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News The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously to ban the import of equipment from the Chinese vendors, having judged them a threat to national security On Friday, the FCC officially banned the sale and import of “untrustworthy” equipment made by major Chinese telecoms vendors Huawei and ZTE. The FCC says that these vendors represent a threat to national security in the US and that their equipment could be used to spy on US citizens. The ban also encompasses Chinese...

Some 360 homes on the Dryden Estate in Southey Green, which is known as being one of Sheffield’s (South Yorkshire) most disadvantaged areas, are now starting to be connected to a “free” full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network in order to test a new approach to tackling digital poverty. The non-profit Dryden project, which is […]

The CEO of BT’s Consumer division, Marc Allera, will this week warn the Government’s Digital Infrastructure Minister, Julia Lopez, that the improved and cheaper social broadband and phone tariffs that they’re now offering to customers on benefits (Home Essentials) will eventually become “unsustainable” without support. Social tariffs are typically only available to those in receipt […]

Interview We spoke to VX Fiber’s Head of Municipal Markets, Ian Taylor, and Dr Elizabeth Newman-Earl, Founder at e50k Consultancy, about how to approach building a smart city and why tangible results are so important The theoretical benefits to incorporating ‘smart’ connectivity infrastructure within a municipality are well established, from enabling a wide range of new use cases to generating a wealth of data from which valuable insights can be derived. But for VX Fiber, these grandiose goals...

STARTUP STORY Leipzig based Vesputi are the startup behind Mobilitybox, a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) offering that enables a scalable technology interface between transport operators and third-party providers including hotels, airlines, and more. The founders see their offering as a complimentary add-on to telco’s main product offerings. Tell us about your start up Vesputi is one of Europe’s leading B2B tech providers for sustainable mobility solutions. Vesputi is building the Mobilitybox, a...

News The operator hopes to leverage its mobile network to gain a stronger market share in the fixed broadband market This week, Vodafone Spain has announced that it will launch a 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) service offering by the end of the month. The service will originally be available in parts of Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Malaga, Bilbao, and A Coruna, with Vodafone intending to increase this availability to 65 cities in future. Customers will be able to receive...

STARTUP STORIES Startup DEVITY say their KEYNOA Engine enables you to automatically establish an encrypted connection of any IoT device to any data platform. Tell us about your start up DEVITY is your expert for IT security and cloud connectivity in large scale Internet of Things projects. Based on our team members’ research in cryptography, identity management and OT security at the University of Paderborn, we have developed into a reliable partner for manufacturers, integrators, and...

Press Release 1&1 and Orange have concluded a long-term agreement for the provision of international roaming services for the 1&1 mobile network. Concurrently with the launch of Europe’s first fully virtualised mobile network based on the new OpenRAN technology, 1&1 AG will also provide to its customers reliable mobile services when they travel abroad. As one of the largest telecommunications service providers in the world, Orange is a leader in roaming and sponsored...

News The spectrum allocation by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) could be the beginning of the end for Chinese telco dominance in the field of industrial 5G In something of a surprise announcement, this week, the Chinese government has announced its first private 5G spectrum allocation for a non-telco, awarding the licence to Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac). Founded back in 2008, Comac is China’s only domestic jet aircraft manufacturer. For over a...

The UK Government’s new Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (PSTI) is finally set to become law after passing through both houses of parliament this week. The new law will, among other things, make it easier for full fibre broadband and mobile operators to upgrade, share and deploy new infrastructure. The key focus for telecoms […]