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Against the backdrop of massive industry change, including ambitions to meet net zero, worldwide food production pressures and increasing UK food security concerns due to Ukraine’s ongoing invasion, our farming communities are in a challenging period.

Unlike the move from 3G to 4G, the transition to 5G has been fairly seamless. It is expected that 5G coverage will have reached 60 per cent of the world’s population by 2026, making it the fastest ever mobile network deployment.

Electromagnetic radiation concerns in 5G NR 5G and the associated new technologies such as beamforming and frequencies above 3 GHz have raised a large number of discussions among the population.

Many people are unaware of the benefits of 5G or misunderstand what it is. This is often because the information publicly available about 5G uses technical jargon, which makes it difficult to understand and explain to others.

Leading UK engineers and technologists have found 5G to be just as safe as 4G, 3G and Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), quashing misinformation and conspiracy theories that surround the latest mobile technology.

A simple guide to mobile telecoms masts

Covering everything that local authorities, consumers and citizens may want to know about mobile telecoms masts: what they are for, the different types of masts, their component parts and why we need them

5G will benefit our economy and society.

It will be better at doing the things that 4G does already, but significantly it will offer faster and more reliable mobile internet.

5G will benefit our economy and society. It will be better at doing the things that 4G does already, but significantly it will offer faster and more reliable mobile internet. It will also do things that 4G cannot.

The evolving operations challenges enterprises face related to coverage, capacity, reliability, and control require new communications capabilities beyond traditional public networks. These challenges coupled with emerging technologies are pushing private 4G or 5G networks to the market faster.

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.

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.

New criteria to give certainty to world-class research organisations, helping to attract greater private investment and grow the UK economy.

O2 has upgraded its mobile network in and around Wembley Stadium ahead of a roster of big sports and music events.

More than 2.5 million people are apparently set to flock to the stadium this summer for events including the FA Cup final, seven Oasis shows and the Dua Lipa O2 Priority gig.

Signals Surging Momentum in Quantum Adoption Across Industries

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) will combine its B2B arm with Daisy Group in a deal that might not go down too well with some of the latter's customers.

Under the agreement, Daisy will be consolidated into VMO2 Business, with each party respectively controlling 30% and 70% of the combined entity.

The cybersecurity industry is rushing to confront a new identity crisis — not for people, but for AI agents that act autonomously and now need to be managed like employees.

SK Telecom Co. may face losses of up to 7 trillion won (US$5 billion) over the next three years due to declining revenue and the possible waiving of early termination fees following a major data breach that has shaken consumer trust, the company's chief executive officer (CEO) said Thursday.

• Many major European telcos have been urging the region’s lawmakers to relax M&A and competition rules
• They claim that the only way Europe can compete is to allow companies to gain greater national and regional scale
• Now the EC has started a consultation process on its merger guid

• Together with Ericsson, Vodafone has introduced a new era of tunnel connectivity with the deployment of innovative multiband mobile radio antennas in the Arlinger Tunnel near Pforzheim, Germany
• This installation marks the first operational use of Ericsson’s advanced antenna technology from Ericsson Antenna S