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12 Dec 2024
Zocdoc: Timeliness is key patient self-scheduling preference
In addition to timeliness, the location was important to consumers using patient self-scheduling software.
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12 Dec 2024
Lawmakers join calls for extension of telehealth flexibilities
By Anuja VaidyaFollowing calls from industry groups and healthcare organizations, lawmakers are urging Congress to extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities, set to expire on Dec. 31, 2024.
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12 Dec 2024
Aqua Security warns of significant risks in Prometheus stack
By Arielle WaldmanThe cloud security vendor called on Prometheus to provide users with additional safeguards to protect against misconfigurations discovered in the open source monitoring tool.
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10 Dec 2024
iOS vuln leaves user data dangerously exposed
By Alex ScroxtonJamf threat researchers detail an exploit chain for a recently patched iOS vulnerability that enables a threat actor to steal sensitive data, warning that many organisations are still neglecting mobile updates
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09 Dec 2024
Security, cloud and commercial inkjet driving print channel growth
By Simon QuickeKyocera has shared its expectations for the year ahead, pointing its channel partners in the direction of areas where there should be high levels of activity
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09 Dec 2024
Bahrain faces legal action after planting Pegasus spyware on UK blogger
By Bill GoodwinA court has given the go-ahead to UK-based blogger Yusuf Al-Jamri to seek damages from the Kingdom of Bahrain after it deployed spyware from Israel’s NSO Group to hack his phone
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06 Dec 2024
US TikTok ban imminent after appeal fails
By Alex ScroxtonTikTok’s appeal against a US government ban has failed, with a judge dismissing its arguments that its First Amendment free speech rights are being restricted
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05 Dec 2024
CMA gives Vodafone-Three merger green light
By Cliff SaranThe deal is on. Now Ofcom will need to ensure Vodafone-Three doesn’t raise consumer or wholesale mobile network prices
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05 Dec 2024
Sateliot closes €30m financing with EIB for satellite IoT
By Joe O’HalloranLong-term lending institution of the European Union announces first venture debt operation with Spanish space company to aid internet of things connectivity
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04 Dec 2024
Vodafone UK, eSIM Go look to remove MVNO barriers to entry
By Joe O’HalloranEmbedded subscriber identity module provider and operator look to allow organisations with subscription model able to provide UK mobile services via rapid, automated MVNO-in-a-box enablement without upfront risk, cost or commitment
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04 Dec 2024
FOSS security concerns increase amid widespread adoption
By Arielle WaldmanA new report from the Linux Foundation, OpenSSF and Harvard University calls for transparency and standardization to address growing security risks in open source software.
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04 Dec 2024
Quocirca: Print industry must promote remanufactured goods programmes
By Simon QuickePrinter world continuing to improve its green position through a range of internal and external moves, but there needs to be more promotion of remanufactured goods
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03 Dec 2024
F1 heightens fan experiences with the power of Salesforce
By Alex ScroxtonLearn how the technical teams behind Formula One are using Salesforce’s tools to enhance fan activation and engagement at 24 races across the world, and how they are bringing AI into play with Agentforce capabilities
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02 Dec 2024
Bin lorries drive Scotland’s largest mobile network study
By Joe O’HalloranStudy in Glasgow region to gather data about throughput speed, signal strength, network generation and frequency band from the UK’s four mobile operators while people’s bins are being emptied
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29 Nov 2024
Atos readies ‘adaptive and intimate’ Invictus Games IT service
By Karl FlindersIT services company will ship 50 of its staff from Europe to Canada to work onsite at the tournament in February 2025
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28 Nov 2024
Eseye looks to Sateliot to ‘revolutionise’ global IoT
Global IoT connectivity provider looks to the skies to expand and enhance internet of things reach, going beyond the current cellular offer
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28 Nov 2024
Farmers tap IoT and AI to increase chicken health and egg yield
By Joe O’HalloranInnovate UK grant funds project that uses sensor technology to improve the health and welfare of laying hens while increasing productivity, efficiency and industry resilience
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28 Nov 2024
