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All-optical networks that use photonics are the industry’s dream solution to the ever-increasing demand for speed. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to Fabienne Saliou, a research engineer at Orange, which is running an exciting project using this tech
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A new Cisco-sponsored centre at the University of Edinburgh is to research quantum computing, artificial intelligence and cyber security.
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5G-RAN growth will slow over the next five years as the market makes a transition from the expansion phase to the “next phase” according to research from Dell’Oro Group.
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The new UK Telecoms Lab, which is being set up in a suburb of Birmingham, will operated by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) on behalf of the government.
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Vodafone has partnered with global synthetic data firm Hazy to test the use of synthetic data to help companies in executing data science projects.
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5G fixed wireless access (FWA) subscriptions will reach 58 million in 2026 according to the latest figures from ABI Research.
Forthcoming events
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Samsung has announced a new research group focusing on the development of 6G networks and devices that will be established in the UK.
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Japanese telco NTT says it has increased the capacity of optical devices by 50%, so that fibres can carry data at 1.2Tbps.
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5G will generate US$7 trillion of economic value in 2030 as it fuels the proliferation of IoT devices from smartphones to consumer electronics to enterprise applications, a new report claims.
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The global SD-WAN market for large enterprises is worth around US$3 billion and is set to grow further, according to TeleGeography’s WAN Market Size Report.
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Quantum technology is poised to revolutionise atomic clocks and positioning, following a partnership between ColdQuanta and an Oxford University spin-off.
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Cloud software company Calix has opened its R&D centre in Bengaluru, with a focus on expanding the Calix Cloud platform.
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Two-thirds of telecoms companies are interested in non-traditional data sources and open banking.
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Researchers at two European centres for 5G innovation have communicated via video link using the seamless connectivity delivered by integrated terrestrial and satellite networks.
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The UK risks falling behind major economies when it comes to its gigabit rollout according to research from strategic property consultancy Cluttons.
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Orca Computing has won £9 million in funding from the UK government to develop what it calls the quantum data centre of the future.
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Ericsson has recruited one of the world’s top mobile telecoms academics, Mischa Dohler, as its new chief architect, to work on the next generation of wireless.
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The focus of ongoing anti-competition investigations in Europe could be about to make the inevitable shift to cloud services.
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Toshiba says that it has developed photonic integrated circuits that can use quantum technology to encrypt metro communications with speeds of 100Gbps.
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GÉANT is working with Telxius to improve connectivity with the Iberian Peninsula for the benefit of the scientific community.
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Open RAN software company Parallel Wireless is expanding its R&D in centres in India, Israel, the US and the UK
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Japanese vendors Fujitsu and NEC are collaborating to ensure their open RAN 5G equipment works together.
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The Polish operation of Orange, working with Infinera and InPhoTech, Polish company, have transmitted data at 11.2Tbps over fibre.
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Two UK universities have set up a research and innovation unit to work on 6G, the next generation of mobile.
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A UK company has started what it calls the country’s first quantum computing as-a-service (QCaaS) platform.
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Orange has announced what it calls “the network of the future”, an experimental cloud-based network that it hopes will eventually provide “ambient connectivity”.
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German chancellor Angela Merkel has taken part in the presentation of IBM’s first quantum computer to a European research institution.
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IBM and the UK government are to invest £210 million between them over five years in quantum computing technology.
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Only months after he left Zayo, Dan Caruso is now in charge of a company at the very edge of quantum physics. You’ll be able to buy a computer next year, he tells Alan Burkitt-Gray
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US company Airspan has jumped into the UK government’s call for new mobile suppliers by saying it will expand its presence in the country.