Xiaomi shipped the most wearable band devices in the first quarter of this year, overtaking Apple, as the broader market witnessed an increase in demand, new analyst data shows.
The number of bands, ranging from basic bands to smartwatches, shipped globally during the three months to the end of March came in at 46.6 million, an increase of 13% on the same period last year, according to research from Canalys.
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, the Optical Transport equipment market declined 1 percent year-over-year in 1Q 2025. However, due to the strong demand for data center interconnect (DCI), particularly among large internet content providers, the optical equipment market in the North American region experienced a 24 percent year-over-year growth.
Netomnia leverages Adtran’s next-generation SDX 6400 Series to deliver ultra-high-speed service.
The project marks UK’s first commercial deployment of 50G PON over existing infrastructure.
Seamless integration with existing PON networks enables cost-effective scaling with no service disruption.
The future of telecoms doesn’t just depend on cutting-edge technology – it depends on people. As the UK pushes forward with next generation connectivity, from AI powered networks to 6G infrastructure, one challenge looms large: a growing skills gap. The telecoms industry is facing a shortage of talent in critical areas like AI, cloud computing.
beem is the new cybersecurity solution from Swisscom, specially developed for business customers of all sizes. By directly integrating cybersecurity into its network, Swisscom is setting new global standards. Protection is no longer primarily provided on devices or at company sites, but via the network.
The FCC has voted to look at the possibility of opening up more than 20,000 MHz of underused spectrum for satellite, a move that could prove something of a boon for companies operating from space.
Spectrum has become a contentious subject for the satellite industry of late, with players – one big name in particular – lobbying for more of it, while at the same time highlighting the ways in which certain mobile operators are not making the most of their holdings. Specifically, SpaceX has taken umbrage with Dish for sitting on valuable airwaves.
Three UK has successfully completed the first stage of a landmark trial – the UK’s first deployment of Open RAN technology in a dense urban environment. The trial was designed to test the viability of deploying Open RAN in a complex city setting. Glasgow city centre was selected to assess how the technology performs in busy, high-traffic areas, where integration with existing infrastructure and multiple technologies presents additional complexity.
Vodafone and chip firm MediaTek say they have reached a milestone by successfully testing 5G uplink speeds of up to 277 Mbps.
Vodafone and MediaTek used the former’s 5G Standalone (5G SA) network at its test facility near Madrid, Spain, with MediaTek’s M90 modem for the trial. MediaTek’s processor delivers download speeds of up to 12Gbps and boosts uplink performance by up to 20% based on the latest 5G specification - Release 17 – developed by industry body 3GPP, so says the release.
Microsoft has announced a new enterprise agentic platform called Microsoft Discovery, which purports to accelerate research times by giving scientists and engineers specialised AI agents to collaborate with.
Microsoft Discovery, launched at the Microsoft Build 2025 event taking place this week, is built on top of the tech giant’s Azure cloud platform and in short provides researchers access to specialised AI agents based on a “graph-based knowledge engine.”
Juniper Networks and ServiceNow have integrated some tools for a joint network and service automation product which they say is the first of its kind.