U.K. telco BT Group has selected Oracle Communications Cloud Native Converged Policy Management to optimize its network resources and bring new 5G offerings to market.
In a release, Oracle noted that the solution will enable BT to test and implement 5G services—such as live streaming...
In the end, 5G is all about the consumer. Except it is not; most of the innovation will come in the enterprise space. That appeared to be the conclusion of a panel session at 5G World in London today, which represented a first foray...
Deutsche Telekom, China Unicom, Orange, China Mobile, and Vodafone have ranked top, apparently in order, in an assessment of 20 mobile network operators for enterprise 5G connectivity. These five are “clear leaders in this space”, said author ABI Research, and head the market from...
U.K. carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, expects to reach half of the U.K. population with its 5G service by early 2023, BT said in a release.
The telco said that its 5G network will reach 90% of the country’s territory by 2028.
To reach...
UK carrier BT and Associated British Ports (ABP) said they are currently trialing the next generation of Internet of Things (IoT) and sensor technology to speed up the movement and processing of cargo goods and digitize the Port of Ipswich’s logistics and operations processes.
In...
U.K. carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, has doubled its 5G footprint in the recent fiscal year, with its next-generation offering currently available in 160 towns and cities across the country, BT said in its earnings statement.
BT also said that EE’s “5G-ready customer...
UK-based vehicle battery manufacturer Hyperbat has claimed a “world-first” industrial virtual reality (VR) solution for manufacturing using a private 5G network. It is working with BT and Ericsson on the network setup. Qualcomm is providing its Snapdragon XR2 platform into the VR headset, plus...
U.K. carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, announced that it has switched on 5G technology in 35 additional cities and towns across the country.
Some of the new cities covered by EE’s 5G network are Blackburn, Bolton, Brighton, Chester, Dundee, Exeter, Harrogate, Milton Keynes,...
The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is putting focus on edge-based private 5G networks for enterprises, as it narrows its scope from “connecting the unconnected” with wide-area cloud-based open infrastructure to also include cheaper, more flexible local-area cellular networking. The consortium, founded by Facebook and...
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has released a “blueprint” for the combination of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 in the broad IoT sector, notably for smart industry, smart cities, smart buildings, and the smart home, as well as sundry edge-based network deployments. It said, done...
Precision engineering firm AE Aerospace, which makes prototype components for the aerospace, marine, and defence industries, is the first UK SME to deploy a private 5G network, it has been claimed.
AE Aerospace produces specialist parts, in low and medium volumes, for Rolls Royce, Raytheon,...
U.K. mobile operators O2 and EE expanded the footprint of their 5G networks in the country, both firms said in separate statements.
O2, owned by Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica, said that its nationwide 5G network now reaches 150 towns and cities across the UK.
The telco...
2020 was a year that no person or company will ever forget. The Covid-19 pandemic changed everything. Overnight, people, communities, businesses and public sector organisations were faced with a health crisis not seen in this magnitude in over a century.
From a business perspective particularly,...
The U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom officially announced the confirmed operators due to take part in the upcoming 5G spectrum auction.
Ofcom said in December that BT Group's EE unit, Hutchison 3G UK, Telefonica UK and Vodafone had qualified to take part in the spectrum auction.
Following...
BT has installed a dedicated public 5G network at the University of Warwick in the UK in what it reckons is a first for the country. The new setup comprises a public 5G cell site on the university’s main campus. The campus covers an...
BT has selected Ericsson as its 5G RAN provider in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and other major cities across the UK.
Earlier this year, BT had selected the Swedish vendor to provide the company’s next-generation cloud-native dual-mode 5G Core. Once the deployment is completed, Ericsson...
U.K. carrier BT and Belfast Harbour have signed a partnership to build a 5G ecosystem within the Port of Belfast.
BT said that the partnership will deliver a series of 5G-led innovations to accelerate Belfast Harbour’s digital transformation.
Under the terms of the partnership, BT will...
U.K. carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, announced it has switched on 5G technology in 12 new cities and towns across the country.
The new areas covered by EE’s 5G network are Aberdeen, Aldershot, Barrhead, Blackpool, Castleford, Crawley, Mirfield, Oxford, Porthcawl, Shipley, Stafford and...
BT and Toshiba have deployed an unhackable six-kilometre length of quantum encrypted fibre optic cable for transfer of highly sensitive data between different industrial facilities. It is the first deployment in the UK of a quantum-secure point-to-point fibre network, for sharing encryption ‘keys’ between...
Nokia announced it has been selected by U.K. telco BT as its 5G RAN vendor, the Finnish company said in a release.
As part of the agreement, which will make Nokia BT’s largest equipment provider, Nokia will provide equipment and services at BT radio sites...
The U.K. government announced that ex-BT CEO and former trade minister Ian Livingston is to chair a new task force to drive forward ongoing work to diversify the country's telecoms supply chain and reduce reliance on high-risk vendors.
Later this year, the government will publish...
UK telecoms firm BT has unveiled a new augmented reality (AR) demo as part of its ‘connected industry’ showcase at its Adastral Park science campus. The enhanced industrial IoT exhibit is one of nine functional digital-change showcases, arranged like a “Disneyland for industry decision...
The UK government has awarded £30 million to six new 5G testbeds, as part of a wider £200 million campaign to leverage 5G to energise the UK industrial sector, and as it seeks to open up UK telecoms supply chains.
The £30 million package from...
U.K. regulator Ofcom announced plans to hold a 5G spectrum auction in January 2021, rejecting calls from some carriers which had suggested a direct allocation process rather than a traditional sale.
In a statement, Ofcom stated the auction would cover the sale of 80 megahertz...
