Interview At this year’s Connected North conference, the inaugural Start-up Competition saw ten shortlisted start-ups take to the stage to present their business to a panel of expert judges. We caught up with Judith McMinn, founder of winning start-up Rezon, to learn more about the company’s concussion-reducing headband and how they are integrating...

News The company described the trial as a “pivotal moment in network security”    Sparkle, Telecom Italia (TIM) ’s international services arm, has completed the first test of an international Virtual Private Network (VPN) protected with quantum encryption in partnership with Arqit Quantum, a UK company that specialises in quantum-safe encryption. ...

News A new deadline of January 2027 has been set, allowing more time for vulnerable customers to prepare for the switch-off  BT has confirmed today that it will delay the switch-off of all copper-based phone lines across the UK until 2027, two years later than originally planned.  The news was hidden deep in the company’s full year financial results...

Contributed Article Analysis by Xtera’s Chief Operating & Sales Officer, Leigh Frame (human) Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a major disruptor, sparking stock market excitement, corporate collaborations, and infrastructure advancement. The growing enthusiasm for AI, exemplified by models like ChatGPT, has driven companies such as Nvidia...

News California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed billions of dollars in cuts to broadband expansion programs across the state in an effort to address a budget shortfall By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities The California Alliance for Digital Equity is calling on policymakers in California to reconsider proposed cuts that the organization has claimed...

News  Australian subsea cable company SubCo has announced an upgrade to the capacity of its SMAP subsea cable system that connects Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth (S-M-A-P) The cable spans roughly 5,000km, was supplied by Alcatel Submarine Networks, and was installed by Optic Marine Systems.  SMAP was originally designed with twelve fibre...