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15 September, 2022

What’s the deal with mobile private networks?

Mobile private networks are currently a hot topic in the technology space having emerged in the last 2-3 years due to the availability of spectrum and lightweight core software. They enable exciting new opportunities for a wide range of organisations, from manufacturing to healthcare. Offering security due to the fact they use uncontested spectrum, they give organisations full control of service quality and devices and enable wide area coverage across both indoors and outdoors if needed, says Mike Kennett, senior consultant and head of regulatory affairs at connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider Freshwave.

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08 September, 2022

Tough new rules confirmed to protect UK telecoms networks against cyber attacks

The new telecoms security regulations will be among the strongest in the world and will provide much tougher protections for the UK from cyber threats which could cause network failure or the theft of sensitive data.

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05 September, 2022

Get your phone network security right, or else

There’s been big news on the telco security front in the past week, with mobile and fixed operators now facing big daily fines if they continue to be care-free with their customers’ data. Business technology journalist Antony Savvas looks at the growing threat to communications service providers’ (CSPs’) bottom line.

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29 August, 2022

Lit Fibre ISP launches partnership with FC Clacton to mark arrival of its community focused full fibre service in the area

Community-focused ISP Lit Fibre is launching a long-term partnership with FC Clacton to give its stadium a revamp with a raft of improvements, as the broadband provider signifies its commitment to working with the local community.

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19 May, 2022

The 19th century called, it wants its phone system back

Recent Ofcom (UK communications regulator) data found that if business landline numbers continue to drop at their current rate, they will be all but extinct within just six years. But would this be a bad thing? The landline has enabled connectivity from 1876, so is it time for an upgrade? Here, Douglas Mulvihill, UK marketing manager at business phone system provider Ringover, explains why businesses should move on from the landline.

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01 November, 2021

Airband secures £100mn debt facility to help bridge the rural-urban digital divide

Airband, a broadband provider for rural homes and businesses across the West of England, has successfully closed a £100 million (€118.02 million) debt package from an international banking consortium including HSBC, Lloyds, Nord LB and Sabadell. The debt facility enables Airband to accelerate its rollout plan with the view to service 600,000 premises with full fibre broadband by 2025.

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29 October, 2021

EE completes rollout of 4G in Glasgow’s subway stations

28 October 2021 – EE part of BT Group has installed and activated the Emergency Services Network (ESN) in Glasgow’s Subway stations, connecting all 15 Subway stations. This 4G connection will be important when first responders reach the stage of transitioning to ESN.

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21 September, 2021

Mobile signal boosters aim to assure cellular coverage for strong customer authentication and PSD2 payments

Cel-Fi by Nextivity’s next-generation mobile signal boosters are fast becoming the go-to solution to alleviate mobile dead spots in large department stores where reliable cellular coverage is integral to credit application processes for, and payment of, high-value items as PSD2 payment regulations are heightened.

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21 July, 2021

Democratising telecoms data is key to democratising 5G access

It has been widely reported that the UK Government is likely to miss its target of gigabit-capable broadband for 85% of the UK by 2025. One of the key barriers is the failure to address coverage ‘not-spots’ in hard-to-reach rural areas which are commercially unviable for large infrastructure providers, says Richard Weiss, European regional manager, IQGeo.

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27 May, 2021

Reliable 4G coverage will be essential for all businesses offering consumer credit

Covid-19 has transformed the retail landscape beyond all recognition. Three lockdowns combined with regional tier systems have brought about liquidations and acquisitions for a number of well-known brands, and a good deal more are favouring e/commerce over brick-and-mortar stores. (more…)

News tagged: Ofcom

What’s the deal with mobile private networks?

Tough new rules confirmed to protect UK telecoms networks against cyber attacks

Get your phone network security right, or else

Lit Fibre ISP launches partnership with FC Clacton to mark arrival of its community focused full fibre service in the area

The 19th century called, it wants its phone system back

Airband secures £100mn debt facility to help bridge the rural-urban digital divide

EE completes rollout of 4G in Glasgow’s subway stations

Mobile signal boosters aim to assure cellular coverage for strong customer authentication and PSD2 payments

Democratising telecoms data is key to democratising 5G access

Reliable 4G coverage will be essential for all businesses offering consumer credit

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