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10 Oct 2025
News brief: AI's cybersecurity risks weigh on business leaders
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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09 Oct 2025
Salesforce rolls into ITSM with Slack-based agentic AI platform
Salesforce hopes to turn Slack customers into ITSM users.
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09 Oct 2025
Starburst's latest targets agentic AI development
The data lakehouse vendor continues to expand beyond its roots in data mesh, adding features such as an MCP server and access to vector stores that enable users to build agents.
Desktop and Mobile News from the past 365 days
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10 Oct 2025
Fastweb + Vodafone claims 5G network milestone for Italy
Italian operator unveils ‘groundbreaking’ achievement on commercial 5G network in Rome, reaching a peak speed of 2.5 Gbps, accelerating the nation’s journey towards 5G Advanced and an era of hyper-connected services
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10 Oct 2025
AT&T, Ericsson launch cloud-based IoT marketplace
Marketplace hosted on Microsoft Azure developed by leading comms provider and comms tech company designed to simplify selling, contracting, provisioning and billing for IoT services
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10 Oct 2025
WBA enhances emergency services Wi-Fi comms in challenging environments
Report outlines framework for how Wi-Fi and wireless standard can be used to deliver reliable emergency calling and priority communications between the public, first responders, public safety organisations and emergency services
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09 Oct 2025
Chat Control encryption plans delayed after EU states fail to agree
Plans to require technology companies across Europe to monitor the contents of encrypted messages and emails have been delayed after European Union member states were unable to reach agreement following German objections
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09 Oct 2025
Windows 11 tops AI as main driver for PC sales
The need to move to the latest supported operating system is the primary reason for growth in hardware sales, says Omdia
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09 Oct 2025
Windows 10 end of life driving sales
The winding down of support for the Microsoft operating system is spurring hardware activity in both consumer and commercial markets
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08 Oct 2025
FairPrice deploys autonomous vehicles for supply chain operations
The supermarket giant has teamed up with tech firm Zelos to deploy a fleet of electric autonomous vehicles to bolster supply chain efficiency and cut carbon emissions
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07 Oct 2025
Nato chooses Oracle to secure battlefield communications
Nato has chosen Oracle and Druid to secure private 5G networks for cyber defence, war gaming and research, using Oracle Cloud and edge technology
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07 Oct 2025
Airbus climbs in industrial digitisation with private 5G deployment
Global aircraft manufacturer advances factory digitisation with private 5G connectivity at production sites supporting critical initiatives such as 3D simulation, augmented reality, improved traceability and predictive maintenance
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07 Oct 2025
Airbus climbs in industrial digitisation with private 5G deployment
Global aircraft manufacturer advances factory digitisation with private 5G connectivity at production sites supporting critical initiatives such as 3D simulation, augmented reality, improved traceability and predictive maintenance
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07 Oct 2025
OPCSA terminal gains sharper edge with private 5G connectivity
Neutral host provider to design, deploy and operate a private 5G network at the Canary Islands’ largest container terminal, reducing costs associated with inefficiencies in the maintenance and monitoring of refrigerated containers
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06 Oct 2025
Police ordered to give reasons in closed court for seizing phone of UK Hamas lawyer
London court orders police to disclose reasons for seizing and copying the contents of a phone belonging to a UK lawyer who represented Hamas, but refuses an injunction to prevent police from reviewing the phone until after judicial review
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06 Oct 2025
A year of channel progress at Jamf
As the vendor sits down with partners this week at its event in Denver, a senior channel executive has talked of efforts made to improve its partner ecosystem
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03 Oct 2025
VMO2 looks to boost UK mobile connectivity with Giga Site
UK comms provider switches on first Giga Site in London, and claims to be marking a major step forward in delivering faster and more reliable mobile connectivity across the UK
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03 Oct 2025
BT reveals plan for 99% 5G standalone coverage by 2030
UK’s leading comms provider rebrands 5G standalone into 5G+ while revealing ambition to deliver almost universal population coverage over mobile standard by 2030, taking huge leap compared with rival UK MNOs
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02 Oct 2025
PSNI appoints legal counsel to report on police conduct after McCullough surveillance review
