Networking hardware

What is a router?

A router is a physical or virtual appliance that passes information between two or more packet-switched computer networks. Continue Reading

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• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer
• Alissa Irei, Senior Site Editor
• Jessica Scarpati

MWC 2025: AI is the new mobile UI for Qualcomm

Connected processor and artificial intelligence company unveils AI-first modems for 5G networks, IoT and fixed wired access as artificial intelligence scales rapidly at the network edge to drive key business benefits Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

AWS boosts telco cloud offerings with new Outposts

Amazon Web Services debuts new Outposts racks and servers that extend its infrastructure to the edge to support network intensive workloads and cloud radio access applications Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Apple and Dassault Systèmes join forces for digital twin Vision

Leading connected engineering software provider teams with CE giant to take advantage of state-of-the-art immersive viewing to realise digital twin-based product design and manufacturing platform Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

DE-CIX upgrades New York’s largest internet exchange backbone

DE-CIX upgrades one of the US’s largest internet exchange backbones as staying resilient and offering scale become priorities Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Neos Networks leads £1.2m UK Midlands broadband project

Leading UK business-dedicated network appointed by council to lead D2N2 Gigahubs initiative aimed at bringing gigabit broadband to rural communities in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

FullFibre, Zzoomm merge to gain scale in UK altnet broadband

UK independent broadband providers merge to form one of the UK’s largest altnets, with 600,000 properties ready for service Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

SITA takes off with Cathay Pacific to expand global network connectivity

Air transport IT provider to enhance airline’s operations with high-speed connectivity across 51 airports worldwide, optimising access to cloud technology Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Fibre broadband network reaches half of Scotland 

UK’s leading broadband provider says research shows gigabit digital upgrade could generate £4bn for Scottish economy and help to reverse depopulation Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

IOWN sets focus on go-to-market, proof of concept optical in 2025

Next-gen networking project reveals focus for 2025, including early adoption use cases, go-to-market activities and wider industry collaboration Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

DriveNets, Fujitsu, UfiSpace join forces to support optical net development

Consortium of optical technology providers come together to accelerate open network roll-outs and support NTT-driven next-generation optical network infrastructure programme, testing and certification of multiple products Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Openreach nears million mark in copper stop sell scheme

UK’s largest telco reveals extent of progress in network transformation programme to make full-fibre network available to more than 14 million homes and businesses by the end of 2027 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

UK’s altnets further fibre roll-out

UK’s leading and second-leading alternative broadband providers report strong end of year for fibre network deployment Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

EXA enters into agreement to acquire Aqua Comms

Dedicated digital infrastructure provider acquires subsea service provider Aqua Comms Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Smart metering reaches 20 million premises across Britain

UK-wide smart metering network is now connected to more than 20 million homes and small businesses, reaching more than 33 million smart meters, as part of a plan to deliver meaningful benefits to Britain and its energy consumers Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Global IT spending to soar in 2025

S&P Global Ratings expects a 9% surge in global IT spending for 2025, fuelled by demand for AI and cloud technologies, despite potential trade headwinds and a slowing global economy Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Nexfibre calls for regulatory action on Openreach’s broadband overreach

UK fibre provider publishes report urging regulatory consistency for broadband industry, including maintaining restrictions on market leader to avoid ‘harming investment, innovation and the progress’ of full-fibre roll-out Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

CityFibre, nexfibre accelerate roll-out of UK gigabit project

VMO2 joint venture claims to reach key milestone in its mission of delivering full-fibre network to previously underserved UK areas faster than any other operator while UK’s largest independent provider kicks off work in East and West Sussex Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Gramedia speeds up inventory checks with RFID

Indonesian bookstore giant has sped up inventory checks, minimised shrinkage and improved customer experience with RFID-powered checkout kiosks and exit gates Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy upgrades core network infrastructure

‘Landmark’ project sees AI-native networking company facilitate a network upgrade for the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy to support the advancement of new radio astronomy research by delivering ten times more compute power Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Openreach taps Nokia to introduce intent-based fibre networking in UK

