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EE, Plusnet and Vodafone lead in Opensignal broadband rankings

1 week ago | telecoms.com | Andrew Wooden

The report separates ultrafast broadband, with average download speeds of more than 300Mbps, and superfast connections with speeds of 30-300Mbps, as defined by Ofcom. To measure the stats results, Opensignal assigned each UK household in Opensignal’s data to a different speed category based on their maximum observed download and upload speeds over the prior 30 days, and excluded observations from households with persistent sub-optimal router configuration, we’re told.
Deutsche Telekom claims new quantum internet record

1 week ago | telecoms.com | Nick Wood

82 kilometres, in fact. That's the distance at which its T-Labs unit, together with quantum networking hardware provider Qunnect, was able to dynamically route so-called polarisation-entangled photons, or qubits, over multiple paths at fidelities of more than 92% in parallel with traditional data traffic.
Ericsson deploys private 5G for remote control mining operation

1 week ago | telecoms.com | Andrew Wooden

By using a private 5G set up, Newmont has “overcome the limitations previously encountered with wifi to meet the productivity potential of multiple dozers, achieve new levels of machine productivity, and keep workers safe,” states the release.
Telefonica bemoans European telco fragmentation again

1 week ago | telecoms.com | Andrew Wooden

Marc Murtra (pictured above) was announced in January as the replacement for the Telefonica boss of 26 years José María Álvarez-Pallete, joining from Spanish defence company Indra. Soon after at MWC 2025, he called on policy makers to adapt regulation to allow for more telco consolidation in Europe – a perennial talking point for European operators lamenting a lack of growth in recent years.
Operator capex declined by 8% last year with little sign of recovery

2 weeks ago | telecoms.com | Scott Bicheno

Preliminary numbers from analyst firm Dell’Oro reveal that global operator investment levels fell last year, and that was before the US initiated a global trade war. Dell’Oro describes worldwide telecom capex as ‘the sum of wireless and wireline/other telecom carrier investments’.
Vodafone has made 200 million IoT connections

2 weeks ago | telecoms.com | Andrew Wooden

Vodafone says it has more than doubled its number of Internet of Things (IoT) connections in the last five years, with a heart monitor becoming the 200 millionth. The device in question is a healthcare monitor connected by Vodafone to its IoT network which provides doctors with information about a patient’s cardiac health and certain vital signs remotely.
UK telcos politely nudge vendors to up their green game

2 weeks ago | telecoms.com | Nick Wood

British CSPs have sent a letter to their suppliers asking if they wouldn't mind agreeing to a new environmental code of conduct. It originates from the Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF), which advises the government with regards to provisioning digital connectivity (funnily enough). The letter has nine service provider signatories – AllPointsFibre, BT, CityFibre, Openreach, PlatformX Communications (PXC), Sky, TalkTalk, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), Vodafone – plus Swedish kit maker Ericsson.
Nokia to deploy core network upgrades for Bharti Airtel

3 weeks ago | telecoms.com | Andrew Wooden

The new kit is supposed to integrate 5G and 4G technologies into a single set of servers, and will also provide a better network experience for Airtel’s growing 4G/5G customer base, we’re told.
Telefónica Tech and Geotab deploy keyless tech for cars

3 weeks ago | telecoms.com | Andrew Wooden

The tech, called Keyless, allows drivers to access and start a vehicle, get real-time location and switch on of lights from an app on a mobile device, and is compatible with any car with a remotely operated key. Eliminating the need for drivers to exchange physical keys provides “a simpler, more comfortable and safer experience, while providing companies with greater flexibility and efficiency in the use of their fleet,” apparently.
Orange lays out its network API ambitions

3 weeks ago | telecoms.com | Andrew Wooden

We spoke to Orange at MWC 2025 about its network API related launches from the show, how operators might make some money from that type of thing in the future, and how it all interlaces with the unavoidable theme of AI. APIs as a buzzword was somewhat drowned out by the overwhelming chorus of comms around AI at MWC 2025, but it’s still held up by big players as a potentially transformative avenue for how telcos operate in the future.