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Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Helen Duncan

Hello, I’m Helen Duncan, Chief Executive Officer at Blueshift Memory, a next-generation computing technology company in Cambridge. I have also managed my content agency, MWE Media, and sit on various committees including the UKTIN Semiconductor Expert Working Group. 

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GSMA says Europe’s 5G adoption lags behind other regions

While 5G will become the dominant mobile technology in Europe by 2026, the mobile industry lobby group says ‘urgent policy reforms’ are needed to drive access to investment to keep the continent competitive globally.

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Dell’Oro says FWA spend is surging

Analyst Dell’Oro has revised upward estimates of total FWA equipment revenue for the 2023-2027 period by 17%, and says long-term subscriber growth is expected to occur in emerging markets in Southeast Asia and MEA.

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Xiaomi closes in on Apple and Samsung in global smartphone market

  • After a couple of declines, the global smartphone market grew by 6.4% in 2024
  • Apple and Samsung are still the market leaders but their market shares dipped below 19%
  • Xiaomi made great strides, growing its annual market share to 13.6%, according to IDC
  • The inf

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Register to tour the UK Innovation Pavilion at MWC

New for 2025, visit the UK Innovation Pavilion to see the latest R&D, innovations and opportunities available across the UK.

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5G Innovation Region: Growing Sussex

The 5G Innovation Region (5GIR) programme has seen 10 regions throughout the UK receive a share of £36m of funding as part of our wider programme to drive 5G adoption.

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WBA calls for unified approach to 6G as wireless industry faces fragmentation

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has called for collaboration between Wi-Fi, cellular, and other wireless technologies in its newly released 6G vision statement, warning that industry fragmentation could threaten the goal of achieving truly ubiquitous connectivity.

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SNS JU R&I Work Programme 2025 Released

SNS JU publishes its Annual Work Programme and announces €128 million funding for 6G research and innovation in 2025.

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DSIT’s Future Networks Programme: Rural Industries

As the Future Network Programme concludes, 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. 

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Hackers breach Telefónica's internal ticketing system, stealing 2.3GB of data

Telefónica is the latest global operator to be targeted by bad actors after hackers breached its internal ticketing system.

BleepingComputer reports that Telefónica admitted its systems had been breached, with the operator “currently investigating the extent of the incident”.

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Ericsson launches AI assistant to simplify 5G network management

Ericsson has unveiled its generative AI-powered NetCloud Assistant (ANA).

In a bid to simplify 5G network administration, ANA reads, interprets and generates new text and graphical content, rather than just providing links to existing resources, like traditional chatbots, the telecoms giant revealed.

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US awards $117 million in funding for Open RAN kit

The US government has awarded just over US$117 million in funding for the development of commercially viable Open RAN hardware.

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Spotlight on 5G

Spotlight on 5G is back! From 3-6 March, we’ll bring you comprehensive, multimedia coverage of the hottest industry news, game-changing announcements, cutting-edge solutions, and groundbreaking product launches that take place at MWC25.

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The Green Network Summit

The more energy efficient the network, the more sustainable it is to operate.

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T-Mobile US to spend $600 million on ad firm Vistar

T-Mobile US has agreed to buy out-of-home advertising specialist Vistar Media in a US$600 million deal in a bid to tap into non-telco revenue opportunities.

Essentially, this is a major telecoms operator having another crack at the advertising space despite the fact that many of its peers have failed before.

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UK government to throw £7 million at 120 AI projects

The UK has announced it will fund 120 projects to test how AI might help out businesses, the day after it announced its wider AI Opportunities Action Plan.

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Vodafone Spain, MasOrange to form Europe's largest fibre network company

Vodafone Spain and MasOrange have officially signed a binding agreement to launch a new fibre network company in Spain.

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Italy Plans $1.6 Billion SpaceX Telecom Security Deal

Italy is in advanced talks with Elon Musk’s SpaceX for a deal to provide secure telecommunications for the nation’s government — the largest such project in Europe, people with knowledge of the matter said Sunday.

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Supplier selected to transform digital connectivity at Harwell Campus

Technology laboratories, startups and research institutions at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, near Didcot, are set to benefit from enhanced wireless 5G connectivity.

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China targets further 5G expansion in 2025

  • China ended last year with almost 4.2 million 5G base stations, according to the country’s tech minstry
  • That number is set to increase by more than 7% this year
  • China’s three main operators already boast almost 1.2 billion 5G connections between them

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Flowerbed sensors cut watering time and save £32k

Smart sensors have saved £32,000 by reducing how much city centre flowerbeds needed watering through the summer months.

The Smart City programme in Wrexham has also seen smart benches installed with free USB and wireless phone charging points powered by solar power.

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US court strikes down FCC's net neutrality rules

A US appeals court has struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) latest attempt to enforce network neutrality rules, ruling that broadband internet service providers (ISPs) are classified as offering “information services” rather than “telecommunications services”.

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WM5G launches new era for adult social care

Up to 1,000 citizens across the West Midlands will benefit from improved social care provision, thanks to a groundbreaking collaboration between Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton Local Authorities’ Adult Social Care Teams. 

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Connected Futures Festival – 26 March

Join the University of Bristol and its partners in JOINER, REASON and EPSRC Federated Hubs to learn, debate and discover what our future connected world can enable.