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WAN performance and optimisation

• September 14, 2021 14 Sep'21

  BT advances hollow core fibre research with world’s first trial of quantum-secure comms

  Incumbent UK telco announces latest innovations in hollow core fibre by conducting trial of ultra-secure network communications using commercial equipment over a 6km long Lumenisity CoreSmart cable

• September 13, 2021 13 Sep'21

  Rural Wales broadband specialist ramps investment to connect hard-to-reach communities

  UK government-recognised superfast and ultrafast broadband provider expands team to bring gigabit to rural Wales

• September 08, 2021 08 Sep'21

  Blackpool illumination for full-fibre broadband

  Neos Networks unveils significant network expansion across Lancashire to facilitate high capacity fibre connectivity for hyperscalers, large-scale content providers and businesses using UK fibre network and connections to Ireland

• September 06, 2021 06 Sep'21

  How NZ schools are tapping managed network services

  Using managed network services has freed up time and resources for New Zealand school teachers and alleviated the pressure and challenges of maintaining technology infrastructure

• August 31, 2021 31 Aug'21

  Submarine cable network nears 500 companies over 1.3 million km

  New interactive map of sub-sea connectivity industry shows how providers are enhancing the user experience with new cables, landing stations, and upgraded search and select functionalities

• August 27, 2021 27 Aug'21

  CPaaS market hits record high for growth in Q2

  Twilio, Vonage and Sinch drive a market that has been positively affected by the Covid crisis as demand for cloud communications over the past year expanded use cases and prompted new suppliers to enter the market

• August 27, 2021 27 Aug'21

  Zen gains Cisco SD-WAN accreditation

  Leading UK provider of comms and technology services awarded Cisco Powered SD-WAN Service SD-WAN status, which it says leaves it well set to prosper

• August 26, 2021 26 Aug'21

  AppNeta achieves AWS Outposts Ready designation

  Networking monitoring firm gains certification from cloud giant’s managed device and datacentre services division in a move that it says will demonstrate to customers that it has been fully tested to help deliver a truly consistent hybrid experience

• August 24, 2021 24 Aug'21

  UK government adds to Northern Ireland gigabit broadband funding

  Further financial support given to develop next-generation full-fibre network across rural regions in province, particularly those that currently have the slowest speeds, such as Mid Ulster, Fermanagh and South Antrim

• August 18, 2021 18 Aug'21

  Perth & Kinross council enlists Neos for full-fibre infrastructure

  Latest deployment of gigabit connectivity in Scotland sees full-fibre network delivered to key council datacentres and public facilities in Perth and Kinross to help underpin the region’s digital future and navigate challenges such as the pandemic

• August 17, 2021 17 Aug'21

  CityFibre digs in to develop digital foundations for Sunderland full-fibre net

  Former altnet turned third- largest fibre broadband provider maintains heady pace of UK gigabit roll-out by beginning work in key northeast city

• August 16, 2021 16 Aug'21

  Vocus enlists Nokia to drive 200G optical network over 4,000 km in Australia

  Enterprise, government and wholesale customers set to benefit from improved broadband speeds and experience from 200G terrestrial optical network connecting Brisbane and Darwin

• August 11, 2021 11 Aug'21

  Virgin Media O2 gigabit capability covers more than half of UK network footprint

  Latest gigabit switch-on from newly merged cable provider sees a further 1.5 million homes added to its network, allowing customers to access average broadband speeds of 1.13Mbps, said to be four times faster than the national average

• August 10, 2021 10 Aug'21

  DELTA taps Nokia to develop 400G optical transport network

  High capacity optical network for both core and metro applications will support operator’s aggressive fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) roll-out in the Netherlands over the next decade

• August 10, 2021 10 Aug'21

  BSO named first non-domestic global connectivity provider for Indian stock exchange

  Growing global infrastructure and connectivity provider BSO confirmed as one of the first official international approved connectivity partners to meet demand for trading at the National Stock Exchange of India International Exchange

