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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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NEC Corp could ease the UK’s 5G equipment woes after the government confirmed the Japanese firm would be “supporting 5G in the UK”.
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Oracle confirms the launch of a second-generation dual-region government cloud for use by public sector organisations in the UK.
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BT’s EE has expanded its 5G coverage to an additional 12 locations across the UK, taking the total number of connected towns and cities to 112.
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The UK’s University of Surrey says it has built the country’s first end-to-end 5G system.
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Three UK has entered into an agreement with Colt Technology Services for it to become one of its preferred providers of fibre backhaul connectivity.
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A UK thinktank has poured cold water on the British government’s aspirations to achieve nationwide gigabit broadband coverage by 2025.
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OneWeb is to re-start satellite launched in December and plans to have most of its fleet in service by the end of 2022.
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UK based connectivity provider SSE Enterprise Telecoms that eight new data centres have been added to its network, with four existing data centres upgraded.
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UK digital infrastructure provider CityFibre has won a multi-million-pound contract by Three to connect an additional 1,300 mobile masts across 59 towns and cities.
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With the announcement of the Grace Hopper cable, Capacity caught up with Google’s for Jayne Stowell, Strategic negotiator of global infrastructure at Google Cloud.
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Five UK service providers paid out automatic compensation worth more than £20 million between July and December 2019.
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The UK’s incumbent telco, BT Group, is preparing to defend against a reported £15 billion takeover bid.
