The need for network densification and how we can make it happen

There’s a rapidly widening gap between the demand for mobile network capacity and what the industry can actually provide. Society’s insatiable appetite for more mobile accessibility and better performance on

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Why dynamic spectrum management, not auctions and caps, is the answer to future connectivity needs

Spectrum is a highly valued yet finite commodity that’s critical to the delivery of connected services, writes Adam Leach, the director R&D at Nominet.

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How can the telecoms industry take advantage of the platform economy?

In less than five years, we’ve become accustomed to clicking a button on our phones to summon a ride, book a room, watch a blogger’s video or adjust our thermostats,

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CSPs have just three years to tap into ISDN switch-off opportunities

Communications service providers (CSPs) are at risk of missing a golden opportunity from the switching-off of ISDN and PSTN lines in 2025, warns Paul Clarke, the UK manager of 3CX.

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Ofcom skirts EU delays as BT finally agrees to Openreach becoming a separate company

London, UK. March 10, 2017 — The UK communications regulator, Ofcom has agreed a deal with BT for a major reform of Openreach, meeting Ofcom’s requirements for the legal separation

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EE fined £2.7m by UK regulator Ofcom for overcharging customers, and admits breaches

EE has today been fined £2,700,000 (EUR3,110,000) by the UK regulator Ofcom for overcharging tens of thousands of its customers.

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UK expected to continue international leadership on key broadband measures, finds Analysys Mason

The UK is expected to continue to lead the EU’s five largest economies on a range of fixed broadband measures in 2020, according to a new report by global telecoms

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5G Huddle maps the implications for industry of 5G technologies

The allocation of radio spectrum, new business models, cyber-security and the connected car took centre stage at the 5GHuddle (organised by the Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF) and in partnership

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Regulator’s research shows wide variations between UK operators in 4G mobile performance

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom has published new research into 4G and 3G mobile broadband performance based on 120,000 test samples collected on smartphones. The research highlighted variations in performance

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