Vodafone Business has hooked up with UK-headquartered Kigen for iSIM (integrated SIM) connectivity in the IoT sphere. The two companies believe their iSIM technology – which is now commercially available on multiple chipsets – can reduce the time and "operational burden" involved in the development of IoT products and services. iSIM allows the functionality of a SIM card to be securely integrated with the chip, effectively automating connectivity upon deployment.

Vodafone has also signed up to be a founding partner of the Carbon-Free Coalition, a group whose aim is to share knowledge on how organizations can make the move to cleaner energy. The Carbon-Free Coalition was set up by The Climate Group, an international nonprofit dedicated to the pursuit of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Other members of the Coalition include Google and Iron Mountain Data Centers. Vodafone says it has powered its network with 100% renewable electricity since 2021. (See Vodafone's new energy deal won't make it much greener.)

Full-year 2023 revenue at the UK arm of Huawei fell by 36.1% on the previous year, to £229.6 million (US$307.1 million), according to newly filed accounts. Profit after tax, meanwhile, was down 38.7%, to a measly £8.4 million ($11.2 million). Neither slump is surprising, given that Huawei equipment is in the process of being banned from Britain's mobile networks. In its annual report, Huawei UK said that henceforth it will "focus on the sale of products and services that are not impacted by the UK or US restrictions," adding that, despite everything, the directors believe the company is "well positioned to continue its sales and profitability in 2024." (See Huawei swap-out in UK has become a costly and tortuous slog.)

Inmarsat Maritime, which is part of Viasat, has chosen to integrate Eutelsat's OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network into its NexusWave broadband platform for those at sea.

Sipartech, the France-based infrastructure operator, has gone with Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme network architecture to help it provide wholesale 400GbE services over an 800Gbit/s wavelength on its subsea network and bolster its pan-European network.

Tarana's G1 "next generation" fixed wireless access broadband platform has been certified fully compliant with 5GHz spectrum in the UK. According to Tarana, the G1 platform will help ensure that rural communities left behind by the rollout of high-speed fixed-line broadband will still be able to access download speeds of up to 600 Mbit/s. G1 will be distributed in the UK by Winncom.

Slovak Telecom, part of the Deutsche Telekom family of companies, has chosen MediaKind's Aquila Broadcast software to upgrade its TV offering. The compression, monitoring and control software will be deployed on-premises, making use of Slovak Telekom's local cloud-ready infrastructure.