UK space agency issues funding call to improve hard-to-reach connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranGovernment plans programme to back improved connectivity to support education, research, tourism, conservation, local businesses and healthcare in so-called hard-to-reach places
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28 Nov 2024
5G and LTE drive global cellular IoT connections past four billion mark
By Joe O’HalloranStudy finds growth of 5G IoT, particularly in automotive connectivity and fixed wireless access, transforming connectivity landscape by providing low-latency, high-speed networks to previously underserved regions
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28 Nov 2024
Orange Business upgrades Live GenAI network offering
By Joe O’HalloranEuropean network and digital integrator unveils range of plug-and-play GenAI services for businesses
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27 Nov 2024
Stage is set for legal battles over Big Tech dominance
By Cliff SaranHaving lost its case to drop a £7bn collective claim, Google is facing increased legal scrutiny on a number of fronts over its business practices
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27 Nov 2024
Nokia and Du deliver successful transport network slicing trial
By Joe O’HalloranFurther expansion of advanced wireless across the Middle East sees leading UAE operator test standalone network to gain benefits of dedicated infrastructure and reduce overall energy consumption
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27 Nov 2024
Airbus rolls out HBCplus connectivity for Emirates A350 fleet
By Joe O’HalloranLeading Middle East airline unveils aircraft to fleet including ‘state-of-the-art’ aerodynamics, lightweight materials and HBCplus connectivity
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26 Nov 2024
Mobile industry poised for wave of 5G Standalone, 5G Advanced
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal comms tech provider’s annual assessment of mobile industry shows network data traffic projected to grow almost 200% to the end of 2030, when there will be 6.3 billion global 5G subscriptions
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26 Nov 2024
Cisco, NTT Data simplify 5G connectivity for global mobile workforce
By Joe O’HalloranIT and comms giant expands global partnership with digital business to enhance secure wireless access, digital services and experiences for mobile enterprises across 180 countries
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25 Nov 2024
More Google search woes
By Cliff SaranSummary judgment clears path for UK campaigner to pursue collective action against Google over search engine practices
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25 Nov 2024
5G, AI reshape mobile trade-ins in record-breaking Q3
By Joe O’HalloranLatest quarterly analysis from business services company finds that for the first time, 5G devices have become the top turned-in models for Android and Apple
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22 Nov 2024
CMA gets ready to take on Apple and Google over mobile browsing
By Cliff SaranPreliminary investigation finds a lack of fairness and choice of mobile browsing on iOS devices like the iPhone is holding back innovation
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22 Nov 2024
Swiss encrypted messaging service, ePost, targets one million postal users
By Bill GoodwinSwiss ePost chief Renato Stalder bets on encrypted communications as demand for letter delivery falls
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22 Nov 2024
Indoor 6G trial shows major throughput gain
By Joe O’HalloranTrial of indoor communications shows AI propels 6G throughput by 6-16% and stationary tests conducted at 25 points along a test route confirm 18% improvement
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22 Nov 2024
Deloitte: GenAI paving the way for transformative future for comms
By Joe O’HalloranAnnual report into prospects for global technology, media and telecommunications industry paints a challenging picture as GenAI reshapes limits of comms tech and aggregation comes to streaming
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21 Nov 2024
US Department of Justice wants Alphabet to sell Chrome browser
By Cliff SaranThe regulator is looking to put a stop to what it sees as the search engine giant’s anti-competitive practices
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20 Nov 2024
Virgin Media O2 streamlines fixed and mobile service delivery
By Joe O’HalloranUK operator claims major milestone in its long-term network evolution strategy by switching on Converged Interconnect Network to rationalise and enhance service delivery
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20 Nov 2024
Apple addresses two iPhone, Mac zero-days
By Alex ScroxtonTwo zero-day vulnerabilities uncovered in Apple’s operating systems could have allowed for arbitrary code execution and cross-site scripting attacks
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20 Nov 2024
Government issues strategic priorities for online safety regulator Ofcom
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonTechnology secretary Peter Kyle sets out the government’s strategic priorities for how Ofcom should approach regulating online safety, including embedding safety by design and supporting innovation in technologies to help protect people online