• August 09, 2021 09 Aug'21

  UK broadband trial to investigate connectivity through water pipes

  Government-backed scheme to target broadband for hard-to-reach homes with fibre optic cables fed through utility mains, businesses and mobile masts without digging up roads

• August 04, 2021 04 Aug'21

  Openreach announces 86 new copper network switch-off locations

  BT-owned UK broadband provision firm accelerates its plan to stop selling copper-based broadband and traditional voice services across the UK by 2025

• August 02, 2021 02 Aug'21

  Gigabit broadband funding targets over two million homes and businesses

  Digital infrastructure upgrades planned for rural and hard-to-reach areas to support post-pandemic economic growth and improve home connectivity

• July 30, 2021 30 Jul'21

  Community Fibre hits milestone of 300,000 homes passed

  Community-focused altnet adds 100,000 London homes passed in six months to drive the growing reach of its full-fibre network

• July 30, 2021 30 Jul'21

  Fibre to the fore as OECD countries add 21 million fixed broadband connections

  The future is arriving fast in the broadband industry in developed nations, as OECD research finds fibre deployment is gaining traction at the expense of traditional copper-wire connections in a post-Covid environment

• July 29, 2021 29 Jul'21

  Accelerating UK full-fibre sees altnet association register record membership growth

  Independent Networks Cooperative Association enjoys membership boom as altnets build momentum in UK and take on comms big guns in dash for fibre to the home and premises

• July 27, 2021 27 Jul'21

  Some 15 million UK consumers suffered major broadband outage in past year

  Study covering first full year of lockdown reveals how millions of home-workers and home-schoolers experienced internet outages when they would usually have been at their workplaces or in school

• July 22, 2021 22 Jul'21

  Connectivity bottlenecks put $182bn in SME digital transformations at risk

  Research finds ‘alarming’ gap between the approaches small businesses are taking in their post-pandemic digital transformations

• July 21, 2021 21 Jul'21

  Nokia and Xantaro eye up UK broadband altnet full-fibre opportunity

  Leading comms equipment provider teams with channel partner and service integrator to fuel the UK altnet boom which has seen independent firms connecting more than two million homes with full-fibre gigabit connectivity

• July 19, 2021 19 Jul'21

  Openreach and Nokia test 25G PON full-fibre

  Trials of next-generation full-fibre broadband will be based on passive optical network technology

• July 13, 2021 13 Jul'21

  Buoyant Nokia expects to raise 2021 guidance

  Comms tech provider says positive news likely in forthcoming Q2 results and despite some headwinds in the second half, it has good foundation for the full year

• July 08, 2021 08 Jul'21

  CityFibre embarks on gigabit broadband roll-out in Sussex

  Rapidly growing infrastructure provider spreads full-fibre connectivity in county’s key inland and coastal areas

• July 01, 2021 01 Jul'21

  Openreach warns UK firms to check comms CPE ahead of analogue switch-off

  Ahead of current analogue phone network reaching the end of its life by December 2025, UK broadband provider advises firms to start checking digital compatibility of CPE such as alarm services, lifts, payment card readers and medical equipment

• June 29, 2021 29 Jun'21

  MWC 2021: Totogi aims to ‘do for telcos what Salesforce did for CRM’

  Public cloud telco software launches charging engine to achieve what it says is the world’s best performance benchmark of one million transactions per second with usage-based pricing with free tier option for CSPs

• June 23, 2021 23 Jun'21

  Two-thirds of SMEs yet to consider impact of Openreach analogue and ISDN switch-off

  Survey by network services provider reveals worrying lack of preparedness amongst SMEs regarding support for remote workers ahead of the end of analogue copper services form BT broadband provision division

• June 14, 2021 14 Jun'21

  More than $8bn forecast for cable investments over next three years

  2021 Submarine Cable Map research reveals the changing dynamics in the market

• June 11, 2021 11 Jun'21

  Evidence emerges of new digital divide in UK connectivity

  Study shows extent to which online connectivity impacts quality of life but reveals that renters are nearly twice as likely to describe their connection as only average or unreliable, compared with home owners

