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UK altnet nexfibre passes 1 million homes with FTTP
The fibre network operator says it “is on track to become the second-largest competitive network in just its second year of operation”
Just 14 months since launching commercial services, fu
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Join the inaugural UK Telecoms Innovation Ecosystem Conference
The £30 Billion UK telecoms sector is grounded in a proud history of innovation. Looking ahead innovation and adoption has never been more important to the sector and the UK economy given strategic challenges and opportunities including net zero, cyber security, AI, digital inclusion, market maturity and others.
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Meet Cape: The US’s new “private” MVNO
New Washington D.C.-based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Cape has raised $61 million in three financing rounds.
Cape operates as an full MVNO on the UScellular network.
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Samsung and Qualcomm Achieve Innovative Industry-First Milestone With Advanced Modulation Technology
Companies increased downlink speeds over 20% by using the latest 1024 QAM technology
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VMO2 taps Starlink’s LEO satellites to boost SRN rollout
Virgin Media is using Starlink’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology to provide mobile backhaul for some of the country’s most remote locations to accelerate its Shared Rural Network (SRN) rollout.
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How organisations are embracing semiconductors
As a part of UKTIN’s semiconductors-themed month, we spoke to Dr. Ebrahim Bushehri, CEO of Lime Microsystems.
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Orange Introduces Augtera Network AI Platform to offer best-in-class quality of service and customer experience
Augtera Networks, the industry leader in AI/ML-powered Network Operations platforms, and Orange, today announced that Orange is adding Augtera Network AI platform to its NOC tools to leverage AI/ML in daily network operations. This will enable Orange NOC to use AI capabilities to:
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CMA outlines growing concerns in markets for AI Foundation Models
The move from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) follows its initial report on AI Foundation Models (FMs) last year.
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Broadband boost for 380,000 rural premises as UK Government investment reaches £1.3 billion
Thousands of remote homes and businesses to benefit from lightning-fast broadband as new figures show a record £714 million invested in the broadband rollout so far this year.
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Introducing the Semiconductors Expert Working Group
The UKTIN Expert Working Groups bring together academic and industry leaders and experts, governmental and regulatory specialists, and representative bodies to explore the opportunities, gaps and challenges in the UK telecoms ecosystem.
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A Day in the Life of Ronald Wilting
Hello, I’m Ronald Wilting, the CEO of Forefront RF. I have been working in the telecoms sector for 30 years, with a focus on semiconductors. Over the course of my career, I’ve worked in various roles, from technical engineers at start-ups to senior executive roles at multinational organisations.
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Samsung knocks Apple off the smartphone throne
Samsung reclaimed the global smartphone market crown from its fierce rival Apple in the first quarter of 2024, during which the total volume of device shipments increased by 7.8%, according to IDC.
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Qualcomm Announces Breakthrough Wi-Fi Technology and Introduces New AI-Ready IoT and Industrial Platforms at Embedded World 2024
At the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
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United States and Japan Announce Two New University-Corporate AI Partnerships Worth $110 Million
As part of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s historic state visit to the United States, on April 9, 2024, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, U.S.
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South Korea to invest $7 billion in AI in bid to retain edge in chips
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday his country will invest 9.4 trillion won ($6.94 billion) in artificial intelligence by 2027 as part of efforts to retain a leading global position in cutting-edge semiconductor chips.
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Everything you need to know about the UKTIN NTN Expert Working Group Future Capability Paper
UKTIN spoke to Barry Evans, Chair of UKTIN’s NTN Expert Working Group to learn more about its Future Capability Paper, which was published today. You can find more information on the future capability paper series here.
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Google plans two new subsea cables from US to Japan
Google has announced a $1billion investment to expand its Central Pacific Connect Initiative, which includes delivering two new subsea cables, Proa and Taihei.
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Eutelsat OneWeb launches trial services with British Antarctic Survey
Eutelsat Group announces it has launched low Earth orbit services in Antarctica for British Antarctic Survey (BAS), a world-leading centre for polar science and polar operations.
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Microsoft announces London AI hub
Microsoft AI, the newly launched Microsoft organisation that is tasked with helping the company advance its consumer AI products has announced it is opening an AI hub in London.
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Virgin Media O2 Business partners with the Office for National Statistics to support the UK Government with mobility insights
Virgin Media O2 Business has been selected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as a strategic partner to provide mobility data. The anonymised data will be used to support UK Government work at national and local levels, providing insights that reveal population dynamics, travel patterns, and other movement trends.
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Telefónica Tech launches new cybersecurity platform
Telefónica Tech has launched its global vulnerability management service into a solution that manages the entire attack surface of companies to anticipate threats and prevent attacks.
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UK, US sign ‘landmark’ agreement on AI safety
The UK and US have signed a landmark deal to work together to test advanced AI.
The agreement, which was signed on Monday, will see both countries work together to develop “robust” methods for evaluating the safety of AI tools and its systems.
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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).