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20 Nov 2024
Telenor unveils analytics and insights service for IoT devices
By Joe O’HalloranLeading Nordic operator unveils ‘game-changer’ analytics and insights service for businesses looking to make use of the full potential of their internet of things fleet data
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19 Nov 2024
5G and LTE CBRS market to exceed $1.3bn by 2027
By Joe O’HalloranStudy finds regulatory, standardisation and technical implementation activities are leading to a renewed wave of enthusiasm for coordinated shared use of 150MHz of spectrum in the 3.5GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service band
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19 Nov 2024
Morse Micro, Vantron team to boost IoT connectivity through Wi-Fi HaLow
By Joe O’HalloranEmbedded IoT solutions provider inks partnership with fabless semiconductor company to drive development and application of Wi-Fi HaLow and ‘revolutionise’ IoT connectivity
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18 Nov 2024
Red Hat and SoftBank enhance wireless network orchestration
By Joe O’HalloranLeading open source provider and Japanese IT business and comms operator team to advance integration of AI technology within the radio access network infrastructure and enable faster data processing and resource optimisation
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18 Nov 2024
Ubotica and Kongsberg ‘pioneer’ new era of autonomous smart satellites
By Joe O’HalloranSatellite AI firm teams with satellite mission integrator to accelerate mainstream autonomous satellite missions powered by edge AI and enable efficient satellite operations with cloud removal, data compression and real-time feature detection
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15 Nov 2024
Nvidia, SoftBank claim AI, 5G telecom pilot first
By Joe O’HalloranAI processor leader joins Japanese telco on AI Aerial platform for outdoor pilot of what is said to be world’s first combined AI and 5G network
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14 Nov 2024
A fifth of new PCs shipped in Q3 were AI-optimised
By Cliff SaranPC manufacturers are working hard to showcase the benefits of premium devices that use neural processing units to deliver on-device AI acceleration
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14 Nov 2024
Nokia acquires Rapid tech assets, takes Ionian submarine cable to 800Gbps
By Joe O’HalloranAcquisition designed to strengthen network API product development expanding ecosystem to use 5G, 4G network capabilities while comms tech company claims capacity-reach record for unrepeated transmission over 330km between Italy and Greece
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14 Nov 2024
UK government accelerates 4G roll-out in rural Wales
By Joe O’HalloranBusinesses in so-called hard-to-reach parts of UK principality now said to be able to benefit from mobile network upgrades to deliver faster and more reliable internet as part of the UK government’s £5bn scheme
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14 Nov 2024
GenAI apps boost interest in differentiated 5G connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranStudy shows over a third of 5G smartphone users are interested in paying for differentiated connectivity and almost a quarter are willing to pay up to 35% more for guaranteed fast and secure connectivity for high-capacity applications
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13 Nov 2024
Scottish Fire and Rescue enhances control room tech
By Joe O’HalloranInvestment in cloud-hosted command and communications service designed to mobilise firefighters, and help improve safety and security in Scotland
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13 Nov 2024
Red Hat acquires tech to lower the cost of machine learning
By Cliff SaranThe acquisition of Neural Magic by Red Hat is being positioned as a way to democratise machine learning and reduce the need for GPUs
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13 Nov 2024
Ex-boxer fights US government over legality of Sky ECC cryptophone intercepts
By Bill GoodwinLawyers for former heavyweight boxer Goran Gogic argue that US prosecutors’ reliance on messages obtained by a European police hacking operation into the SKY ECC encrypted phone network breaches the US constitution
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12 Nov 2024
VMO2 claims SRN TNS first in South Uist
By Joe O’HalloranMobile total not spot site on Scottish island sees UK operator become first in country to successfully build such a facility as part of second phase of government-funded Shared Rural Network programme
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11 Nov 2024
UK Bolt drivers win legal claim to be classed as workers
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonEmployment Tribunal ruling says Bolt must classify its drivers as workers rather than self-employed, putting drivers in line to receive thousands of pounds in compensation from the ride-hailing and delivery app
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11 Nov 2024
Dublin City Council teams with Ookla to tackle telecoms deficits
By Joe O’HalloranLocal authority for Irish capital looks to close information gap and digital divide to understand 4G, 5G network performance across different times of day, device types, and both indoor and outdoor settings
