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How the U.S. response to one-ring ‘Wangiri’ robocall scams affects non-U.S. service providers 22 March, 2021

How the U.S. response to one-ring ‘Wangiri’ robocall scams affects non-U.S. service providers

Wangiri is a global scourge that costs service providers $1.82 billion (€1.53 billion) annually, making it one of the top five fraud types, says John Haraburda, principal solutions engineer director, iconectiv. In this type of robocall scam, fraudsters call but hang up after the first ring hence the name wangiri, which is Japanese for “one (ring) and cut.” (more…)

Ensuring a secure transition to 5G networks 01 March, 2021

Ensuring a secure transition to 5G networks

The 5G rollout is well underway in the UK, with deployments by the four main mobile network operators (MNOs) in most large cities and towns. But most 5G networks today rely on some of the previous generation’s standards and protocols, says Michael Downs, managing director UK and EMEA at Positive Technologies. (more…)

CBNG adds expertise with appointment of William Webb as chief technology officer 01 February, 2021

CBNG adds expertise with appointment of William Webb as chief technology officer

Cambridge Broadband Networks Group (CBNG) has announced the appointment of its new chief technology officer (CTO) William Webb, as the organisation continues to drive forward advances within Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). (more…)

The rise of smart rural businesses and consumers 18 January, 2021

The rise of smart rural businesses and consumers

2020 has been a pivotal year for broadband across the country. During an unprecedented time, says Red Peel, founder and managing director of Airband, where most of us were forced to stay in the confines of our own homes, we as a society have learned to adapt by taking advantage of modern technology. (more…)

Seizing the shared spectrum opportunity 07 September, 2020

Seizing the shared spectrum opportunity

Ofcom announced the availability of shared spectrum licences in the UK towards the end of last year, a huge opportunity opened up for communications service providers (CSPs) to further support their enterprise customers by enabling individual, private and secure networks. (more…)

COVID-19 reverses voice decline: Revitalising the art of talking 16 July, 2020

COVID-19 reverses voice decline: Revitalising the art of talking

The global pandemic is reversing global communications trends as voice calls make a comeback, says Colin Abrey of Nextivity. (more…)

5G operators in the UK get a second helping of spectrum, but is there still a ghost at the feast? 31 October, 2019

5G operators in the UK get a second helping of spectrum, but is there still a ghost at the feast?

5G in the UK has assumed an elevated importance in recent years. To mitigate some of the economic damage that Brexit is inflicting, says John Delaney, IDC’s associate VP for Mobility, the UK needs to ensure that as many of its businesses and consumers as possible have access to good broadband connectivity, so that they can participate fully in the growing digital economy. 5G has a key role to play in achieving that goal. (more…)

Switching off 2G: New report for UK SPF highlights the potential impact of switching off 2G networks in the UK 23 October, 2019

Switching off 2G: New report for UK SPF highlights the potential impact of switching off 2G networks in the UK

While the UK has started the deployment of 5G networks, the older 2G networks will inevitably face switch-off (or ‘sunsetting’ as it is known in some countries) at some point. This is despite being relied on by the elderly, users in rural locations and numerous machine-to-machine (M2M) applications, such as many smart meters. (more…)

Vodafone claims to be the first UK company to share unused 4G spectrum to extend mobile broadband in rural areas 07 October, 2019

Vodafone claims to be the first UK company to share unused 4G spectrum to extend mobile broadband in rural areas

In a UK industry first, Vodafone is giving rural communities a boost by sharing some of its 4G spectrum with StrattoOpencell to offer high-speed mobile broadband in remote areas without fibre connectivity. StrattoOpencell is part of the Digital Colony UK Infrastructure Platform (soon to be The Freshwave Group). (more…)

Sky improves NPS and saves £6mn in year 1 using intelligent assurance platform built on Dell Boomi 19 September, 2019

Sky improves NPS and saves £6mn in year 1 using intelligent assurance platform built on Dell Boomi

Boomi Platform enables 69% increase in digital-first customer engagement, 20% improved NPS score and £6 million (€6.8 million) year 1 savings (more…)

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