Technology

• Ofcom plans to maintain pro-competition regulation to bring faster, more reliable connections to businesses and communities across the UK to boost economic growth
• Full-fibre broadband projected to reach almost all homes and businesses by 2027 with right support

Full-fibre broadband is on

As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives. 

• AT&T has successfully tested a new technology that can transport data at 1.6 terabits per second, which is four times faster than the current top speed on our network.
• For customers, this shows that AT&T’s network can now support faster and more efficient connectivity, improving the performance of in

A group of UK telcos led by Vodafone has launched a new bit of kit to keep the modem lights on during a power cut.

The GSMA has announced the release of new specifications for Rich Communication Services (RCS), the chief upshot of which is secure messaging between Android and iOS devices.

UK communications regulator Ofcom is ramping up its execution of new powers granted by the contentious Online Safety Act and will punish online platforms that censor insufficiently.

Following on from the Secretary of State for DSIT’s speech at the Tech UK Conference which announced additional funding for 5GIR programme, DSIT has

Following the landmark global SEP judgment in Lenovo’s favor by the UK Court of Appeal on 28 February 2025, Ericsson has refused to accept the interim licence terms.

It’s the era of box office events driving huge online traffic, and in the case of Taylor Swift, literally the ‘Eras’. During her tour she smashed records for the most mobile data used during a standalone concert at Wembley Stadium.

We are delighted to announce that UKTIN is set to continue from April 2025 with a set of activities which address priorities that have been refreshed in consultation with the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) Future Networks Programme. 

Vodafone UK and Ericsson have successfully reduced daily power consumption of 5G Radio Units by up to 33% in trial sites across London.

UK operator group Virgin Media O2 says it will spend £700 million on upgrading and extending its mobile network this year alone.

VMO2 explained it will spend the cash on new masts, small cells and 4G and 5G upgrades, as well as rolling out new spectrum and increasing automation in its networks.

As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives. 

Nokia has delivered the first cellular network to the Moon and validated ‘key aspects’ of the network’s operation, though making the first lunar cellular call remains an elusive milestone.

Young people across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire now have access to a new virtual work experience portal designed to help them explore career opportunities, develop key skills, and gain real-world insights into different industries.

The company is implementing a strategy across the board beginning with crypto-agility and post-quantum cybersecurity to seize the opportunity emerging in the world of security to meet the challenge posed by quantum computing.

Hello – I’m Simon Saunders, an independent telecoms advisor. I am an honorary professor at the University of Bristol, a visiting professor at King's College London and Chair of the UKTIN Wireless Networking Technologies Expert Working Group.

Strengthening U.S. Innovation and Advancing the Open RAN Ecosystem

Summary

• Jio Platforms Limited (JPL), along with AMD, Cisco, and Nokia, plans to build an Open Telecom AI Platform to redefine telecom operations with cutting-edge AI integration

• Company unveils world’s leading Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF, bringing connectivity leadership to Android smartphones.
• 5G Open RAN is here.

Newbury, UK and Midland, TX. US - Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone) (LSE: VOD), a leading European and African telecommunications company, and AST SpaceMobile Inc.

Partnership to advance equipment vendor adoption and operator deployment of virtualized 4G and 5G Open RAN mobile networks

As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives. 

• Nokia completes acquisition of Infinera to create innovation powerhouse in optical networks, with the scale to power the data center revolution
• Brings together two pioneering leaders in the optical networks market.
• Creates an optical networks powerhouse – underpinned by the cutting-edge research of Nokia Bell Labs – with the