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UK energy regulator Ofgem has greenlit five new subsea energy links in the North Sea. -
Ofcom has revealed the UK’s next spectrum auction will take place in 2025, offering mmWave band licences in the 25.1-27.5 GHz and 40.5-43.5 GHz bands.
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Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) says it is the first UK operator to have switched on 5G standalone (SA) small cells in Birmingham city centre.
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In a major collaborative effort, GSMA and UK Finance have united leading UK mobile operators and banks to launch Scam Signal, a new tool designed to tackle Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud.
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BT has reportedly put its global division up for sale as part of the company’s ongoing attempts to shave costs
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued provisional approval for Vodafone and Three’s planned merger, indicating that the proposed £15 billion joint venture could proceed if certain conditions to protect competition and consumers are met.
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Satellite company OneWeb has signed a contract worth US$73 million for user terminals.
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Satellite company OneWeb will be a completely wholesale operation from the commercial launch of its $2.4 billion project in October, executive chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal tells Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Telecoms lawyer Stephanie Liston is chair one of the UK’s main broadband-industry advisory and lobby groups.
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The UK's first post-Brexit budget has seen the country step away from specific targets around gigabit broadband coverage and instead focus on the concept of the "digital economy".
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UK cable company Virgin Media is trying out technology that could deliver 400Gbps on a single fibre to a range of customers.
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As Michael Armitage, CEO of Broadway Partners, writes the UK Government’s 2025 target is as achievable as national and local governments want it to be.
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OneWeb’s second generation of satellites will use optical intersatellite links, software defined radios and networks, and-on board signal regeneration and traffic routing.
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Industry has until 24 March to comment on proposed changes to the UK's Electronic Communications Code (ECC).
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Satellite company OneWeb will be a completely wholesale operation from its commercial launch in October, the executive chairman has told Capacity.
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The UK government has launched nine projects as part of a £28.3 million joint investment between government and businesses.
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Ericsson has announced the appointment of Katherine Ainley as chief executive officer (CEO) for the UK and Ireland, effective 1 February 2021.
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British regulator Ofcom has named the applicants who qualified to participate in the country's next spectrum auction.
