French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has stated that France will not impose an outright ban on Huawei’s participation in 5G networks, a position that contrasts with recent UK policy changes. In an interview with France Info radio, Le Maire explained that while national security would be strictly protected, the government will avoid a “blanket … Read more

The European Commission has approved a joint venture between Vodafone and Altice to roll out fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) across Germany. The new company, named FibreCo, plans to bring FTTH connections to as many as seven million homes over a six-year timeframe. Nick Read, CEO of Vodafone Group, said: “This partnership leverages Vodafone’s extensive next-generation network together … Read more

Nokia and Vodafone have collaborated to set a new milestone in gigabit fibre broadband by successfully demonstrating a Passive Optical Network (PON) trial that reached unprecedented per-wavelength speeds. PON uses a point-to-multipoint architecture where a single optical fibre serves multiple endpoints via passive splitters, distributing bandwidth across several access points without active electronics in the … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/ByeByeTokyo) As daily life increasingly depends on constant access to data, consumers expect mobile networks to deliver consistently high performance. A recent survey by Vasona Networks reveals widespread dissatisfaction among UK users with current mobile internet performance. More than two-thirds of respondents (67%) said they expect “good mobile data performance all of the … Read more

If you use a Mac, you’re likely familiar with the operating system’s reputation for stability. Still, occasional problems do occur, and when System Settings becomes unresponsive it’s helpful to know the best steps to diagnose and fix the issue. Begin by checking the apps currently running to identify any that appear to be malfunctioning or … Read more

Truphone part-owner Roman Abramovich was among several Russian oligarchs sanctioned by the UK government today. Abramovich accumulated much of his fortune after the collapse of the Soviet Union, purchasing major assets at prices critics say were well below market value through Russia’s controversial loans-for-shares privatisation programme. He served as governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug … Read more

Orange Belgium, a leading telecommunications operator in the country, has announced a nationwide rollout of Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M technologies—collectively known as Mobile IoT—across its network. NB-IoT and LTE-M are Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) cellular technologies designed to connect large numbers of devices to the Internet of Things. They are optimized for low-power, … Read more

A recent study commissioned by Vodafone UK and carried out by WPI Economics highlights a stark digital divide affecting Britain’s most deprived communities. The report, titled “Connecting the Countryside,” reveals a wide gap in 5G availability between rural and urban areas. It finds that 46% of deprived rural areas are 5G not-spots, compared with just … Read more

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published a new whitepaper that provides practical deployment guidance for a range of scenarios where Wi‑Fi 6 will be used. Prepared by the WBA’s Next Gen Wi‑Fi Work Group in collaboration with Boingo Wireless, BT and Charter Communications, and with vendor input from Broadcom, Cisco and CommScope, the whitepaper … Read more

Vodafone and Orange have completed a successful pilot deploying 4G voice services over a cluster of shared commercial network sites near Bucharest, Romania. The trial used Open RAN (Radio Access Network) technology and demonstrates a practical step forward for more flexible, cost-efficient mobile networks. Open RAN separates software and hardware functions, allowing radio base stations … Read more