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08 Nov 2024
Automotive drives strong Q4, fiscal year for Qualcomm
By Joe O’HalloranLeading mobile platform processor manufacturer reveals robust end of year, with strong growth in segments such as handsets, PC, automotive and industrial IoT
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07 Nov 2024
5G redefines live events economics
By Joe O’HalloranStudy from leading comms tech provider reveals 5G elevates connectivity experiences at events, notably concerts, with 5G users being 20% more satisfied than 4G peers at 2024’s biggest events
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05 Nov 2024
CMA offers potential solution to Vodafone and Three’s merger issues
By Joe O’HalloranRemedies Working Paper published by UK competition watchdog into merger of leading telcos says deal may proceed if appropriate remedies are implemented
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05 Nov 2024
Motorola Solutions expands emergency comms with 3tc acquisition
By Joe O’HalloranPublic safety agencies and enterprises comms firm acquires provider of control room software solutions for police and fire and rescue services
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04 Nov 2024
Financiers isolate Middle East over sanctions-evading paytech
By Mark BallardCross-border payment system loses support of association of global central banks
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31 Oct 2024
Connectivity market places focus on value for money
By Joe O’HalloranSurvey from leading consulting firm shows signs of throttling back in terms of digital services, with three-quarters of UK consumers wanting fixed price guarantees
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31 Oct 2024
Meta no longer prolonging the life of datacentre servers
By Cliff SaranDuring the earnings call for the company’s latest quarterly results, CFO Susan Li said Meta would be investing in GPU servers
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30 Oct 2024
SNS JU reveals raft of European 6G projects
By Joe O’HalloranEU-backed next-gen mobile technology flagship to evaluate and explore sustainable 6G technologies, methods and use cases focusing on energy smart grids, e-health, and telemedicine and agriculture
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29 Oct 2024
TP-Link UK, ASK4 unite to elevate multi-tenant building connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranManaged internet services provider announces strategic partnership with operational performance technology firm to use advanced switch technology to deliver enhanced connectivity across users in multi-tenant buildings
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29 Oct 2024
Ericsson, MásOrange team on European-first 5G SA integration
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal comms tech provider leader and leading Spanish service provider reveal ‘pioneering’ open programmable network integration project based on Open RAN-ready technology
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28 Oct 2024
Deutsche Telekom leads on Euro mobile experience
By Joe O’HalloranResearch reveals key differentiator in how operator groups compare in Europe and how they offer quality in service despite the issue of fragmentation
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28 Oct 2024
Chunghwa Telecom preps for 5G-Advanced era
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider wins deal with leading Taiwanese operator as it readies to deploy latest generation of 5G mobile technology
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28 Oct 2024
Western Digital boosts HDD capacity with 32TB shingled drives
By Yann SerraAn 11th platter gives extra capacity, while shingled (overlapped) writes – best suited to sequential recording use cases – allow for greater density and big gains in thoughput
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28 Oct 2024
Boldyn Networks unveils private 5G as a service
By Joe O’HalloranShared network infrastructure provider offers dedicated wireless net to improve safety and cyber security, and enhance operational efficiency with first deployment at port in Finland
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25 Oct 2024
Cisco looks to transform customer experiences with Webex AI Agent
By Joe O’HalloranCollaboration and customer technology arm of Cisco automates contact centre inquiries with conversational intelligence to change how businesses interact with and support customers
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24 Oct 2024
Vodafone, Qualcomm and Ericsson trial 5G mmWave in UK
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal comms tech provider, mobile processor platform firm and telco unite on 5G mmWave trials demonstrating fixed mobile access and avoiding network congestion in stadium connectivity use case
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23 Oct 2024
Clock ticking on Windows 10 support
By Simon QuickeThe channel is being urged to respond to the winding down of support from Microsoft for its ageing operating system
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23 Oct 2024
Three Business calls for more support to drive SME growth
