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WAN performance and optimisation

• January 18, 2023 18 Jan'23

  How Aruba is tapping opportunities in networking

  Aruba is planning to expand its product portfolio, make deeper inroads into datacentres and drive adoption of network as a service, among other efforts to tap opportunities in the networking market

• December 11, 2022 11 Dec'22

  How Zscaler is cracking APAC’s cloud security market

  Zscaler’s head in Asia-Pacific and Japan talks up the company’s growth momentum in the region and what it is doing to address areas where it can do better

• December 08, 2022 08 Dec'22

  Need emerges for sustainable network infrastructure transformation

  Survey of IT decision-makers and 1,200 office workers across EMEA region reveals that infrastructure users are committed to change but demand more positive action and greater understanding from leadership

• November 15, 2022 15 Nov'22

  Wi-Fi Alliance says momentum underscores need for entire 6GHz spectrum

  Consortium of companies delivering products and services based on key wireless technology insists that recent new product availability and large-scale deployments from its members demonstrate readiness of Wi-Fi 6E standard

• November 10, 2022 10 Nov'22

  Largest 5,000 enterprises to increase WAN spend by 44% by 2026

  Research predicts that revenue from port charges, software-defined wide area network and broadband will grow, while legacy networking’s contribution to overall market revenue set to decrease by 55% by 2026

• November 07, 2022 07 Nov'22

  Singtel, China Telecom Global to lead undersea cable consortium

  New Asia Link Cable system will connect Hong Kong and Singapore with the Philippines, Brunei, and Hainan in China

• October 18, 2022 18 Oct'22

  Vodafone, Altice create a fibre-to-the-home joint venture in Germany

  A 50/50 joint venture partnership aims to build on operator’s next-generation network with broadband firm’s industrial expertise and proven fibre-to-the-home construction capabilities, enabling gigabit connectivity to customers in Germany

• October 17, 2022 17 Oct'22

  GBI taps Nokia to enhances optical network capacity between Middle East and Europe

  Cloud, connectivity and content enabler undertakes optical network capacity upgrade between key markets to scale wavelength speed by a factor of x4 to offer high-speed connectivity across subsea cable and terrestrial network links

• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  Indonesia’s NeutraDC outlines global ambitions

  Formed from the consolidation of Telkom’s infrastructure assets, NeutraDC has set its sights on being a global player in datacentre and connectivity services

• October 10, 2022 10 Oct'22

  How Cloudflare is staying ahead of the curve

  Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince talks up what has changed since the company’s first business plan was written in 2009 and how it keeps pace with the fast-moving network security landscape

• August 19, 2022 19 Aug'22

  Cradlepoint unveils networking architecture addressing 5G, SD-WAN, zero-trust intersection

  Cloud-delivered LTE and 5G wireless network services provider launches software-based offering to manage remote connections and provide flow-level visibility

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  England and Wales councils unprepared for PSTN withdrawal in 2025

  Freedom of information act request reveals worrying finding that over half of councils in England and Wales have no strategy for the prospective withdrawal of traditional PSTN communications networks

• August 11, 2022 11 Aug'22

  Samsung, Kajeet collaborate to deliver smart private 5G network

  Wireless connectivity provider teams with mobile technologies and CE giant to bring together private 5G platform and 5G RAN innovations

• July 05, 2022 05 Jul'22

  Juniper Networks looks to drive sustainable business with Cloud Metro

  AI-driven networks provider claims industry first, with automation-driven metro networking service to deliver highest independently rated power efficiency, TCO reduction and industry-leading performance

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  AT&T Business launches managed wireless WAN

  Telco unveils wireless wide area network designed to allow enterprises to untether locations, assets and people with a solution managed and monitored by network experts

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  Tata Communications further strengthens IZO Internet WAN for global enterprises

  Digital ecosystems enabler announced strengthened variants of its IZO Internet wide area network offering for global enterprises, in particular those looking at introducing cloud services to their existing IT and networking architecture

• April 12, 2022 12 Apr'22

  Aryaka addresses accelerating European customer demand with Paris services PoP

  As European businesses are hit by supply chain issues, telcos issues and a disrupted workforce, SD-WAN and SASE provider Aryaka claims to guarantee network and application performance through new Paris service point of presence

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Connectivity partnership sees Tata Communications get in gear with Formula 1

  Global communications firm charged with delivering a managed end-to-end network that will transform the F1 fan immersive video experience in more than 180 countries

• January 28, 2022 28 Jan'22

  Manchester United signs Extreme Networks to modernise in-stadium connectivity experience

  Football club sets out to transform the fan experience and increase its capability to deliver low-latency and secure digital services via fast and reliable Wi-Fi connectivity

• January 20, 2022 20 Jan'22

  UK parliamentary committee casts doubt on government’s gigabit connectivity targets

  UK parliamentary committee pours scorn on Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s confidence in meeting targets for gigabit connectivity

• January 18, 2022 18 Jan'22

  ‘Robust’ market opportunities ‘still abound’ in SD-WAN

  Research reveals demand for cloud agility and cross-enterprise visibility, and that the integration of enterprise-grade 5G will continue to drive opportunities in software-defined wide area networks

• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  Post-Covid tech world to see 89% of UK tech operations hosted off-premise

  Leading UK ISP releases research showing that emergence of the hybrid era means that dependence on on-premise infrastructure to support a full capacity office is no longer required

• October 14, 2021 14 Oct'21

  New use cases revealed as Orange Belgium launches 5G Lab in Antwerp

  Opening next-generation mobile laboratory facility in Antwerp, Orange Belgium invited companies to discover, test and develop new innovative use cases on standalone network technology

• October 13, 2021 13 Oct'21

  Telstra taps Infinera for 800G subsea cable connection

  Telco chooses global supplier of open optical networking systems as part of its drive to increase capacity on all segments of its global network across its new and legacy cables

• September 30, 2021 30 Sep'21

  Global internet traffic, bandwidth ‘return to normal’

  Global Internet Geography Research Service analyses internet capacity, traffic and IP transit pricing and finds average traffic growth and peak traffic growth drop as world accommodates post-Covid environment

• September 28, 2021 28 Sep'21

  Orange announces landing of new transatlantic submarine cable in France

  Global telco claims significant reinforcement of connectivity and resilience after landing in western France with two next-generation transatlantic submarine cables

• September 23, 2021 23 Sep'21

  CityFibre takes the high road with gigabit broadband across Scotland

  City of jute, jam and journalism now also the city of full-fibre gigabit broadband as leading network provider expands reach across Scottish Highlands

• 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