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has commissioned a senior lawyer to report back on whether there was any misconduct by police officers following the McCullough Review into the surveillance of journalists, lawyers and NGOs
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02 Oct 2025
UK Space Agency goes global with 23 projects
Projects designed to strengthen international space partnerships, develop national capabilities and boost economic growth include joint effort to support the development of high-performance non-terrestrial networks
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01 Oct 2025
Home Office issues new ‘backdoor’ order over Apple encryption
A second Home Office technical capability notice requires Apple to provide access to encrypted data and messages of British users stored on its iCloud service
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01 Oct 2025
EU Chat Control plans pose ‘existential catastrophic risk’ to encryption, says Signal
As EU member states prepare to vote on plans to mandate tech companies to introduce technology to scan messages before they are encrypted, Signal warns that Chat Control will create new security risks
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01 Oct 2025
Over half of UK adults use mobile wallets
Cash accounted for less than 10% of payments in the UK in 2024, according to UK Finance figures
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30 Sep 2025
Apple’s first iOS 26 security update fixes memory corruption flaw
Apple issues an update for its brand new iOS 26 mobile operating system, fixing a potentially dangerous vulnerability affecting iPhones, iPads and other Mac devices
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30 Sep 2025
NHS App set to front-end online health service access
Additional functionality is being built into the NHS App to provide online appointments and access to healthcare professionals across England
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29 Sep 2025
5G-enabled FWA CPE shipments form majority in 4 out of 7 global regions
Annual fixed wireless access CPE market survey reveals that as 5G-based FWA is increasingly the norm, suppliers expect shipments to accelerate, with over 50% of sales in key regions being 5G-enabled
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28 Sep 2025
Boldyn Networks enhances 5G fan experience at AO Arena
Leading UK neutral host network provider engaged to deliver advanced 5G connectivity at sports arena in Manchester, one of the UK’s busiest entertainment venues and one of the largest indoor sporting homes in Europe
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25 Sep 2025
Nokia and Boldyn Networks deploy private 5G to power mining
Global comms tech firm teams with wireless neutral network provider for mining technology deployment to enable safer, smarter and more sustainable operations, where most workforces can operate from above ground
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24 Sep 2025
McCullough Review finds PSNI failures but no ‘systemic’ surveillance of journalists
A review by Angus McCullough KC reveals that Northern Ireland police failed to comply with the law but that there was no ‘widespread and systemic’ surveillance of journalists, lawyers and NGOs
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24 Sep 2025
Rigby Group marks milestone with another year of growth
Channel player Rigby Group celebrates 50 years of business and shares an update on how it performed in the past fiscal year
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24 Sep 2025
Retailers enjoy summer demand for AI laptops
August saw an acceleration in the sales of laptops that come with the latest functionality
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24 Sep 2025
UK Connect gains further support for Fusion construction connectivity
UK wireless communication services provider announces wider availability of connectivity offering that automatically selects the optimal network for a client’s site
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23 Sep 2025
Morse Micro secures $59m funding to lead the next era of IoT
Fresh capital to accelerate Morse Micro’s expansion into international markets, scale production of its Wi-Fi HaLow chips and support the ecosystem shift toward IoT 2.0, characterised by high-throughput, long-range, scalable connectivity
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23 Sep 2025
Verizon launches 6G innovation forum
Leading US communications company brings together comms technology producers to take early step in shaping the next generation of AI-enabled mobile
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23 Sep 2025
EU to shut door on Big Tech in financial data sharing
US tech giants to be excluded from EU’s Financial Data Access initiative, which enables the sharing of certain customer financial data
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22 Sep 2025
Ericsson, Nokia join VodafoneThree £11bn network build out
VodafoneThree announces signing of partnerships with global comms tech providers to supply technology across 17,000+ sites in one of Europe’s largest privately funded infrastructure projects
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22 Sep 2025
Tech consortium unveils private 5G, AI-powered edge innovation hub
‘Pioneering’ hub for startups and nonprofits to test advanced private 5G and AI-powered edge use cases without the usual cost or deployment challenges
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19 Sep 2025
AI investments threatened by ‘fundamentally unreliable’ IoT connectivity
Study shows a third of businesses warn that poor internet of things connectivity is a barrier to AI adoption, with just 2% of deployments reliable enough for success
