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• April 22, 2021 22 Apr'21

  US O-RAN first as DISH and AWS form 5G-cloud strategic collaboration

  Telco and cloud giant claim industry first by using infrastructure and services to build cloud-based, 5G open radio access network that is said to deliver consistent, cost-effective performance from core to the edge

• April 21, 2021 21 Apr'21

  Neos Networks launches business-grade Ethernet FTTx service across UK

  Former SSE Enterprise Telecoms aims to provide a cost-effective, sub-1Gbps solution to support growing demand for full-fibre connectivity

• April 21, 2021 21 Apr'21

  Virgin Media innovation trials deliver 2.2Gbps broadband speeds

  Latest stage in cableco’s trials of multi-gigabit broadband speeds in Southampton and Manchester deliver speeds around 40 times faster than the local average connection

• April 16, 2021 16 Apr'21

  CityFibre switches on Milton Keynes to gigabit and names Edinburgh infrastructure lead

  Gigabit provider City Fibre says it is enabling thousands more residents in Milton Keynes to access its full-fibre network and high-speed broadband services, and names Paul Wakefield as lead of infrastructure build in Edinburgh

• April 15, 2021 15 Apr'21

  KDDI teams with Cato Networks to take SASE services worldwide

  Japanese telco joins forces with software-defined networking firm to demonstrate how CSPs can use secure access service edge systems to address digital enterprise requirements for pervasive secure access

• April 15, 2021 15 Apr'21

  Openreach selects STL as a strategic partner for full-fibre build-out

  BT-owned broadband provision division teams with digital network integrator to hasten full-fibre network build and provide skills and innovation to extend reach and scope

• April 13, 2021 13 Apr'21

  Hyperbat accelerates industry 4.0 with 5G virtual 3D engineering model

  Vehicle battery manufacturer uses the latest 5G-enabled technology to speed up the manufacturing process for hybrid and electric vehicle production in the UK

• April 12, 2021 12 Apr'21

  Software République consortium to cash in on intelligent, sustainable mobility opportunities

  With new value propositions at stake, five IT, industrial, automotive and comms leaders have laid the foundations for an open innovation ecosystem in the mobility market

• April 07, 2021 07 Apr'21

  More than two-thirds of staff want flexible working to stay

  Microsoft research finds 71% of UK workers want flexible work options to remain after the Covid crisis has passed and one-third are likely to move to a new location in the next year because they can work remotely

• April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21

  Verizon and AWS team on private MEC to bring enterprises an edge

  Partnership forged to allow enterprises to deploy a dedicated, private edge compute platform fully integrated with AWS cloud services and Verizon 5G private networks to improve productivity, safety and operational efficiencies

• April 01, 2021 01 Apr'21

  Clearer service information could add 1.6 million full-fibre homes by 2025

  Report finds that the speed at which Britain could benefit from the economic and social impact of billions of pounds of full-fibre infrastructure investment could be improved by clear labelling and information on broadband services

• March 30, 2021 30 Mar'21

  Employees express high expectations of IT in world of ‘work from anywhere’

  Research from network performance monitoring solution provider AppNeta finds pandemic pushing organisations to transform workplace models to accommodate ‘new normal’ of work

• March 30, 2021 30 Mar'21

  Belgium’s Federal Justice Service advances digitally with fast networks

  Security and networking firms team to claim 20 times faster connectivity for Belgium’s justice system so it can hold court hearings and prison visitations remotely and exchange information between services and applications securely

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  SD-WAN surges over past two years as MPLS plummets

  Survey reveals increasing site capacity and using alternative access solutions as main drivers for 43% of enterprise wide-area network (WAN) managers to install software-defined WAN in 2020, more than double that recorded in 2018

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  Alstom global network gets on track with BT for digital future

  New software-defined managed network from UK’s incumbent telco deployed by smart mobility technology provider to optimise connectivity to cloud at manufacturing plants, offices, depots and datacentres

• March 22, 2021 22 Mar'21

  Big four make small impression in Which? UK broadband survey

  As remote working became the default during the UK lockdown, the importance of dependable and enterprise-acceptable home broadband was never more crucial, but Which? shows that the country’s largest providers have proved a let-down regarding ...

