UK
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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. -
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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EE will expand its 5G standalone (SA) network to 16 new towns and cities across the UK, aiming to boost mobile connectivity for millions more customers by the end of the year.
Forthcoming events
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Leaders at the G7 summit have revealed an ambitious US$600 billion plan to counter China’s Belt and Road strategy.
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Huawei’s UK presence remains strong, despite government-imposed restrictions wrangling its consumer segment. Head of R&D Henk Koopmans talks to Saf Malik about innovation, partnerships and 5G and 6G use cases
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Virgin Media O2 has launched hyperfast gigabit-speed broadband for small businesses, offering what it claims to be the fastest widely available business broadband in the UK.
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A BT study has indicated a lack of awareness amongst UK students about the opportunity to pursue qualifications in AI related courses, as estimates reveal the industry will be worth £49 billion in 2022.
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One year on from its merger, Virgin Media O2 has revealed its customers have smashed previous data usage records – with 39 billion gigabytes of data used across their fixed and mobile networks since June 1, 2021.
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NTT DOCOMO has teamed with Yokogawa Electric Corporation to conduct proof-of-concept (PoC) tests of a remote-control technology for industrial processing.
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The Altice acquisition of 6% of shares in BT has been called in for a “full national security assessment”, the UK government has today announced.
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Three UK’s 5G network now covers more than 54% of the UK population, overtaking EE, the operator announced today.
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Vodafone says inflation could derail its profits despite posting a 5% rise in core earnings in its latest results.
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As the UK fibre market becomes more crowded, CityFibre’s plan to bring full fibre connectivity within reach of eight million homes by 2025 remains on track. The group’s chief operating officer, Simon Holden, discusses the continued pace of the rollout, foreign investment and why closing the digital divide has always been a priority.
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Talks of a merger between Vodafone and Three UK are no surprise given both need greater scale to compete with BT and Virgin Media O2, Kester Mann, director of consumer and connectivity at CCS Insight says.
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Zayo has launched a network expansion across its network that will upgrade its dark fibre and subsea routes around the world.
