Virgin Media O2 has deployed the UK’s first 5G standalone small cells in a move designed to improve mobile connectivity across dense urban areas. Installed in central Birmingham, the new small cells target some of the city’s busiest streets and public spaces. Early results indicate noticeable improvements in mobile internet performance for users in those … Read more

After just five months of rapid development and deployment, Everything Everywhere (EE), the UK’s first 4G network operator, has announced it has reached 318,000 customers. This milestone is notable given early skepticism about EE’s pricing model and concerns that cost might slow adoption. EE remains confident adoption will continue to rise, projecting around one million … Read more

SpaceX has announced a partnership with T-Mobile to deliver a new satellite-to-cellular service across the United States. The service will combine SpaceX’s second-generation Starlink satellites with T-Mobile’s mid-band 5G spectrum to provide direct connectivity between satellites and ordinary mobile phones. T-Mobile says the vast majority of today’s smartphones will be compatible with the new network. … Read more

Lumen Technologies, a cybersecurity firm, has reported that a Chinese-linked hacking group exploited a vulnerability in widely used network management software to breach several internet providers in the United States and one company in India. According to Lumen, the attackers took advantage of a flaw in Versa Director, a platform used to manage services for … Read more

Nokia is set to introduce the world’s first MulteFire small cell, designed to help industries, enterprises, smart cities and mobile service providers make use of global unlicensed spectrum to build reliable, secure, high-capacity and wide-coverage private LTE networks. The Nokia Flexi Zone MulteFire Multiband Pico BTS will help pave the way toward future 5G deployments … Read more

Wi‑Fi devices have relied on the WPA2 protocol for many years, but that is beginning to change as the Wi‑Fi Alliance opens WPA3 certification. Introduced in 2004, WPA2 has served for over a decade; after 14 years it’s due for an update to address modern threats and user needs. WPA3 introduces several important enhancements focused … Read more

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (ISOC) reveal the tangible legacy of two decades of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). How we connect, work, and share online is now an integral part of modern life. That digital landscape was not created overnight; it evolved through countless decisions and … Read more

Chinese telecom vendor ZTE could face renewed US sanctions after reports that it may have violated agreements related to business with Venezuela. Earlier this year, ZTE suspended significant operations after being barred from purchasing US-made components essential to its products, a restriction imposed for previously trading with Iran and North Korea in violation of US … Read more

A consultation document published today by Ofcom outlines plans that would allow UK consumers to leave phone and broadband contracts without penalty if their provider imposes a mid-term price increase. From the providers’ perspective this may seem severe, but for many consumers the move could be welcome. The regulator launched the review after receiving around … Read more

AT&T has been forced to delay 500,000 of its FTTP (Fibre-to-the-Premises) builds because of an industry-wide fibre shortage. Demand for fibre surged after a year that underscored the need for faster, more reliable connectivity. At the same time, the pandemic disrupted global supply chains, creating shortages and delays across the telecommunications sector. Speaking at a … Read more