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British telecommunications company BT has secured a £32 million five-year ($54.5 million) network services contract with nuclear site operator Sellafield.

BT announced a trial of a new hyper-sensitive quantum antenna technology using excited atomic states that could boost the capability of next generation 5G and IoT networks.

As global networks become software-defined and edge inference transforms every sector, Intel announced, via its MWC Barcelona 2022 kick-off virtual keynote, new programmable hardware and open software.

BT underlined its ongoing commitment to the development and deployment of Open RAN technology by announcing details of a trial with Nokia taking place in the city of Hull, UK. BT will install Nokia’s RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) for Open RAN, across a number of sites, to optimise network performance for customers of its mobile network, EE.

OT and IoT security Nozomi Networks is expanding communications and security services provider BT’s security solutions portfolio for industrial and critical infrastructure organisations around the world.

Australian-born AWS specialist Versent has made several senior appointments in its Singapore operation.

Digital business transformation company Publicis Sapient has appointed Claire Rawlins to the role of country managing director for Australia.

British telco BT and Microsoft have announced a new strategic partnership designed to accelerate innovation across enterprise voice, cyber security and industry-focused services in sectors from digital manufacturing to health, "setting businesses" in the UK and around the world back to growth.

BT's mobile division, EE, which claims to be the UK’s largest 4G and 5G network, will deploy Nokia’s Self-Networks (SON) to "reduce network cost, complexity and support enhanced reliability and service; deal confirms Nokia as BT's biggest vendor in the UK."

BT promises a flexible, secure next-generation network to support Orica's migration of applications and services to the cloud.

BT has announced a five-year contract with Alstom, one of the world’s leading providers of systems, equipment and services for the mobility sector, to upgrade its global network with the latest cloud-optimised connectivity solutions.

A British parliamentary committee has found that the process of selecting vendors to supply 5G gear for the country's networks has delayed the rollout and made it more expensive due to the ban on equipment from Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies.

The British Government says it will pump £1.6 million (A$2.9 million) into Japanese firm NEC to support a project to develop an open radio access network for 5G.

Cloud platform and services firm Versent has appointed former AWS ANZ managing director Paul Migliorini as a non-executive director.

Despite being one of the pioneers in the mobile industry, Finnish telecommunications equipment provider Nokia has been struggling in recent years, with its mobile division being much bigger than its other divisions and the company yet to benefit from the 2016 acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research claims.

Malicious attackers have tried to get Israeli executives working for 20 digital currency firms to pay cryptocurrency by sending them messages after hacking their phones and stealing their identities.

Finnish telecommunications equipment vendor Nokia says it has signed 17 new commercial 5G deals in the third quarter of the year, bringing the total signed with individual customers to 100. Including paid trials, the total number of commercial engagements is said to be 160.

Finnish telecommunications equipment provider Nokia has announced an extension of its relationship with British telco BT into the 5G space, after the latter selected it as its 5G RAN vendor.

Macquarie Telecom has signed a new deal with aged care provider Southern Cross Care Western Australia (SCCWA), facilitating improved connectivity for its senior residents and staff, while lowering operational costs.

Fujitsu has appointed James Veness as its Oceania regional head of portfolio for data centres.