Network Infrastructure

As telco operators are on the cusp of major network and business transformation choices, we seek to provide a meeting place for the telco community to come together to discuss the short to mid-term challenges impacting the industry, and the opportunities to monetize networks and offer service differentiation.

A Holistic Study of Power Consumption and Energy Savings Strategies for Open vRAN Systems

The latest in the Telecom Trailblazers series.

Connected Britain is the UK’s leading event for next-generation broadband and connectivity. On September 24th and 25th, the conference brought together over 8,000 leaders from across telecoms, government, enterprise, and technology to provide a unique platform for shaping the future of the UK’s digital infrastructure.

The number of 5G connections worldwide is growing at a rate of knots and as such is projected to hit 9 billion by 2030.

The DSIT-funded UK 5G Innovation Regions (5GIR) programme has seen ten regions throughout the UK receive a share of £36 million of funding as part of a wider programme to drive 5G adoption.

SoftBank has developed a six-cell-capable HAPS payload and used it to deliver 5G connectivity from the sky in a field trial that will help pave the way for a service launch next year.

Hi there — I’m Joseph Chambers, a Digital Inclusion Consultant at FarrPoint. 

• The GSMA has published its latest report on global mobile internet connectivity
• It finds that 3.1 billion people are still not using a 4G or 5G network despite widespread availability
• 5G is said to reach 54% of the world’s population
• Meanwhile, 5G standalone

• UK fibre broadband altnet Community Fibre has been focusing more on building its customer base and less on network expansion for the past year or so
• That focus appears to be paying off, with its customer base growing by 33% over the past 12 months

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• Nozomi Networks, a global leader in OT, IoT and CPS security, defends organizations around the world from cyber threats and operational disruption
• The acquisition accelerates Nozomi's industrial cybersecurity innovation while maintaining its heterogeneous approach to supporting customers and partners

• Quantinuum is one of the world’s leaders in quantum computing
• It is working with a range of partners on multiple projects, including Japanese telco SoftBank Corp and Nvidia
• The company has just raised $600m at a valuation of $10bn

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• Nokia’s mobile networks chief, Tommi Uitto, says China is set to ban western vendors from its telecom equipment sector due to national security concerns
• Uitto wants the European Commission to get tougher with countries that haven’t yet banned Huawei and ZTE so Nokia can replace them

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Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) is a key concept being developed for 6G, which transforms cellular networks into radars and allows them to both sense their environment and communicate information about it.

This offering is designed to ensure future-proof protection of data as it moves across networks

The network consists of a three-node QKD deployment, connecting three locations within ADGM’s jurisdiction, with quantum devices installed at each site

The facility strengthens Netomnia’s position as the UK’s fastest-growing Alt-Net, supporting its path to profitability in 2025 and rollout target of five million premises by 2027.

The Federated Telecoms Hubs (FTH) are inviting industry representatives - including investors, SMEs, and large enterprises - to take part in their first industry survey. 

A report from VodafoneThree claims poor connectivity means SMEs in the UK’s tourism industry are leaving £1.5 billion of potential earnings on the table.

RtBrick released its 'State of Disaggregation' report,examining the current state of networks globally and telecom operators’ efforts to address surging customer demands.&nb

Hi, I’m Simon Rowell — after three years in the public sector, I’m now leading government affairs for a UK AI hyperscaler called Nscale. Previously, I worked as an adviser for Innovate UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and for DSIT for two years.

Research and consulting company STL Partners has revised down its outlook for mobile network API revenue – but it is still a lot higher than some other forecasts on the sector’s potential.

Senior insiders speak out against top operator leadership for lack of decisive backing and appetite to change, likely driving a network crunch by 2030, an RtBrick survey finds.