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Networking and communication

• March 24, 2023 24 Mar'23

  Aryaka expands SD-WAN, SASE offer to SMEs

  Having deployed its services to large enterprises and Fortune 100 companies for over a decade, software-defined networking technology focuses on small to medium-sized enterprises for secure access and wide area networks

• March 24, 2023 24 Mar'23

  5G drives connected car surge

  Study predicts total number of car connections will soar from 279 million in 2022 to 829 million in 2030 as 5G connectivity adds more value because of additional applications it will enable, especially under the banner of C-V2X

• March 23, 2023 23 Mar'23

  5G to account for 35% of overall fixed wireless subscriptions by 2027

  Study predicts advanced wireless connectivity will provide a competitive alternative to robust wired broadband and, driven by increased throughput, 5G will account for more than a third of such broadband connections

• March 23, 2023 23 Mar'23

  UK remote workers held back by poor tech, limited digital skills

  Despite rapid adoption of hybrid working since Covid, research from Virgin Media O2 Business reveals organisations facing technical and personnel-related limitations in making third workspace pay off

• March 22, 2023 22 Mar'23

  Goggo Network and Oxbotica team to bring autonomous deliveries to Europe

  Autonomous vehicles logistics firm to introduce autonomous vehicle software developer’s operating system in its fleet of on-road autonomous electric vehicles across Europe

• March 22, 2023 22 Mar'23

  Anheuser-Busch InBev brews digital infrastructure with Orange

  Global brewing giant partners with business services division of global telco company to help with digital transformation

• March 22, 2023 22 Mar'23

  Openreach hits 10 million mark for full-fibre deployment

  Village in England’s smallest county sees largest network provider hit milestone as 10 millionth location for full-fibre broadband to homes, businesses and public services

• March 22, 2023 22 Mar'23

  Neos Networks to enable Oxfordshire gigabit smart county ambitions

  Leading fibre connectivity supplier reveals role in project designed to deliver gigabit broadband upgrades for more than 175 public sector sites across Oxfordshire by the end of 2023

• March 22, 2023 22 Mar'23

  Telent completes communications systems upgrades at HS1 railway stations

  Telent designs and installs data network and management system at four international stations

• March 22, 2023 22 Mar'23

  CityFibre lands latest Project Gigabit contract

  Latest part of UK government’s project to drive gigabit connectivity to non-urban locations sees broadband provider engaged to roll out full-fibre to 45,000 hard-to-reach homes and business across rural Cambridgeshire

• March 21, 2023 21 Mar'23

  Riedel Networks, Kalaam collaborate to connect motorsports

  Digital services firm teams with international customised network provider to support real-time data transfer and broadcasting for one of the most active and data-driven sports in the world

• March 21, 2023 21 Mar'23

  BT gets on Wavelength to bring 5G, cloud to mobile businesses

  Long-term, multi-million-pound investment gives leading UK telco’s business customers access to edge computing services, combining EE mobile network’s 5G and 4G network infrastructure with cloud services from Amazon Web Services

• March 20, 2023 20 Mar'23

  Zoom strikes unified communications home run in MLB partnership

  Conferencing and communications company claims first-of-its-kind partnership with major US sports league to enhance MLB games and the fan viewership experience based on contact centre and core platform

• March 20, 2023 20 Mar'23

  UK altnets advance pace of full-fibre deployment

  One of the fastest-growing altnets in the UK raises £230m in committed debt financing, while country’s leading independent network provider becomes object of takeover as it maintains build-out momentum

• March 20, 2023 20 Mar'23

  Ofcom extends time on BT wholesale broadband tariff probe

  UK comms regulator to take a further two months to assess whether a regulatory green light for new wholesale pricing from ultrafast broadband market leader threatens competitiveness of UK gigabit sector

• March 17, 2023 17 Mar'23

  Virgin Media O2 brings 5G services to the London Underground

  As 4G and 5G mobile coverage continue to be rolled out across the Tube network in London, leading UK operator enables customers travelling in tunnels between those stations to enjoy 5G coverage in sections of network in the West End and north London

• March 16, 2023 16 Mar'23

  Three calls for easier corporate consolidation path as it reports solid 2022

  Leading UK mobile operator releases annual results, claiming operational stability and network performance have seen it outperform the market in delivering customer growth, and calls for more regulatory freedom to consolidate business

