(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/disqis) Virgin Media has announced plans to extend its Project Lightning program to cover an additional 36,000 premises in Scotland by 2019. Project Lightning is a £3 billion investment by Virgin Media to expand its 300Mbps broadband and television network across the UK. The program aims to connect an extra four million premises, … Read more
Huawei has recorded its largest-ever revenue decline as international sanctions and ongoing global challenges continue to weigh on the company’s performance. In addition to the widespread effects of the pandemic and the global semiconductor shortage that have hit many technology firms, Huawei has faced targeted international restrictions resulting from national security concerns. These factors combined … Read more
Vodafone has joined six other leading companies in exploring practical quantum computing solutions through Digital Catapult’s latest innovation accelerator programme. This initiative is part of the Innovate UK-backed “Quantum Data Centre of the Future” project and is designed to speed up the adoption of quantum technologies across sectors such as telecommunications, transport and defence. Within … Read more
Singtel and global smart metering solutions provider EDMI have partnered to deploy a smart electricity metering infrastructure across Singapore. Both companies successfully tested smart electric meters using Singtel’s nationwide LTE Cat‑M1 cellular IoT network. This setup enables wireless transmission of near real‑time meter readings directly to the power grid, improving data availability and operational responsiveness. … Read more
China, long anticipated to become the largest market for TD-LTE, is sending mixed signals about when that future will arrive. China Mobile staged a public LTE demonstration in Hangzhou in March after more than a year of internal testing, aiming to impress media and government officials. At the same time, Shenzhen in southern China is … Read more
(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/meltonmedia) In a market where falling prices are expected, mobile data traffic nearly doubles each year. That surge is pushing mobile network operators (MNOs) to find ways to deliver a high-quality customer experience while remaining profitable. Several factors explain why the anticipated large-scale adoption of small cells has been slower than expected. The … Read more
The global market for switches and routers remains firmly dominated by a single vendor, according to the latest analysis from Synergy Research. Cisco commands roughly 51% of the overall market. Its dominance is especially pronounced in enterprise routers, where it holds about 63% share. Cisco also controls more than half of the Ethernet switching market … Read more
The US is experiencing a pronounced improvement in 5G performance as major carriers roll out newly acquired mid-band spectrum. Recent findings from Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence show notable gains in download speeds and overall network quality nationwide. T-Mobile remains the market leader, capitalizing on additional 2.5 GHz spectrum acquired in Auction 108. The carrier’s median 5G … Read more
Intel Corp is stepping back from the TV system-on-chip (SoC) market after struggling to compete with established rivals. According to an IHS market tracker report covering the first half of 2011, Intel’s share of the TV SoC market fell to just 2%, while MStar Semiconductor held approximately 39%. As a result, the Google partner plans … Read more
TIM (Telecom Italia) has opened one of the first OTIC (Open Test and Integration Center) laboratories in Europe. The new European OTIC Lab is hosted at TIM Group’s Innovation Laboratories in Turin and has been endorsed by the O-RAN Alliance. Founded in 2018 by a global group of network operators, the O-RAN Alliance aims to … Read more