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Voice networking and VoIP

• February 07, 2020 07 Feb'20

  ‘Enormous’ growth prospects for 5G in enterprises

  Newly formed research body predicts global 5G enterprise mobile subscriptions will rise from 500,000 to 175 million by 2024

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  UK consumers demand greater reliability, not more speed, from mobile networks

  UK mobile users’ demands evolve as operators hit sweet sport for speed and consumers calling loud and clear for greater emphasis on network reliability

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  Cisco unveils business transformation suite for hyper-connected enterprise

  New tools claimed to help businesses push their boundaries by reimagining their applications, empowering their teams, securing their data and transforming their infrastructure

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Openreach extends full-fibre network to rural UK

  UK national broadband infrastructure provider ramps up programme to deliver full-fibre to 200 locations, mainly towns and villages hitherto not passed by network

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Singapore’s StarHub and M1 team up in 5G licence bid

  The two telcos are working towards the 17 February 2020 closing date for 5G proposals

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Spry cancels out P&J Arena dead zones with multi-operator 4G coverage

  Tech supplier installs smart mobile signal booster in Aberdeen to ensure high-speed data connectivity for live video streaming and social media activities

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Liberty Global Europe shakes up executive leadership

  UPC Switzerland chief executive flies in to take financial reins at Virgin Media in UK while former UPC Netherlands boss takes over Swiss and select eastern European operations

• January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  Vodafone extends UK 5G reach and introduces 5G roaming to Ireland

  Leading UK mobile operator claims 5G tech first and broadens 5G reach across UK and into the Republic of Ireland

• January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  Extreme Networks claims Wi-Fi 6 a game changer for US sports stadiums

  Cloud-driven networking technology and services company rolls out Wi-Fi 6 technology for Tennessee Titans, Houston Dynamo and Dash, Leeds Beckett University and West Texas A&M

• January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  EE scoops top rating in UK mobile connectivity assessment

  BT subsidiary wins top spot in UK mobile quality benchmark survey for sixth time running

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  SK Telecom gets close to the edge with global MEC task force

  As operators’ remits expand beyond providing mobile connectivity to offering new value based on infrastructure, leading Korean operator announces mobile edge computing association

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  Asia-Pacific to lead 5G technology adoption to 2024

  GlobalData analysis predicts that in the 5G era, Asia will lead the field and will hold half of 5G subscriptions globally by 2024

• January 09, 2020 09 Jan'20

  Nokia notches 63 commercial 5G tech equipment deals

  Finnish comms giant reveals huge strides in 5G essential technology deployment around the world

• January 08, 2020 08 Jan'20

  Poor UK internet connectivity and technology cited as hampering SME productivity

  Study suggests small businesses could be losing out on two and a half working weeks a year from employees because of unreliable internet connections and technology issues

• January 07, 2020 07 Jan'20

  Telco revs set to increase, but suppliers face critical challenges in 2020

  Potential good times set to roll for telecoms industry in 2020, with SD-WAN first deployments of 5G, but NB-IoT needs to gain traction to stay relevant, says research

• January 07, 2020 07 Jan'20

  China Broadcasting Network begins 5G services

  China’s national radio and TV network operator becomes fourth company to offer 5G services in the country, serving the cities of Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen

• January 06, 2020 06 Jan'20

  Qualcomm and ZTE claim 5G landmark with voice-over-NR call

  Successful 5G VoNR calls sees tech companies declare an important step towards the commercial use of 5G voice experiences

• January 06, 2020 06 Jan'20

  OTT challenge to see mobile operators lose voice over next five years

  Harsh times predicted for voice services over the next five years as revenues are expected to nearly halve, but operators stand to be partially offset by nascent 5G-based offers

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  2020 set to usher in age of 5G always-on portable computing

  Analyst identifies key 5G trends that will bear fruit in new year and pours cold water on one hyped technology that it thinks won’t make it

• December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

  Comms-platform-as-a-service revenues outpace unified-comms-as-a-service

  Communications-platform-as-a-service uptake is benefiting from its ability to quickly add new functionality, the ease with which it can be customised and the flexibility of its pay-as-you-go service model

• December 18, 2019 18 Dec'19

  EE switches on 5G in six more UK locations

  Operator broadens UK’s largest 5G network with six additional locations and announces aggressive plans for 2020

• December 17, 2019 17 Dec'19

  Cisco bolsters low-latency networking with Exablaze acquisition

  Networking giant makes strategic acquisition of Australian provider of ultra-low latency devices and FPGA-based applications

• December 17, 2019 17 Dec'19

  Ofcom eases broadband switch process and outlaws locked mobiles

  Regulator plans to make it easier for UK broadband customers to transition between different networks, or a full-fibre service on the same network

• December 13, 2019 13 Dec'19

  Smart speakers gain volume as VoLTE set for 140% growth over next five years

  Research shows products such as Amazon Echo and Google Nest will drive voice over LTE market growth

• December 13, 2019 13 Dec'19

  Huawei counted in as Telefónica Deutschland lays out mid-term strategy

  3G to be switched off in 2022 by Telefónica Deutschland as it lays out strategy to drive growth with particularly aggressive plan to accelerate 5G development

