The UK Space Agency is launching a £3.5 million funding initiative aimed at testing hybrid connectivity solutions in some of Britain’s most isolated locations. Despite significant advances in superfast and gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure…
A new weapon against fraud has been unveiled: an AI granny named Daisy who has been appointed ‘Head of Scammer Relations’. Deployed by Virgin Media O2, Daisy’s primary mission is to engage scammers in long-winded conversations—wasting their time and re…
The mobile industry in Sub-Saharan Africa, a critical driver of digitalisation, is projected to boost its contribution to the region’s GDP from $140 billion in 2023 to $170 billion by 2030. This growth – unveiled in the GSMA’s Mobile Econom…
Virgin Media O2 has installed the UK’s first 5G standalone small cells, delivering enhanced urban mobile connectivity. The deployment, in central Birmingham, targets some of the city’s busiest areas and has already demonstrated impressive r…
Elisa has revealed plans to deploy Nokia’s Lightspan MF solution for Europe’s first 100G PON trial. Elisa’s deployment of Nokia’s fibre solution will position it as Europe’s first provider to exhibit 25G, 50G, and 100G Passive Optical…
UK armed forces will have access to new Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities following a contract for a satellite named Juno. The £40 million project is being spearheaded by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL). The initi…
The O-RAN Alliance, a global community driving the open radio access network (O-RAN) ecosystem, has released a report evaluating multiple spectrum aggregation techniques. Initiated and led by Mavenir, the report delves into the technical intricacies of…
NEC and Cisco are combining their respective expertise in wireless and core networking technologies to deliver an enterprise private 5G solution. The solution integrates Cisco’s 5G SA Core and Cloud Control Centre with NEC’s validated radio…
Nokia is partnering with Lenovo to modernise data centre networking for AI and machine learning workloads. The collaboration will merge Lenovo’s ThinkSystem AI-ready servers and storage capabilities with Nokia’s data centre network solution…
Intelsat has announced that its 33e satellite has experienced a catastrophic power failure while in geostationary orbit. The incident – which occurred on 19 October – has left customers across Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia Pacific without service. …