• March 19, 2021 19 Mar'21

  UK online traffic soars during year in lockdown

  Research from leading UK ISP reveals online usage in the UK has increased by 78% year-on-year since the first lockdown

• March 19, 2021 19 Mar'21

  UK government aims to get national broadband project back on track with Project Gigabit

  First areas revealed in £5bn government scheme to deliver gigabit broadband connections to help recovery from the pandemic, achieve growth and levelling up

• March 17, 2021 17 Mar'21

  Viavi expands fibre network test and measurement portfolio

  Fibre optic testing and measurement portfolio designed to address businesses’ rapidly changing infrastructure needs

• March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21

  Cisco, University of Strathclyde and Scotland 5G Centre announce 5G Cloud Core network

  Networking tech giant, leading university and national hub for accelerating deployment and adoption of 5G team up to create enterprise-grade cloud and core systems to deliver benefit to communities and businesses

• March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21

  Mavenir extends AI and analytics portfolio

  End-to-end cloud-native communications network software provider Mavenir deploys software and API-led connectivity, deep AI/ML knowledge and virtualised network expertise critical for 5G AI use cases

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  LogMeIn refreshes GoToConnect to support permanent shift to flexible work

  Collaboration technology provider enhances core suite to empower customers to connect from anywhere and integrate with leading collaboration systems

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  AT&T adds managed SASE to portfolio

  Comms and IT provider AT&T teams with security specialist Fortinet to offer network solution based on SASE principles to support distributed workforces and solve associated challenges

• March 09, 2021 09 Mar'21

  CityFibre embarks on £34m Thames Valley full-fibre project

  UK’s third-largest broadband provider announces plans to light up fibre in key area of southern England, addressing the current and future digital needs of residents and businesses in the region

• March 05, 2021 05 Mar'21

  Vodafone promises ‘unbreakable’ broadband without breaking the bank

  New hybrid Pro Broadband product aims to deliver Wi-Fi in every room through hybrid router that is claimed to deliver uninterrupted wireless connectivity

• March 04, 2021 04 Mar'21

  UK network users burn through unprecedented data in lockdown 3

  Coinciding with the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone update, Virgin Media records its busiest day on record, with the average user downloading more than 20GB of data

• March 04, 2021 04 Mar'21

  AI, fibre investment sees Comcast ride out massive wave of network traffic in 2020

  Smart hardware and software technologies allow national US network provider to manage unprecedented traffic driven by major growth in online video and gaming

• March 02, 2021 02 Mar'21

  Openreach taps VIAVI to ensure network quality for UK full-fibre build-out

  Openreach opts for optical network monitoring system to address network quality, including validating new construction, performing pre-activation checks and monitoring ongoing services

• March 01, 2021 01 Mar'21

  UK government pumps £4.5m into central Scotland gigabit connectivity plan

  Key Scottish population belt identified as the first territory for investment as part of UK government’s £5bn investment in next-generation broadband

• February 26, 2021 26 Feb'21

  Juniper adds WAN, Virtual Network Assistant technology to networks portfolio

  Artificial intelligence-driven networks provider builds on wired/wireless access leadership and record year for campus/branch switching with new AI-driven EX switch

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  Community Fibre claims progress in London gigabit roll-out

  ISP doubles the number of London homes enabled with its full-fibre broadband to more than 200,000 and increases its customer base by 130% in a year

• February 19, 2021 19 Feb'21

  Verizon Business, Cisco expand SD-WAN managed service offer

  US comms provider enhances software-defined wide area network portfolio with three new offers from network equipment and services firm to provide more options for building flexible and agile networking infrastructure

