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

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, global Network Security revenue reached $6.4 B in 2Q 2025, growing 8 percent year-over-year (Y/Y).

• Virgin Media O2 has switched on its next generation 5G Standalone network in 500 towns and cities across the UK
• The operator’s 5G Standalone network is now the biggest in the UK, reaching more than 70% of the UK’s population, and is available to customers at no extra cost
• Bakewell became the latest location to benefit from V

Companies will advance next generation quantum-secured satellite communications on Honeywell’s QKDSat Project with the European Space Agency, sponsored by the UK, Belgian, Austrian, Canadian, and Czech Republic Space Agencies

• 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

We’ve reported a few times this year abo

Hi, I’m Matthew Izatt-Lowry, the Head of Economics at FarrPoint, a consultancy headquartered in Edinburgh that advises on digital connectivity, telecoms infrastructure and data centres. Previously, I worked for the Scottish Government as an economist. 

• EE customers in Manchester and Edinburgh are now experiencing faster, more reliable mobile connectivity, thanks to a groundbreaking new technology that’s transforming how mobile networks operate.
• In a world-first deployment, EE has introduced Ericsson’s Advanced RAN Coordination (ARC) solution – an innovatio

• US President Donald Trump is visiting the UK
• Digital infrastructure investments are among the related business announcements made to coincide with the occasion
• Google, Microsoft, Nvidia and more are to provide the technology that enables the UK’s sovereign cloud and AI services

• BT’s new strategy is to focus on the UK market
• It is seeking to offload, or attract joint investors for, its international assets
• BT has agreed to sell Radianz, which provides secure networking services to the global financial sector, to US-based Transaction Network Services (TNS)

• After 15 years at the helm, Greg Mesch is moving upstairs to be vice chairman at UK altnet CityFibre
• He is replaced as CEO by group chief operating officer Simon Holden

Major UK fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) altnet CityFibre has a new CEO after Greg Mesch, who had been at the helm since t

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.

• New Point Topic report shows FTTP coverage now reaches nearly 80% of all UK premises
• Overbuilding means almost a third of UK households now have at least two fibres passing their front door while some have as many as four – too many?
• But overbuilding is now slowing as further altnet

Monzo is reportedly working on the launch of a mobile phone service in the UK, clearly looking to build on the success of its digital banking offer.

Some research by SecureFlag, a firm which specialises in secure coding training, claims senior technology leaders have reported high rates of security breaches linked to insecure code.

The number of data centres in the UK is set to increase by almost a fifth, according to figures shared with BBC News.

Data centres are giant warehouses full of powerful computers used to run digital services from movie streaming to online banking - there are currently an estimated 477 of them in the UK.

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.

A survey put together by Ciena and Heavy Reading reveals only 16% of surveyed telcos believe their optical networks are ‘very ready’ for AI.

P.H.O.N.E is a free customisable agreement to help parents and children set boundaries around the kids’ usage of smartphones and their behaviours.