TechTarget News

Desktop and Mobile News from the past 365 days

• 03 Apr 2025
  

  Three business unit customer base breaks one million milestone

  By Joe O’Halloran

  UK operator Three claims business unit benchmark that has disrupted the traditional B2B space through focus on ‘straightforward propositions, excellent value, leading 5G and best in class service’

• 02 Apr 2025
  

  Celona extends Neutral Host service to AT&T customers

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Private 5G network provider announces successful certification of Celona Neutral Host with AT&T public cellular network services and validates light-touch private/public model

• 02 Apr 2025
  

  Fixed broadband issues threaten consistent retail customer experience

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Latest edition of comms tech provider’s Sector in Focus: Connecting Retail report finds retailers identified networking and IT as the biggest frustration, with two-fifths suffering loss of revenue at remote branch locations because of poor connectivity

• 02 Apr 2025
  

  Tech sector still failing to rid supply chains of forced labour

  By Sebastian Klovig Skelton

  KnowTheChain’s latest benchmark analysis of the IT sector’s efforts to address forced labour in supply chains shows there has been very little improvement in their due diligence practices over the last half decade

• 01 Apr 2025
  

  Southern Linc enhances management, security of its private cellular network

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Wireless subsidiary of Southern Company selects private LTE/5G OT management and zero-trust security provider’s Bridge platform to enhance management and security of its LTE network

• 01 Apr 2025
  

  SRS deploys srsRAN enterprise 5G at innovation hub

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Mobile wireless networks open software provider deploys next-gen mobile service at multinational cable, fibre and media company’s innovation hub in Portugal as part of EU-funded comms scheme

• 01 Apr 2025
  

  Apple devices are at ‘most risk’ in UK following government ‘backdoor’ order

  By Bill Goodwin

  Home Office refuses to answer questions from Lords over technical capability notice issued against Apple’s iCloud Advanced Data Protection encryption services

• 01 Apr 2025
  

  Global 5G adoption surges four times faster than 4G to reach 2.25 billion connections

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Research calculates that there were 1.5 wireless connections per person worldwide by the end of 2024, with 5G connections reaching 2.25 billion and new IoT connections reaching 3.6 billion

• 01 Apr 2025
  

  Ford Pro advances telematics for fleet management

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Auto manufacturing giant updates fleet management software and reaffirms commitment to maintaining standardised software-based data experiences for fleet vehicle informatics

• 01 Apr 2025
  

  Ford Pro advances telematics for fleet management

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Auto manufacturing giant updates fleet management software and reaffirms commitment to maintaining standardised software-based data experiences for fleet vehicle informatics

• 31 Mar 2025
  

  CloudCoCo looks back on ‘pivotal’ year

  By Simon Quicke

  Firm looking to the future after offloading its MSP business and bolstering its cash position

• 28 Mar 2025
  

  Europe flat in TD Synnex Q1

  By Simon Quicke

  Distributor TD Synnex shares results that indicate Europe did not match revenue growth seen in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Japan

• 27 Mar 2025
  

  Consumer expectations disrupting future of connectivity

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Amdocs research finds broadband users expect fast, reliable and always-on connectivity, but no single technology currently meets their needs

• 27 Mar 2025
  

  Ericsson, SoftBank team to seek out 6G, XR, AI potential

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Leading comms tech and service provider forges strategic partnership with telco and IT conglomerate to drive innovation in technologies towards 2030

• 26 Mar 2025
  

  Honeywell taps Verizon 5G to modernise energy grid and utility management

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Connected smart utility meters to enable remote and autonomous utility management capabilities designed to improve energy efficiency, grid resiliency and operational effectiveness for utility companies

• 26 Mar 2025
  

  Virgin Media O2 deploys small cells to improve city mobile connectivity

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Mobile customers in Plymouth set to benefit from enhanced mobile connectivity as six high-capacity small cells go live across port city in southwest of England

• 25 Mar 2025
  

  UK regulator consults on enabling direct satellite to mobile comms

  By Joe O’Halloran

  UK to be first country in Europe to move ahead with plans to enable satellite calls to be made from standard smartphones, with people and businesses in hard-to-reach areas set to benefit most

• 25 Mar 2025
  

  Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise expands IoT connectivity with private 5G

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Networking and communications solutions giant Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise inks strategic partnership with private 5G network firm Celona to expand internet of things connectivity in complex enterprise environments and large outdoor areas

• 25 Mar 2025
  

  Interview: The role of IT innovation at Royal Ballet and Opera

  By Cliff Saran

  We speak to the Royal Ballet and Opera’s head of IT delivery, Keith Nolan, about how IT lowers costs and helps power stage innovations for world-class performances

• 24 Mar 2025
  

  5G roaming spend to surpass 4G roaming by 2028

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Study warns operators to implement 5G standalone network cores to maximise roaming revenue as competing technologies become more popular with mobile subscribers

• 24 Mar 2025
  

  VMO2 scores with 5G O-RAN to improve sports mobile experience

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Details published of major demonstration of UK government-backed and operator-led project to test the potential of open networks to manage high-density mobile traffic and boost user experience at mass events

• 21 Mar 2025
  

  UK government to make £45m connectivity investment in schools

  By Joe O’Halloran

  UK government says ‘no child left behind’ as it releases plans to narrow the digital divide in education through setting core digital standards for all schools focused on high-speed, reliable and secure connectivity

• 21 Mar 2025
  

  Jaguar Land Rover goes live with large-scale retrofit private 5G manufacturing network

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Leading UK auto manufacturer goes live with installation of private 5G network at its Solihull plant in project that is part of UK government-backed 5G Innovation Regions programme

• 19 Mar 2025
  

  EE makes 5G standalone upgrade for more than 28 million people

  By Joe O’Halloran

  UK’s leading mobile provider claims major milestone in its mission to deliver standalone mobile connectivity across the UK for smoother video calls, better video streaming and improved browsing experiences

• 18 Mar 2025
  

  Shares rise on North American performance at Computacenter

  By Simon Quicke

  UK performance in contrast to North America is disappointing as customers continue to show hesitancy in signing off orders

• 17 Mar 2025
  

  PSNI’s ‘ridiculous’ withholding of evidence in spying operation delayed court hearings 

  By Bill Goodwin

  Landmark ruling by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal will decide whether the surveillance court can award costs against government bodies accused of unreasonable behaviour 

• 17 Mar 2025
  

  Online Safety Act measures come into effect

  By Sebastian Klovig Skelton

  Regulator Ofcom is now able to take enforcement action against platforms under the Online Safety Act if they fail to proactively safeguard against content such as terrorist or child sexual abuse material

• 17 Mar 2025
  

  Private cellular network market projected to grow 114% by 2028

  By Joe O’Halloran

  Global private cellular network revenue will reach $12.2bn by 2028, a significant increase from $5.7bn in 2025, but 5G tech sales are not taking off as quickly as expected