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12 Feb 2025
Crayon looking for public sector growth
By Simon QuickeAhead of its tie-up with SoftwareOne, Crayon’s CEO outlined its fourth-quarter performance and touched on hopes for 2025
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12 Feb 2025
CCRC reviewing 17 Post Office convictions with potential Capture software involvement
By Karl FlindersStatutory body began looking at convictions of subpostmasters who used the Capture system following the wider understanding of the Post Office Horizon scandal
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12 Feb 2025
AI at Leap 2025: Huge potential but a threat to the fabric of society?
By Antony AdsheadThought leaders in artificial intelligence gathered at Saudi Arabia’s Leap 2025 tech show to set out the next steps for enterprise AI and agentic AI, but also AI’s potential danger to human society
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21 Mar 2024
US sues Apple, alleging smartphone monopoly
By Alex ScroxtonA major legal action against Apple over its dominance of the smartphone market has kicked off in the US, alleging anticompetitive practices on Apple’s part that have damaged the sector and restricted consumer choice
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21 Mar 2024
UK government takes measures to boost resilience of 999 call system
By Joe O’HalloranThe government is introducing additional safeguards to ensure resilience of the 999 emergency call handling system following a technical fault in 2023
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21 Mar 2024
Three UK sees top-line revenue growth but first EBIT loss since 2010
By Joe O’HalloranUK mobile network operator reports earnings loss for the first time since 2010 but growth in certain customer segments driven by business-to-business, 5G, home broadband and Smarty service
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21 Mar 2024
UK mobile users satisfied with download speeds
By Joe O’HalloranDespite the UK having some of the lowest 5G download speeds in the G7, consumer needs are being met when it comes to mobile speeds delivering services that satisfy the majority of mobile users
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21 Mar 2024
Ericsson establishes Federal Technologies Group in US
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider ups engagement with US government services by creating entity designed to drive digital transformation and accelerate innovation
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21 Mar 2024
Port of Tyne sets sail on private 5G-enabled ‘smart port’ operations
By Joe O’HalloranLatest part of UK’s 5G Innovation Regions project sees North East regional port gain funding to develop 5G and advanced wireless connectivity projects, and reap benefits such as enhanced operational efficiency, safety and sustainability
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19 Mar 2024
Qualcomm brings more on-device AI to smartphones with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
By Joe O’HalloranChip giant unveils mobile platform using specially selected premium capabilities for next-level on-device generative AI features set to be adopted by major OEMs over the coming months
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19 Mar 2024
UK government looks to end of 4G mobile blackspots in rural Wales
By Joe O’HalloranFirst of 86 UK government-funded 4G masts have been switched on as part of joint plan with telecoms firms in £1bn scheme to deliver mobile connectivity across 95% of UK
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18 Mar 2024
Budgets rise as IT decision-makers ramp up cyber security spending
By Cliff SaranFew IT leaders surveyed in the TechTarget/Enterprise Strategy Group 2024 Technology Spending Intentions study say they are spending less this year
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18 Mar 2024
Virgin Media O2 boosts mobile coverage in smart pole trial
By Joe O’HalloranUK operator claims successful innovation in trial using smart poles installed beside existing on-street broadband cabinets to accelerate mobile network roll-out across the UK by converting cabinets to mobile base stations
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18 Mar 2024
HUDs head automotive road safety initiatives
By Joe O’HalloranTech firm examines the impact of road safety initiatives on heads-up display adoption in automotive industry as it looks for solutions to driver distractions
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15 Mar 2024
UK government calls on comms firms to limit installation of telegraph poles
By Joe O’HalloranAfter public demonstrations, minister urges communications industry to ‘do whatever it takes’ to share existing infrastructure to avoid ‘inappropriately or unnecessarily throwing up’ new telegraph poles
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15 Mar 2024
eSIM to accelerate IoT automotive, smart city programmes
By Joe O’HalloranResearch finds tech and market developments are accelerating eSIM adoption in IoT sectors such as automotive and smart cities, with the latter sector expected to witness highest demand for eSIM-enabled services