Open access platform designed to accelerate fibre broadband services for UK homes and businesses enabling operator to simplify operations and reduce support systems complexity Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Nokia and stc conclude 1Tbps datacentre connectivity test

Global comms tech provider and telco reveal Middle East’s first ever terabit long-haul field trial of network to support growing demand for bandwidth-intensive applications such as AI, cloud services and next-generation digital innovations Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Openreach hits full-fibre tipping point

UK’s leading broadband provider now has gigabit services available to half of all UK homes and businesses, with more than 4.3 million in rural and hard-to-reach areas, and stays on track to reach 30 million by the end of 2030 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Project Gigabit lit up in South Wiltshire

First customer connected in Dorset by local and independent broadband provider under UK government’s £5bn infrastructure scheme Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Nscale unveils IP network offering to support AI workloads

IP network designed to support growing global demand for AI-driven applications, which consume massive amounts of data Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

ITU launches advisory body to support submarine comms cable resilience

Alliance created with mission statement that strengthening resilience of submarine cable networks – such as recently damaged C-Lion1 – is key to digital connectivity and economies Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Verizon reports 1.6 Tbps data transmission field trial

Optical technology provider reveals successful data transmission test using coherent service to move data at almost two terabits per second in live fibre network on a single-carrier wavelength Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Manufacturing industry at crossroads in AI adoption

Report warns that Britain’s manufacturers are at risk of missing out on innovation and productivity gains due to a lack of confidence in digital technologies and AI Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

5G, AI reshape mobile trade-ins in record-breaking Q3

Latest quarterly analysis from business services company finds that for the first time, 5G devices have become the top turned-in models for Android and Apple Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Networks lagging in compute tech evolution, says HPE

As AI brings about unprecedented transformation, leading network firm plots course to offer viable infrastructure for businesses to gain competitive edge Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Virgin Media O2 streamlines fixed and mobile service delivery

UK operator claims major milestone in its long-term network evolution strategy by switching on Converged Interconnect Network to rationalise and enhance service delivery Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Storage technology explained: Ransomware and storage and backup

We look at ransomware attacks, and the importance of good backup practice as well as immutable snapshots, air-gapping, network segmentation, AI anomaly detection and supplier warranties Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

IOWN furthers pace of next-gen optical net development

Next-gen networking project reveals proof of concepts encompassing transforming infrastructure through innovations centred on an APN, spatial experiences with communication technologies, real-time, long-distance connectivity in manufacturing and photonics Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

UK fibre providers struggle to meet rising demands

Research from field service management software provider warns of growing pressures as digital transformation becomes essential for altnets to stay competitive in cut-throat market Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Connexin completes ‘significant’ first stage of Project Gigabit contract

Digital service and smart technology provider fulfils initial part of £58m contract in national £5bn broadband scheme providing gigabit connectivity to over 34,000 rural homes in Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

How AI is impacting global connectivity

Jürgen Hatheier, international CTO of Ciena, discusses the role of connectivity in the age of artificial intelligence and how the company is helping service providers navigate this transformative period Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Virtual collaboration within and across industries – promises and challenges

New technologies enable intuitive and realistic visual and auditory landscapes that put users within applications. We look at which industries will likely illustrate the impact of virtual collaboration in commercial environments Continue Reading

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• Martin Schwirn, Computer Weekly

Tokyo University of Science sets pace in neural networks on edge IoT

Researchers in educational establishment propose a novel magnetic random access memory-based architecture that uses spintronics to realise smaller, more efficient AI-capable circuits for internet of things Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Sipartech ups infrastructure resilience, quality through submarine net

Mediterranean submarine cable by Medloop France and GeoMesh Extreme service strengthen pan-European terrestrial and undersea infrastructure for enterprises Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Telstra claims comms record for speed, distances over single optical channel

Australia-based global operator teams with optical tech company and global comms provider to achieve 1.6Tbps throughput over a single optical channel covering 700km Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

HPE sharpens edge computing with ProLiant DL145 Gen11 server

Server engineered for diverse edge locations is said to ensure high performance for environments that generate demanding workloads such as in stores, clinics, banks and factory lines Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Europol provides detail on Ghost encrypted comms platform takedown

