Policy & Regulation

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Satellite

OneWeb or another, it’s gonna get there...

Vertical infrastructure: Source NBN

Access Evolution

Fixed Wireless Access is being tasked to close those stubborn digital divides

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Digital Platforms & Services

Father of the Web advocates personal data ownership

Digital Platforms & Services

Why Apple Pay has attracted antitrust scrutiny... and why it deserves to

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Access Evolution

Promises made, promises broken. Even MPs don't believe UK government's broadband pledges - nor does the industry

5G

5G is poised to pump 3 to 7 billion tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere

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Access Evolution

The broadband money trees are showering cash across the US and Canada

Access Evolution

New 243-strong satellite system will bring 4G and 5G to equatorial regions

Access Evolution

4.7 million UK homes have struggled to afford their telecoms bills this year

Security

EU states make headway with 5G security measures

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5G

Explosive traffic growth means 5G will be forced to muscle in on new spectrum, say telcos and vendors

5G

Maggie Carver appointed Ofcom interim Chair from January

Emerging Tech

Industry leaders join forces to push "AI for the greater good"

Policy & Regulation

BT fined for breaking Ofcom rules in Northern Ireland tender

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Digital Platforms & Services

Facebook will be judged on competition grounds: Whether Zuck sucks is neither here nor there

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AI, Analytics & Automation

Mobile operators could see revenues from digital identity services rise eightfold by 2025

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Access Evolution

Wi-Fi-Pai: could Wi-Fi be the new US technology poster child?

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Security

China strikes back: bans exports of quantum computing hardware and software

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Smart Cities

Wireless smart street poles will make Silicon Valley better connected, smarter, healthier (and better lit)

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Access Evolution

The great copper switch-off: still a work in progress

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Security

China complains about the West blocking Huawei but the PRC has been doing the same since 1996

5G

Chairman Pai announces intent to depart FCC in January

Open RAN

UK government embraces Open RAN, cosies up to NEC and Japan

Digital Platforms & Services

The Open Group and ITU collaborate to develop digital government strategies