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• April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20

  ABB Power plugs into Ericsson 5G tech to increase factory productivity

  Ericsson gears up for the post-coronavirus world with confidence in 5G and reveals project for its 5G-ready Industry Connect with global leader in power technology

• April 21, 2020 21 Apr'20

  Collaboration and communications get richer as Covid-19 ushers in new working reality

  Covid-19 lockdowns bring about collective rethink in the way we work, with remote video becoming normalised and a potential change in the way effectiveness is measured

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Telcos in developed markets to lose more than $40bn

  Big increases in unemployment will see a 3.4% decline in telecoms revenue this year, with the negative impact to persist for the next 12 months, says analyst

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  Coronavirus shines spotlight on mobile connectivity

  Mobile operators in Asia-Pacific are playing their part in the fight against Covid-19, even as some of them are facing roadblocks in rolling out 5G networks

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  Orange expands mesh Wi-Fi into Belgium, reinforces marine service capabilities

  SoftAtHome’s mesh Wi-Fi now available for Orange Belgium customers while Orange ship begins undersea cabling survey work off coast of Sicily

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  BT inks Ericsson 5G supply deal but delays schedule to replace Huawei kit

  UK telco engages Swedish tech firm to deploy cloud-native dual-mode 5G core, but rows back on deadline to remove all Huawei technology from mobile core by end of year

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  Samsung claims 4.3Gbps 5G speed breakthrough

  Korean tech giant’s latest lab demonstration uses MU-MIMO technology to showcase 5G’s potentially vast capacity, new radio, NR, 28GHz access unit

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: More than two-fifths of employees likely to continue remote working after pandemic

  Research firm Gartner offers guide to managing remote workers during Covid-19 pandemic as new normal for work emerges

• April 14, 2020 14 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: European network traffic curves flatten but security issues increase

  Nokia research finds networks are taking the strain despite a huge increase in upstream traffic during the day from videoconferencing and downstream during weekends from video-on-demand

• April 14, 2020 14 Apr'20

  Coronavirus puts brakes on 5G core deployments

  Research firm identifies short- and long-term impacts that global pandemic will have on 5G core and edge networks

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Soaring collaboration app uptake sees home workers clock on for longer hours

  Number of people online during working day more than doubles since end of January and growth in demand for business apps reaches record levels, fuelled by conferencing applications

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  BCS calls for IT recognition in coronavirus response

  Campaign launched by BCS aims to recognise the importance of IT staff in keeping UK workers connected during the coronavirus crisis

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Australian broadband providers team up to meet network demand

  NBN Co and five retail service providers have formed a working group to manage congestion and take steps to address the surge in demand for broadband connectivity amid the Covid-19 outbreak

• April 01, 2020 01 Apr'20

  Security, network services top enterprise challenges for deploying UCaaS, CCaaS

  Research finds ongoing challenges in deploying unified-communications-as-a-service and contact-centre-as-a-service firms also preferring bundled network solutions from a single provider

• April 01, 2020 01 Apr'20

  HPE unveils open source software to reduce 5G complexity

  Open distributed infrastructure management software launched to resolve complexity that telcos face in rolling out 5G networks across thousands of sites equipped with multiple suppliers’ IT infrastructures

• March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20

  SK Telecom celebrates 5G first birthday with almost half of local market

  Since launching the world’s first 5G service on 3 April 2019, the Korean operator continues to maintain its leadership in the local mobile market

• March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: internet providers enhance support for customers, end data caps

  Supporting the UK’s government efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and support home working, UK network operators agree a wide range of supportive measures

• March 27, 2020 27 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: Smartphone production to plummet 20%, over $25bn lost in roaming revenue

  Two studies reveal the huge hit on the mobile device and service industry that is likely to be caused by the Covid-19 outbreak

• March 27, 2020 27 Mar'20

  Nokia claims 5G capacity benchmark, enters first phase of 5G project at Port of Zeebrugge

  Flurry of 5G-related activity continues with raft of 5G patents and 5G-ready private wireless connectivity for partner ecosystem to accelerate IoT-based innovation

• March 26, 2020 26 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: Openreach to restrict engineers’ home visits

  BT’s national broadband provision division announces that it is to cut down on home visits throughout the UK and focus only on national infrastructure, essential public services and vulnerable customers

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: Virgin finds new data trends as it creates 500 contact centre jobs

  Cable network provider issues assurance on the resilience of its infrastructure, which is under unprecedented strain from domestic users, and beefs up service staffing

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: UK comms regulator launches national campaign to assist home workers

  Ofcom, with the backing of government, broadband and mobile industries, launches guide for teleworkers to get the most from connections

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  Viavi upgrades platform tools to manage remote network performance

  Redesigned Observer platform achieves 60Gbps packet capture rate and has beefed up security to deal with increased challenges

• March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20

  Amdocs launches HoMeOS and becomes Veego strategic partner and investor

  Leading provider of communications and media software launches home broadband management and makes strategic investment in Israeli AI startup

• March 24, 2020 24 Mar'20

  ETSI unveils augmented reality framework

  Industry specification group on augmented reality develops new specification to enable multi-supplier ecosystem for industry and consumers