• February 12, 2021 12 Feb'21

  Nokia furthers Open RAN push with CPQD partnership

  Collaboration between Nokia and CPQD set to explore Open RAN-compliant RIC platform to develop 5G use cases such as fixed wireless access smart cities and Industry 4.0

• February 10, 2021 10 Feb'21

  Truespeed and CityFibre accelerate UK fibre roll-out

  More fuel to fibre roll-out across the UK, with leading west of England ISP Truespeed propelling Bath into the gigabit era, while third national broadband provider CityFibre heads to Inverness with its gigabit net

• February 10, 2021 10 Feb'21

  Vodafone UK adds Digitalk to MVNO portfolio

  UK telco taps global mobile virtual network enabler service provider, offering cloud-based real-time communications platforms, to assist in on-boarding partners to virtual network

• February 08, 2021 08 Feb'21

  Deutsche Telekom taps Nokia for optical transport network modernisation

  Global operator signs deal to deploy optical transport portfolio to deliver more automated, higher-capacity network to meet growing demands of residential and Industry 4.0

• February 01, 2021 01 Feb'21

  5G to the fore as Ericsson beats expectations in financial year

  Strong year recorded by comms tech firm from continued high activity levels in North America, Northeast Asia and Europe, with 5G strong

• January 29, 2021 29 Jan'21

  Dell, SK Telecom, VMware bring 5G edge to enterprises

  IT giants team with telco to collaborate on an integrated multi-access edge computing system with the aim of providing more secure and reliable access to data at edge locations

• January 28, 2021 28 Jan'21

  Collaboration to the fore as ‘staggering’ change predicted for IT in 2021

  With 2020 exposing the leaders versus the laggards in enterprise digital transformation, research shows companies intend to invest in SD-WAN and MPLS, UCaaS and CCaaS to stay competitive in 2021

• January 20, 2021 20 Jan'21

  Hybrid working a reality but business leaders not yet giving up on the office

  Research finds C-suite executives and business leaders will primarily split their workforces between on-site and remote work, with markedly small numbers looking to adopt exclusive on-site or remote working practices

• January 19, 2021 19 Jan'21

  AE Aerospace claims 5G landmark in transforming manufacturing productivity

  Leading UK manufacturing business and partners trial 5G to pioneer productivity improvements and drive recovery in key sector hit hard by Covid

• January 18, 2021 18 Jan'21

  Hyperoptic offers free broadband packages for home schooling

  Full-fibre broadband provider helps to address issues facing UK schoolchildren in digital poverty who lack a reliable Internet connection for home learning

• January 18, 2021 18 Jan'21

  Airband to supply full-fibre broadband across rural Cheshire

  One of the UK’s largest UK rural connectivity providers wins £4.5m project to provide ultrafast full-fibre broadband to rural and hard-to-reach areas of Cheshire

• January 15, 2021 15 Jan'21

  Hong Kong Airport Authority takes off with upgraded IP/MPLS network

  Next-generation network to offer key regional hub migration of legacy applications to support increased passenger capacity, reliability and ease of expansion

• January 13, 2021 13 Jan'21

  Telstra International appoints South Asia head

  The international arm of Telstra has hired former DXC Technology executive Geraldine Kor as its managing director for South Asia to tap new growth opportunities

• January 08, 2021 08 Jan'21

  EXFO forms full-fibre testing initiative with Openreach

  BT broadband provision division to deploy permanent full-fibre monitoring technology to assist in programme to deliver broadband across UK homes

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Five million UK households paying £804m more than they should for broadband

  Significant number of UK householders won’t switch broadband networks for fear of losing their connection or the perceived hassle of switching, but many are left paying too much, research shows

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Jeremy Darroch steps down as Sky Group chief executive

  Exec who transformed former satellite TV provider into Europe’s largest multi-platform communications provider with mobile, telephony and FTTH steps down after 13 years

