Cybercriminals understand what many organisations are still learning: people remain the most vulnerable element in any security system. Human error is implicated in a large majority of security breaches, which makes employees both the weakest link and the most effective defence against cyber threats when properly prepared. The UK government’s latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey … Read more

T-Mobile has begun decommissioning Sprint’s legacy 5G network following the companies’ merger, which officially closed on April 1. The carrier is taking Sprint’s 2.5GHz mid-band 5G offline as part of a planned process to re-deploy that spectrum across T-Mobile’s network. Most former Sprint customers will no longer be able to access 5G with their existing … Read more

A recent report from Strand Consult that examined the costs of removing Chinese telecoms equipment in Europe has challenged claims that such expenses would be much higher than in the United States. The US recently pledged $1 billion to help rural mobile networks replace Chinese-made telecoms equipment. European countries continue to debate whether to follow … Read more

BT has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing to deploy the Claude Mythos Preview AI model to help detect and remediate network security vulnerabilities. Telecom operators are under constant pressure to automate threat detection at scale. BT alone blocks roughly four million cyberattacks across its networks every day, producing vast quantities of telemetry that exceed the capacity … Read more

The Telecom Infra Project (TIP), an organization of roughly 450 members dedicated to rethinking telecom network infrastructure, has announced a new initiative focused on millimeter wave (mmWave) networks. The Millimeter Wave Networks Project Group, co-chaired by Facebook and Deutsche Telekom (DT) and unveiled at Mobile World Congress Americas in San Francisco, is designed to speed … Read more

According to GSMA Intelligence, private 5G has moved beyond buzzword status: telecom operators are seeing strong, concrete demand for private networks from several critical sectors. The most significant driver today is the military and defence sector, which operators now identify as the single largest source of demand. This trend is evident in real-world projects. In … Read more

These days many households subscribe to three services—Internet, landline and TV—from a single provider. The trend toward a single provider offering all four services, including mobile (known as “quad‑play”), is gaining traction across Europe, and analysts believe the UK could soon follow. Iain Regan, Executive Vice‑President of Sales and Marketing at customer management outsourcer Firstsource … Read more

A new report from SNS Telecom & IT shows the utilities sector is accelerating its digital transformation through significant investments in private 5G and 4G cellular networks. Known as Non-Public Networks (NPNs), private cellular networks are gaining traction worldwide across multiple industries, and utilities are emerging as a major adopter. The report forecasts a compound … Read more

A major data breach has exposed sensitive information from political parties across Germany’s political spectrum, with the notable exception of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The leak has revealed internal party documents and personal details for hundreds of German politicians at both federal and state levels. Berlin-area public broadcaster RBB Inforadio first reported the … Read more

A network security expert has asserted that some Chinese telecommunications vendors depend on Western technology to produce 5G equipment. James Lewis, Senior Network Security Researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, made this observation in a recent report about 5G and the potential risks associated with Chinese suppliers. Lewis argued that firms such … Read more