Research by uSwitch indicates that 5G alone will not resolve rural connectivity problems across Britain. The study found that one third of adult smartphone users still experience difficulties connecting to 4G at least once a week. OpenSignal data shows that every UK region faces 4G availability challenges, with the South West affected most severely: Ernest … Read more

Malwarebytes has acquired Swedish VPN provider AzireVPN, expanding its privacy-focused product portfolio. Announced on November 7, the acquisition brings AzireVPN’s server infrastructure and privacy technologies into Malwarebytes’ consumer security suite. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. This move strengthens Malwarebytes’ privacy offerings, which already include Malwarebytes Privacy VPN and the free Malwarebytes Browser … Read more

Ericsson plans to manufacture every piece of telecom equipment it sells in India — including future 6G hardware — within the country, a senior company executive announced at India Mobile Congress 2025. Andres Vicente, Head of Market Area Southeast Asia, Oceania, and India at Ericsson, said the company expects 6G trials to begin around 2028, … Read more

Years of underfunding, together with an ageing and growing population, have placed immense strain on the NHS, and UK residents are acutely aware of the service’s current challenges. Budget reductions have forced the NHS to cut spending where possible, but the recent WannaCry ransomware attack — which demanded $300 to unlock each infected computer — … Read more

With only days remaining until the biggest event in the mobile industry begins in Barcelona, product announcements are arriving fast. This year’s show is shaping up to be dominated by LTE, NFC, mobile billing and app monetisation, and the Telecoms Tech team will be travelling to Barcelona over the weekend to deliver the latest news, … Read more

The FBI relied on controversial provisions of the Patriot Act to collect records of people who visited certain websites without obtaining warrants. According to reporting in the New York Times, the authority the U.S. government invoked traces back to Section 215 of the Patriot Act. That provision, along with two other surveillance-related authorities, expired earlier … Read more

Ookla has released a new report identifying which world capitals currently enjoy the fastest 5G download speeds and which lag behind. As the organization behind the widely used Speedtest service, Ookla draws on extensive real-world data collected from users to measure mobile and broadband performance across cities worldwide. Oslo, Norway ranks first among world capitals … Read more

Deutsche Telekom has joined forces with Huawei to deploy Europe’s first commercially available network built largely around the technology expected to become the final 5G standard. Although the 5G standard has not been formally ratified, the 3GPP standards organization announced it would accelerate its timeline, locking down the first specifications in December. That decision means … Read more

Several major European telecom operators are urging large digital content platforms to contribute to the costs of the connectivity infrastructure they rely on. In a joint statement, the CEOs of Vodafone, Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom and Orange argued that content platforms should share responsibility for financing network capacity and upgrades. “The current situation is simply not … Read more

Telecom operators are caught in a difficult position: neither the OTT services nor customers are willing to absorb the costs of increased bandwidth. With mobile usage surging and users expecting constant access to bandwidth-intensive services like Google, Skype, and Netflix, telecom capacity is becoming an increasingly scarce resource. Industry analysts predicted a decline in global … Read more