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Materials and Components
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News | 30 Aug 2024
UK altnets ‘keeping pace’ on FTTP, says Point Topic
- Research firm reports that fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) subs growth in UK is faster among altnets than major ISPs
- Altnets accounted for nearly 30% of retail UK FTTP connections at the end of Q2 2024; market leader BT had a 37% share
- Stinging rebuke for Virgin Media O2’s “premium pric
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News | 10 Jul 2024
Cable ops are lab-testing 'enhanced' DOCSIS 3.1, CommScope says
CommScope says operators are using new software to fuel lab tests of an upgraded, enhanced form of DOCSIS 3.1 that beefs up downstream speeds. Field trials are expected to begin later this year.
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News | 13 Jun 2024
Turning up the heat on next-generation semiconductors
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News | 15 Apr 2024
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.
The Cables
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News | 20 Mar 2024
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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News | 21 Nov 2023
Fujitsu develops world's first technology for real time CPU and GPU processing optimization to address global GPU shortage
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News | 29 Sep 2023
Vodafone and partners shine light on new silicon photonic chips
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Event | 30 May 2023
UKTIN | Investment Workout
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Event | 30 May 2023
UKTIN | Innovation Workout
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News | 04 May 2023
MWC 2024 - UK Pavilion space on open sale
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News | 02 May 2023
Experiments bring hope for 6G above 100 GHz
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News | 11 Apr 2023
Vodafone flaunts its energy saving efforts
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News | 04 Apr 2023
SONIC Labs Showcase: UKTIN’s highlights
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News | 03 Apr 2023
5G helping to increase manufacturing efficiency and flexibility
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News | 03 Apr 2023
GALLIUM NITRIDE AND SILICON CARBIDE FIGHT FOR GREEN TECH DOMINATION
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News | 29 Mar 2023
MWC Barcelona 2023: UKTIN’s highlights
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News | 29 Mar 2023
The Role Of Autonomous Networks For Edge And Distributed Deployments
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News | 29 Mar 2023
ESA, UK Space Agency back chips for satellite terminals
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News | 29 Mar 2023
Perspectives on Diversification: The Compound Semiconductor Centre (CSC)
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News | 29 Mar 2023
Tackling the fastest growing waste stream: E-waste
Written by Alfred Osiko for GSMA.com
Reflections from the Global Off Grid Solar Forum & Expo 2022
Between 18 and 21 October 2022, the GSMA ClimateTech joined the seventh edition of the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo in Kigali, Rwanda hosted by GOGLA (the global association for the off-grid solar energy industry) in coll