By Simon QuickeComms specialist shares findings that indicate better infrastructure would generate billions more in economic activity
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23 Oct 2024
Democracy campaigner to sue Saudi Arabia over Pegasus and QuaDream spyware in UK court
By Bill GoodwinPro-democracy campaigner Yahya Assiri given permission to file legal action in London court against Saudi Arabia over its use of Israeli spyware
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22 Oct 2024
Labour’s 10-year health service plan will open up data sharing
By Cliff SaranTo save the health service, Labour is focusing on bolstering the NHS app and enabling greater sharing of patient records in England
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22 Oct 2024
Snapdragon Summit 2024: PC, mobile reach AI first inflection point
By Joe O’HalloranAnnual conference of leading mobile technology platform sees launch of processors, and mission to set the pace of innovation in PC, mobile, automotive and spatial computing
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21 Oct 2024
Morse Micro unveils Wi-Fi HaLow GitHub repositories, community forum
By Joe O’HalloranProvider of long-range, low-power connectivity services intros multiple open-source software repositories, including assets, tools and resources designed to support and empower global developer community for wireless standard
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17 Oct 2024
Private 5G network sets sail with Republic of Korea Navy
By Joe O’HalloranSamsung Electronics and KT Corporation selected to build private 5G network to power national naval security force by introducing advanced use cases for defence communications
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17 Oct 2024
Viasat, BSNL claim direct-to-device satellite first in India
By Joe O’HalloranSatellite communications firm demonstrates direct-to-device satellite connectivity in India for the first time
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17 Oct 2024
MEA 5G driving rapid digital transformation
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider’s Mobile Broadband Index for Middle East and Africa finds regional 5G adoption expected to reach one in four subscriptions by 2029, with particular strong growth of fixed wireless access
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15 Oct 2024
ST Engineering drives AI smart city transformation in Qatar
By Joe O’HalloranDigital infrastructure to connect and integrate with a range of smart city services and applications, with the aim of enhancing the efficiency and responsiveness of citywide operations and management
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15 Oct 2024
KDDI advance Open RAN deployment in Japan through Samsung deal
By Joe O’HalloranCE and electronics giant deepens longstanding collaboration with leading Japanese operator to advance open radio access network, expanding deployment of virtual network services
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15 Oct 2024
Soracom brings connected car strategy into higher gear
By Joe O’HalloranMVNO IoT platform provider unveils global connected car strategy to address what it sees as ongoing industry connectivity and cloud management challenges
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15 Oct 2024
Nokia Bell Labs, Vale dig deep for mining network service
By Joe O’HalloranMining connectivity programme looks to boost productivity and worker safety to create cognitive monitoring network service, enabling performance, reliability and safety enhancement of mining operation
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11 Oct 2024
WBA OpenRoaming promises new era of digital inclusion across Australia
By Joe O’HalloranWireless connectivity trade body deploys OpenRoaming services to remote and marginalised Australian communities through community Wi-Fi project encompassing healthcare, education, secure communications and economic development
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11 Oct 2024
Utelogy expands hybrid workforce tech integration with Logitech
By Joe O’HalloranConnected workspaces platform provider expands partnership with leading workplace productivity equipment manufacturer to offer ‘refined’ management of conference room devices
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10 Oct 2024
Afas leads the way with four-day work week in the Netherlands
By Kim LoohuisDutch labour unions want a shorter working week and software company Afas is leading the way, introducing a four-day work week from 1 January 2025
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10 Oct 2024
Google slams US government’s proposal to split company up on anti-competitive grounds
By Caroline DonnellyThe US Department of Justice has incurred the wrath of Google for suggesting a series of remedies, after the US court ruled back in August that Google had an illegal monopoly over internet search market
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09 Oct 2024
Lenovo and Microsoft strike upbeat tone over PC prospects
By Simon QuickeThere are clear factors driving demand for the latest hardware, with 2025 set to be a year of growth
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09 Oct 2024
Canalys: The glory days of hardware are over
