(c)iStock.com/Hin255 Verizon has partnered with several major technology companies to accelerate the development and deployment of 5G networks. The company plans to begin field trials in 2016 and has formed collaborative working groups with Alcatel‑Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and Samsung through Verizon’s 5G Technology Forum. The forum also includes venture capital groups from both … Read more

With many countries still under lockdown, one fact stands out: telecom network infrastructure is essential for society to function. People have shifted priorities away from cars, luxury goods, and travel toward reliable internet connectivity at home. Without Wi‑Fi and robust broadband, remote work, streaming, video calls, online education, and countless everyday tasks become impractical. This … Read more

Four of Europe’s largest mobile operators have pledged to support and deploy Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN) solutions across their networks. In a joint statement, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone announced they will work together “to support the rollout of OpenRAN as the technology of choice for future mobile networks to the benefit of … Read more

While the overall UK fixed broadband market shows signs of stagnation, the shift to full-fibre technology is accelerating rapidly. Industry data indicates the UK’s fixed broadband sector recorded a net loss of around 14,000 subscribers in the second quarter of 2025, reducing total connections to approximately 28.91 million. Despite this plateau in overall subscriber numbers, … Read more

Digital transformation today looks very different than it did during the early cloud and SaaS era, largely because of the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI). AI workloads place far greater demands on infrastructure than traditional cloud applications. Modern AI models are often built from millions or even billions of parameters and consume large, continuous … Read more

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has warned that a Russian cyberattack on a NATO ally could prompt a collective response from the alliance. “We could see circumstances in which a collective response by the alliance to a cyberattack would be called by an ally,” Sullivan said. “That is absolutely something where we and … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/Rich Legg) Following the EU Commission’s rejection earlier this week of Three UK’s bid to acquire O2, several parties are reportedly considering offers for the operator — including the former head of EE and the founder of Virgin Mobile. Market watchers had expected another bidder to emerge if Hutchison CK’s proposed deal with … Read more

(c)iStock.com/MarekDlugos Over-the-top (OTT) content providers have reshaped how people use mobile phones. Messaging and calling apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and Skype now dominate communications, and new OTT services continue to appear rapidly. This shift has eroded traditional operators’ revenues and forced communications service providers (CSPs) to rethink how they deliver services to compete … Read more

Huawei says it has been treated unfairly by the US government and has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a ban on its equipment. On Wednesday, the Chinese telecommunications company appeared in the federal district court in Eastern Texas to request a permanent injunction against the ban. Huawei is also asking the court for a … Read more

South Korean fixed broadband provider SK Broadband announced it is doubling parts of its network capacity to accommodate rising Netflix traffic. To manage the increased demand, SK Broadband will raise its high-speed data transfer links from 50 Gbps to 100 Gbps. The operator said it will expand its international transit capacity to address customer complaints … Read more