Innovation and R&D
All the latest news, insight and analysis regarding the latest innovations and research and development initiatives by BT, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica and Vodafone.
BT looks to the skies for rural coverage answers
Trials started with Stratospheric Platforms to beam 4G/5G connectivity in remote UK regions.
Elsewhere in Brazil: Anatel-sponsored research highlights underdeveloped open RAN ecosystem
Anatel-sponsored research highlights underdeveloped open RAN ecosystem
DT helps developers to get rid of the 5G jitters
DT and Ericsson provide an L4S testbed and tools to nurture latency-critical 5G applications.
BT scouts green manufacturing startups
Three European startups join BT’s Green Tech Innovation Platform.
Interview: BT Chief Researcher John Davies on realising the robotics revolution
Davies speaks to TelcoTitans about the operator’s Robot Highways project and the place of robotics in addressing employment shortages.
Astrocast strengthens constellation with new satellites
Four new spacecraft launched to increase constellation to 14 satellites.
BT opens Digital Industries Innovation Hub at Adastral Park
Newly launched hub hoped to support innovation and collaboration with technology partners, industry bodies, and academia.
UK calls up a 25% rise in telecoms product R&D
ONS stats show spend on telecoms product innovation rising sharply in 2021.
Mavenir extends reach into Hungary
Hungarian NatCo adopts cloud‑native containerised converged packet core
Elsewhere in Germany: 5G campus network expansion
5G campus network expansion
TMUS rolls out 5G SA on 2.5GHz spectrum
5G SA capabilities extended to Ultra Capacity 5G.