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14 Mar 2024
Passalacqua hotel claims exceptional guest connectivity with AI-driven Wi-Fi 7
By Joe O’HalloranPrestigious hotel on the shores of Lake Como to become one of the world’s first early adopters of Wi-Fi 7 to give not only high connectivity speeds, but also low latency and increased capacity
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13 Mar 2024
US authorities move a step closer to banning TikTok
By Alex ScroxtonLawmakers in Washington DC have moved a step closer to enacting a broad national ban on controversial video app TikTok in the US, with global ramifications
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13 Mar 2024
Omnispace, MTN team to develop, deploy satellite IoT, 5G NTN services
By Joe O’HalloranAfrican space-based mobile communications industry gains higher orbit as continent’s largest mobile operator enters partnership with non-geostationary satellite constellation firm
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11 Mar 2024
Global cellular IoT connections to grow by three billion in next four years
By Joe O’HalloranFederated learning to automate platform management, configuration of devices, security processes and connectivity in real time will be key to handling large increase in data as telco network-based internet of things flourishes
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08 Mar 2024
UK government reconfirms satellite programme
By Joe O’Halloran2024 Budget sees continued approval for connectivity funding in plan to expand space-based broadband and 5G coverage for remote areas
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08 Mar 2024
Ethernovia accelerates chip drive for software-defined vehicles
By Joe O’HalloranSilicon Valley-based startup announces sampling of scalable family of automotive PHY transceivers for software-defined vehicle applications aiming to meet rising bandwidth demands and deliver safety functionality
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07 Mar 2024
PSNI chief denies ‘industrial’ use of surveillance powers against journalists
By Bill GoodwinPSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher has agreed to provide a report on police surveillance of journalists and lawyers to Northern Ireland’s policing watchdog
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07 Mar 2024
NI Policing Board pressed to open inquiry into PSNI spying on journalists’ phones
By Bill GoodwinAmnesty International and the Committee on the Administration of Justice have asked Northern Ireland’s policing watchdog to open an inquiry into the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s use of surveillance powers against journalists
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07 Mar 2024
Open Cosmos and Ubotica report success in satcoms launch
By Joe O’HalloranSpace technology and data company launches first satellite of the year aiming to provide hyperspectral artificial intelligence data for marine monitoring and emergency responses across the Atlantic
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06 Mar 2024
Context: PC market showing signs of recovery
By Simon QuickeAfter a tough year, there are indications that 2024 is going to go better for those selling hardware
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06 Mar 2024
Apple patches zero-days amid ‘foundational’ post-quantum update
By Alex ScroxtonApple’s iOS 17.4 update not only fixes zero-day flaws that are being actively exploited, but includes important new security protocols to safeguard users against future attacks
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06 Mar 2024
Salesforce users empowered to build no-code Einstein Copilots
By Don FluckingerSalesforce admins and developers can build custom generative AI assistants for workflows across the platform for sales, service, marketing and e-commerce.
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06 Mar 2024
Singapore refreshes geospatial masterplan
By Aaron TanMasterplan aimed at driving mainstream adoption of geospatial applications and grooming geospatial talent, among other goals, will help to position Singapore as a global geospatial hub
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05 Mar 2024
Meta outage disrupts social media globally
By Alex ScroxtonMeta services, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads, have been downed in a brief service outage
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05 Mar 2024
NanoAvionics jumps on SpaceX to expand 5G, IoT space comms
By Joe O’HalloranSmallsat bus manufacturer and mission integrator’s craft expand two constellations with upcoming SpaceX Transporter-10 mission
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05 Mar 2024
Speedcast on board with connectivity for P&O maritime logistics
By Joe O’HalloranComms and IT services provider sets sail to deliver multi-orbit, multi-path SD-WAN service across 59 vessels in fleet of provider of critical logistics support and marine offerings for offshore energy, port services and cargo transportation
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05 Mar 2024
TIM taps Cisco and NEC to improve Brazilian network quality