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  Iskratel top of the world with Potosí fibre-optic deployment

  GPON broadband network deployed to meet the needs of thousands of residents in the highest city in the world

• January 06, 2021 06 Jan'21

  Qualcomm appoints new CEO

  Claiming validation of its business model and leadership in 5G, the communications chip giant appoints successor to retiring chief executive with brief to drive value

• January 06, 2021 06 Jan'21

  Operators join UK government’s kids’ mobile access scheme

  UK mobile operators join scheme to help families that need access to connectivity to support their child’s learning needs during the latest lockdown, while BCS calls for free mobile access to education sites

• January 05, 2021 05 Jan'21

  euNetworks rounds on The Loop Manchester

  Bandwidth infrastructure company enhances footprint with unique routes, extra capacity and flexibility with dedicated high-speed fibre-optic network in northern powerhouse

• January 04, 2021 04 Jan'21

  Openreach takes the strain as broadband usage more than doubles in 2020

  In what it says is a year like no other, BT broadband provision division reveals added infrastructure pressures from “new normal”

• December 24, 2020 24 Dec'20

  EU looks to enter broadband space race

  European Union looks to extend communications frontier through consortium examining the design, development and launch of a European-owned space-based communications system

• December 24, 2020 24 Dec'20

  Digital infrastructure flourishes in 2020

  Study from co-operative trade association for next-generation broadband services notes increased industry investment and roll-out growth, marking a significant year for network infrastructure

• December 24, 2020 24 Dec'20

  New contractors appointed to roll out fibre broadband across Devon and Somerset

  Airband, Truespeed and Wessex Internet selected to roll out full-fibre networks on behalf of the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme

• December 21, 2020 21 Dec'20

  5G roll-outs to continue apace in 2021

  New 5G launches will be led by telcos in forerunner markets, but the industry’s near-term outlook will depend on the timing of an economic recovery

• December 21, 2020 21 Dec'20

  Openreach announces massive job creation plan for gigabit network deployment

  New green fleet for engineers as BT broadband provision aims to create 2,500 new roles in its own organisation and about 2,800 with partners to supporting full-fibre network build-out

• December 17, 2020 17 Dec'20

  CityFibre, PQMS expand network construction training partnership

  Former altnet brings online two new training centres in Bury and Pulborough alongside existing site in Coventry

• December 17, 2020 17 Dec'20

  SSE strengthens Scotland’s digital infrastructure with next-generation connectivity

  High-capacity 100Gbps connectivity services delivered into datacentre intended to future-proof Scotland’s businesses and public sector organisations

• December 17, 2020 17 Dec'20

  EY: Coordinated action vital to meet Gigabit Britain network deployment targets

  With gigabit connectivity crucial to supporting the UK’s ‘levelling up’ agenda and plugging the digital divide, an EY study shows half of UK SMEs believe investment in gigabit connectivity is vital for the economic development of their region after ...

• December 14, 2020 14 Dec'20

  Optus teams up with VMware on SD-WAN

  Australia’s second biggest telco, Optus, will offer VMware’s SD-WAN solution to enterprises in a highly fragmented market

• December 11, 2020 11 Dec'20

  Aryaka offers hybrid workplaces “risk-free on-ramp” to SASE

  New managed secure private access solution claimed to be able to make remote employees “first-class citizens” for corporate applications

• December 10, 2020 10 Dec'20

  Cato boosts network management with SASE cloud API

  GraphQL-based API designed to extract security and networking information globally with a single request allows enterprises to automate provisioning and management of SASE deployments from third-party platforms

• December 08, 2020 08 Dec'20

  SMEs need to acknowledge remote working lessons to prosper post-Covid

  Research from integrated cloud communications platform provider finds that over two-fifths of SME employees believe that, with effective communication tools, productivity would be the most improved business challenge in the “new normal”

