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WAN performance and optimisation

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Digital transformation shaking confidence in SD-WAN

  Cato Networks survey highlights importance of considering not only SD-WAN as an MPLS replacement but also its applicability to the broader needs of the digital business, such as cloud migration, network agility and global reach

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  CenturyLink lands $1.6bn network services contract from US Dept of Interior

  US operator engaged to help US agency achieve its mission to conserve and manage natural resources and cultural heritage

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  Ericsson launches eSIM

  Swedish comms tech giant aims to drive communication service providers’ top line and improve consumer experience

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  UK ranks 13th in Cisco digital readiness index

  Networking giant reveals benchmark holistically assessing countries’ digital readiness across seven key criteria, including technology adoption and technology infrastructure, and finds UK somewhat wanting

• 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 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  MLL Telecom appoints new CEO

  Shaun Ledgerwood succeeds Gary Marven as chief executive as network services provider seeks to maintain momentum as a technology supplier to public and private sector organisations

• 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 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

  Extreme Networks simplifies retail cloud networks

  New turnkey network solutions give retail chains and franchises ability to automate set-up and management of network connectivity with large scale

• 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

• December 30, 2019 30 Dec'19

  Top 10 telecoms stories of 2019

  2019 has been the year of 5G through the major economies of the world, with major markets launching next-generation networks that are set to flourish in 2020

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  Just 10% of UK homes and businesses have access to full-fibre broadband

  Ofcom research reveals that for the highest-speed broadband connections, the UK is still in the slow lane, with only three million homes and businesses having access to fibre

• 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 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  Top 10 broadband stories of 2019

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 broadband stories of 2019

• December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

  New UK government pledges to accelerate gigabit broadband delivery

  New Conservative government’s Queen’s Speech reaffirms commitment to providing gigabit broadband access across the UK, but provides no specific timetable to meet commitments and targets

• 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 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 16, 2019 16 Dec'19

  Nokia inks TIM Brazil IoT contract and supplies Deutsche Bahn 5G automated rail operation

  Finnish tech provider gains Wings in the IoT arena with Brazilian telco TIM, as well as providing 5G-based network for automated rail operations in Germany

• 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 12, 2019 12 Dec'19

  Cisco unveils plans for internet of the future

  Online technology giant Cisco introduces platform for the internet of the future based on $5bn of investment in areas covering silicon, optics and software, bringing the ability to support massively scaled enterprise networks and 5G networks

• December 09, 2019 09 Dec'19

  European Investment Bank offers financial support for Orange fibre network

  Orange aims to accelerate French fibre momentum following €700m loan from European Investment Bank to develop non-metro French high-speed broadband

• 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 05, 2019 05 Dec'19

  Huawei mounts legal challenge to US subsidy programme ban

  Chinese tech giant fights back against FCC ban on carriers in the rural US from using the Universal Service Fund to buy its equipment and designation as threat to US national security

• December 03, 2019 03 Dec'19

  CERN increases network capacity for cutting edge of research

  Aiming to boldly go even further where physics hasn’t gone before, CERN increases capacity of its technical network to support breakthrough research in fundamental physics

• 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

• December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19

  OPPO joins Ericsson 5G spectrum sharing project

  Chinese smartphone manufacturer deploys Ericsson dynamic spectrum-sharing technology in data call on Telstra and Swisscom 5G networks

• November 29, 2019 29 Nov'19

  Orange taps Ericsson to bring machine learning, AI to networks ops

  Telco extends service contract with Ericsson in five European countries to bring artificial intelligence network operations, field support, and maintenance, as well as service management for fixed-line access, 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G

• 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

  Juniper claims longest 400GbE deployment

  As pressure grows to support bandwidth demands from advanced high-performance computing uses cases, Juniper Networks announces success in 1,300-mile 400GbE network test

• November 22, 2019 22 Nov'19

  Tata, Fortinet to offer managed services for Microsoft Azure virtual WAN

  Firms launch one of the first industry offerings of native hybrid SD-WAN coupled with traffic steering and security protection for the Azure cloud

• November 21, 2019 21 Nov'19

  Vodafone calls up Google Cloud for digital transformation platform

  Vodafone is using Google Cloud to create products and services based on deeper customer insight to engage customers with better, more personalised support

• November 20, 2019 20 Nov'19

  Ryanair checks in Vodafone for business-class infrastructure

  Budget airline gets upgrade in Vodafone Business communication technology infrastructure to support 300 sites and 153 million passengers across 40 countries

• November 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  Trade associations dial down anger on Labour’s broadband plans

  Anger at the Labour Party’s proposals on full-fibre broadband have persisted, but more nuanced views have emerged from fibre associations

• 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 19, 2019 19 Nov'19

  APAC has one of highest variations in cloud performance

  The network performance of public cloud services in the Asia-Pacific region has greater variability than elsewhere, new study finds

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  Investec Bank cashes in on WAN acceleration

  Investec Bank turns to WAN acceleration to cut down distributed database response times and ensure that more traders can go online and earn more money

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  Nextgenaccess gains 20-year rights to run full fibre alongside HS1 track

  Broadband infrastructure provider will deploy high-capacity 432 Fibre System between Stratford in London and Eurotunnel in Folkestone

• November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19

  Google Cloud introduces holistic cloud network monitoring

  Spotting a gap in holistic network management in today’s multicloud business environments, Google Cloud introduces its Network Intelligence Centre

• November 15, 2019 15 Nov'19

  Cord-cutting driving global broadband usage to surpass 500GB of data per month

  Exodus from traditional video services to online spurs surge in average broadband data usage, presenting untapped opportunities for service providers

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  Synchronoss joins US big four operators in cross-carrier messaging initiative

  Joint venture aims to deliver advanced mobile messaging experience across suppliers’ mobile networks

• November 12, 2019 12 Nov'19

  Mist gets into gear with first self-driving network for the enterprise

  Mist Systems has launched what it claims as the world’s first AI-driven self-driving network for the enterprise, allowing business users to streamline IT operations, simplify troubleshooting across wired/wireless domains and deliver optimised ...

• November 11, 2019 11 Nov'19

  Vodafone inks network deal with Openreach to expand FTTP in UK

  First phase of network expansion aims to give users download speeds of up to 900Mbps in 15 UK towns and cities

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Executive interview: Towards the internet and beyond

  Fifty years ago, a computer at UCLA communicated with another at SRI International, laying the first stepping stone towards the global internet

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  Nokia and Microsoft announce tech partnership

  IT behemoth Microsoft and comms technology provider Nokia forge first joint solutions, to enable communications service providers and enterprises to accelerate digital transformation

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  Virgin disconnects BT for Vodafone for future mobile services

  From 2021, Virgin Media will have full access to all of Vodafone’s current services and future technologies, such as its 5G network, after ending supply deal with BT

• November 06, 2019 06 Nov'19

  EU digital sovereignty at risk if global tech giants can’t respect IP rights

  MEP warns that digital sovereignty will remain a mirage if European digital champions do not have the same rights to enter foreign markets as those attempting to enter the EU

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  Enterprise WLAN industry makes tracks

  IDC research finds wireless connectivity remains a top priority for global business as bandwidth demands continue to increase and near real-time business applications require lower latencies

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  UK government demands Ofcom boosts broadband development

  In a UK legal and regulatory first, UK government constructs priorities for telecoms regulator Ofcom, principally regarding the roll-out nationwide of gigabit-speed broadband

• October 30, 2019 30 Oct'19

  Cisco connects Canary Wharf for Wi-Fi 6 ‘seamless’ roaming

  OpenRoaming will allow devices to connect automatically to Wi-Fi and seamlessly roam from one hotspot to another