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Press Release Both companies are now inviting select customers to join proof-of-concept activities to locate IoT devices, machinery, and vehicles Vodafone and Topcon Positioning Group are developing a new mass-market precise positioning system that will locate Internet of Things (IoT) devices, machinery, and vehicles with a greater degree of accuracy than using only individual global navigation satellites systems (GNSS). Vehicles, scooters, and even robot lawn mowers can be securely monitored...

The World Communication Awards 2022 has seen its fiercest competition to date, with entries from across the world battling it out to be recognised as the best of the best. Below you will find the shortlist of companies selected by the WCA’s expert judging panel. Congratulations to all of the entrants that have made it this far. We look foward to seeing you on November 1st when this year’s winners will be announced. B2B SERVICE OF THE YEAR China Unicom Global, CloudBond KT AICC Orange Business...

Viewpoint Article by Alan Nunn, Senior Consultant and Communications SME, CGI We all understand how important fixed and mobile broadband connectivity is, but are we fully realising the benefits for individuals, communities, businesses, and our planet? Faster broadband is just the start. Lower latency, high reliability and ubiquitous coverage enable so much more. A crisis can often be a catalyst for innovation, and we seem to be surrounded by crises today – the top three being the cost of...

News As BT continues to expand and enhance its 5G network, its legacy equipment remains a challenge In the summer of 2021, BT outlined a raft of ambitious targets for its mobile network, outlining how it would expand and modernise its infrastructure over the coming decade. Chief among these goals was enabling customers to access 5G anywhere in the UK by 2028; converging the company’s fibre, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks by the mid-2020s; and integrating a 5G core by 2023. Now, a little over one...

Deloitte has reportedly highlighted a series of “unusual accounting practices” in broadband ISP TalkTalk’s as yet unpublished annual report, which the auditors suggest could – in a reasonable worst case scenario – only enable them to meet the covenants on theirs debt by excluding more “exceptional items” from everyday costs. The budget internet provider is […]

The CEO of BT’s Consumer division, Marc Allera, has revealed that the future of their low-cost phone and broadband ISP sub-brand, Plusnet, is under assessment. The move is understood to form part of their ongoing work to turn EE – over time – into their “flagship brand for our consumer customers“. The BT Group unveiled […]

The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today begun inviting feedback to help them choose the shortlist for this year’s “Internet Hero” and “Internet Villain” category as part of their 2022 internet industry awards event, which is due to take place on the 24th November 2022 at the Landmark Hotel in London. Last year’s […]

Sometimes when you try particularly hard to hide something big, you end up making it even more obvious – this seems to be what happened after EE and Three UK attempted to hide a new 25-metre mobile mast in the town of South Queensferry by making it look like a tree. But it ended up […]

The Building Digital UK team have published another batch of Public Reviews (PR) for the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout – this time covering Herefordshire, Lincolnshire (inc. north-east Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire) and East Riding, Cheshire and Gloucestershire in England. Project Gigabit seeks to ensure that 85% of UK premises can access a gigabit-capable […]

City-focused UK broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which is rolling out a new gigabit speed “full fibre” (FTTP/B) network to serve 2 million UK homes by the end of 2023 (900,000 premises are already covered), has launched a new promotion that offers 9 months’ of free broadband to anyone switching from their current contract. The provider claims […]