Law enforcement bodies from across the world have revealed how they collaborated to bring down encrypted network Ghost and the new ways of working that have been established with Europol at the centre Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Under-pressure Post Office botches hardware procurement in project to replace error-prone system

Pressured decision-making caused mistakes in the Post Office project to replace the system at the heart of national scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CTO interview: Budgeting in nanoseconds

At high-performance financial exchange LMAX Group, applications are allowed just eight nanoseconds of latency – but how does it achieve this? Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

A gold medal for Olympic mobile coverage

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes with Orange, networking partner for the Paris Olympic Games, to discuss the challenges of connecting 120 venues. We talk to a CIO for whom IT accessibility and usability is a very personal concern. And we look at how to keep control of SaaS licensing costs. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

AI interview: Thomas Dekeyser, researcher and film director

On the politics of ‘techno-refusal’, and the lessons that can be learned from a clandestine group of French IT workers who spent the early 1980s sabotaging technological infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Rocketing AI demand sees Lumen light up custom networks division

Connectivity provider shakes up corporate structure in response to artificial intelligence economy changing business operations and companies recognising need for powerful network to manage unprecedented data flows and demand Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Chinese spies target vulnerable home office kit to run cyber attacks

China’s APT40 is ramping up targeting of victims using vulnerable small and home office networking kit as command and control infrastructure, according to an international alert Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Synnovis attack highlights degraded, outdated state of NHS IT

More cyber attacks against the health service are likely, and will succeed if something isn’t done to address the increasingly elderly NHS IT estate, experts are warning Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Nokia to acquire Infinera in $2.3bn deal

Nokia sees acquisition of open optical networking solutions provider to increase scale in optical networks business Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Nvidia sees massive datacentre compute growth, says networking is next

After posting revenues of $19.4bn in its datacentre business, Nvidia is now looking to revolutionise ethernet interconnects Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Executive Interview: Why Dell wants to be your one-stop AI shop

At Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas, artificial intelligence was the talk of the town as Dell staked out an all-encompassing strategy ahead of an anticipated goldrush. Dell’s Nick Brackney explains why the tech giant believes it's onto a winner Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AI, automation, private networks top UK enterprise tech agenda

Survey examining technology agenda for UK enterprises highlights that business priorities over the next 12 months include increasing sales, reducing operating costs, and growth via new business areas or geographies Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Dell Technologies World: AI at core of Dell’s next chapter

With a significant anniversary just passed, Dell CEO Michael Dell was in reflective mood as he looked ahead to the impact of artificial intelligence on the tech giant’s product stack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

TIP creates user group to tap into neutral host business model

Trade association created to accelerate pace of innovation in worldwide mobile and fixed telecoms industries launches new chapter looking to address need for more efficient, less costly and sustainable infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Breakthrough may herald secure home quantum computing

An emerging approach to quantum security dubbed blind quantum computing may one day help spur mass adoption of quantum computing safely and securely, using technology that is already available today Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Qt Group teams with Qualcomm to streamline industrial IoT UI

Product development lifecycle software provider partners with mobile processor platform giant to reduce time-to-market for IoT manufacturers Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Embedded World 2024: Edge AI to transform industry

Keynote from global chip manufacturer says rapid developments in both artificial intelligence and edge computing are setting new standards, with real-time performance, data security and customisation as critical reasons for growth Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

GTC 2024: Storage suppliers queue up to ride the Nvidia AI wave

Storage supplier announcements at Nvdia conference centre on infrastructure integration, tackling the GPU I/O bottleneck and AI hallucinations by running Nvidia NeMo and NIM microservices Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Nationwide building society falls victim to IT outage

Nationwide joins McDonald’s, Greggs, Sainsbury’s and Tesco as the fifth major high street name to experience an IT service outage in the space of a week Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Three UK sees top-line revenue growth but first EBIT loss since 2010

UK mobile network operator reports earnings loss for the first time since 2010 but growth in certain customer segments driven by business-to-business, 5G, home broadband and Smarty service Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Global McDonalds IT outage result of third-party error

