Babcock and its partners have been awarded a £400 million contract to operate the Skynet military satellite communications system. Skynet is the UK’s satellite network that enables secure communications between forces and command centers anywhere in the world, supporting the UK and its allies. Defence Procurement Minister Alex Chalk KC said: “Space is increasingly important … Read more

Telstra, Australia’s leading mobile carrier, has announced what it describes as a world-first successful trial of LTE Broadcast on its network, conducted in partnership with Ericsson. This development could have significant implications for mobile networks as data demand grows and more devices require content delivery. Network capacity is finite, and operators are exploring solutions to … Read more

The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) has introduced Aether, an open-source platform designed to deliver enterprise-grade 5G and LTE edge computing as a service. Aether provides mobile connectivity and edge cloud services for distributed enterprise networks, all provisioned and administered from a centralized cloud. According to ONF, the platform is straightforward to deploy, highly scalable, and … Read more

Maintel Holdings, a provider of telecoms and data services, has completed the acquisition of mobile telecoms provider Totility in a deal that could total up to £6.83 million. Under the terms of the agreement, an initial payment of £2.83 million was made on completion. An additional contingent payment of up to £4 million is payable, … Read more

Huawei, a leading Chinese telecommunications company, has been selected by Italian mobile operator Wind to lead the deployment of a €1 billion network based on LTE technology. According to Bloomberg, Wind plans to build the infrastructure over five years in collaboration with Huawei and Italian network engineering firm Sirti. The contract positions both companies strongly: … Read more

The rise of smartphones has shifted the mobile landscape: apps now shape how users interact with their devices and with service providers. Apps may come and go as trends change, but customers will always expect reliable services that recognize and reward their loyalty. That expectation places renewed emphasis on one vital concept for retention and … Read more

Nokia and ZCorum have created a DOCSIS Provisioning Adapter (DPA) application to help cable operators simplify their transition to fiber networks. The DPA lets operators continue to use their existing DOCSIS-based provisioning systems to provision Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) and subscriber services on ITU-standard Passive Optical Networks (PON). As more cable operators upgrade to fiber … Read more

The UK and South Korea have jointly awarded funding to a winning project that will deliver a new 5G-powered public transport experience. A total of £2.4 million has been allocated to support this innovative underground transport initiative, with each government contributing £1.2 million. Digital Minister Margot James announced the selected project as 5G RailNext. 5G … Read more

A new internet standard, L4S (Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable throughput), has been successfully validated in real-world tests by Vodafone and Nokia Bell Labs. In laboratory trials that simulated a heavily congested fibre-to-the-home broadband connection using Wi‑Fi, the partners cut latency from about 550 milliseconds to roughly 12 milliseconds. When the same scenario used … Read more

New research finds that CityFibre’s full-fibre rollout will deliver economic benefits exceeding £40 billion. The study, carried out by consultancy firm Hatch, examines a 15-year period and evaluates deployment across 285 cities, towns, and villages in England and Scotland. Improvements in productivity and innovation make up £22 billion of the projected benefits, as stronger connectivity … Read more