telecoms

What is BT?

BT is a British telecoms company and one of the largest players in the broadband, fixed telephony, television and mobile…

The 5G hype cycle is cooling enthusiasm for 6G

Talk to any telco, and they’ll tell you that 5G is the future. The latest wireless standard for mobile networks,…

How Huawei is winning over the global south

The logic behind the expansion of telecoms networks is cold and remorseless. Turning a profit from such networks requires the…

Is the telecoms industry really in freefall?

Tensions between the old and new guard of technology have been rising in the past year. The pandemic saw a…

COVID-19 is Shaking up the Digital Landscape: Not Everyone Will Be a Winner

The Covid-19 work from home (WFH) economy is set to shake up the digital landscape, but results will be uneven…

Swisscom Dumps Mainframes for Private Cloud – Cuts IT Costs 60%

A major Swiss telecommunications and IT provider has successfully moved all business critical legacy mainframe applications and data to x86…

UK Government Allocates £200M for Full Fibre Broadband in Hard-to-Reach Areas

The UK government has allocated £200 million to deploy full fibre broadband to hard-to-reach areas across the country in what…

HPE Snaps up Plexxi, Wraps up Gatwick, Rolls out AI for Telecoms Tool

HPE, fresh from wrapping up a major overhaul of Gatwick Airport’s IT systems, has announced the acquisition of software-defined data…

Superfast broadband UK coverage now at 95%, but London in slow lane

Superfast broadband has now reached 19 out of 20 residential and business premises in the UK – a milestone in…

Internet of Things: 9 aspects of fog computing every CIO should know

Cloud computing is widely appreciated as a necessity for Internet of Things (IoT) networking. But what is the plan of…