The governments of the UK and Japan have agreed several joint initiatives to support efforts to reduce the global overreliance on a small number of suppliers to build and maintain telecoms networks.
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EE has deployed 200 new small cells across its UK network to boost capacity in high demand areas, allowing customers to benefit from download speeds up to 300Mbps.
Three UK has rolled out 5G at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe, becoming the largest UK port to deploy 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Phone boxes in locations across Bournemouth, London, Reading and Winchester have been kitted out with miniature Vodafone 4G technology units – adding extra mobile coverage and capacity in the area.
Bullitt Group, providers of rugged mobile solutions, is launching its own mobile virtual network operations (MVNO) in the UK.
Nokia today announced Bell Labs is pioneering distributed massive MIMO (DmMIMO) with AT&T, an innovation that significantly increases uplink capacity and speeds in 5G networks without requiring an overly complex solution.
Samsung has brought together several companies to expand the 5G vRAN ecosystem, starting with Dell, HPE, Intel, Red Hat and Wind River. This is an effort to drive multiparty collaboration and innovation for the advancement of software-based networks.
Cellhire has launched the first phase of an infinitely tiered white-label version of its Atlas SIM Management & Billing portal. The
Vodafone has launched a new global platform that takes the world of connected devices to the next level by allowing them to securely trade with each other on a user’s behalf.
Virgin Media O2 removed charges for data use in Ukraine Friday, covering customers on O2 Pay Monthly, O2 Pay as you Go, Virgin Media O2 Business customers, Virgin Media home phone customers, and giffgaff customers
Virgin Media O2 have removed charges for data use in Ukraine and will also credit charges for calls and texts to and from Ukraine and the UK.
Ericsson, Telefónica and Samsung have achieved a proof-of-concept (PoC) project for 5G interactive calling, built on the IMS data channel standard and using Ericsson Cloud IMS network capabilities.
Atos and Nokia are teaming up to provide businesses with 4/5G private wireless networking solutions along with associated digital services and to work together to develop further innovative services.
Households and businesses in North Lanarkshire will have significantly improved access to gigabit-capable fibre broadband after a new deal was approved by North Lanarkshire Council that will improve connectivity across the region.
Verizon Business and Audi of America are teaming up to bring 5G connectivity to the automaker’s U.S. line-up, estimated to begin with select models for the 2024 model year.
Huawei unveiled IntelligentRAN, its new wireless network architecture, at today's Pre-MWC Briefing and Product and Solution Launch event.
Spotify has launched ‘Car Thing’ — a companion device for the music streaming service meant to go on your dashboard and the company’s first hardware offering, in the U.S.
Nokia has launched its new Intelligent RAN Operations solution designed to manage the increasing complexity of 5G networks through machine learning (ML).
AT&T has joined Ericsson's 5G Startup program, a 5G innovation collaboration driven by Ericsson's ConsumerLa
Nokia has unveiled two new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) services in the areas of security and analytics, as part of its strategy to give communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprises a more flexible and cost effective way for servicing their customers
UK M2M/IoT mobile data specialist Cellhire enjoyed further success, providing 11,000 mobile data connections, with voice service activated on request.
Three UK has joined Good Things Foundation’s National Databank to provide free data for the charity’s network of community groups across the UK and the people they support.
CityFibre and BAI Communications (BAI) are to support the delivery of a new 5G small cell network that will provide a platform for business growth and innovation across the city.
Ericsson has launched IoT Accelerator Connect, offering enterprises plug-and-play access to cellular IoT connectivity.
CityFibre and Deepomatic are to deploy its Visual Automation Technology across CityFibre’s national network by the end of 2022.
Virgin Media O2 has changed its UK home mover’s policy so that customers moving to a home not connected to its broadband network will be able to leave without paying an early disconnection fee.
Previously only available online or over the phone, BT has brought its Home Essentials package and real-time eligibility checker into every one of its nationwide retail stores,
Oracle is to spearhead network policy for Vodafone UK's standalone 5G network. With Oracle’s cloud native network policy management solution as part of its 5G core, Vodafone will be able to make more intelligent policy decisions and quickly test and deploy new services.
Oracle and Telefónica Tech are to jointly offer cloud platform-as-a-service and applications to enterprises and public sector organizations across Telefónica Tech’s customer base.