• March 16, 2023 16 Mar'23

  mu Space to distribute OneWeb capacity in mainland Southeast Asia

  Multimillion, multiyear deal to provide satellite services in Asia, including Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia, with LEO technology to connect those in the remotest parts of the region

• March 16, 2023 16 Mar'23

  UK government announces open networks ecosystem competition

  Open Networks Ecosystem Competition to form next phase of UK government’s £250m 5G telecoms supply chain diversification strategy and develop products for enhanced development and adoption of open and interoperable technology

• March 15, 2023 15 Mar'23

  Virgin Media O2 extends Ericsson partnership to boost UK 5G connectivity

  Commercial agreement will see tech provider’s 4G and 5G radio access network technology deployed across the UK, with hardware, software and service enhancements to improve connectivity while reducing energy consumption and accelerating upgrades

• March 15, 2023 15 Mar'23

  Qualcomm aims to become one-stop shop for IoT development

  Mobile technology giant announces intention to become dedicated destination for developers across the IoT space

• March 14, 2023 14 Mar'23

  London not calling in UK 4G to 5G mobile uplifts

  Study shows mobile users in London see the smallest uplift from 5G in terms of download speeds compared with more rural regions, but also that there is little difference in the uplift in average download speeds seen by users in rural and urban areas...

• March 14, 2023 14 Mar'23

  UK lags in broadband affordability

  Study on broadband pricing from leading price comparison site finds Western Europe as a region expensive more generally, with no country in the region making it into the top 50 cheapest places in the world to get fast connectivity

• March 14, 2023 14 Mar'23

  UK regulator gives green light to 5G mmWave development

  Amid concerns by potential service providers and technology firms that the UK is in danger of falling behind other countries in enabling next-gen mobile services, Ofcom opens up over 6GHz of mmWave radio spectrum for mobile technology

• March 14, 2023 14 Mar'23

  AI interview: Elke Schwarz, professor of political theory

  Elke Schwarz speaks with Computer Weekly about the ethics of military artificial intelligence and the dangers of allowing governments and corporations to push forward without oversight or scrutiny

• March 14, 2023 14 Mar'23

  Western Sydney airport to get nbn fibre

  Australia’s upcoming Western Sydney International Airport will get 25km of fibre to service its airport terminal and business park

• March 13, 2023 13 Mar'23

  8x8 aims to transform XCaaS customer engagement with AI

  Cloud comms platform provider claims revolutionary AI-driven enhancements to core XCaaS platform, including a platform-wide integration with OpenAI

• March 13, 2023 13 Mar'23

  BAI Communications outlines growth ambitions as it transforms into Boldyn Networks

  Looking to create a global neutral host partner of choice for customers, BAI Communications rebrands to support mobile and fixed network operators and customers in the transit, venue, government, military and enterprise sectors with an integrated ...

• March 09, 2023 09 Mar'23

  Vodafone rolls out reliable 4G to nearly 60 rural UK locations 

  Vodafone increases access to a reliable 4G connection across the UK, enabling businesses and customers in rural locations to enjoy faster, more reliable speeds and higher quality voice calls

• March 09, 2023 09 Mar'23

  Millions in the Arab world use VPNs to overcome restrictions and bandwidth throttling

  Citizens in the Arab world are using VPNs to help them bypass internet restrictions and increase available bandwidth

• March 09, 2023 09 Mar'23

  Nokia lands African deals for iSIM, AVA software for Egypt smart city

  Comms tech provider announces African deployments as Airtel plans to roll out iSIM secure connect technology in several countries while it also joins partnership to enable smart city dwellers in Egypt to use the internet to order, activate and pay ...

