Hutchison-owned mobile operator Three is promoting a new 4G home broadband option aimed at UK households still relying on slow ADSL connections. Many ADSL lines, which run over traditional home telephone wiring, deliver significantly slower speeds than modern 4G mobile networks. Where 4G coverage is available, Three hopes to attract customers in underserved areas by … Read more

The rapid rollout of 5G over the past three years has made it the fastest-adopted cellular generation in history. Yet a report commissioned by InterDigital and produced by ABI Research warns that 5G has not yet fulfilled its full promise for unlocking new business opportunities. Between 2018 and 2022 the industry concentrated on establishing the … Read more

Wavenet, one of the United Kingdom’s leading providers of managed IT services and security solutions, today announces a new strategic partnership with global communications leader 8×8. This collaboration represents an important advance for the European market in cloud-based enterprise communications and artificial intelligence-driven customer experience (CX). The alliance follows Wavenet being honored with two of … Read more

European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has launched a new Industry Specification Group (ISG) to define alternatives to the TCP/IP protocol stack for 5G networks. Developed in the late 1970s and widely adopted in the 1980s, TCP/IP remains the foundational suite of internet protocols specifying how data is packetized, addressed, transmitted, routed, and received. While TCP/IP … Read more

A new study from Barracuda Networks researchers demonstrates how attackers can abuse inbox rules after gaining access to an email account. By manipulating these rules, attackers can avoid detection while siphoning information from a company’s network. These attacks rely on victims not seeing security alerts and on the attacker archiving chosen messages into discreet folders … Read more

Schneider Electric warns that Europe’s continued reliance on fossil fuels leaves the region exposed to rising prices and geopolitical disruption. The company is calling for targeted financial incentives to help businesses cut energy use quickly and for reforms to an outdated energy tax system that still favors fossil fuels over clean electricity and efficient energy … Read more

Nokia and Safaricom have successfully trialed Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network slicing on a live 4G and 5G network in Africa. Network slicing lets operators partition a single physical network into multiple virtual slices, each optimised for specific services or applications. These slices can be configured with different performance priorities, quality-of-service levels, and security controls … Read more

For the first time, senior executives from EE, Vodafone and Three will join fixed-line providers in talks about extending superfast broadband to areas of the country that currently lack coverage or have only limited access. In June the government announced plans to set aside £250m to help achieve superfast broadband access for 95 percent of … Read more

Danske Bank has appointed Nicklas Ilebrand as the new Head of Personal Customers for the bank’s Swedish operations. Nicklas Ilebrand most recently worked at McKinsey as a Senior Advisor. He brings extensive board experience, including roles at Skandiabanken and Nordea Hypotek. He has also served as Chief Strategy Officer at Finnair, where he was a … Read more

CityFibre has secured more than £1.4 billion in what the company describes as the largest-ever capital raise for a UK full-fibre rollout. This new milestone follows an additional equity commitment of £300 million from Mubadala Investment Company, an existing shareholder. Greg Mesch, Chief Executive of CityFibre, said the fresh investment reflects growing confidence in the … Read more