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Scaling industrial 5G from technical capability to measurable business value

by Harry Baldock | Sep 23, 2026

Industrial environments have a growing range of connectivity options; therefore, the appropriate model depends on the operational characteristics of the use case.

Lessons from the Cambium collapse

by Harry Baldock | Sep 17, 2026

Many of the customers who chose Cambium did so for good reason. That’s what makes this sting, says Jack Raynor, president of NetExperience.

World Communication Awards 2026 shortlist announced!

by Harry Baldock | Sep 14, 2026

The WCAs 2026 shortlist below represents a selection of some of the telecoms sector’s most exciting developments this year. Congratulations to all shortlisted companies.

Huawei latest SingleRAN 22.1 launch targets the Agentverse

by Harry Baldock | Sep 4, 2026

News The company says its new SingleRAN 22.1 wireless software aims to build a multidimensional...

The fibre is built. Now what?

by Harry Baldock | Sep 2, 2026

Full fibre now reaches 24.9 million premises (82% of UK homes), with 47% taking a full-fibre service.

Why the telecom industry acquisition problem is really about retention

by Harry Baldock | Sep 1, 2026

In a market where full fibre broadband now passes 82% of UK premises and mobile connections outnumber people, acquiring genuinely new customers is hard.

Garbage in, bad decisions out: The data problem behind autonomous networks

by Harry Baldock | Aug 27, 2026

Telecom automation is moving beyond predefined tasks towards networks that can increasingly analyse conditions, make decisions and act autonomously

Beyond the lab: How Linksys is redefining real-world Wi-Fi testing

by Harry Baldock | Aug 21, 2026

“Subscribers don’t live in labs”: Linksys’ Signal Studio takes Wi-Fi testing into the home

The build is over, but can you operate what you built?

by Harry Baldock | Aug 18, 2026

At 03:00 next Sunday, someone will be on shift, responsible for your network. It is worth asking who that actually is, and whether they can read a BGP table or only acknowledge an alarm.

The new cyber frontline beneath the sea: Why subsea resilience must be built from day one

by Harry Baldock | Jul 3, 2026

Contributed Article By Ferris Adi, Chief Information Security Officer, Trans Americas Fiber System...

Comarch User Group 2026: Navigating the 2% Growth Trap with Agentic AI and Composable Architecture

by Rosie Foster | Jun 22, 2026

Viewpoint, Comarch Communications The European telecommunications market is expected to grow...

Fall protection: A safety challenge at the heart of the mobile ecosystem

by Harry Baldock | Jun 16, 2026

With the mobile tower ecosystem growing increasingly complex, protecting field engineers has never been more important

Bridging the education gap with smart classrooms

by Harry Baldock | Jun 15, 2026

Partner Article There is a shortage of high-quality teaching in schools across the globe, but a...

World Communication Awards 2026: Your chance to celebrate excellence

by Harry Baldock | Jun 2, 2026

For more than two decades, the World Communication Awards (WCAs) has set the global benchmark for excellence, innovation, and leadership across the telecoms industry.

The Persian Gulf topped our 2026 cable risk index. Here’s what it means for operators and what they can do about it

by Harry Baldock | May 26, 2026

Cable construction work across the Gulf has come to a standstill because repair ships can’t operate in active conflict zones

Connecting Europe Facility Digital: For more resilience and security

by Harry Baldock | May 20, 2026

Since 2021, CEF-Digital has invested €615 million in 75 projects, spanning 18 EU countries and 10 overseas territories.

This German company is taking lessons learned to US MDUs

by Bradford Randall | May 12, 2026

Podcasts Christian Breidenbach-Kaack, CEO of agnoss, says his company learned key lessons in...

The Netherlands: Strengthening Europe’s digital gateway through subsea connectivity

by Harry Baldock | May 7, 2026

Since January, IOEMA B.V. has established itself in the Netherlands, bringing a new submarine cable company into the Dutch digital infrastructure ecosystem.