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Subcontractors working on CityFibre's £45m Derby rollout threaten to 'rip up tarmac' in dispute over payments

Main contractor J McCann insists it takes its obligations 'very seriously'

23 Jul 15:15 | 23

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India changes tack and tenders for public-private partnerships to complete national broadband rollout

Tender issued to wire 361,000 thousand more villages, with $2.5bn subsidies dangled

23 Jul 04:30 | 1

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Swings and roundabouts: They also drove a 58% boost to business revenue

22 Jul 12:15 | 9

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Money can't buy you love: Huawei continues to throw fistfuls of dollars at US lobbying efforts

Another year, and Chinese tech bogeyman is still on the blocklist

21 Jul 22:29 | 4

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Watchdog slaps down Three's claims to be building the UK's 'fastest 5G network' – again

Company can't seem to help running its mouth, despite ASA's ruling last year

21 Jul 11:30 | 19

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UK.gov's Huawei watchdog says firm made 'no overall improvement' on firmware security but won't say why

HCSEC board's 2020 report filled with pats on back for Chinese biz

20 Jul 17:09 | 12

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Tomorrow's wireless world will be fatter, faster, and creepier

Video didn't kill the radio star – it made it stronger than ever

20 Jul 08:30 | 35

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Australian government in talks to buy Pacific Islands' top telco

The other bidder is China mobile, so top Oz telco has been approached to step in

20 Jul 02:28 | 3

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319 terabits – great Scott! Boffins in Japan speed along information superhighway at new world record

System compatible with existing infra. No you can't eat it now, kids, it's for later, for upcoming 5G backbone

19 Jul 13:03 | 13

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The lights go off, broadband drops out, the TV freezes … and nobody knows why (spooky music)

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IPv6 still 5–10 years away from mainstream use, but K8s networking and multi-cloud are now real

Gartner’s latest Hype Cycle for Enterprise Networking labels network observability and SDN vendor jargon

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SonicWall suggests people unplug their end-of-life gateways under 'active attack' by ransomware crims

Redeploy in circular filing cabinet if you cannot patch

15 Jul 03:31 | 16

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The coming of Wi-Fi 6 does not mean it's time to ditch your cabled LAN. Here's why

There's a time and place for wireless tech, but it still can't compete

14 Jul 21:01 | 136

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Cellnex and CK Hutchison have just 5 days to prove mass mobile tower sell-off won't harm competition

Cellnex already 'largest' phone mast supplier, says UK regulator

14 Jul 11:15 | 8

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FCC finalizes $1.9bn compo deal for telcos forced to rip'n'replace Huawei, ZTE gear

'An unrealistic attempt to fix what isn’t broken', Big H mutters

14 Jul 01:04 | 2

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OK, you're paying data charges in the EU, but you can still roam free in, er, Iceland

Sandwiched between cheese and prawns in UK post-Brexit trade deal

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UK competition watchdog sniffing around Motorola profits after delay to replace company's Airwave service

Blue-light radio network drags on, adding excess £1.2bn to telco's coffers

08 Jul 16:45 | 8

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Mobile carrier Telenor quits Myanmar, says coup makes doing business its way impossible

Firm tries to stand up for customers, human rights, sells to M1 and takes a bath

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BT and Communication Workers Union draw up 'principles' to guide future planning on pay and redundancies

Threat of national industrial ballot in May forced telco back around negotiating table

08 Jul 13:46 | 5

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Subcontractors working on CityFibre's £45m Derby rollout threaten to 'rip up tarmac' in dispute over payments

India changes tack and tenders for public-private partnerships to complete national broadband rollout

Dang vaccines dented our bottom line in the connected home sector, says Netgear

In the '80s, satellite comms showed promise – soon it'll be a viable means to punt internet services at anyone anywhere

Money can't buy you love: Huawei continues to throw fistfuls of dollars at US lobbying efforts

Watchdog slaps down Three's claims to be building the UK's 'fastest 5G network' – again

UK.gov's Huawei watchdog says firm made 'no overall improvement' on firmware security but won't say why

Tomorrow's wireless world will be fatter, faster, and creepier

Australian government in talks to buy Pacific Islands' top telco

319 terabits – great Scott! Boffins in Japan speed along information superhighway at new world record

The lights go off, broadband drops out, the TV freezes … and nobody knows why (spooky music)

IPv6 still 5–10 years away from mainstream use, but K8s networking and multi-cloud are now real

SonicWall suggests people unplug their end-of-life gateways under 'active attack' by ransomware crims

The coming of Wi-Fi 6 does not mean it's time to ditch your cabled LAN. Here's why

Cellnex and CK Hutchison have just 5 days to prove mass mobile tower sell-off won't harm competition

FCC finalizes $1.9bn compo deal for telcos forced to rip'n'replace Huawei, ZTE gear

OK, you're paying data charges in the EU, but you can still roam free in, er, Iceland

UK competition watchdog sniffing around Motorola profits after delay to replace company's Airwave service

Mobile carrier Telenor quits Myanmar, says coup makes doing business its way impossible

BT and Communication Workers Union draw up 'principles' to guide future planning on pay and redundancies

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