Flexi-DAS
Flexi-DAS is developing highly flexible Distributed Antenna System (DAS) radio heads/units based on field-programmable flexible radio chipsets and Radio Frequency Identification cards.
Northern Ireland
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Enterprises Double Down to Counter AI-centric Threats, Shrugging off Tariffs
According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, global Network Security revenue reached $6.2 B in 1Q 2025, expanding 12 percent year-over-year (Y/Y).
Reflections on the ITU-T SG15 meeting, Geneva
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Vendors Focus on Wi-Fi 7 and AI for Networks
According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, enterprise class Wireless LAN (WLAN) revenue increased by 11 percent on year-over-year basis. The adoption of latest technology, Wi-Fi 7, continued its ascent, reaching 12 percent of units shipped worldwide.
Orange buys into Eutelsat's LEO capabilities
Orange has announced a new deal with Eutelsat that will enable it to add LEO connectivity into its portfolio of satellite-based communications services.
The French telecoms group is spending on low earth orbit (LEO) connectivity at a time when the technology is really starting to find its feet, but at this stage it appears that it is not doing anything particularly groundbreaking with it.
Latest smartphone market downgrade not just about tariffs
Another analyst firm has downgraded its growth forecast for the global smartphone market, but while US tariffs are a key reason for the shift, there are other issues at play, including weakness in China.
Counterpoint Research on Wednesday revealed that it has revised down its predictions for this year. Having previously expected 4.2% year-on-year growth in smartphone shipments in 2025, it is now looking at a 1.9% increase.
That's quite a change, and the headline reason behind it is of course the tariff issue.
Vodafone’s Travel eSIM extended to 700 global networks
Vodafone has launched a new digital travel platform centred around its Travel eSIM, and has extended it to 206 destinations on 700 networks, which will be supported by GenAI customer service.
VodafoneThree begins a new era of connectivity for the UK
- Unprecedented £11bn investment is one of the largest privately funded infrastructure programmes in the UK, connecting all four nations and every community
- VodafoneThree is the only mobile network operator with a fully funded, regulated and guaranteed network build plan, reaching 99.95% 5G Standalone population coverage by 2034 and at its peak creating approximately 13,000 jobs
- Within just two weeks, through sharing of combined spectrum, 7 million