Vodafone and Qualcomm have announced a collaboration to accelerate the adoption of Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) technology and broaden the pool of equipment suppliers capable of competing in the market. Open RAN promises a new model for deploying telecommunications networks by reducing vendor lock-in and enabling operators to select interoperable components that best … Read more

China Telecom has revealed its cloud strategy for 2012, announcing a lineup of eSurfing cloud devices and storage products scheduled for release next year. One of the earliest telecoms to form a cloud project team, China Telecom began its work in 2009 and has since completed testing in several major locations, including Shanghai, Guangdong, Guangxi … Read more

Nearly every industry suffered significant disruption from the Covid-19 pandemic, and telecommunications was no exception. However, analyst firm Analysys Mason predicts a modest recovery for the telecoms sector in 2021, driven primarily by growth in IoT, 5G and edge computing opportunities. In its annual forecasts, Analysys Mason reported that industry revenue declined by 2.7% in … Read more

The global telecom trade body GSMA projects that India will have 920 million unique mobile subscribers by 2025, including around 88 million 5G connections. According to the GSMA Intelligence report released in May, 5G connections in India are expected to reach 88 million by 2025, leaving the country behind regional peers such as China, which … Read more

Nokia has announced its support for the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC), an industry group created to develop new Ethernet specifications and software designed to meet the networking demands of AI and high-performance computing (HPC). The consortium brings together companies aiming to coordinate industry-wide efforts to evolve Ethernet protocols to match the rapidly changing requirements of … Read more

Virgin Media O2 is investing millions to create a modern UK headquarters at Paddington Central, following a strategic review of its property portfolio. The move will lead to the consolidation of several southern England offices and deliver a purpose-built workspace designed for the company’s future needs. As part of the reshaping of its estate, the … Read more

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has denied Elon Musk’s Starlink an $886 million subsidy from the Universal Service Fund that was intended to expand broadband service in rural areas. The rejected award, submitted under the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) program, was turned down after the FCC concluded that Starlink had not demonstrated it could … Read more

Vodafone has become the UK’s largest provider of full-fibre broadband. Full-fibre broadband delivers speeds up to 25 times faster than traditional copper connections and is around five times more reliable. Vodafone’s full-fibre service is now available to over eight million premises in the UK, surpassing availability from TalkTalk, Sky, BT and Virgin Media. Broadband provider … Read more

China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has urged the British government to decide independently on whether to permit Huawei equipment in 5G networks, rather than being swayed by allied countries. Beijing’s envoy in London, Liu Xiaoming, appealed for the UK to make its assessment based on national interests and long-term development needs, rather than simply … Read more

BT has introduced Multicast-Assisted Unicast Delivery (MAUD), a new technology designed to transform how live content is delivered over the internet. Traditional unicast streaming creates a separate stream for each viewer. MAUD, by contrast, uses multicast to combine those individual streams into a shared feed that can be distributed to many viewers at once. MAUD … Read more