Global UCaaS market to reach more than 131m users by 2028

The global Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) market is set to grow to more than 131 million users by the end of 2028, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% over the next five years.

This is according to research by Cavell, a research and consulting firm specialising in the telecommunications industry.

Cavell’s set of 2024 Cloud Comms Market Reports surveyed over 100 service providers across the UK, Europe and US. The latest findings also...

25 March 2024 | Digital Transformation

BT launches UK’s first 5G-enabled, interactive simulation experience

BT has launched immersive spaces for business and public sector customers – creating the UK market’s first 5G-enabled interactive simulation experience.

Launched in partnership with Immersive Interactive, BT Immersive Spaces simulate real-life environments within an internal or external room, or mobile unit – to create an interactive immersive experience.

The fully immersive rooms are connected to the EE mobile network, using cameras and HD projectors to bring...

26 May 2023 | 5G

A third of IT and telecoms businesses unprepared for next global crisis

A life ring floating in water.

New data from the intelligent planning technology Board International, a leading global provider of Intelligent Planning SolutionDespite nearly every global business (Global: 97%; IT & Telco: 98%) executing some form of planning transformation attempt since 2020, 90% (IT & Telco: 91%) report it failing to some degree.    

This is according to new data from the intelligent planning technology Board International, a global provider of Intelligent Planning Solutions,...

26 May 2023 | Digital Transformation

Full fibre rollout set to give Newcastle £440 productivity boost

A report commissioned by CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has identified that Newcastle stands to be a huge beneficiary from the rollout of future-proof full fibre infrastructure which is now well underway across the city.

The study by the consultancy Hatch, (Economic Impact of Full Fibre Infrastructure from CityFibre’s Network), estimates that, over a fifteen-year period, the positive impacts of CityFibre’s £62m investment in Newcastle will...

8 March 2023 | Broadband

30 countries to launch 5G services in 2023

New figures from mobile industry forecaster GSMA Intelligence show 5G connections are expected to double over the next two years, expedited by technological innovations and new 5G network deployments in more than 30 countries in 2023 alone.

Of the new networks to be deployed in 2023, it is expected that 15 will be 5G Standalone networks.

The forecasts from GSMA Intelligence point to a significant period of growth in terms of mobile subscribers and enterprise adoption....

6 March 2023 | 5G

Virgin Media O2 makes multi-million-pound investment with new central London HQ

Virgin Media 02 office.

Virgin Media O2 has made changes to two of its main offices in the south of England with a multi-million-pound investment to create a new state-of-the-art UK headquarters in Paddington Central.

The investment follows a comprehensive review of its property portfolio which will see existing sites in both Hammersmith and Slough close by the end of next year. Employees will come together across the existing Virgin Media O2 office in Green Park, Reading, and a new office in Paddington,...

6 March 2023 | Operators

Mobile sector deploys Open Network APIs and preps for new era of digital services

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The GSMA, an industry organisation that represents the interests of 750+ mobile network operators worldwide, has launched an initiative called GSMA Open Gateway, a framework of universal network Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs), designed to provide universal access to operator networks for developers.

Launched with the support of 21 of the mobile network operators, the move represents a paradigm shift in the way the telecoms industry designs and delivers services in an...

27 February 2023 | Networks

Cisco and NEC bring 5G connectivity and automation to networks worldwide

Cisco and NEC Corporation has revealed plans to expand their collaboration efforts to include system integration solutions and potential opportunities in 5G xHaul and private 5G to help customers transform their architecture and connect more people and things.

The companies have expanded areas of collaboration under their Global Systems Integrator Agreement (GSIA) with augmented solutions for scalable 5G xHaul transport networks, such as enhanced capabilities for end-to-end...

27 February 2023 | 5G

Nokia and Bosch set a new bar for 5G positioning and look ahead to 6G

Nokia and Bosch have jointly developed 5G-based precision positioning technology intended for new Industry 4.0 use cases.

The two have deployed the proof of concept in a Bosch production plant in Germany, where extensive tests under realistic manufacturing conditions have shown an accuracy within 50 cm in 90% of the factory footprint.

The positioning technology tracks mobile and portable devices connected to the 5G network, accurately determining their positions where...

22 February 2023 | 5G

EE expands 5G as part of renewed drive to improve rural connectivity

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EE has disclosed new details of its nationwide investment to connect the UK to 5G, with the technology reaching hundreds of rural communities across the UK for the first time.

A series of new innovations that will boost the range, resilience and energy efficiency of mobile connectivity in the years ahead have also been unveiled.

5G rollout windfall for rural communities

EE’s 5G network, which already reaches nearly every major UK town and city as well as...

14 February 2023 | 5G