct'23

  Danish government extends nationwide Tetra network for first responders

  Danish subsidiary of technology provider upgrades network with latest digital radio technology including enhanced cyber security and connectivity capabilities

• October 30, 2023 30 Oct'23

  Cistermiser, Heliot Europe partner to improve legionella detection through IoT

  Operators team to improve legionella detection through use of IoT services and network connectivity

• October 27, 2023 27 Oct'23

  Tech firms cite risk to end-to-end encryption as Online Safety Bill gets royal assent

  Tech firms continue to be concerned that the Online Safety Bill could undermine end-to-end encryption despite government reassurances

• October 27, 2023 27 Oct'23

  EE boosts 4G mobile coverage in rural Northern Ireland through SRN

  EE announces upgrade of 139 mobile mast sites across Northern Ireland, making it on track to meet its obligations under the UK government’s deployment programme

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Nimo Planet completes spatial computing system for hybrid work

  Spatial computer productivity platform provider launches proprietary hardware and OS to enable virtual workplace system comprising personalised, multi-screen workspace experience to hybrid workforce

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  GFiber Labs and NBN Co set milestone with access to 20Gbps broadband

  Setting benchmarks in their countries, providers in the US and Australia use Nokia 25G PON technology to deliver 20Gbps services to meet connectivity demands of residential and enterprise customers with existing fibre networks

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Vodafone calls on 6GHz spectrum allocation to avoid 5G capacity crunch

  Leading European and African operator reveals results of technical trial showing how 5G services in key spectrum band have the potential to achieve comparable coverage levels to current established networks

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler vulns reaching dangerous levels

  Observed activity exploiting two new Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities disclosed earlier this month is ramping up, and users may be running out of time to patch lest they be attacked

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  NOS selects OpenVault to elevate broadband consumer experience

  Leading Portuguese operator which boasts history of investment in innovative networking and operational technologies selects broadband technology solutions provider to elevate broadband consumer experience.

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Batelco claims Bahrain first with 400G international capacity

  Optical network technology supplier inks deal with leading telco provider in Bahrain to deliver 400G capacity high-speed connectivity as part of initiative to upgrade internet service in the country

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  IS-Wireless deploys private 5G at Riga Technical University

  5G and 4G radio-access network solutions provider sets up 5G Open RAN laboratory at Riga Technical University to deliver a network for educational purposes and extended research

• October 25, 2023 25 Oct'23

  Demystifying the top five OT security myths

  Goh Eng Choon, president of ST Engineering’s cyber business, outlines the common myths around OT security in a bid to raise awareness of the security challenges confronting OT systems

• October 25, 2023 25 Oct'23

  Nokia adds 5G devices to FWA portfolio

  Nokia enhances 5G fixed wireless access portfolio with devices boasting faster speeds and better coverage using high gain antennas to avoid first wall attenuation and improve coverage to the cell edge

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  Cisco hackers likely taking steps to avoid identification

  Cisco confirms that a drop in detections of devices compromised by two zero-days was likely the result of reactive measures taken by the threat actors to avoid discovery

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  UK lags behind in European FTTP take-up and average broadband speeds

  Ookla analysis into progress made by the EU against the bloc’s Digital Decade 2030 strategic objectives finds the UK continues to be at the tail end of European countries’ Q3 2023 median fixed performance rankings

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  North-west altnets celebrate growth milestone and customer experience awards

  Growing influence of the alternative gigabit broadband supply sector shown as operator begins full-fibre roll-out in Wilmslow to further expand Greater Manchester network reach, while neighbouring provider marks sixth birthday with customer service ...

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  NTT DATA and IP Infusion partner to accelerate network disaggregation

  Global digital business and IT services firm teams with global systems integrator to bring scalable, and choice-filled disaggregation solutions under umbrella of Telecom Infra Project with the aim to expand broad connectivity.

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  Nokia claims first with Wi-Fi 7 product portfolio, enhances wholesale access for FTTH

  Nokia unveils portfolio of carrier-grade wireless broadband devices to the market that are more than 3x faster than previous generations, while Altiplano Open Access Solution offers programmable interface to enhance wholesale operational models

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  Cisco pushes update to stop exploitation of two IOS XE zero-days

  Cisco releases updates to thwart exploitation of two flaws affecting users of its IOS XE software

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre completes contact centre upgrade

  NGO dedicated to offering free-of-charge medical services to the Egyptian people chooses premise-based advanced comms platform to underpin each layer of communication at new facility

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  DNB, TM, ZTE live trial claims world's fastest for 5G mmWave

  Strategic partnership constructed to set a new global standard in wireless communication through adaptable mmWave AAU technology, capable of achieving record-breaking throughput

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  AI, robotics, and AR/VR use cases to set pace in UK 5G mid-band

  UK Spectrum Policy Forum releases results of study on the benefits of access to spectrum sharing in the 3.8-4.2 GHz band across transport, manufacturing and energy in an aim to increase adoption across use cases such as AI and robotics

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  Nokia, EGC deploy first private wireless network at Kingston Freeport Terminal

  Comms tech provider’s Digital Automation Cloud and MXIE services deployed at leading Caribbean port to enhance broadband connectivity, lower latency, increase predictability and provide edge computing capabilities