• December 09, 2019 09 Dec'19

  China, Japan, India to drive APAC networking spend to 2023

  Asia-Pacific enterprises are continuing to strengthen their network agility and service delivery capabilities with a view to offering converged service offerings, says GlobalData study

• December 05, 2019 05 Dec'19

  Wells to become UK’s next gigabit city

  Medieval Somerset city hopes to encourage business growth and attract new employers by going gigabit

• December 04, 2019 04 Dec'19

  5G to reshape global telecoms sector in 2020

  Study says next-gen technologies and the pressures of digital transformation are likely to continue to reshape what it means to be a telecoms operator next year

• December 04, 2019 04 Dec'19

  Scots urge councils to embrace smart city technologies

  Survey of Scottish citizens indicates a number of benefits that local communities can gain from IoT and other connected technologies

• December 04, 2019 04 Dec'19

  Connectivity is levelling the playing field for small businesses in UK creative sector

  Research shows key segment of UK creative industry small businesses produce their best ideas and work on the go, increasingly relying on connectivity to drive productivity

• December 03, 2019 03 Dec'19

  ‘Poor’ comms and collaboration tools cost UK plc over £7,500 per employee per year

  Survey reveals workplace productivity is deeply impacted by an organisation’s communications and collaboration practices and technology

• November 28, 2019 28 Nov'19

  US consumers ‘confused’ by 5G

  Six months in, and after major operators roll out coverage with great fanfare and suitable devices in their branded stores, confusion exists in the US 5G arena

• November 26, 2019 26 Nov'19

  Verizon, Qualcomm and Ericsson demo dynamic spectrum sharing in US

  US comms giant Verizon teams with Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson to use dynamic spectrum sharing technology to extend reach and hasten development of 5G Ultra Wideband network

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  Ericsson: More than 2.6 billion 5G subscriptions by end of 2025

  Latest Ericsson Mobility Report reveals that 5G has the potential to cover up to 65% of the world’s population and handle 45% of global mobile data by 2025

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  State backs Norway’s fibre cable capacity building

  Norway is increasing investment on communications infrastructure in an effort to reduce reliance on Swedish and Danish networks

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  Europe in the driving seat for global smartphone market

  Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi lead the charge to drive unprecedented shipment numbers in the third quarter of 2019, says Canalys study

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  Aryaka aims to disrupt traditional SD-WAN and legacy service provider models

  SD-WAN provider Aryaka claims to have unyoked enterprises from what it calls carriers’ burdens and ‘rigid, limited’ offerings with new regional WAN models

• November 11, 2019 11 Nov'19

  Swisscom takes step towards nationwide 5G coverage

  Telco deploys spectrum-sharing technology to help realise its goal of reaching 90% 5G coverage of Switzerland by end of this year

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  5G to be first mobile generation to have bigger impact on enterprises than consumers

  GSMA Intelligence report says 5G could see private enterprise networks explode and become a competition battleground between telcos and cloud companies within five years

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  Qualcomm eyes up slice of $13.2tn 5G sales enablement market

  At the end of its financial year, mobile chip giant Qualcomm sets its sights firmly on profiting from a 5G economy which it believes will generate more than $10tn in sales enablement by 2035

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  Cisco promises CIO digital transformation gains with new collaboration suite

  Suite deploys artificial intelligence to create a personalised meetings experience

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Orange begins 5G services with roll-out in Romania

  Orange Group joins the 5G service provider roster, with offer in Romania said to be capable of delivering internet download speeds of up to 1.2Gbps and average download speeds of 600Mbps

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  Gigabit broadband to transform working lives across Europe

  Report from economist Oxera predicts that many social and economic benefits will result from the widespread roll-out of gigabit broadband, as increased connectivity changes the way people interact with each other

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  Optus fires first salvo in Australia’s 5G roll-out

  Australia’s second biggest telco, Optus, has flipped the switch for its 5G fixed wireless broadband service in key cities, with mobile services in the pipeline

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  BT network investments dig into half-year profits

  The need for speed, and the need to lay down and connect high-speed broadband and fibre, has put a break on the financial performance of BT over the first six months of its fiscal year

• October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  Openreach: momentum needed now to hit all IP UK network target

  Openreach says time is very much of the essence if it is to meet its 2025 target of upgrading the UK’s comms infrastructure to a full fibre and All-IP technologies

• October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  Europe, MENA and enterprise adds colour to modest Orange Q3

  Solid commercial performance in France, Africa and the Middle East, as well as increased revenues from the Europe and enterprise segments, are drivers for modest profit and revenue growth for Orange

• October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  C-Band Alliance offers new spectrum proposal to hasten US 5G roll-out

  In its goal of clearing and repurposing C-band spectrum to support fast 5G wireless deployment, C-Band Alliance updates its spectrum clearing proposal to US regulator the FCC

• October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  AT&T puts major acquisitions on hold for three years after mixed Q3

  Acquisitions on hold at AT&T after third quarter growing strategic and managed business services, US wireless and IP broadband are offset by declines in revenues from legacy wireline services, recently acquired WarnerMedia assets and domestic video

• October 28, 2019 28 Oct'19

  Ofcom updates mobile airwaves plan

  UK broadcast regulator reveals plans to release airwaves to improve mobile services for customers aiming to help more areas get better comms services