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19 Sep 2025
French court ruling may lead to legal challenges over state Sky ECC and EncroChat phone hack
A decision by the French supreme court may pave the way for defendants to challenge the lawfulness of France’s hacking of the EncroChat and Sky ECC cryptophone networks used by organised crime groups
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17 Sep 2025
Hamas lawyer challenges police after they seized legal files from phone in Schedule 7 stop
A UK solicitor hired by Hamas to challenge its proscription in the UK as a terrorist organisation argues police acted unlawfully by seizing a phone containing confidential legally privileged material about his clients
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17 Sep 2025
Federated Wireless, Cisco validate commercial standard power for Wi-Fi 6E, 7
Networking and IT giant throws weight behind creating path to emerging wireless standard
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17 Sep 2025
GSA: NTN operator–satellite partnerships now in 80 territories
Study shows Starlink leading the satellite landscape with 44 partnerships, followed by AST SpaceMobile and Lynk, while in spectrum Ka-band remains most widely used frequency range, supporting both feeder and service links
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16 Sep 2025
Quocirca: Print investment holds firm
In the face of AI, security and other areas, customers are indicating they will continue to put funds into print infrastructure and services
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16 Sep 2025
VMO2 5G standalone network reaches 500 UK locations
Leading UK operator expands next-generation mobile network reaching more than 70% of the UK’s population, claiming to have the largest 5G standalone network in the UK
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16 Sep 2025
Nokia deploys world’s first 1900 MHz 5G radio network for Deutsche Bahn
Germany’s national railway company expands relationship with comms tech provider to deploy ‘world’s first’ commercial 1900 MHz 5G radio network solution with a 5G Standalone core, running on live outdoor test tracks
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15 Sep 2025
Space42, Viasat form joint venture to launch D2D 5G mobile satellite services
UAE-based AI-powered space tech company forms partnership with global communications provider to enable global delivery of D2D services facilitating evolution to a 5G network environment
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15 Sep 2025
Swissto12, Astrum Mobile hit satellite preliminary design milestone
Preliminary design review revealed for Astrum Mobile’s Neastar-1, said to be the first geostationary satellite-to-device mission in the region designed to change how mobile networks reach people across Asia Pacific
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15 Sep 2025
Smart headset gives visually impaired a new way to ‘see’
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have created a wearable device that combines a camera with conversational AI powered by Meta’s Llama models to give sight to the visually impaired
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15 Sep 2025
Ericsson claims first enterprise 5G agentic AI agent
Comms tech provider enhances NetCloud platform by integrating agentic AI technology framework to serve as enabler for future autonomously operating self-optimising 5G enterprise networks
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12 Sep 2025
Users like the physical properties of printing on paper
Canon shares insights into the print market, pointing out that the physical properties of printing are an advantage
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12 Sep 2025
Post Office Horizon accounts are still a mess and replacement system is years away
Sources say the Post Office doesn’t know whether millions of pounds of branch discrepancies are real or not
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11 Sep 2025
Chat Control: EU to decide on requirement for tech firms to scan encrypted messages
Law enforcement and police experts meet on Friday to decide on proposals to require technology companies to scan encrypted messages for possible child abuse images amid growing opposition from security experts
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11 Sep 2025
IAA Mobility: Mercedes-Benz gears up AI-driven experiences in all-electric vehicles
Digital Chassis powers the next-generation MBUX system in CLA and all-new electric GLC car range to deliver immersive, AI-driven in-cabin functionality, real-time assistance and 5G connectivity
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11 Sep 2025
EE claims 5G world-first with advanced RAN coordination
UK’s leading operator becomes first company to launch Advanced RAN Coordination technology in distributed network to deliver more reliable 5G connectivity and 20% faster download speeds, with standalone network offering biggest boost
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11 Sep 2025
Propel Finance adds to options for Apple channel
Finance will be on offer to partners that sell into the SME customer base, with Select kicking off the programme
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10 Sep 2025
UK contactless card payment limits could be unlimited
The UK Financial Conduct Authority says contactless payment technology and fraud protections have advanced enough for firms to adjust the limit
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09 Sep 2025
The digital forensics crisis in policing: What’s going wrong?
