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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.
Forthcoming events
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Four mobile networks run by Vodafone in Europe use exclusively Huawei equipment, and another four have more than 50% of their equipment sourced from Huawei.
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The Group Of Seven – the international intergovernmental organisation that counts Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and US as members – has turned its attention to 5G in the hope that an extended membership can create a rival to China’s Huawei.
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The bad news continued for Huawei this week as CFO Meng Wanzhou lost the first bid to block her extradition to the US on charges of bank fraud. She is also accused of misleading HSBC about a Huawei Technologies Co Ltd-owned company’s dealings with Iran.
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Passengers arriving in the UK will be required to self-isolate for 14 days and could be contacted regularly throughout this period to ensure compliance.
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New legislation in the UK could see networks operators allowed access to multi-let residential properties to prevent unresponsive landlords from delaying connectivity projects.
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Openreach is to use Nokia’s GPON and XGS-PON fibre access technologies to deploy a next generation network it says has the potential to provide a £59 billion boost to UK productivity by 2025.
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More than 10 telco operators have joined forces under a new European working group in the race to develop interoperable track and trace Covid-19 apps.
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Deutsche Telekom and software company SAP are to develop an app for the German government to trace Coronavirus infections.
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The United Kingdom is developing a digital divide due to a gulf in connection quality and speeds that could jeopardise the country’s ability to meet its 2025 target for nationwide “gigabit” connectivity.
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An Israeli-staffed UK-registered nano-satellite telecoms company that was listed in Australia has gone into administration.
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Virgin Mobile has reportedly gone down as of this morning, leaving a large percentage of its customers unable to make calls.
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CK Hutchison’s Three Group is set to combine UK and Ireland with Robert Finnegan, CEO of the Irish company, also appointed CEO of Three UK.
