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Singtel teams with Cisco, Fortinet and Nokia on quantum-safe solutions
Singtel will partner with Cisco, Fortinet and Nokia to provide quantum security solutions to enterprises through its Quantum Safe Network (QSN).

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There's something in the water
The start of 2024 brought with it a slew of new subsea cable launches, and the end of 2023 closed in a similar fashion.

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Ciena, Toshiba demo quantum-safe network
The quantum computing era and its upsides and downsides might still be years away, but the threat to communications network security set to be posed by cyber criminals armed with quantum computers is already being addressed by multiple telcos and vendors, with Ciena and Toshiba the latest to team up and show off their quantum-safe networking cap

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New Omdia Research Reveals 2023 Semiconductor Market Revenue down 9% from 2022
Omdia’s latest Competitive Landscape Tool report reveals a downturn in the semiconductor industry, with revenue down 9% from $5

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Omdia: Global semiconductor supply chain set to see growth in 2024 as GenAI demand increases
New research from Omdia has revealed that the global semiconductor supply chain is forecasted to reach approximately $600 billion by 2024, having navigated through strategic inventory adjustments in recent quarters.

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Zayo expands connectivity across Europe with new Waves on Demand service
Service offers customers dedicated 100G Wave routes across the continent in just five working days

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Finchetto awarded £1m grant in SBRI Future Telecoms Challenge
UKTIN member company, Finchetto, has been awarded £1m to develop the world’s first fully optical switch for telecoms networks.

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European mobile operators and GSMA unveil a pioneering manifesto for Europe’s digital future
A new digital infrastructure framework that fosters investment, innovation, and a harmonized digital market must be a priority in the next EU mandate

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Eutelsat Group and Intelsat ink significant new deal for partnership on Eutelsat’s OneWeb Low Earth Orbit Constellation
- Strategic multi-year partnership valued at up to $500 million over duration, deepening long-standing cooperation between the two companies.
- Enabling Intelsat to expand integration of LEO into its GEO assets to deliver unparalleled customer solutions.
- Leveraging

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UK joins EU’s €11 billion chips scheme
Written by Nick Wood
The UK's semiconductor research efforts will receive a boost after the government joined the EU's Chips Joint Undertaking (JU).

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Cheers and jeers as US grapples with spectrum logjam
Various efforts in the US from both sides of the political aisle to free up more mobile spectrum have gone down well in some quarters, but not so well in others.

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Global telecoms kit market slides as carriers stop spending
And the picture remains gloomy into 2024.
New figures from Dell'Oro show a 5% year-on-year slide in the around US$100 billion market, a worse performance than it had expected, driven amongst other things by a slowdown in 5G and home broadband investments, as well as macroeconomic trends and the remains of a post-Covid hangover.

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AST SpaceMobile updates licensing administration of its satellite constellation
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ:

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OTT Business Messaging Traffic to Reach 175 Billion Globally by 2025, as Regulation Reduces Market Siloes
A study by Juniper Research, the foremost experts in telecommunications, has found that the total number of OTT (Over the Top) messages will increase from 120 billion in 2023 to over 175 billion in 2025; a substantial growth of over 70% in two y

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Brazil plans regulatory sandbox for direct-to-device satellites
Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has announced a regulatory sandbox designed to support trials for direct to device satellite connectivity.
Anatel’s board of directors have implemented the sandbox in light of Brazilian mobile providers Claro and TIM’s plans to conduct trials with AST Space Mobile.

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New Chip Opens Door to AI Computing at Light Speed
Penn Engineers have developed a new chip that uses light waves, rather than electricity, to perform the complex math essential to training AI. The chip has the potential to radically accelerate the processing speed of computers while also reducing their energy consumption.

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US Republicans introduce spectrum pipeline bill that favors high-power, licensed use
New bill requires at least 1,250 megahertz of spectrum between 1.3-13.2 GHz be auctioned for full-power, licensed commercial use

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KAIST researchers claim world’s first neuromorphic LLM chip
A research team at KAIST has developed the world’s first AI semiconductor capable of processing a large language model (LLM) with ultra-low power consumption using neuromorphic computing technology.

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Ericsson and Nokia plan foray into chip development
Ericsson and Nokia are reportedly expanding their in-house chip design capabilities to better compete in the 5G era.

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Toyota Material Handling puts entire US factory on Ericsson private 5G network
Toyota Material Handling, the US-based forklift truck manufacturer, is running its business critical operations at its 200,000 square-foot (19,000 square-metre) factory in Columbus, Indiana, “exclusively” over an Ericsson-made private 5G network in CBRS spectrum, it has said.

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Nokia and Siemens Mobility to deliver mission-critical comms for driverless Western Sydney Metro
- Nokia collaborates with Siemens Mobility to provide state-of-the-art IP/MPLS backbone communications network and Nokia NetGuard Cybersecurity solution for the new Sydney Metro - Western Sydney Airport line.
- Will support highly secure mission-critical applications and passenger services across the

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Vodafone extends collaboration with Intel on Open RAN
Companies increase the scope of the established collaboration with University of Málaga
Vodafone today announced an extension of its work with Intel on optimising advanced algorithms for use in Open Radio Access Networks (RAN) platforms.

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Rakuten Symphony unveils revolutionary network monitoring solution powered by eBPF Technology
BARCELONA – In a ground-breaking development, Rakuten Symphony is proud to announce the successful implementation and testing of its innovative eBPF technology within the fully virtualized radio access network of Rakuten Mobile.