By Joe O’HalloranFirms team up to address quality of experience and quality of service objectives by expanding monitoring across all transport domains, including cell site routers, national backbone and backhaul
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05 Mar 2024
Emerging low-loss materials pave road to 6G
By Joe O’HalloranAs comms industry prepares for next generation of communications, research paper shows biggest challenges that will need to be addressed and why low-loss materials will be crucial for development
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04 Mar 2024
Vodafone, Intel extend Open RAN research collaboration
By Joe O’HalloranChip giant and leading European operator increase scope of established collaboration with University of Málaga towards planned UK commercial deployment of 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors with Intel vRAN Boost in first half of 2024
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01 Mar 2024
Slow roll-out of standalone 5G risks UK SMEs taking annual £8.6bn hit
By Joe O’HalloranResearch from UK telco suggests lack of availability of true 5G puts smaller businesses at disadvantage compared with continental European counterparts taking advantage of reliable superfast connectivity
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01 Mar 2024
MWC 2024: Technology, business building blocks emerge for 5G Advanced
By Joe O’HalloranSummit shows how imminent mass introduction of 5G Advanced networks will likely see 2024 being a pivotal year for the mobile industry, breaking the traditional generational cycle in mobile communications technology
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29 Feb 2024
Home Office GPS tagging of asylum seekers breaches data protection law
By Bill GoodwinThe Information Commissioner’s Office has issued an enforcement notice against the Home Office after finding its programme to tag asylum seekers with GPS monitors breaches data protection law
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29 Feb 2024
Konica Minolta Business Solutions marks year of partner growth
By Simon QuickeAnniversary of supplier’s partner programme provides opportunity for update on progress with indirect business
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29 Feb 2024
Windows 11: Not as big a priority in EMEA compared with North America
By Cliff SaranSurvey shows that IT decision-makers are prioritising desktop productivity and PC refreshes this year, with more in the US prioritising spending on PCs and Windows 11 upgrades
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29 Feb 2024
Oxa hails first commercial deployment of self-driving software
By Joe O’HalloranCulmination of 10 years of software engineering, hardware integration, machine learning and testing in the virtual and real worlds sees connected vehicle technology provider deliver automation in AV Shuttles in Florida, US.
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29 Feb 2024
Ericsson, Intel look to double down on Open RAN, AI innovation with Tech Hub
By Joe O’HalloranTech Hub establishes itself as incubator for advancements and new hardware technology exploration, building open, resilient, sustainable and intelligent mobile networks, including recent successful Cloud RAN call using future Xeon processor
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29 Feb 2024
MWC 2024: Open Gateway, AI drive future mobile networks
By Joe O’HalloranMobile industry’s flagship event reveals that more than 40 mobile operator networks across five continents have now commercially launched network API services to the developer community to unlock 5G’s full potential
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28 Feb 2024
Intel, Nvidia aim latest systems-on-a-chip at AI workstations
By Antone GonsalvesNvidia's RTX 500 and RTX 1000 GPUs are for the lightest mobile workstations. Intel's Core Ultra with a built-in GPU can handle many AI-powered tasks on the workhorse computers.
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28 Feb 2024
BT launches smart city NB-IoT offer
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s leading comms provider launches multi-million-pound narrowband internet of things network to pave way for more smart cities and industries, creating cost-efficiency gains and costs savings for public sector
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27 Feb 2024
How TeamViewer is charting its growth beyond remote connectivity
By Aaron TanTeamViewer CEO Oliver Steil outlines the company’s efforts to build on its remote connectivity and control capabilities to support emerging use cases such as smart factories
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27 Feb 2024
MWC 2024: Huawei looks to advance 5.5G opportunity
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech giant lays out course it will follow to take advantage of forthcoming next standard in 5G mobile communications offering the prospect of native 10Gbps connectivity, native green technology and native intelligence
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26 Feb 2024
Broadcom to sell VMware EUC division to KKR for $3.8B
By Don FluckingerCustomers that pair VMware's hypervisor with Horizon and Workspace One desktops might feel licensing jitters, but the deal could lead to more flexibility.
