UK
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Ten of the UK's largest digital connectivity companies have signed a joint letter encouraging their suppliers to adopt voluntary minimum standards to reduce carbon emissions. -
The UK government has unveiled its upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, a new legislation designed to bolster the nation's cyber defences by expanding regulatory oversight to include a broader range of digital services and supply chains.
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The UK’s alternative broadband sector is facing mounting pressure, with consolidation increasingly seen as inevitable.
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Ofcom has proposed major updates to its satellite filing procedures, introducing stricter requirements for low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations as the UK’s space sector experiences rapid growth.
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Telecom cable workers at Prysmian Group’s Bishopstoke factory in the UK are preparing for a potential strike over potential job cut plans.
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Wales is set to receive a £250 million investment from Vishay Intertechnology, one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers, marking a significant boost for the UK’s advanced manufacturing sector.
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Sinch has expanded RCS Business Messaging (RBM) to iOS users on Three UK and Virgin Media O2 (VMO2).
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Apple and Google are the subjects of an investigation under the UK competition watchdog’s new digital markets competition regime, with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) probing its dominance in the mobile market.
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Shortage of power supply, available land, and climate impacts are some of the biggest issues impacting data centres. The National Data Centre Academy (NDCA) is looking to tackle one of the industry’s most glaring issues: skills shortages.
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VMO2 and Ontix have switched on new small cell sites in Birmingham to boost mobile capacity and reduce network traffic at busy times.
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CityFibre has commenced work on the Kent leg of the UK-wide Project Gigabit, installing solutions to connect over 50,000 rural and hard-to-reach premises across the county.
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Virgin Media Business Wholesale is now offering high-bandwidth National Ethernet and Direct Internet Access (DIA) services through its advanced metro network.
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Three UK has partnered with Ericsson to build the ‘largest mobile packet core network in Europe’.
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Ofcom is looking to slash the time it takes to resolve telco customer complaints through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
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The Scottish National Investment Bank has invested £20m in subsea cable manufacturer XLCC to support the construction of its new manufacturing facility in Ayrshire.
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AI hyperscaler Nscale unveiled plans to invest $2.5 billion (GBP£2 billion) in building data centres in the UK.
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The UK government unveiled plans to “throw the full weight of Whitehall” behind AI, including creating a UK-centric research agency and increasing the country’s infrastructure capacity twentyfold.
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Comms Council UK (CCUK), the UK trade association for telecom companies, has appointed Tracey Wright as its new chair.
