Ofcom plans rural connectivity boost
Mobile and broadband coverage are improving in the UK, but too many rural areas still get a poor signal – according to Ofcom’s major study of the UK’s communications networks.…
Russia to build IoT satellite constellation
Russian space agency Roscosmos says it will create a new mega-constellation of satellites to serve Internet of Things demand. The ‘Marathon’ constellation will likely comprise hundreds of craft and operate…
Ericsson: 5G to reach 1.5bn subs in 2024
5G is expected to reach more than 40 per cent global population coverage and 1.5 billion subscriptions for enhanced mobile broadband by the end of 2024. This will make 5G the fastest…
Eurofins launches Cyber Security Division
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, has launched a new Cyber Security Division to serve the media and entertainment industry, Internet of…
Sky, Space Global start construction of 200 nano-satellites
Sky and Space Global, a New Space UK company listed in the Australian Stock Exchange, has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) of the Pearls satellite, which now allows the…
Global fixed broadband subs exceed 1bn
There are now more than one billion fixed broadband subscribers worldwide, the Broadband Forum has revealed during Broadband World Forum 2018. The achievement – which has been confirmed by market…
Limelight, Ericsson CDN collaboration
Limelight Networks and Ericsson have signed an agreement to collaborate on content delivery and edge cloud services. As more traffic shifts to the public internet from private networks, the need…
ETNO: “Let Europe craft an ambitious policy for digital leadership”
A group of leading telecom CEOs have gathered in Brussels, on the occasion of the annual FT-ETNO Summit, to put forward their vision for Europe’s next policy agenda. As Member…
CCS Insight predicts Netflix cinemas; standard unlimited data
Global analyst firm CCS Insight has revealed its predictions for 2019 and beyond. This year, the list of 100 predictions focuses on CCS Insight’s vision for artificial intelligence, the Internet…
Smart home devices to see double-digit growth through 2020
The worldwide smart home devices market is expected to grow 31 per cent year over year in 2018 to 643.9 million shipments, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide…