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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.
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Three UK’s planned 2024 switch off of its 3G network will allow for more “advanced uses” as widespread 5G adoption continues.
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BT will transform legacy infrastructure and its internal application to cloud-first architecture after signing a five-year collaboration partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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Sky UK has revealed it has renewed its capacity deal with satellite operator SES until 2028.
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Virgin Media Business Wholesale has signed a carrier agreement with Kao data to increase low-latency connectivity solutions at Kao’s Harlow campus.
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Virgin Media O2 Business will reduce its fixed wholesale tariff rate and reduce prices across its Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) bandwidths and National Ethernet wholesale services.
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Capacity shares five key stories making headlines around the world today.
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NTT DATA UK has appointed Fernando Apezteguia as its new CEO for UK and Ireland.
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The UK government has approved plans to fund a new organisation dedicated to boosting innovation in the country’s telecoms supply chain.
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CityFibre shareholder Mubadala Investment Company has committed a further £300m in equity to support its participation in Building Digital UK’s (BDUK) ‘Project Gigabit’ rural programme.
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Viasat and Inmarsat have agreed to combine to increase R&D spend in the UK space sector.
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UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has published its latest report that indicates the mobile market could be due for further consolidation.
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The UK government has picked Arqit Quantum to join a project to built ultra-high security in 5G communications.