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26 Feb 2024
Ericsson, Telefónica claim to redefine 5G experiences with on-demand slicing
By Joe O’HalloranProof of concept from telco and leading comms tech provide said to provide superior service experience for mobile consumers, enhancing performance of 5G services
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23 Feb 2024
Global households shift toward 5G fixed wireless access
By Joe O’HalloranReport finds that nearly three-quarters of homes with 5G fixed wireless access choose it as a full replacement for previously used connectivity
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23 Feb 2024
NAO report finds UK mobile connectivity programme behind schedule
By Joe O’HalloranFinancial watchdog report slams progress of government in flagship mobile roll-out scheme to expand 4G mobile connectivity in rural UK areas, casting doubt on whether it will be delivered on time
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23 Feb 2024
Singtel rolls out network slicing on 5G network
By Aaron TanSingtel’s app-based network slicing capabilities will boost the performance of 5G applications and cater to different experience, security and privacy requirements
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22 Feb 2024
Virgin Media O2 switches on 5G Standalone
By Joe O’HalloranUK operator continues to advance 5G roll-out in line with UK government’s Wireless Infrastructure Strategy
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21 Feb 2024
How Indian fintechs can address compliance issues
By Kavitha SrinivasaFintechs will need to bolster their know-your-customer practices and establish self-regulatory mechanisms, among other measures, to address compliance issues that have come under the spotlight
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20 Feb 2024
Uber CEO denies pricing algorithm uses ‘behavioural patterns’
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonUber workers are concerned about what data is being used by the company’s algorithm to set variable pay and pricing levels after CEO Dara Khosrowshahi admits to using drivers’ ‘behavioural patterns’
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19 Feb 2024
Vodafone looks to ease AR loads with HyperRealityHub
By Joe O’HalloranTelco unveils standalone solution powered by Qualcomm technology utilising fast, secure connectivity computing to be shared between a hub, extended reality glasses and across the cloud
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16 Feb 2024
Dell, Nokia team to advance network cloud transformation, private 5G
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider adopts technology and services as its preferred infrastructure and preferred private wireless partner for enterprise edge use cases
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16 Feb 2024
Government awards £10m to medtech developers
By Lis EvenstadThe government has awarded £10m to eight technology companies to create innovative medical devices and bring them to market
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16 Feb 2024
Samsung accelerates Open RAN development
By Joe O’HalloranElectronics giant beefs up fund to advance Open RAN interoperability, performance and security and teams, with telco and testing firm to advance commercial conformance and interoperability testing
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16 Feb 2024
Record high returned to US smartphone consumers through trade-in
By Joe O’HalloranReport reveals record $4.3bn returned to US consumers through mobile device trade-in programmes in 2023, with $1.6bn in the last quarter alone
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15 Feb 2024
Nokia intros first OT-compliant GenAI service for connected workers
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider says it has become the first company to adapt GenAI large language model technology for operational environments
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15 Feb 2024
Samsung, AMD and Vodafone claim Open RAN data call first
By Joe O’HalloranLeading processor and electronics company team with telco to reinforce open radio access network expansion, using technical expertise from existing large-scale commercial network deployments
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14 Feb 2024
Dutch Supreme Court approves use of EncroChat evidence
By Bill GoodwinDefence lawyers plan appeal to European Court of Human Rights after Supreme Court upholds a conviction based on intercepted messages from the EncroChat encrypted phone network
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14 Feb 2024
Nokia, A1, Microsoft claim first for enterprise 5G edge cloud network slicing
By Joe O’HalloranTelco teams with IT giant and comms tech provider to offer network slicing solution designed to deliver secure virtual private network services to enterprise customers integrated with edge-based enterprise cloud applications over 4G and 5G networks
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14 Feb 2024
Virgin Media O2 Shared Rural Network roll-out reaches new heights
By Joe O’HalloranOperator claims major milestone in commitment to £1bn UK rural communications programme after it rolled out reliable 4G coverage across 100 sites on Scotland’s second-largest island
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14 Feb 2024
Kyocera: In tough times, get closer to your suppliers
By Simon QuickePrint and document management player advises the channel to deepen relationships, while elsewhere, Canon puts more products into the hands of partners
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14 Feb 2024
Revolut launches eSIM plan for 100 countries
By Joe O’HalloranFinancial institution claims to be first company of its kind in the UK to launch embedded subscriber identity module offering a cost-effective way to access data plans without unexpected roaming charges in over 100 countries
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14 Feb 2024
Vodafone announces alert-based CCTV over mobile connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranOperator announces IoT smart surveillance that offers business customers live video-over-mobile network on unlimited data plan designed to overcome challenges faced by existing CCTV infrastructure
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13 Feb 2024
MSB strengthens Sweden’s national critical network with 5G
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech and service company becomes part of Sweden’s next-generation mission-critical network infrastructure, Rakel G2, whose 5G core network is designed to ensure fast and secure sharing of voice, data, images and video
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12 Feb 2024
Ericsson intros AI-powered premium 5G intent-based operations
By Joe O’HalloranLeading comms technology and service provider deploys artificial intelligence and automation use case libraries to simplify network operations by managing conflicting intents to meet desired business outcomes
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12 Feb 2024
Jersey Telecom, RoamsysNext claim IoT game changer
By Joe O’HalloranTelco teams with development partner to introduce internet of things certification manager and solve network congestion and performance issues caused by uncertified IoT devices