Virgin Media O2 and Cellnex have partnered with Bristol City Council to strengthen connectivity across the city by installing small cells on lampposts and other existing street infrastructure. Cellnex has begun mounting compact small-cell units on street furniture such as lampposts, a deployment facilitated by Virgin Media O2. These units are designed to boost mobile … Read more

On Wednesday, Google filed a complaint with the European Commission accusing Microsoft of illegally leveraging its dominant position in the Windows market to coerce businesses into using Microsoft Azure cloud services. Google alleges that companies are being forced to adopt Azure, charged up to 400 percent more to use competing clouds, or denied upgrades and … Read more

AT&T has announced plans to acquire Straight Path Communications, a company that holds a nationwide portfolio of millimeter-wave (mmWave) spectrum, in a transaction valued at approximately $1.6 billion. This acquisition builds on AT&T’s earlier purchase of FiberTower and strengthens the company’s mmWave holdings, which include licenses in the 39 GHz and 28 GHz bands. Adding … Read more

BT shareholders have approved the telecommunications group’s £12.5 billion acquisition of EE from Deutsche Telekom. While shareholder approval is a major step, the merger still faces regulatory scrutiny before it can be completed. EE is currently the largest mobile operator in the UK. Combining BT’s fixed-line and EE’s mobile assets would enable the first genuine … Read more

Sigma Technology, a leading technology consultancy, has been named one of Sweden’s Best Managed Companies for the sixth consecutive year, reinforcing its position as an industry leader. The award recognizes the company’s commitment to excellence across four key areas: strategic direction, operational capability, corporate culture, and financial performance. Sweden’s Best Managed Companies is a prestigious … Read more

At Mobile World Congress 2018, Qualcomm introduced the world’s first announced Category 20 LTE modem capable of download speeds up to 2 gigabits per second (Gbps) — the Qualcomm Snapdragon X24. Qualcomm has begun sampling the Snapdragon X24 through its technologies division. This eighth-generation LTE multimode modem and third-generation Gigabit LTE solution is the company’s … Read more

Liberty Global, the parent company of Virgin Media, reports that its investments in UK broadband produced a total social benefit exceeding £1 billion. This figure reflects the company’s spending on faster broadband speeds, competitive pricing, and the productivity gains these improvements enabled between 2013 and 2017. The estimate is based on analysis by Oxera Consulting … Read more

Sigma Technology is partnering with the non-profit organization Öppet Hus to support its mentoring program for young adults with foreign backgrounds in Sweden. Öppet Hus is a non-profit association founded in 2009 in Gothenburg. Politically and religiously independent, the organization focuses on diversity and inclusion. Öppet Hus provides free professional mentoring programs for young adults … Read more

The latest “State of Mobile Networks” report in the UK from OpenSignal has been published, offering a clear view of how the mobile industry has evolved over the past year. OpenSignal’s previous UK report, released six months earlier, noted that EE had surpassed 70% LTE availability. In the current report, EE is joined by O2 … Read more

DXC and Ripple collaborate on digital asset custody to help global banks implement secure payments and digital asset management within existing core banking systems. DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading partner in enterprise technology and innovation, today announced a strategic partnership with Ripple, a fintech company providing crypto solutions for enterprises, to help banks integrate … Read more