An IT outage that forced McDonald's to temporarily shutter thousands of restaurants has been blamed on a configuration error by a third-party supplier, but there is no suspicion of foul play Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

SEA-ME-WE 4 doubles undersea capacity with optical link

Optical communications technology provider Ciena doubles capacity of undersea cable links covering South/Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe to 122Tbps Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Telia Lithuania offers businesses country-wide 800 Gbps service

Leading Baltic supplier of telecom services uses coherent optics to bring customers faster speeds, more capacity and greater service reliability Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

B4RN brings gigabit fibre internet to Northern England

Specialist in advanced broadband to rural homes, small villages, farms and dispersed settlements inks deal with AI-native networking company to future-proof communities and deliver equal access to digital services Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Cisco delivers 800Gbps on Amitié transatlantic cable

Looking to enable rapid growth of cloud and artificial intelligence services, tech giant reveals transatlantic communications cable successfully transmits data at very high speed on 6,234km route from US to France Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Digital Realty and BT team to unlock data value with NaaS

Comms provider teams with datacentre, colocation and interconnection solutions firm for network as a service combined with orchestration platform to offer flexibility and choice when connecting digital hubs to unlock data value Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

BT and Telstra Broadcast Services team to enhance global network connectivity

Five-year agreement delivers broadcast services firm an expanded media and broadcast network footprint across Asia-Pacific and key regions worldwide, with enhanced access to global markets Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

IT not ready for AI, Pure Storage survey finds

Storage, compute and networking hardware won’t cope without upgrades, and that often means total IT infrastructure overhaul Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

DPU 101: What are DPUs, what do they do, and who supplies them?

We look at data processing units, the latest in a line of hardware offload devices that emerged in the era of composable infrastructure. They come as hardware and even in the cloud Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

4Tbps milestone as TikTok joins NAPAfrica

African internet exchange celebrates new high in network throughput as it welcomes into African peering community social network giant that is increasingly engaging with the world of enterprise and marketing Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

LigaT selects Nokia to power IP core, transport network across Portugal

Deal provides LigaT a 400GE-capable network architecture with capacity, flexibility and reduced power consumption to deliver the best possible experience to its customers in Portugal Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Bosch Rexroth adds Nokia to automation ecosystem

Comms tech provider collaborates with global engineering firm to integrate virtualised operating system into its MX Industrial Edge on-premise operational technology to support private wireless 5G campus network and Industry 4.0 products Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

GFiber Labs and NBN Co set milestone with access to 20Gbps broadband

Setting benchmarks in their countries, providers in the US and Australia use Nokia 25G PON technology to deliver 20Gbps services to meet connectivity demands of residential and enterprise customers with existing fibre networks Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Batelco claims Bahrain first with 400G international capacity

Optical network technology supplier inks deal with leading telco provider in Bahrain to deliver 400G capacity high-speed connectivity as part of initiative to upgrade internet service in the country Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Nokia claims first with Wi-Fi 7 product portfolio, enhances wholesale access for FTTH

Nokia unveils portfolio of carrier-grade wireless broadband devices to the market that are more than 3x faster than previous generations, while Altiplano Open Access Solution offers programmable interface to enhance wholesale operational models Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Belgian researchers raise speed limit in European datacentres

Researchers have developed a prototype of an optical receiver that will help datacentres process data at a much higher rate Continue Reading

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• Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management

Nokia wins optical tech award, brings 10G fibre to Iceland with Mila upgrade

Analyst regards Finnish comms tech provider as dominating global XGS-PON OLT market while it supplies Icelandic operator with multi-PON fibre broadband solution designed to bring multi-gigabit services to enterprise customers Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Teeing up tech at the Ryder Cup

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes at golf’s Ryder Cup to see the tech firsts introduced to improve the fan experience. UK tech leaders explain why they feel ‘betrayed’ by the government’s net-zero policy changes. And we examine the governance challenges behind immerse technologies such as VR and the metaverse. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Wi-Fi 7 to play fundamental role in transforming work