• June 10, 2021 10 Jun'21

  Verizon Business looks for edge with advanced SASE

  Telco launches SASE solution merging SD-WAN capabilities with network security services, creating a unified, cloud-delivered service model that supports digital enterprises

• June 09, 2021 09 Jun'21

  UK altnets to invest nearly £12bn in fibre by 2025

  Massive investments imminent by independent broadband providers to drive the creation and realisation of Gigabit Britain

• June 09, 2021 09 Jun'21

  Triggered dormant bug sees Fastly CDN cut to the quick

  Cloud provider acts quickly to restore content delivery network after software bug disrupts service for major firms spanning media, e-commerce and government websites, including Amazon, The Guardian and Gov.uk

• June 04, 2021 04 Jun'21

  BT sets out to enhance UK digital infrastructure with next-generation street connectivity

  UK telco unveils plans for Street Hub 2.0 units to help local communities stay connected, boost 4G/5G mobile coverage and bring environment monitoring to high streets

• June 02, 2021 02 Jun'21

  Cato expands SASE reach in DACH region

  Secure access service edge ‘pioneer’ announces new point of presence and expanded sales investment reflecting strong SASE growth in Germany, Austria and across EMEA

• June 02, 2021 02 Jun'21

  Virgin Media O2 launches with mission to transform UK comms industry

  Drawn-out merger of Liberty Global and Telefónica UK cable and mobile assets comes to fruition under new working brand aiming to power the UK’s recovery and create ‘unbeatable’ choice for consumers

• June 02, 2021 02 Jun'21

  BT begins trial on ‘revolutionary’ optical fibre

  Researchers conduct trials of hollow-core fibre at BT’s research facility labs in collaborative project with Southampton University spin-out company and open radio access network mobile supplier Mavenir

• June 01, 2021 01 Jun'21

  Upstream data usage flattens but gigabit-speed subscribers continue to rise

  As businesses emerge from the pandemic, research suggests the way in which firms use broadband may have changed for ever, with upstream data consumption flat amid seasonal average usage declines

• June 01, 2021 01 Jun'21

  Vodafone, CityFibre extend partnership to include Ethernet services

  Partnership that has gained rapid traction on the home front is taken to the business environment, offering organisations more choice, lower cost and a faster private data network

• June 01, 2021 01 Jun'21

  Businesses hail new Openreach rural full-fibre focus

  BT broadband provision division announces next step in gigabit broadband deployment programme to offer levelled-up connectivity for premises in hardest-to-reach parts of the UK

• May 28, 2021 28 May'21

  Giganet expands South of England service area through CityFibre

  Leading ISP expands partnership with leading infrastructure provider to add 22 locations for its full-fibre home broadband services

• May 27, 2021 27 May'21

  Proximus claims world’s fastest live fibre network with Nokia PON

  Accelerating build out of Belgium’s leading high capacity, open fibre network, operator taps comms tech provider to make first ever 25G PON live deployment running on the same fibre network equipment currently used

• May 27, 2021 27 May'21

  Openreach taps Ciena to boost connectivity services for UK carriers

  To hasten full-fibre network build out and help meet growing customer demand, BT-owned broadband provision division deploys new routing, switching and optical solutions

• May 27, 2021 27 May'21

  Aruba claims enterprise-grade Wi-Fi 6E industry first

  HPE subsidiary introduces new access points to take advantage of 6GHz spectrum band to deliver greater performance, lower latency and faster data rates to support high-bandwidth enterprise applications and use cases

• May 26, 2021 26 May'21

  Yeo Valley milks business benefits with full-fibre broadband

  Truespeed converts farm and dairy business from ADSL to gigabit network to transform its business capability

• May 25, 2021 25 May'21

  Edge computing drives business innovation

  Intel research identifies edge computing as a critical factor that businesses must harness to navigate and understand data now and into the future

