The US has moved to ban new foreign-made consumer internet routers citing national security concerns. The decision, announced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), adds consumer-grade routers manufactured outside the US to its list of restricted equipment, placing them alongside foreign-made drones, which were outlawed at the end of 2025. “Malicious actors have exploited security […]

VeEX Inc., a global leader in innovative test and measurement solutions for next-generation networks, have introduced the MTX640, a compact, high-performance dual 100GE multi-service handheld test set. Built on VeEX’s proven Ethernet testing architecture, the MTX640 supports a wide range of Layer 2 through Layer 4 performance tests, including throughput, service activation, and advanced Ethernet analysis […]

According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telco, security, networks and data centre industries, total global revenue for the Broadband Access equipment market increased to $4.8 billion (€4.1bn) in Q4 2025, up 7 per cent QoQ and 2 per cent YoY. Though the spending acceleration in the quarter […]

Viasat, a specialist in satellite communications, has published a report which shows rising urgency among decision-makers to adopt Direct-to-Device (D2D) IoT devices within their organisations. The report – The Great Connectivity Convergence: NTN in Industrial IoT – was conducted by Vanson Bourne and surveyed 600 IoT decision-makers from five major industries: agriculture, energy, transport and […]

InterDigital, the mobile, video and AI technology research and development company, has signed a new patent licence agreement with LG Electronics. The agreement licenses LG’s digital TVs and computer display monitors under InterDigital’s joint licensing programme with Sony and includes licences to technologies including ATSC 3.0, Wi-Fi and video codecs. “In a video-first world, our […]

Enabling connected devices in homes across Europe to enter standby mode will potentially save enough energy to power up to 70 new small data centres across the continent or the equivalent of a mid-size city, the Broadband Forum predicts. The outcome of new power management standardisation efforts will mean devices such as home gateways, repeaters, […]

According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data centre industries, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) continues to surge, supporting both residential and enterprise connectivity due to its ease of deployment along with the more widespread availability of 4G LTE and 5G Sub-6GHz networks. Preliminary findings […]

According to research from Omdia, global spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $102.6 billion (€87.3bn) in Q3 2025, representing 25 per cent year-on-year growth. Market momentum remained stable, marking the fifth consecutive quarter in which growth has remained above 20 per cent highlighting continued strength across the sector. This performance reflects a significant shift in […]

EE, the UK broadband provider, has became the first major network to offer all Full Fibre plans built with WiFi 7 connectivity as standard. The launch follows research which reveals that for today’s households, broadband reliability across the whole home is more important than just speed, with nearly half (44 per cent) of Brits prioritising […]

According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks and data centre industries, a sharp contraction in China spending kept worldwide Wireless LAN (WLAN) growth from hitting double-digits in Q3 2025. “Cisco was late to the Wi-Fi 7 party,” commented Siân Morgan, Research Director at Dell’Oro Group. […]