Nokia’s new 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) gateway with Wi-Fi 7 is supposed to enable wifi speeds of up to 4Gbps.

The FastMile Gateway 4 is loaded with high-gain antennas (up to 8 dBi), and dual-band Wi-Fi 7 that can apparently be self-installed by the consumer in the home.

Qualcomm might just have something to worry about, as early indications suggest that Apple's first 5G modem is up to snuff.

Network test and measurement specialist Ookla has been gathering data from early adopters in the US to see how the C1 – which made its debut in February on Apple's expensive entry-level iPhone 16e – fares in the real world.

Hello – I’m Sideqe Askre, an Engineering Technician at the University of Sheffield’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. I am responsible for seven communication labs, equipment maintenance, training and inductions, health and safety paperwork and internal and external customers. 

• Japanese tech giant SoftBank Group already owns a majority stake in UK chip designer Arm 
• Now it is adding US chip developer Ampere Computing to its portfolio
• The catalyst, as in many cases these days, is AI and its infrastructure demands
• It would also give SoftBank Group an additional pitch in the radio access network (RAN) infrastructure sector

SoftBank Group, the Japanese technology and investment giant founded and run by its chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son, has taken the next

• Telco spending on network technology dipped by 11% year on year in 2024, according to research firm Dell’Oro Group
• The only sector that didn’t shrink was fixed broadband equipment 
• Don’t expect a recovery – overall, telco spending on network gear is expected to be flat this year, notes the Dell’Oro team
• Huawei is still the biggest vendor (even excluding China)

Network equipment vendors hoping to see an uptick in telco spending in 2025 might need to think again, according to the

DSIT and UKTIN hosted Connected Reflections Live at The Minster Building on Wednesday the 19th of March. The exclusive showcase celebrated groundbreaking innovations, ecosystems, and market-shaping insights from the Future Network Programmes.

Keith Bullock, Director of DSIT’s Future Network Programmes opened the day by referring to the event as “an opportunity to gather everyone involved and reflect on what has happened. We also need to understand where digital infrastructure is heading, “ he said.

The UKTIN Strategic Groups bring together academic and industry leaders and experts, governmental and regulatory specialists, and representative bodies to cohesively communicate the needs of the broader ecosystem and propose a shared public and private sector strategic vision for UK telecoms. 

UKTIN spoke to Professor Maziar Nekovee, Chair of The Academic Future Networks Strategic Group to learn more about the group’s most recent paper. 

• Ofcom plans to maintain pro-competition regulation to bring faster, more reliable connections to businesses and communities across the UK to boost economic growth
• Full-fibre broadband projected to reach almost all homes and businesses by 2027 with right support

Full-fibre broadband is on course to become available to almost the entire country by 2027, Ofcom has announced, as the regulator sets out how it plans to continue to drive industry momentum for the final phase of the rollout.

As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives. 

The UK government will invest £20.4 billion in research and development this year, reinforcing the government’s commitment to back the UK’s R&D ecosystem to drive economic growth, raise living standards and fund public services. The aim is to position the UK at the forefront of global innovation and progress. 

• AT&T has successfully tested a new technology that can transport data at 1.6 terabits per second, which is four times faster than the current top speed on our network.
• For customers, this shows that AT&T’s network can now support faster and more efficient connectivity, improving the performance of internet services, including streaming videos, using AI applications, virtual reality, cloud computing, and more.
• The trial took place over a 296-kilometer route between Newark, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, using