Study from wireless technology trade association shows latest version of Wi-Fi standard will enable enterprise, Industry 4.0, medical, smart city and other applications that are impractical or impossible with wired and other wireless technologies Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Threat actors exploiting unpatched Juniper Networks devices

A series of vulnerabilities in Juniper Networks firewalls and switches appear to be being exploited in the wild to enable remote code execution, with thousands of devices thought to be exposed Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

ITAM influence on cyber risk becoming a factor in credit ratings

Credit agency S&P Global Ratings warns that organisations that pay inadequate attention to IT asset management as a factor in their cyber risk management processes may find their creditworthiness takes a dive Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

MPs warn about growing prevalence of tech-enabled domestic abuse

The UK government must take action to prevent perpetrators from being able to use connected or smart technologies to conduct their domestic abuse, a select committee has warned Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Small satellite testing gets funding boost

A new facility has been established as part of the government’s £200m funding for Earth Observation Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Cloud service providers, OEMs, chip firms form Ultra Ethernet Consortium

Consortium formed to deliver on Ethernet-based open, interoperable, high-performance, full-communications stack architecture to meet the growing network demands of AI and high-performance computing at scale Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

EU formally grants data adequacy to US

The European Commission has formally granted the US data adequacy, allowing companies and organisations to freely transfer personal data across the Atlantic via the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. But privacy activist Max Schrems has already committed to legally challenging the decision Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Barracuda ESG users told to throw away their hardware

Owners of Barracuda Email Security Gateway appliances are being told that they will need to throw out and replace their kit after it emerged that a patch for a recently disclosed vulnerability had not done the job Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CSU/DSU (Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit)

A CSU/DSU (Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit) is a hardware device about the size of a modem. It converts a digital data frame from local area network (LAN) communication technology into a frame appropriate for a wide area network (WAN) and vice versa. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan

keystone jack

A keystone jack is a female connector used in audio, video and data communications. It serves as a receptacle for a matching plug, which is a male connector of the same type as the jack. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

Cisco urges users to keep its network hardware up-to-date

In the wake of a campaign of threat activity targeting a six-year-old Cisco router vulnerability, the networking giant has warned users to be on high alert and update their hardware Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Digital dedication – the transformation of Guinness World Records

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out about the digital transformation at Guinness World Records – dedication, that’s what you need. We examine the new space race – to launch low-orbit, low-cost communications satellites. And we look at the role of technology in sustainability strategies. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Fujitsu claims sustainable terabit networking with 1FINITY Ultra Optical

Japanese technology giant launches platform claimed to achieve top-level long-distance transmission capacity of 1.2 Tbps while delivering 60% reduction in CO2 emissions Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Ciena claims industry first with 1.6 Tbps coherent optic service

WaveLogic 6 Extreme and WaveLogic 6 Nano products designed to meet critical network provider capacity and power efficiency needs Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Dell tells suppliers to diversify fab and backend facilities

Dell calls for chip suppliers to diversify their fabrication and backend facilities by the end of 2024 to improve its supply chain resilience Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

SPTel launches Singapore’s first LoRaWAN network

The LoRaWAN network and its solar-powered gateways will alleviate the need for businesses and IoT service providers to build their own network to hook up sensor devices Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Internet shutdowns cost global economy $24bn in 2022

Deliberate disruption of people’s access to the internet by governments is having a substantial economic impact and contributing to a range of human rights abuses, primarily against protestors Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Storage hardware shortage causes and how to mitigate them

We look at the IT supply chain shortages that have hit data storage equipment, their causes and what organisations can do to work more smartly to mitigate them Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Virgin Media Business Wholesale launches new National High Capacity Services core network

Enhanced high-bandwidth, ultra-low-latency core platform launched for National High Capacity Services network to enable simpler, faster delivery of services and improve customer experience Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

control plane (CP)

The control plane is the part of a network that carries signaling traffic and is responsible for network routing. Continue Reading

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• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer

Singtel, China Telecom Global to lead undersea cable consortium

New Asia Link Cable system will connect Hong Kong and Singapore with the Philippines, Brunei, and Hainan in China Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget