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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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OneWeb has blasted back into life with the launch of 36 new satellites, weeks after being rescued from bankruptcy by investors from India and the UK.
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UK independent telco TalkTalk is set to be taken over by a hedge fund and a private equity firm for £1.1 billion.
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Satellite company OneWeb has contracted with a supplier of terminals, ready for the planned start of commercial services in late 2021 or 2022.
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The executive chairman of satellite operator OneWeb says the company will be running global broadband services in the first half of 2022.
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The UK government is spending £250 million to help open up the mobile telecoms supply chain and end the dependence on three key suppliers, Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia.
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Community Fibre, Voneus and CommScope are just some of the network operators to have voiced concern about changes to the UK’s National Infrastructure Strategy.
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A new bill has come into force in the UK that could see telecoms companies fined 10% of its turnover or £100,000 a day for failure to comply.
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The UK has established the National Cyber Force (NCF), a body with wide ranging powers designed to “transform” cyber capabilities and “disrupt adversaries”.
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Airtel founder Sunil Mittal will be executive chairman of the revived satellite company OneWeb, which has emerged from US bankruptcy protection.
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NEC, the vendor that is already supplying open-source 5G equipment to Japan’s Rakuten, is to set up a centre of excellence in the UK.
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Schneider Electric has delivered a new data centre digital transformation project for Newcastle City Council in collaboration with Advanced Power Technology (APT).
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Operators and device manufacturers active in the UK are no longer permitted to sell locked handsets, the national regulator Ofcom has said.