Samsung UK has joined Vodafone’s business.connected initiative as an ‘Exclusive Smartphone Partner’. business.connected is an initiative from Vodafone and Enterprise Nation
Verb has opened a waitlist for new vendors for MARKET, its new 24/7 multivendor, livestream shopping platform designed to host scores of simultaneous livestream shopping session
A woman has alleged that she was virtually 'gang raped' in the Metaverse and that new technologies made it feel like real life.
Amdocs has launched a unique framework that introduces the industry benchmark for successful eSIM deployments.
Vodafone and RingCentral have today launched ‘Vodafone Business UC with RingCentral’, a cloud communications platform offering organisations more choice, flexibility, and simplicity when it comes to workforce collaboration and remote working.
Google launched VPN by Google One, way back in 2020, a new virtual private network service, which will initially only worked on Android and was free aspect to Google One plans with 2TB plans or higher.
Samsung and Amdocs will collaborate to deliver end-to-end 4G and 5G private network solutions to U.S. enterprises to help businesses across key industries leverage next-generation communications applications and services.
Just last week, Apple rolled out watchOS 8.4, bringing a bug fix which prevented some chargers from working properly. Pretty quickly, the company is now rolling out watchOS 8.4.1, which brings bug fixes for Apple Watch Series 4 and above.
On the 22nd of February 2022, experts from the world of network security will come together at Connectivity - the Network Security Summit, to celebrate the hidden heroes of InfoSec.
BT has signed a multi-million pound contract with BAI Communications (BAI), to deliver a core part of the company’s data centre requirements
Automotive finance technology provider Solifi has joined the BlackBerry IVY Advisory Council and will integrate BlackBerry IVY with the company’s open finance platform
Apple has began the rollout of watchOS 8.4, bringing fixing a bug from the watchOS 8.3 update which prevented some chargers from working properly.
BT and Nokia are to trial Open RAN technology in the city of Hull, UK, where BT will install Nokia’s RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) for Open RAN, across a number of sites, to optimise network performance for customers of its mobile network, EE.
Verizon Business and Atos are teaming up to power intelligent IoT solutions with private 5G multi-access edge computing for businesses, government and communities worldwide.
Telus is spending $6 million to install a 5G network on the University of Ottawa campus as part of a deal that could see both organizations partner to create new digital health and cybersecurity technologies.
British Sugar and Virgin Media O2 Business have switched on a first-of-its kind private mobile network, spanning multiple factory sites across a large geographical area.
Vodafone has today confirmed that it will begin retiring its 3G network in 2023 as part of a network modernisation programme to improve the 4G and 5G experience
Autonomous driving computing chip maker Black Sesame Technologies (Black Sesame) has selected BlackBerry QNX to power its latest chipset developed for autonomous driving.
Vodafone has switched on the UK’s first 5G OpenRAN site in Bath, the first of 2,500 5G and 4G OpenRAN sites that Vodafone has committed to
Nokia has been selected by GO Malta (GO) as its sole strategic partner for a nationwide 5G RAN rollout in a seven-year deal.
Vodafone, Qualcomm and Thales have joined forces to demonstrate a working smartphone featuring iSIM (based on the ieUICC GSMA specification
Vodafone has joined Good Things Foundation’s National Databank to provide free data for the charity’s network of community groups across the UK and the people they support
Smart Communications has teamed up with Samsung to drive the development of 5G standalone (5G-SA) technology in the country.
Telesat and ENCQOR 5G are to work on 5G technology and demonstrations. Under the agreement, Telesat plans to conduct demonstrations, trials and pilots of 5G connectivity
CTIA has launched its 5G Security Test Bed (STB), a security testing and validation initiative dedicated to commercial 5G networks.
Samsung has have successfully demonstrated 5G standalone (SA) dual connectivity that aggregated mmWave and mid-band spectrum to reach speeds of 8.08Gbps.
Despite other major networks bringing back roaming charges, users of the Virgin Media O2 phone network will not face roaming charges this year .
The FAA has identified 50 U.S. airports that will have “buffer zones” when wireless companies turn on 5G service in a few weeks
BlackBerry today demonstrated an automotive-grade hardware demonstration of BlackBerry IVY, the company's Intelligent Vehicle Data Platform, co-developed with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Wejo Group is developing a breakthrough Wejo Neural Edge platform that will enable intelligent handling of data from vehicles at scale
BlackBerry and PATEO are collaborating on integrating Berry IVY into PATEO's intelligent Digital Cockpit solution to develop data-driven in-vehicle services and drive new business opportunities in the Chinese market.