• March 09, 2023 09 Mar'23

  Eutelsat, Intelsat and SES, CFE ink multi-orbit contracts enhancing satellite connectivity

  Leading satellite operators add multi-orbit assets providing connectivity service for air, land and sea customers where demand is booming, and SES collaboration accelerates Mexican Government’s ‘internet for all’ initiative

• March 09, 2023 09 Mar'23

  Orange signs agreement with OneWeb to enhance and expand global connectivity

  Telco Orange partners with satellite operator OneWeb to improve and expand connectivity, particularly in rural and remote areas across Europe, Latin America and Africa, and enhance business offering with broadband and low latency solutions

• March 09, 2023 09 Mar'23

  Hispasat launches projects to drive satellite integration in 5G, 6G development

  Iberian and Latin American satellite operator announces three programmes designed to facilitate the standardisation of space communications usage and enable 5G, and potentially 6G, to have universal deployment

• March 08, 2023 08 Mar'23

  Global fixed and mobile business broadband to flourish from 5G

  Improvements in quality of services and changes in the way business buyers use 5G network services will drive uptick in enterprise comms in the office and on the road, finds Omdia study

• March 08, 2023 08 Mar'23

  UK National Audit Office slams mistakes as ESN bill soars to £2bn

  Financial watchdog bites UK government in report investigating £2bn Emergency Services Network project, which has been plagued by delays, budget overruns and rows over value for money

• March 07, 2023 07 Mar'23

  APAC IT leaders bullish on tech spending

  Over half of respondents in this year’s IT Priorities study have bigger IT budgets as they continue to make strategic investments in cyber security, cloud and automation, among other areas

• March 06, 2023 06 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: Dryad, Vodafone team to bring wildfire detection technology to Spain

  Berlin-based environmental IoT startup teams with leading operator to bring its wireless environmental sensor network to Spain, supporting the ‘ultra-early’ detection of wildfires across the country

• March 03, 2023 03 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: 5.5G to deliver true promise of 5G

  As 5G adoption accelerates, industry leaders are already getting ready for the next-generation of mobile technology, and looking at new 5G innovations that are strengthening the sector's foundations

• March 03, 2023 03 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: Ooredoo upgrades networks across MENA in partnership with Nokia, Huawei

  Comms tech providers tasked to modernise parts of leading MENA and Asia operator’s existing networks, including deploying new sites and preparing for potential future launch of 5G

• March 02, 2023 02 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: IBM and Nokia strike private 5G partnership

  Comms tech provider and IT giant become latest to address growing sector so that enterprises can benefit from secure, customised connectivity services enabled by a highly available 5G cloud network

• March 02, 2023 02 Mar'23

  WH Smith staff data accessed in cyber attack

  The retailer has said that customer data has not been affected by the incident as it is held in different systems, and that investigations into the attack are ongoing

• March 02, 2023 02 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: Netflix pushes back against telcos in net neutrality row

  Net neutrality seems to be an itch the European comms industry cannot scratch, and hot on the heels of an intention to get content firms to contribute to the build-out of networks for tomorrow’s services, Netflix takes aim at telcos’ demands

• March 02, 2023 02 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: Orange taps Ericsson for 5G first in Spain

  Leading Spanish telco implements 5G Standalone technology for mobile users, with improved network capabilities designed to transform mobile user experiences

• March 02, 2023 02 Mar'23

  MWC 2023: Huawei chooses not to choose on network energy efficiency

  Comms tech firm rebuts assumed binary choice in comms arena and assures simultaneous green ICT and ICT development is possible if the right balance is struck between energy efficiency, renewable energy utilisation and user experience

• March 01, 2023 01 Mar'23

  CIO interview: Clare Lansley, CIO, Aston Martin Formula One

  A rare female CIO in a male-dominated sport, Lansley discusses how digital transformation is all a part of helping the team to move further up the F1 grid

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  MWC 23: Beacon Wi-Fi 6E gateway shines for Nokia

  Addressing the widespread roll-out of gigabit fibre powered by XGS-PON, comms tech provider unveils its first gateway supporting Wi-Fi 6E to provide premium, high-performance Wi-Fi in the home using high-capacity mesh networking.

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  MWC 2023: HPE boosts enterprise wireless offer with Athonet acquisition

  Acquisition aims to strengthen global edge-to-cloud company’s private networking capabilities to help enterprise customers accelerate 5G deployments and telco customers drive new revenue streams

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  Korea telecom giant SKT doubles down on AI

  SKT plans to broaden the use of AI across its business, from delivering AI-powered services to improving customer experience using generative AI models

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  MWC 2023: GSMA launches open network API initiative

  Looking to support its industry in what it believes will be a new era of digital services and mobile apps, mobile trade association announces initiative designed to provide universal access to operator networks for developers to boost quality of ...