British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has faced a significant rebellion over his decision to permit Huawei equipment in the national 5G network. On Tuesday, Mr. Johnson confronted his first major parliamentary revolt as several Conservative MPs raised concerns about the security implications of allowing Huawei into Britain’s telecoms infrastructure and about the possible impact on … Read more

Telco cloud: two words that can unsettle many in the telecommunications industry. Yet recent initiatives from Nokia and Ericsson are intended to support operators as they navigate cloud transformation projects. Nokia has officially opened its Cloud Collaboration Hub in Singapore. The hub “enables operators to visualise, develop and execute cloud offerings,” and joins existing hubs … Read more

(Image Credit: Three UK) Indoor mobile signal — or the lack of it — remains one of the most common frustrations for users. Higher-frequency bands commonly used for LTE in the UK deliver greater capacity but suffer from reduced penetration through walls and buildings, which can create indoor blackspots. Hutchison-owned operator Three is addressing this … Read more

(Image Credit: EE) EE appears to have drawn inspiration from Google’s Project Loon by developing airborne solutions—balloons, helikites and drones—to extend mobile coverage in rural locations and to provide short-term capacity boosts. Project Loon once seemed like just another ambitious experiment, but it has matured and recently reached a milestone by improving the ability to … Read more

Updated US regulators are expected to roll back net neutrality protections that were put in place during the Obama administration, and the announcement is arriving at a time when many journalists may be out of the office. Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all online traffic equally, whether it … Read more

Helium Mobile, billed as the “People’s Carrier,” aims to shake up the telecom industry with a low-cost unlimited plan. Helium Mobile has introduced a no-contract $5/month plan, launching first in Miami, that includes unlimited talk, text, and data. This offering relies on Helium Mobile’s Dynamic Coverage model. Dynamic Coverage lets subscribers connect to both the … Read more

euNetworks has launched a private connectivity service called Quantum Shield to protect enterprise data against the emerging threat of quantum-enabled decryption. Built on Adtran’s FSP 3000 optical transport platform, the offering applies Layer 1 encryption to secure traffic between European data centres, addressing long-term confidentiality requirements without impacting application performance. The service specifically targets the … Read more

Three and EE have signed an agreement to join the BAI Communications (BAI) network to deliver continuous 4G coverage — and future 5G capability — across the London Underground. Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, said: “I’m delighted to see Three and EE sign up as the first operators to provide full high-speed 4G access across … Read more

The Super Bowl is only a few weeks away, and AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have all strengthened their cellular networks in Minneapolis to handle the surge in mobile demand the event will bring. T-Mobile has doubled the amount of LTE spectrum available across Minneapolis and Saint Paul and installed more than 120 small cells throughout … Read more

As the iconic red phone box nears its 100th anniversary, BT is offering communities the chance to repurpose around 1,000 of these historic kiosks located across the UK. Designed by architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott after a 1924 competition, the red phone box became a familiar sight across Britain. Today, however, payphone use has all … Read more