Today, Samsung Electronics has announced that it has begun mass production of 3nm semiconductors, becoming the first foundry company to do so worldwide.
The breakthrough to 3nm comes as a result of Samsung switching to GAAFET (gate-all-around field-effect transistor) technology for the new chips – more specifically, to the company’s own nanosheet innovation known as Multi-Bridge-Channel FET (MBCFET™).
The new technology makes use of nanosheets with wider channels, rather than the nanowires and narrower channels of older GAA technologies, allowing for significant improvements in crucial power…
Virgin Media O2 UK to Expand 4G and 5G Small Cells Outside London
Broadband and mobile giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has revealed that they’ve deployed more than 1,300 live 4G and 5G capable Small Cell sites across London, which are often used to boost mobile coverage and capacity in high density urban areas (shopping malls etc.). The operator plans to expand this into other parts of […]
ISP WightFibre Starts Transitioning Fleet to Electric Vehicles
Broadband ISP WightFibre, which is currently deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across 80,000 premises on the Isle of Wight (South Coast of Hampshire, England), has started a programme to switch their vehicle fleet to electric (inc. hybrid electric) with the arrival of several new cars and vans. A number of UK network operators, […]
BT Seek Delay to UK Deadline for Removal of Huawei’s Telecoms Kit
The Chief Technology Officer for UK telecoms giant BT (EE), Howard Watson, has revealed that the operator is seeking more time from the Government for it to remove Huawei’s kit from the sensitive core of their national broadband and mobile network (this is due to be replaced by similar kit from Ericsson). Back in 2020 […]
Vodafone Claims 5G May Boost UK Economy by £7bn Per Year
Mobile operator Vodafone UK has today published a new Digital Ambition 2030 study, which among other things claims that investment in 5G could be worth up to £7bn per year to the UK economy by 2030 and that failing to attract such investment may “undermine” the Levelling Up agenda, with “towns and smaller cities having […]
BT: We need more time to excise Huawei from our network
Facing increasing pressure from the US over national security fears, back in January 2020 the UK government initially ruled that Huawei’s market share in the UK’s mobile networks would need to be reduced to just 35%.
At the time, BT said that the process of removing and replacing the Huawei equipment in its networks would take years and cost them roughly £500 million.
Later that same year, however, the UK government took the decision to ban Huawei more broadly…
Snoop no more: Court rules against UK security services free access to telecoms data
Back in 2016, the UK government introduced the IPA, defining and in many cases expanding the electronic surveillance powers of the British intelligence agencies, including Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or MI6), the Security Service (MI5), the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and Defence Intelligence.
Quickly nicknamed the Snoopers’ Charter by the media, the IPA allowed the state security agencies to monitor the publics’ private communications and personal information…
Zzoomm Adds Sandbach in Cheshire to UK FTTP Broadband Build
UK ISP Zzoomm has today announced that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has added the Cheshire East (England) town of Sandbach to their rollout plan, which is eventually expected to reach 7,000 premises in the community. The provider, which aims to reach 1 million UK premises in 85 towns by the end of […]
Full Fibre ISP YouFibre Hits 10,000 UK Customers and Offers 6 Months Free
Broadband ISP YouFibre has revealed that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which is being built by network partner Netomnia across various UK towns (live in 22), has just connected their 10,000th customer (up from 5,000 in Feb 2022). To celebrate, they’re offering new users up to 6 months free. At present Netomnia has so […]
Game set and match – connected strawberries
In a classic Wimbledon upset, Serena Williams has been knocked out by little know French contender Harmony Tan, but imagine an even bigger disaster. Imagine Wimbledon with no strawberries…