Network Infrastructure

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.

More than a third of UK mobile mast hosts are considering walking away in response to government plans to expand rent-slashing rules, according to a survey by AP Wireless UK.

Millions of Vodafone and Three customers will enjoy the best of both networks at no extra cost, as VodafoneThree ramps up the pace on its mission to build the UK’s best network.

• Millions of Vodafone and Three customers will automatically use each other’s network, getting the best available coverage, at no extra cost

Hi, I’m Jenny Lennon, a Managing Director at Hyperfast Networks, which is a part of the Fibrus Group. Over the last two decades, I’ve delivered connectivity infrastructure projects at BT and Openreach NI, working at the forefront of Northern Ireland’s digital evolution.

• Deliberate sabotage by “malign actors” is increasing under the cloak of “plausible deniability”
• The immense amounts of vital data carried by submarine cable systems cannot be replaced or even ameliorated by satellites or microwaves 
• Lack of a coherent global strategy to countera

• Japan’s NEC and Toshiba are two of the leading lights in the quantum security sector
• They are claiming a quantum key distribution (QKD) ‘world first’
• The partners multiplexed and generated QKD signals in an all-optical network

In Japan, Toshiba, NEC and the Natio

The Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE), representing Europe’s leading sovereign cloud infrastructure providers, filed a formal appeal before the European General Court challenging the European Commission’s decision to approve Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware.

According to a newly published report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, the Broadband Access Equipment market is forecasted to grow at an average annual rate of 1.6% from 2024 to 2029, with total revenue peaking in 2028, driven by ongoing DOC