China is increasingly restricting the role of foreign telecom suppliers by limiting the use of equipment from Nokia and Ericsson as it pursues more independent technology networks and reduces exposure to Western influence. State-backed buyers—such as mobile operators, utilities and other industries—are scrutinising foreign bids more carefully, according to people familiar with the matter. Contracts … Read more

A deadline for broadband providers to implement Ofcom’s new, simplified switching process looks increasingly likely to be missed. The One Touch Switch initiative is designed to make it straightforward for customers to change broadband providers, similar to how people switch bank accounts or mobile networks. Under the new process, customers would no longer need to … Read more

Fox continues to try to reassure the public that a takeover of Sky would not concentrate media power or undermine Sky News’s editorial independence. Last month the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) indicated that 21st Century Fox’s proposed acquisition of Sky would not be in the public interest, despite a series of concessions the company … Read more

SK Telecom announced it has reached one million 5G subscribers just 140 days after launching its network in April. Currently, 5G subscribers make up more than 3.5% of SK Telecom’s total subscriber base of 28 million. The operator reports that its 5G user base grew as rapidly as its 4G LTE base did after launch. … Read more

IoT Tech Expo Global will return to Olympia London on 5-6 February 2025, placing the event at the heart of one of the world’s leading technology hubs. The expo brings together industry leaders, innovators, and technology specialists for an in-depth look at the latest advances in the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, and sustainable … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/GarethPriceGFX) Openreach, BT’s local access network business, has begun a trial in collaboration with Huawei that has demonstrated broadband speeds of 40Gbps. The trial used a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) connection running between the University of Suffolk, the Ipswich exchange, and BT’s R&D centre at Adastral Park. Using a single fiber optic cable, the partners … Read more

Deutsche Telekom is joining the Ethereum network as a validator following the blockchain’s transition to a far more energy-efficient consensus mechanism. In an event known as “The Merge,” Ethereum moved from Proof of Work — a process that relies on energy-intensive computations from powerful hardware — to Proof of Stake, which requires far less energy. … Read more

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it will launch a detailed Phase 2 investigation into the proposed merger between mobile operators Vodafone and Three. The competition regulator had previously raised concerns that the £11 billion ($13.92 billion) transaction could lead to higher consumer prices and reduced investment in the UK’s mobile networks. … Read more

Lumine Group, a division of Volaris Group dedicated to the communications and media sector, has acquired TOMIA, a leading provider of global connectivity monetisation solutions. TOMIA’s software streamlines and orchestrates essential inter-carrier business processes, including data and financial clearing, network roaming, real-time campaign management, and interconnect solutions. Major service providers across the industry rely on … Read more

Telecom networks are central to how people connect, pay, travel, and work. When a network outage occurs, disruption spreads quickly. What used to be a limited problem caused by a faulty update or a single routing error can now slow or halt major services because so many systems depend on the same shared infrastructure. Telecom … Read more