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National Museum of Computing to Open New Flowers to Fibre Exhibition

6th March, 2023 (1 Comment)

The National Museum of Computing in Bletchley (Buckinghamshire, England) is to open a new Gallery Exhibition on 11th March 2023 – ‘Flowers to Fibre’, which as the name suggests will aim to tell the “hidden story” of Britain’s telecommunications journey all the way through the copper and fibre optic broadband age.

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£6m Boost to Help Develop Future UK Communications Tech

1st March, 2023 (2 Comments)

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which forms part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has today secured £6 million of funding to help with the research and development of future communication systems including 6G (mobile broadband), faster internet access and cloud computing etc.

British Internet via HAPS Firm Avealto in Trademark Spat with Airbus over Aalto

13th February, 2023 (0 Comments)

British technology and telecoms start-up Avealto, which is developing a High Altitude Platform (HAPs) that could be used in place of satellites to deliver broadband / data and voice connectivity, has got into a legal trademark spat with Airbus after the latter changed the name of their alternative Zephyr programme to Aalto.

Scientists Find Way of Using WiFi to Monitor People Through Walls

27th January, 2023 (4 Comments)

Researchers working out of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pennsylvania (USA) have demonstrated a new way of using Machine Learning / AI and a deep neural network to map the position of human bodies, including through walls, by analysing the phase and amplitude of WiFi (wireless network) signals.

Broadband ISP Ogi Invest £10,000 into Local Schools in Wales

24th November, 2022 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP and full fibre network builder Ogi has today announced that they’ve begun a new pilot programme with schools in Wales, which is initially investing £10,000 to help local schools in the country bring STEM subjects (i.e. science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to life for pupils in years 5-9.

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Vodafone Backed AST Space Mobile Begin Testing 4G and 5G Satellite

15th November, 2022 (6 Comments)

AST SpaceMobile, which is backed by Vodafone and various other global mobile operators, has successfully completed the deployment of a huge 693-square-foot (64.4-square-meter) phased array antenna on their prototype BlueWalker 3 LEO satellite. The platform will be used to test a new space-based 4G and 5G cellular broadband network.

World Broadband Association Predicts 50Gbps Home Broadband by 2030

26th October, 2022 (32 Comments)

The World Broadband Association (WBBA), which is a multilateral and industry-led association, recently published a new white paper that predicts residential broadband packages will be offering connection speeds of “up to” 50Gbps (Gigabits / sec) by 2030, while enterprise speeds will be “up to” 3.2Tbps (Terabits / sec).

Researcher Demos Starlink’s Potential for Satellite Navigation

25th October, 2022 (4 Comments)

A team of researchers from the University of Texas Austin (UTA) have examined the downlink signal structure of Starlink’s (SpaceX) mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and shown that, with a few software tweaks, the company could perhaps turn it into a useful GPS-style backup.

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Scientists Push 1.84Pbps of Data Down a Single Optical Fibre Cable

22nd October, 2022 (2 Comments)

Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (TUD) have done something quite remarkable by demonstrating a record data transmission speed of 1.84 Pbps (Petabits per second) – or 1,840Tbps (Terabits per second) if you prefer – over a single 37-core and 7.9km long fibre optic cable. Oh.. and they could go a lot faster.

Broadband ISP Zen Internet Adopts Science Based Net Zero Target

15th October, 2022 (19 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet, which is certified as a B Corporation, has officially commitment to the new Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) with an ambition to achieve Net-Zero by 2040 (i.e. removing as many carbon emissions as they produce).

UK Government Secures Seat on the Global UN Telecoms Council

3rd October, 2022 (4 Comments)

The United Kingdom has succeeded in getting itself elected to hold a seat on the influential governing council of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), which will give it more of a say in future standards (broadband, satellite, mobile technologies etc.) and the allocation of global radio spectrum etc.

LG Push TeraHertz Based 6G Mobile Data Signal to 320 Metres

16th September, 2022 (6 Comments)

A new experimental test of early 6G mobile broadband technology, which was conducted by LG Electronics (LG) at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) in Germany, has demonstrated a wireless signal working over the TeraHertz (THz) band that could reach a distance of 320 metres (significant, given the spectrum).

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Broadcom and Intel Push Real-World WiFi 7 Speed Test to 5Gbps

9th September, 2022 (19 Comments)

Chip and technology giants Intel and Broadcom have achieved an important milestone this week after they demonstrated the first cross-vendor Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) network link using prototypes of their next generation Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) hardware, which achieved data speeds of over 5Gbps (Gigabits per second).

Scientists Find Way to Help WiFi Network Signals Go Through Walls

18th August, 2022 (7 Comments)

Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology and the University of Rennes in Austria have found an interesting solution that could help WiFi signals from your local wireless network to more effectively penetrate through walls and boost coverage, which can be thought of as being similar to an anti-reflective coating on glasses.

Government Offer £25m to Help Develop Future 6G UK Mobile Kit

26th July, 2022 (6 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today set aside £25m as part of their new Future Open Networks Research Challenge (FONRC) fund to help support the development of future 5G and 6G based mobile broadband equipment (focused primarily on O-RAN).

pureLiFi Get £10m to Develop Wi-Fi Style Visible Light Networks

13th July, 2022 (4 Comments)

The Scottish National Investment Bank has awarded £10m to help Edinburgh-based pureLiFi, which has spent years developing a new Visible Light Communication (VLC) based networking method called LiFi, to support a global rollout of their revolutionary technology.

5G Mobile via LEO Broadband Satellites Moves a Step Closer

12th July, 2022 (5 Comments)

The idea of being able to offer consumers a 5G based mobile handset that gets its service from orbiting broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), as well as a terrestrial mast, is nothing new. But turning it into a commercial product is another thing entirely, yet Ericsson, Qualcomm and Thales appear to be making progress.