Nokia is extending its partnership with Tele2 to deploy 5G RAN in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in a long-term deal.
AMD has unveiled the full line-up of new AMD Ryzen 6000 Series processors for laptops, bringing the new, highly-efficient and extremely powerful, “Zen 3+” core architecture
NXP Semiconductors has unveiled the IW612, the industry’s first secure tri-radio device to support the Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 and 802.15.4 protocols.
AT&T and Verizon have said they will briefly delay a planned deployment of 5G services, reversing course in an ongoing fight with the aviation industry.
Samsung has unveiled a new smart TV line-up with an integrated nonfungible token (NFT) platform. Samsung’s 2022 smart TVs such as Micro LED, Neo QLED and The Frame will have an NFT Platform app
US authorities have asked telecoms AT&T and Verizon to delay for up to two weeks the already postponed rollout of 5G networks amid uncertainty about interference with vital flight safety equipment.
Following a request from ministers to UK mobile networks, every mobile phone owner in the UK will be sent a text message on Boxing Day urging them to get a booster jab if they have not already done so,
Infinera and Fastweb, one of the main telecom providers in Italy, have achieved a record-breaking single-wavelength service connectivity speed trial of 600 Gb/s
EE and Three have agreed a deal to provide high-speed mobile coverage across the whole London Underground network for the first time, including in tunnels.
Ericsson and Vodafone are to launch a 5G lab in Spain, called the Vodafone 5G Lab. The innovation hub will ultimately deliver a significant step for 5G in the regio
Wireless Telecom Group's CommAgility brand is part of a consortium awarded funding from the UK government to develop 5G infrastructure for an Open RAN project.
Verizon has announced a 5G Edge computing partnership with Google Cloud and Ericsson.
The Office of The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), Siriraj Hospital, and Huawei have jointly launched the “Siriraj World Class 5G Smart Hospital”
Infinera and Telia Carrier have selected Infinera’s ICE6 800G solution for Telia Carrier’s global network after completing a successful trial of the technologyInfinera
EE will upgrade 4G in more than 2,000 areas by June 2024 as part of the Shared Rural Network initiative to extend coverage in rural areas across the UK.
BlackBerry and BMW Group have entered into a multi-year agreement to collaborate and develop technology for the automotive manufacturer’s next-generation vehicles
In partnership with charity, Hubbub, O2 has launched its ‘Phone Retriever’ service to encourage the public to rehome their old smartphones and fight digital exclusion this Christmas.
Apple has began the rollout of watchOS 8.3, bringing support for the new Apple Music Voice Plan and App Privacy Report
Cloud-based subscription management platform provider Zuora has joined the BlackBerry IVY Advisory Council
Nozomi Networks and BT have partnered to broaden BT’s portfolio of security solutions available for industrial and critical infrastructure organizations around the world.
Samsung and Viettel have started 5G commercial trials in Da Nang, the largest city in the Central Vietnam region.
EE’s latest brand campaign documents a real-life demonstration of the power of its Full Fibre Max broadband as it is used to land a plane from a UK home.
Volvo Car UK is providing its customers with additional security and safety of their car with the introduction of Vodafone's new vehicle tracking accessory.
UK mobile network operators have all agreed to switch off their 2G and 3G mobile data services by 2033 at the latest – freeing up room for 5G.
Nokia and CityFibre have successfully trialled the UK's first 25G PON network to support 5G transport. The digital campus testbed was set up at the University of Glasgow with three 5G sites backhauled to the core.
Optus has purchased 12 of the 16 lots of spectrum in the 850Mhz and 900Mhz bands for a total cost of AU$1.48 billion, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced on Wednesday.
Malaysian state agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) said on Monday that it will offer wholesale 5G services to telcos at no cost
Virgin Media O2 has completed the upgrade of its entire national network to gigabit speeds, delivering nearly two-thirds of the Government’s broadband ambition four years ahead of the target date
Vodafone’s smartwatch for kids, Neo, has launched a series of new Disney characters to its range – just in time for Christmas.
kia has deployed a private 5G standalone wireless network for Volkswagen at the car maker’s main plant in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Vodafone has launched its ‘ReBoxing Day’ campaign, to encourage the UK to donate its old tech and return Boxing Day to its original purpose – a day of giving.
Virgin Media O2 has connected its entire network of 1.2 million homes in Scotland to gigabit broadband.
