IoT Tech Expo Global will return to Olympia London on 5-6 February 2025, placing the event at the heart of one of the world’s leading technology hubs. The expo brings together industry leaders, innovators, and technology specialists for an in-depth look at the latest advances in the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, and sustainable … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/GarethPriceGFX) Openreach, BT’s local access network business, has begun a trial in collaboration with Huawei that has demonstrated broadband speeds of 40Gbps. The trial used a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) connection running between the University of Suffolk, the Ipswich exchange, and BT’s R&D centre at Adastral Park. Using a single fiber optic cable, the partners … Read more

Deutsche Telekom is joining the Ethereum network as a validator following the blockchain’s transition to a far more energy-efficient consensus mechanism. In an event known as “The Merge,” Ethereum moved from Proof of Work — a process that relies on energy-intensive computations from powerful hardware — to Proof of Stake, which requires far less energy. … Read more

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it will launch a detailed Phase 2 investigation into the proposed merger between mobile operators Vodafone and Three. The competition regulator had previously raised concerns that the £11 billion ($13.92 billion) transaction could lead to higher consumer prices and reduced investment in the UK’s mobile networks. … Read more

Lumine Group, a division of Volaris Group dedicated to the communications and media sector, has acquired TOMIA, a leading provider of global connectivity monetisation solutions. TOMIA’s software streamlines and orchestrates essential inter-carrier business processes, including data and financial clearing, network roaming, real-time campaign management, and interconnect solutions. Major service providers across the industry rely on … Read more

Telecom networks are central to how people connect, pay, travel, and work. When a network outage occurs, disruption spreads quickly. What used to be a limited problem caused by a faulty update or a single routing error can now slow or halt major services because so many systems depend on the same shared infrastructure. Telecom … Read more

British mobile operator EE has announced it will reintroduce charges for roaming within the EU beginning next year, while several other UK carriers are instead tightening the limits of their existing fair use policies. This marks a notable shift after years during which operators publicly pledged not to bring back roaming fees following the end … Read more

Cisco has released expanded analysis of the wide-ranging cyber espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon, which has compromised multiple telecommunications providers. The actor behind Salt Typhoon, suspected to have links to Beijing, has shown advanced capabilities: prolonged persistence on victim networks, extensive collection and exfiltration of sensitive data, and sophisticated techniques for evading detection. Cisco … Read more

A batch of GuoWang satellites was launched aboard a Long March-5B rocket from the Wenchang spaceport in southern China. After reaching orbit, the satellites were successfully maneuvered into their planned low-Earth orbit. Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported the mission as a success, confirming that 10 GuoWang satellites reached their predetermined orbital positions. GuoWang: A … Read more

Vodafone has weighed in on whether the UK government should ban Huawei 5G equipment from national networks. About one third of Vodafone’s UK base stations currently use Huawei equipment. A government ban on the Chinese vendor’s gear would require Vodafone to replace that equipment across a substantial portion of its network. Speaking to Reuters, Vodafone … Read more