• November 27, 2020 27 Nov'20

  Linius aims to add magic to video conferencing with Whizzard

  New product for the conferencing and enterprise collaboration markets offers the ability to transform hours of video footage into bite-sized pieces of content and increase knowledge sharing

• November 23, 2020 23 Nov'20

  Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5 launches unleash UK network traffic surge

  Game console launches show network providers need to upgrade their infrastructure and invest in the latest networking technology to ensure reliable, resilient and robust performance

• November 23, 2020 23 Nov'20

  Zen to offer gigabit broadband over CityFibre networks

  Zen Internet becomes former altnet’s third national consumer ISP to offer full-fibre services to consumers with gigabit-speed consumer broadband products

• November 23, 2020 23 Nov'20

  SITA and Orange Business Services check in for SD-WAN at global airports

  Global mobile network operator and IT provider for the air transport industry roll out agile and scalable software-defined network already introduced at more than 60 airports globally

• November 19, 2020 19 Nov'20

  Global networks take the strain in roller-coaster 2020

  Research from network tech provider reveals implications for service providers and internet service delivery chain, with significant growth in video streaming, gaming, video conferencing and DDoS

• November 17, 2020 17 Nov'20

  Masergy goes deeper with SASE to strengthen SD-WAN security

  Supplier claims to offer the broadest choice in security solutions, best-of-breed technologies and a leading global network platform for businesses of all sizes

• November 17, 2020 17 Nov'20

  Huawei unveils solutions for 1+N target 5G networks

  Chinese comms giant launches new network technology to enable operators to tap into what it says will be huge potential for delivering 5G at greatly reduced per-bit costs

• November 13, 2020 13 Nov'20

  NTT DATA and Continual collaborate to deliver in-vehicle mobility experiences

  Consulting and IT services and cloud-based analytics firms announce Tier 1 mobile operator is already implementing combined in-vehicle system

• November 12, 2020 12 Nov'20

  Wi-Fi 6 ready for carrier network deployment

  Wireless standards body reveals successful trial for next-generation Wi-Fi, proven to deliver nearly three times faster than its predecessor and with significantly higher throughput and lower latency

• November 11, 2020 11 Nov'20

  Orange strengthens West African connectivity with first regional network

  Global telco and subsidiaries commission and make commercial launch of the first pan-African backbone covering eight major countries in the region

• November 10, 2020 10 Nov'20

  Mobile is failing over two-thirds of frontline workers

  New data shows frontline workers are experiencing a global increase in mobility problems which negatively impact their work and their company

• November 06, 2020 06 Nov'20

  CityFibre awards £1.5bn to fund full-fibre construction across 27 towns and cities

  Broadband provider signs contracts to create over 3,750 local network construction jobs in three-year recruitment and training programme to provide up to 10,000 people with jobs to develop fibre network

• November 05, 2020 05 Nov'20

  Virgin brings gigabit broadband to London and Northern Ireland

  Nearly three million homes in UK capital and Ulster gain access to gigabit connections with the next-generation infrastructure now in 45% of Virgin’s network across the UK

• November 04, 2020 04 Nov'20

  Community Fibre claims fastest home broadband package in London

  Altnet unveils what it says is a gigabit connectivity industry-first for homes in the UK capital

• October 28, 2020 28 Oct'20

  Belfast Harbour steams ahead to UK and Ireland’s first 5G private network for ports

  5G private network accelerates Belfast Harbour’s ambition to become the world’s best regional smart port, stimulating innovation across transport, logistics, public safety, physical security and sustainability

• October 28, 2020 28 Oct'20

  Corporate WANs and their network providers not meeting new business needs

  Global connectivity firm warns that network providers are letting down firms, with security and service flexibility cited as key issues

• October 26, 2020 26 Oct'20

  Scotland gets gigabit broadband funding boost

  Agreement will help rural areas get gigabit-capable broadband connections, with first tranche of £6m to connect hundreds of public sector buildings across Angus, Dundee, and Perth & Kinross