• May 25, 2021 25 May'21

  Amdocs expands telco cloud strategic collaboration with Microsoft

  Software provider boosts collaboration that will enable service providers to transform to the cloud with cloud-native systems and cloud transformation services

• May 25, 2021 25 May'21

  BSO draws on Arc to deliver on-demand connectivity in Middle East

  Joint venture will interconnect companies’ network footprints in the Middle East, connecting digital hubs and providing inter-regional connectivity

• May 24, 2021 24 May'21

  Hard Rock Hotel checks in Extreme Wi-Fi 6 to enhance guest experience

  Advanced cloud-managed Wi-Fi enables secure, reliable connectivity and simplified network management throughout historic site of renowned global hotel chain

• May 24, 2021 24 May'21

  Megaport claims transformation of networking at the edge with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

  Megaport Virtual Edge technology enables network managers to modernise their SD-WAN connectivity, optimise network performance and cut provisioning time

• May 20, 2021 20 May'21

  Work begins on CityFibre gigabit network for Middlesbrough

  In second deployment in two days to a mid-sized conurbation, former altnet switches attention from north-west to north-east to “future-proof” digital foundations of Teesside hub

• May 07, 2021 07 May'21

  Brunel goes SD-WAN with Orange Business Services

  Global specialist recruitment consultancy aims to accelerate time to market for new global offices with software-defined networking architecture

• May 07, 2021 07 May'21

  Toob teams with Neos Networks to facilitate full-fibre

  Broadband provider and connectivity firm will utilise growing UK fibre network to deliver reliable broadband services addressing the needs of consumers in Hampshire and Surrey

• May 07, 2021 07 May'21

  Juniper Networks offers path to ease SASE transition

  New cloud-based portal is designed to help customers transition seamlessly and securely to a secure access service edge architecture by safeguarding users, applications and infrastructure amid network transformation

• May 07, 2021 07 May'21

  Ericsson, Telarus team to take 5G-ready virtual workspace to small businesses

  5G-ready virtual desktop subscription service will cover business applications, compute, storage and security needs for small and medium-sized businesses

• May 06, 2021 06 May'21

  WBA OpenRoaming enabled in forthcoming Telecom Infra Project OpenWiFi standard

  Open technology initiative adopts OpenRoaming Wi-Fi roaming standard to facilitate what is claimed to be seamless roaming connectivity using the wireless network

• May 05, 2021 05 May'21

  Deloitte: Widespread broadband infrastructure critical to the US economy

  Deloitte study finds that increased broadband coverage, adoption and speed is needed to create more US jobs and GDP, but warns of diminishing returns due to lack of widespread, high-quality broadband access

• May 05, 2021 05 May'21

  Community Fibre, City Fibre ramp up UK gigabit roll-out

  Altnets further expand the reach of UK gigabit broadband networks with deployments in London and Ipswich

• April 29, 2021 29 Apr'21

  BT, Fortinet team to expand managed network services with SD-WAN

  UK telco boosts software-defined wide area network portfolio with new solution combining global connectivity and cyber expertise with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

• April 28, 2021 28 Apr'21

  UK full-fibre broadband could deliver £25bn boost to productivity

  Study from Centre for Economics and Business predicts that ultrafast fibre-to-the-premises broadband could bring one million people back into the workforce through remote working

• April 27, 2021 27 Apr'21

  Fujitsu, NTT look beyond 5G to realise sustainable digital society

  IT giants come together, envisioning a new, energy-efficient digital society founded on global and open collaboration with a range of partners supporting the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network

• April 23, 2021 23 Apr'21

  Triangle shapes up to expand gigabit broadband services

  Full fibre finds further momentum in UK with with new consumer ISP brand Fibrehop to offer gigabit services to locations including Cheltenham, Gloucester, Weston-Super-Mare, Bath, Swindon, Leicester and Plymouth

• 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