By Simon QuickeChannel warned that the industry is changing and the domination once enjoyed by the hardware world is coming to an end
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09 Oct 2024
Private 5G takes off at Schiphol airport
By Joe O’HalloranEricsson partners with Amsterdam airport to implement a private 5G network as part of Airport 4.0 digital transformation plan supporting use cases such as IoT monitoring and real-time safety
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09 Oct 2024
Norway’s Ice offers slice of 5G for military communications
By Joe O’HalloranCommercial 5G standalone network uses Mavenir 5G core to enable secure tailored end-to-end communications and network slicing to meet specific needs of armed forces
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09 Oct 2024
Celona, HCLTech team to deliver advanced private 5G
By Joe O’HalloranPartnership claims to mark a significant milestone in the advancement of private 5G, in particular revolutionising how industries use the latest wireless connectivity to achieve Industry 4.0 goals
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08 Oct 2024
Google to appeal Play Store ruling
By Cliff SaranGoogle’s ongoing fight with Epic Games is game-over, after a judge ruled in favour of the developer to open up access to Android apps
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08 Oct 2024
Nokia, NTT Data expand global private 5G partnership
By Joe O’HalloranNokia and NTT Data expand multi-year partnership to drive private 5G adoption and innovation across key sectors like cities, ports, and airports, and claim to have transformed Southern Texas city from being the worst-connected conurbation
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08 Oct 2024
SoftBank, Ericsson enhance AI-RAN collaboration
By Joe O’HalloranCollaboration aims to develop techno-economic analyses, build prototypes and run lab demos to optimise RAN and AI convergence at the edge
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04 Oct 2024
Cups Linux printing bugs open door to DDoS attacks, says Akamai
By Alex ScroxtonThe Cups Linux printing vulnerabilities disclosed at the end of September would seem to have a nasty sting in their tail, according to researchers at Akamai
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04 Oct 2024
Brother extends remanufacturing to inkjet cartridges
By Simon QuickeThe vendor’s channel will have the option to help customers recycle toner cartridges and a wider range of consumables
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04 Oct 2024
Detective wrongly claimed journalist’s solicitor attempted to buy gun, surveillance tribunal hears
By Bill Goodwin and Cormac KehoeDarren Ellis, who led a surveillance operation against journalists who exposed police failures, wrongly accused a solicitor of attempting to buy arms
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03 Oct 2024
Ex-PSNI officer seeking legal advice over comments made at Investigatory Powers Tribunal
By Bill GoodwinEx PSNI officer ‘deeply angered’ by comments made by a former detective at a tribunal investigating allegations of unlawful surveillance against journalists
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03 Oct 2024
Solihull scales up self-driving shuttle service
By Joe O’HalloranWest Midlands initiative continues on the road to developing connected automated mobility services, looking at the commercial viability of self-driving operations and passenger experience
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03 Oct 2024
Orange accelerates plans to transcend traditional network limits
By Joe O’HalloranTechnology head at Orange confirms vision of singularity for mobile generations, setting out progress to address needs of enterprises with on-demand AI-bolstered network services
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03 Oct 2024
City of London small cell mobile connectivity extended
By Joe O’HalloranFirst-of-its-kind outdoor small cell project in financial heart of UK capital moves beyond trial phase with 25 new EE sites now live and dozens of additional sites being built to enhance mobile connectivity
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02 Oct 2024
Detective behind ‘unlawful’ surveillance blamed Catholics for ‘perverse’ court decisions
By Bill GoodwinA former detective claimed Irish judges were ‘sectarians in robes’ after a court found police had unlawfully arrested journalists who produced a film exposing collusion with paramilitary murderers
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02 Oct 2024
UK government opens Digital Catapult 5G Immersive Lab
By Joe O’HalloranRibbon cut on facility in north-east of England set up to revolutionise how businesses in traditional sectors like retail, agriculture and manufacturing adopt technologies based on 5G communications
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02 Oct 2024
Post Office spending £80,000+ a week on engineers who can’t work, as IT project burns cash
By Karl FlindersRevelation is latest evidence of the Post Office’s struggles to replace Fujitsu’s controversial Horizon software used in branches
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02 Oct 2024
‘Shocked’ MoneyGram hits back at Post Office
By Karl FlindersMoney transfer fintech wrote to subpostmasters expressing its disappointment with the Post Office over end of contract