• October 22, 2020 22 Oct'20

  Iron Mountain scales global connectivity collaboration with Telia Carrier

  Enhanced global network in APAC, EMEA and North America aims to deliver increased high-performance network diversity for datacentre customers

• October 20, 2020 20 Oct'20

  Almost two-thirds of cell sites set to deploy open RAN by 2026

  With diversity in communications technology supply set to accelerate, open RAN will come to the fore and research suggests that enterprise small cells will be a key factor in its deployment

• October 16, 2020 16 Oct'20

  UK government hits superfast target but many still experience poor broadband

  National Audit Office report says government’s target to roll out faster gigabit coverage nationwide by 2025 will be difficult to achieve for the hardest-to-reach premises

• October 16, 2020 16 Oct'20

  Small businesses’ remote working frustrations threaten exodus of best talent

  While large firms mull massive investment to return to offices, over a quarter of European small business workers would switch jobs to somewhere better equipped for remote working

• October 13, 2020 13 Oct'20

  UK firms find obstacles to unlocking full potential of Edge

  Survey finds almost of half of UK IT leaders in the UK are already actively using Edge technologies to deliver new outcomes and business value, but 87% of ITDMs are missing key skills to unlock the value of data

• October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20

  Cisco, Qwilt and Digital Alpha launch open caching CDN for service providers

  Consortium of tech providers introduce new model for media delivery using open caching architecture, claiming ‘unprecedented’ levels of quality with open, global APIs

• October 06, 2020 06 Oct'20

  5G technology could increase global economy by $1.5tn by 2030

  Research commissioned by Huawei suggests next-generation networks can stimulate growth and drive productivity as the global economy recovers from Covid-19

• October 05, 2020 05 Oct'20

  Interdealer broker bets on BT for infrastructure

  Market infrastructure provider Interdealer inks deal with BT, enabling enhanced customer experience, deeper insights and new compliance tools

• October 01, 2020 01 Oct'20

  How Ethernet became the world’s networking standard

  Ethernet pioneer Bob Metcalfe outlines the technology’s early history, including the rivalry with IBM and what he did to convince people of the value of networks

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  Wi-Fi Vantage certification adds support for managed wireless advancements

  Latest development from wireless collaboration forum see Wi-Fi 6 and WPA3 optimise and secure the Wi-Fi experience in managed networks

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  Skoda Auto transforms network infrastructure to accelerate business growth

  Car manufacturer upgrades network with campus networking systems as part of its 2025 digital transformation strategy

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Remote working world reveals cloud/SaaS security concerns

  Research reveals pivotal moment when the cloud is playing a more important role than ever to support mass remote working, with CISO concerns over cloud security remaining stubbornly high

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  BT: UK government’s national fibre target could be missed by eight years

  Government is in danger of not realising its full-fibre coverage broadband ambitions, says telco, which had identified seven key policy, legislative and fiscal enablers to get the plan back on track

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  SSE Enterprise Telecoms makes further investment in UK business connectivity, 5G

  UK telco unbundles further 259 BT exchanges by the end of 2021 to significantly grow network, bringing total unbundled exchanges to 550

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  Government remains in orbit to develop UK sat nav

  Despite experts’ doubts, government confirms it will continue to look at a wider range of options for a sovereign satellite navigation and timing capability

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  West Midlands 5G, Transport for West Midlands unveil ‘revolutionary’ transport projects

  After funding award to develop new products and services, comms and travel consortiums will launch 5G-enabled road and rail transport trials across the West Midlands

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Somerset schools set to benefit from free full-fibre broadband

  As it continues its mission to develop its gigabit network, West Country full-fibre infrastructure provider gets local educational establishments enrolled on broadband fast lane

• September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20

  Bechtel joins CityFibre gigabit broadband roll-out scheme

  Engineering, construction and project management firm supports step-change in mobilisation of build projects worth £1.5bn