Networks

Government Launches Consultation To Ban Huawei From FTTP, 5G

UK government begins consultation on the next legal steps to restrict Huawei in Britain's mobile and fixed line telecoms networks

3 years ago

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Network Transformation

What the pandemic showed many businesses was that their networks were lacking in some fundamental areas such as security and…

3 years ago

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Workforce Trends and Technology

Businesses have re-organised their workforces and processes. Has technology delivered the tools they need to keep their enterprises running and…

3 years ago

Space Storm To Destroy 40 Satellites, SpaceX Warns

Up to 40 Starlink satellites launched last week will re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up, after geomagnetic storm last…

3 years ago

Vodafone Portugal Networks Still Down After ‘Malicious’ Cyberattack

Vodafone Portugal's 4G and 5G mobile networks knocked offline by cyberattack, that also impacted fixed-line, TV, SMS and other services

3 years ago

Government To Force Age Verification On Porn Websites

Online Safety Bill will include legal duty requiring all porn websites to implement 'robust checks' on the person's age

3 years ago

US Carriers Ask FCC for $5.6bn For Chinese Kit Replacement

US carriers ask for billions more dollars than the $1.9 billion initially offered by the US to replace all Huawei…

3 years ago

Hybrid Work. Hybrid Business

Hybrid work will become the norm as businesses look towards their post-pandemic futures. With these radical shifts in workforce organisation…

3 years ago

SpaceX Team In Fiji ‘Working On Tonga Internet’

SpaceX sends team to Fiji for six months as it works to re-establish internet connectivity for Kingdom of Tonga after…

3 years ago

Virgin Media O2 Mulls Fibre Network Expansion With New Venture – Report

Virgin Media O2 reportedly plans to launch a fibre-network building joint venture, to expand its network footprint beyond current reach

3 years ago

FAA Agrees To Switch On More 5G Towers And Masts

Seeing sense? American aviation regulator FAA allows Verizon and AT&T to switch on more 5G towers and mobile masts near…

3 years ago

China Unicom Latest To Be Banned Over National Security

The US FCC regulator revokes US licence of China Unicom after 20 years of operating in America, citing national security…

3 years ago

BT To Recruit More Than 600 Apprentices

What pandemic? British carrier seeks to recruit more than 600 apprentices and graduates across multiple locations in the UK

3 years ago

The Future of Consumer Tech in Business

As consumer and business technologies continue to merge, and as businesses transform into post-pandemic enterprises, how will consumer technology develop,…

3 years ago

Vodafone To Switch Off 3G Network Next Year

Mobile operators press ahead with early retirement of old networks, as Vodafone sets 2023 deadline for switch off of 3G…

3 years ago

Gigabyte Broadband Pledge At Risk, Warns Spending Watchdog

UK pledge to close the digital divide of broadband services for urban and rural customers is at risk, says Parliament's…

3 years ago

Airport 5G Towers Switched Off In Temporary Aviation Compromise

AT&T and Verizon agree to temporarily switch off 5G towers near certain airports, as operators and FCC hit out at…

3 years ago

US Airline Bosses Warn Of ‘Catastrophic’ Aviation Crisis Due To 5G

US aviation 5G scare-mongering continues, as CEOs of ten US airlines warn of 'havoc' caused by arrival of 5G networks…

3 years ago

O2, Virgin Will Not Introduce EU Roaming Charges

Travellers to EU seeking to avoid roaming charges in Europe are being targetted by O2 and Virgin Mobile, after EE,…

3 years ago

Silicon In Focus Podcast: Why Digital Transformation Projects Fail

The pandemic catapulted digital transformation up the priority list of many businesses yet McKinsey estimating that around 70% of digital…

3 years ago

Google Removes Features After Sonos Legal Win

Google has removed some features related to the control of multi-room audio playback after a major legal win by rival…

3 years ago

US Operators Delay 5G Rollout, Amid Aviation Concerns

Win for scaremongering? US mobile operators AT&T and Verizon agree delay to 5G networks by two weeks after aviation campaign

3 years ago

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Quality of Data

With businesses still reeling from the disruption to their operations and supply chains the pandemic caused, Dun & Bradstreet's new…

3 years ago

Huawei Admits 2021 Revenues Down Nearly 30 Percent

Chinese networking giant reveals scale of challenge posed by ongoing US and Western restrictions to its business performance

3 years ago

Elon Musk Denies His Satellites Are Hogging Space

Space is enormous and satellites are tiny says Musk, after China complaint earlier this week of near miss with its…

3 years ago

OneWeb Reaches 60 Percent With Launch Of 36 Satellites

UK-based OneWeb delivers another 36 communications satellites into orbit, as it readies connectivity for northern hemisphere

3 years ago

Telefonica Spain Replaces Huawei 5G Kit For Ericsson Gear

Telecoms giant Telefonica confirms it has begun to replace some of its Huawei 5G gear in Spain with equipment from…

3 years ago

Merry Christmas To Readers Of Silicon UK

Silicon UK once again wishes our readers a very merry Christmas, in what has proven to be another eventful year…

3 years ago

Net Neutrality May Return, As Biden Seeks FCC Commissioner Confirmation

President Biden's attempt to get confirmation of final FCC commissioner faces opposition, as it will return regulator to democrat control

3 years ago

Airbus, Boeing CEOs Call For Delay In US 5G Service

Fearmongering? Bosses of world's two largest aeroplane manufacturers urge US to delay 5G switch on, citing interference concerns for aircraft…

3 years ago