Forensics experts say that most crime has a digital footprint, but the police are unable to keep up with the soaring number of devices that require analysis
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09 Sep 2025
IAA Mobility 2025: Qualcomm and Google Cloud team to enhance in-car experience
So-called ‘landmark’ technical collaboration brings together Gemini models and Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions to help automakers create deeply personalised and advanced AI agents to redefine customer experience
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09 Sep 2025
IAA Mobility 2025: Cerence AI develops AI agent for working on the go
Artificial intelligence-based conversational user experience firm develops voice AI agent for the car that integrates with Microsoft 365 Copilot to address the rise of mobile work and associated distracted driving risks
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09 Sep 2025
IAA Mobility: BMW drives to software-driven future with Snapdragon Ride Pilot
AI-enabled automated driving system, powered by latest system-on-chips and an automated driving software stack, debuts in the BMW iX3
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09 Sep 2025
Nokia readies for comms AI super cycle with R&D facility
Research centre in Oulu to address comms industry on verge of next generation of mobile, as well as global marketplace in flux
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08 Sep 2025
IDTechEx: significant confusion surrounds SDV core meaning
Research firm questions whether software-defined vehicles are built for those actually driving them or for the industry selling them
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05 Sep 2025
Q2 2025 strongest second quarter on record for smartphone trade-ins
Quarterly investigation of US phone trade-in market shows record value
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05 Sep 2025
Canon and WBM prevent printer consumables being dumped
The partnerships between the vendor and recycling specialist has been a successful one in its first year
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04 Sep 2025
AI in driver’s seat for real-time, in-vehicle experience
Platform designed to help automakers bring AI-powered features to vehicles faster, without waiting for new chips or cloud connectivity
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04 Sep 2025
Exclusive bolsters Apple options with Jamf signing
Distributor given remit to expand reach across UK and Ireland for management and security specialist
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04 Sep 2025
EE boosts City of London mobile coverage with added outdoor small cells
Deployment of nearly 50 outdoor small cell sites go live for leading mobile network operator in UK’s financial hub, expanding coverage, and improving 4G and 5G connectivity
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04 Sep 2025
Some 87% of enterprises see private wireless, edge ROI in a year
Research reveals surge of ROI and AI-enabled use cases with on-premise edge and private wireless sectors blossoming with many industrial enterprises deploying edge with AI-driven applications
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03 Sep 2025
Microsoft shows potential of analogue optical computing in AI
Microsoft has worked with Barclays on a financial optimisation problem using consumer-grade electronics
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03 Sep 2025
IT departments face huge Windows 10 support bill
When Windows 10 reaches end-of-life on October 14th, organisations will need to purchase an Extended Support contract to receive Microsoft patches
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03 Sep 2025
Open banking take-up grows by a third
Rising payments are driving the adoption of open banking, with more than 15 million users in July
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01 Sep 2025
Enterprise 5G set for ‘potentially intensive’ growth over next five years
Whitepaper notes rise of enterprise 5G use cases through AI, the cloud and 5G Standalone/5G Advanced with the support of key stakeholders such as regulators, governments, CSPs and connectivity ecosystem
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01 Sep 2025
Flash drive prices grow quickly while SAS and SATA diverge
Manufacturers have throttled back production of flash drives to tackle over-supply and it shows in rising prices
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29 Aug 2025
Home Office ‘backdoor’ seeks worldwide access to Apple iCloud users’ data, court documents confirm
A court filing states that a government order against Apple would give it the capability to access communications and metadata of customers using the iCloud service anywhere in the world
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29 Aug 2025
8x8 lines up for Southampton FC to boost customer experience
Integrated customer experience platform provider extends role as official partner of English Football League Championship team, with cloud platform supporting ticketing and hospitality and delivering unique fan experiences
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28 Aug 2025
Nokia signals commercial 5G offering for next-gen digital railways
Rail communications service features commercial 5G radio for the 1900 MHz (n101) band, purpose-built to accelerate the sector’s digital transformation
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28 Aug 2025
5G mobile core market surges in Q2 2025
Research predicts robust growth for 5G mobile core market driven by RedCap-enabled IoT devices, 5G smartwatches, expanding MEC deployments and dynamic network slicing
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26 Aug 2025
Private mobile network deployments return to growth
Research finds that mobile private network landscape is diversifying, with specialist and smaller players gaining traction
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26 Aug 2025
Boldyn powers up 5G for VMO2 users at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light
Virgin Media O2 mobile users are first to benefit from Sunderland stadium’s 5G neutral host network, delivered under the auspices of the Open Network EcosysTem project
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21 Aug 2025
Apple iOS update fixes new iPhone zero-day flaw
Latest Apple zero-day found in the ImageIO framework opens the door for targeted zero-click attacks on iPhone users
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21 Aug 2025
Interview: Simon Goodyear, chief information and technology officer, Redwood Bank
Redwood Bank’s new IT boss is a problem solver who wants to eradicate every unnecessary Excel spreadsheet
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20 Aug 2025
