Sponsored In today’s fast-paced environment, businesses need more than a reliable internet connection to genuinely transform. To stay competitive and capture new growth opportunities, organizations must be agile and efficient—adopting advanced technologies and tailored services with a holistic, long-term digital strategy. Companies that prioritize convenience and operational efficiency are the ones leading the market in … Read more

NTT, SK Group, and Chunghwa Telecom have committed $500 million to a fund focused on AI infrastructure built around the IOWN photonics architecture. Called the IOWN AI Fund and managed by the newly established IOWN Global Capital, the vehicle invests in companies building on the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) framework. The fund aims … Read more

Global consulting and technology services firm Prodapt, part of India’s 120-year-old Jhaver Group, is increasing its planned investment in the UK to £100 million. This enhanced commitment follows UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s April visit to India, where trade and national security were discussed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prodapt intends to deploy this investment … Read more

Facebook first unveiled its Terragraph gigabit Wi-Fi initiative in 2016, and now the project has its first major industry partner and a planned timeline for trials. Terragraph is designed as a cost-effective alternative to fibre broadband by using 60 GHz millimetre-wave wireless. The system leverages 802.11ad and emerging 802.11ay technologies to deliver multi-gigabit wireless links … Read more

AT&T is expanding high-speed internet to properties that lack fiber access by deploying G.fast technology. The company has rolled out G.fast services in eight metropolitan areas and is offering the service to multi-dwelling units (MDUs) in 14 additional cities. G.fast delivers internet over existing coaxial wiring to apartments and condominiums, providing speeds up to 500 … Read more

(c)iStock.com/rzoze19 Opinion Much of the discussion around connecting assets, products and spaces through the Internet of Things focuses on giving every physical object an internet connection. Many companies attempt this by using mobile data or enabling Wi‑Fi connectivity. While effective in some scenarios, those approaches introduce extra cost, complexity and security concerns. In the consumer … Read more

The scope of the UK government’s surveillance powers is vast, but a recent court ruling has declared aspects of those powers unlawful and could force the government to scale them back. Many of the contentious measures originated with the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA), emergency legislation rushed through Parliament in 2014. That was … Read more

Qualcomm has convened a wide-ranging coalition of industry partners to accelerate the development and global deployment of AI-native 6G networks. The initiative sets a milestone-driven roadmap with commercial availability targeted from 2029 onward. Next-generation cellular systems are being designed from the ground up around artificial intelligence, built on three core pillars: advanced connectivity, wide-area sensing, … Read more

You may have seen recent news stories about a UK customer who received two phone bills totaling an astonishing £19,000. Initially the carrier sought payment, but it later emerged that a device fault had caused the handset to send and receive unusually large amounts of data. Once the cause was confirmed, the charge was waived. … Read more

Piracy has long challenged creators across media, and while it’s widely condemned, it has sometimes pushed industries to evolve—most notably music. Now major studios such as Disney and Sony are experimenting with streaming new films while they remain in theaters, testing whether a similar transformation could work for movies. To understand why this shift might … Read more