• March 24, 2020 24 Mar'20

  Nokia, LG Uplus build fully automated 5G IP transport network in Korea

  Finnish comms firm wins another Asian contract with Korean operator to improve speed of 5G service deployment

• March 23, 2020 23 Mar'20

  Singapore government to open source contact-tracing protocol

  Singapore’s Government Technology Agency is contributing the source codes of the BlueTrace protocol that powers its contact-tracing app

• March 23, 2020 23 Mar'20

  Chunghwa Telecom selects Nokia, Ericsson for rapid 5G build-out

  Taiwanese operator taps Nordic comms giants for essential equipment in improving efficiency and user experience

• March 20, 2020 20 Mar'20

  Netflix downscales content resolution to ease strain on EU networks

  European Commission asks premier subscription video-on-demand service provider Netflix to lower quality of films to take strain from loaded EU networks

• March 19, 2020 19 Mar'20

  WBA assumes control of OpenRoaming standard

  Association set up to enable collaboration between service providers, technology companies and organisations in wireless industry to manage Cisco-produced technology for seamless Wi-Fi onboarding

• March 17, 2020 17 Mar'20

  Covid-19: NCSC issues secure remote working guidance

  With hundreds of thousands likely to be working remotely for some time, the UK’s NCSC has issued best practice guidance to enable security teams to support them

• March 17, 2020 17 Mar'20

  Operators plan to cope with increased overheads

  There are conflicting views from Spain and the UK over how ready home networks are to cope with extra overheads, as populations are told to work from home

• March 17, 2020 17 Mar'20

  Operator-sponsored RCS set to win US consumer hearts and brand budgets

  Study reveals consumer appetite for advanced messaging functionality, but operators must place privacy, security and person-to-person functionality at the core of new messaging services

• March 13, 2020 13 Mar'20

  Ofcom reveals UK 5G mobile airwaves auction rules

  UK comms regulator announces plans to auction two bands of spectrum to boost mobile broadband and 5G, but is criticised for missing opportunity

• March 13, 2020 13 Mar'20

  Modest Q4 growth for worldwide enterprise WLAN Market

  Wi-Fi 6 gives current and potential boost to enterprise sector in overall disappointing WLAN market in the fourth quarter of 2019

• March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20

  ICNIRP finds no health risk with 5G technologies

  Study by independent organisation that provides scientific advice and guidance on the health and environmental effects of non‐ionising radiation finds 5G technologies not harmful if new guidelines are adhered to

• March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20

  IT Priorities 2020: Benelux organisations and budgets focused on digital transformation

  IT leaders in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg expect bigger budgets this year, with spending on digital transformation projects and related technologies being prioritised

• March 12, 2020 12 Mar'20

  Elisa to pull plug on 3G network in 2023

  Final countdown starts for third-generation mobile communications in Finland, with capacity to be used for 5G services

• March 11, 2020 11 Mar'20

  Nokia lights up Rakuten network, flies with Irish Aviation Authority

  Finnish tech giant to install photonic networking for new Japanese operator while providing high-bandwidth IP/MPLS network to support air traffic control in Ireland

• March 11, 2020 11 Mar'20

  5G in manufacturing projected to be worth almost $11bn by 2030

  Huge potential projected for industrial application of 5G technologies, but success dependent on ecosystem players to evaluate the impact of 5G and edge deployments on factory floor

• March 11, 2020 11 Mar'20

  IoT adds preservation support for Tutankhamun’s tomb in Valley of the Kings

  Geological research project deploys internet of things technology to ensure ancient Egyptian heritage site maintains structural stability

• March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20

  IT Priorities 2020: IP network investments top priority for Middle East IT leaders

  IT leaders in the Middle East expect to see increased spending on IP networks as digital transformation continues across the region

• March 06, 2020 06 Mar'20

  MPs set sights on Huawei in 5G security probe

  Weeks after UK government allowed access to radio access part of mobile networks, MPs announce inquiry into the use and security of equipment supplied by foreign companies for 5G networks

• March 06, 2020 06 Mar'20

  5G moves from hype to reality and will add $2.2tn to global economy by 2034

  Trade association for global mobile industry predicts huge growth and huge revenues from rapidly expanding 5G universe

• March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20

  5G security is a concern for most companies

  A study has found that decision-makers fear that 5G technology will make organisations more vulnerable to cyber attacks and will raise security-related costs

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Ericsson Spectrum Sharing now commercially available globally

  Swisscom, Telstra, Ooredoo and Play are among global service providers confirmed to use Ericsson Spectrum Sharing to launch 5G on a nationwide scale

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  5G now available in 378 cities globally

  State of 5G deployments report reveals that as of January 2020, commercial 5G networks have been deployed in 378 cities across 34 countries

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Nokia claims end-to-end 4G and 5G New Radio slicing first

  Finnish comms tech provider beefs up comms network essential equipment offer with 4G, 5G end-to-end slicing

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Kr00k vulnerability compromises billions of Wi-Fi devices

  Billions of Wi-Fi chips used in IoT devices, laptops, smartphones and tablets are vulnerable to a serious vulnerability

• February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20

  More than half of UK businesses lack confidence to implement 5G

  EY study finds 5G investment set to soar among British businesses, but the majority are not confident in their organisations’ ability to deploy 5G