UK government looks to boost space sector growth
UK government departmental reform plan includes ambition to help streamline support for growing satellite sector, from tackling space junk to building and repairing craft in orbit
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19 Aug 2025
O2 to upgrade Haven holiday parks mobile networks
O2 continues programme of mobile upgrades at holiday locations with announcement of enhancements to networks at 22 UK sites, aimed at ensuring connectivity can keep up with increasing customer demand
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19 Aug 2025
US says UK has agreed to drop encryption ‘backdoor’ demands against Apple
US and UK end diplomatic row over UK encryption ‘backdoor’ order against Apple, but it remains unclear whether Apple will restore advanced encryption services to UK users
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19 Aug 2025
Concierge now on call 24/7 for Zoom Phone
AI-first work platform provider unveils integration of virtual agent with phone platform to deliver concierge experience for organisations that ‘goes beyond’ basic call answering services or auto-attendants
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18 Aug 2025
China Unicom 5G-A network powers world’s first humanoid robot games
Leading Chinese telco offers robot showcase next-gen 5G network that supports embodied AI realising seamless connectivity for both spectators and robots even during peak usage
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18 Aug 2025
EE continues UK mobile leadership in first half of 2025
Study of UK mobile market reveals ‘measurable’ performance differences between operators, with median 5G download speeds varying by more than 140Mbps between the fastest and slowest networks in some cities
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14 Aug 2025
Private 5G market ‘nears mainstream’ with $5bn surge
Study finds private cellular networks based on 3GPP-defined 5G specifications are just on the cusp of becoming a mainstream technology, with a market potential exceeding that of established private LTE
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14 Aug 2025
AST SpaceMobile hits launch button on satellite expansion
Space-based cellular broadband network reveals plans to expand its satellite fleet by almost 10 times over the next 18 months
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12 Aug 2025
600 VodafoneThree UK sites now offer integrated coverage
Newly formed operator releases details on key element of merger, claiming hundreds of sites now offer ‘seamless’ integration with aim of unlocking greater capacity, eliminating 4G notspots and expanding 5G coverage across the UK
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11 Aug 2025
Overlooking IoT TCO risks millions in hidden costs
Research finds concentrating on cheap connectivity while overlooking the total cost of internet of things ownership risks millions in hidden costs, but accurate TCO assessments can identify multimillions in net savings
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11 Aug 2025
McCullough Review into PSNI spying on journalists and lawyers delayed
Angus McCullough KC is to present findings of an independent review of police spying on phone data of lawyers, journalists and NGOs in Northern Ireland in October
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11 Aug 2025
EDGX closes €2.3m funding to boost AI compute for satellites
Belgian space tech company gains funding to aid its mission to deliver the world’s fastest edge computing service for satellite constellations, enabling fast and efficient data processing from space
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11 Aug 2025
Arqit to join Vodafone network and ecosystem innovation centre
Innovation centre for leading-edge technologies welcomes encryption software service to scale its quantum-safe technology across operator’s ecosystem
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08 Aug 2025
O2 deploys small cells to boost mobile in Cornwall
Equipment upgrade will see customers in St Ives and Newquay benefit from better mobile connectivity after deployment of 13 small cells, with sites now live ahead of the peak summer season
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07 Aug 2025
Trump slaps 100% tariffs on chips to get tech onshore
The chip sector is being shaken up by the US administration’s plans to levy a tariff on semiconductors imported into the United States
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07 Aug 2025
Ingram Micro CEO addresses ransomware attack
Paul Bay, CEO of Ingram Micro, shared an update while discussing the distributor’s second-quarter numbers
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06 Aug 2025
US comms on verge of tipping point
Research from PwC finds that from fibre roll-outs to 5G breakthroughs, America’s broadband and mobile markets are undergoing major shifts, with cable’s grip slipping, the true 5G era beginning and mobile revenues set to surge
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06 Aug 2025
AerFlex takes flight as first cloud-controlled AP-only private 5G platform
‘Breakthrough’ architecture claimed to be designed to eliminate deployment complexity without compromising security, performance or control
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06 Aug 2025
CEO appointed to lead Space Scotland as orbital launch approaches
Space tech firm says chief exec will enable company to realise opportunities across sustainability, launch, data and advanced manufacturing, while also enabling innovation in sectors like life sciences, AI and fintech
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05 Aug 2025
Attacker could defeat Dell firmware flaws with a vegetable
Cisco Talos discloses five vulnerabilities in cyber security firmware used on Dell Latitude and Precision devices, including one that could enable an attacker to log on with a spring onion
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05 Aug 2025
ProRail modernises GSM-Railway core network in Netherlands
Four-year project to upgrade railway comms designed to reduce downtime, cut long-term costs and improve service reliability, paving the way for on-premise, cloud-native control
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05 Aug 2025
Autonomous logistics project gets into gear at Port of Tyne
Port-Connected and Automated Logistics project looks to address unique demands of quayside operations, where vehicles must coordinate precisely with cranes and navigate a constantly changing environment
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04 Aug 2025
North Yorkshire sees 4G coverage boost through SRN
Latest expansion of £5bn UK mobile coverage scheme takes place in North Yorkshire to offer improved connectivity in and around market towns