Amazon has launched AWS Private 5G, a new managed service that helps enterprises set up and scale private 5G mobile networks in their facilities in days instead of months.
Nokia has been selected by Ooredoo Group to bring multiple technologies and services, including 5G, to customers in Middle East, North Africa and South-east Asia as part of a multi-country, five-year deal.
O2 and The Big Issue have teamed up to see over 200 of the magazine’s vendors receive free data plans every month.
Virgin Media O2 has connected more than 6,100 homes in Bruton Park, Newcastle and Longbenton, North Tyneside to its Gigabit network.
CityFibre has successfully deployed its first 800 Gb/s backbone wavelength in partnership with leading network technology solutions vendor, Ciena.
BlackBerry and L-SPARK have launched the third phase of their joint accelerator program, which aims to accelerate Canadian technology start-ups that are focused on vehicle connected services and cloud connectivity to the vehicle.
CityFibre has named Lincoln as the next UK city in line for a multi-million-pound investment in its digital infrastructure – a move that will see it become one of the world’s best-connected communities
Ericsson and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) have agreed an initial three-year research and development (R&D) partnership focused on three research projects
BlackBerry QNX is to power the Cockpit Domain Controller For Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) XUV700 SUV. The deployment marks a significant Indian automotive market expansion for BlackBerry.
Nokia is conducting a 5G standalone (SA) network trial with Chubu Telecommunications Co., Inc (ctc), a subsidiary of KDDI, in Japan.
visual content moderation software company, Image Analyzer, has been selected to receive a share of the UK Government’s Safety Tech Challenge Fund to find new ways to detect Child Sexual Abuse Material
Atos and the CEA’s Military Applications Division (CEA/DAM) have launched the first partition of “EXA1”, a supercomputer developed together based on Atos’ BullSequana XH2000 architecture, which is among the world’s 500 most powerful machines.
Virgin Media O2 and the Good Things Foundation, has launched a National Databank with the aim of helping to tackle data poverty. The launch is in response to the data crisis in the UK, with 1.5 million homes currently without internet access
BT has developed an epidemiology-based cybersecurity prototype, “Inflame”, which uses deep reinforcement learning to enable enterprises to automatically detect and respond to cyber-attacks before they compromise a network.
Virgin Media O2 has unveiled the first of its new electric vehicles (EVs), as it works to transition its entire fleet to EVs by 2030.
Following a deal with CityFibre, Vodafone is set to become Britain’s largest full fibre broadband provider. Vodafone will offer full fibre to more homes than any other provider thanks to investing in partnerships with both Openreach and CityFibre.
BT and OneWeb have agreed terms for a new Distribution Partner Agreement, with OneWeb to provide Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communication services across BT Group.
BT has been appraised at maturity Level 3 of ISACA’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for its Enterprise Managed Services offering. This marks BT as the only organisation in the UK to successfully publish an appraisal at this level.
In the next phase of its 5G rollout, EE has switched on indoor 5G at more than 50 sites across the UK to deliver high-performance connectivity for its customers.
Unified Comms, Contact Centre and Cyber Solutions provider, Babble, has acquired Digital Communications Systems Ltd (DCS) and Halo Communications Ltd (Halo)
Ericsson has launched an end-to-end solution that the company say will guarantee consistent low latency and high reliability demanded by time-critical applications and services for consumers, enterprises, and public sector.
West Berkshire Council has awarded a major contract to Virgin Media Business to supply Full Fibre infrastructure to schools, doctor’s surgeries and public libraries across Berkshire by March 2022.
EE revealed today that the network has blocked more than 42million spam and scam texts. Since July 2021, EE has introduced an anti-spam filter that prevents messages reaching customers by blocking them
Virgin Media has launched its new Hub 5, powered by WiFi 6 technology, which will deliver even faster speeds to connected devices throughout the home.
Virgin Media O2 has launched its first ever joint product, Volt, bringing together broadband from Virgin Media with mobile connectivity from O2.
Verizon, Samsung and Qualcomm have reached upload speeds of 711 Mbps in a lab trial using aggregated bands of mmWave spectrum.
Virgin Media O2 has successfully demonstrated delivering 2,200Mbps broadband speeds to homes in Edinburgh and Birmingham in real-world trials.
Nokia has expanded the Industry 4.0 digitalization enabler application ecosystem running on the newly launched Nokia MX Industrial Edge. Nokia partners will help address enterprise demands for Industry 4.0 capabilities and use cases. MX
