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29 Dec 2025
Agentic orchestration, the next AI issue for CIOs to tackle
By Don FluckingerSalesforce, ServiceNow, AWS and others would like to manage all of your AI agents.
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19 Dec 2025
News brief: Browser security flaws pose growing risk
By Staff reportCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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18 Dec 2025
Agentic AI security focus of ServiceNow acquisition targets
By Don FluckingerServiceNow attempts to build one (secure) platform to rule them all.
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24 Jan 2025
MPs and peers start inquiry into Russian and Chinese sabotage threats to subsea internet cables
By Bill GoodwinMPs and Lords on the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy have begun an inquiry into the resilience of UK internet cables, following heightened threats of Russian and Chinese sabotage
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24 Jan 2025
SITA takes off with Cathay Pacific to expand global network connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranAir transport IT provider to enhance airline’s operations with high-speed connectivity across 51 airports worldwide, optimising access to cloud technology
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24 Jan 2025
StarHub, Nokia partner on network APIs to drive 5G, 4G application development
By Joe O’HalloranTelco and comms tech provider target new applications for enterprises in use cases such as banking, finance, ports and online streaming through Network as Code platform developer portal
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24 Jan 2025
Fibre broadband network reaches half of Scotland
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s leading broadband provider says research shows gigabit digital upgrade could generate £4bn for Scottish economy and help to reverse depopulation
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24 Jan 2025
IOWN sets focus on go-to-market, proof of concept optical in 2025
By Joe O’HalloranNext-gen networking project reveals focus for 2025, including early adoption use cases, go-to-market activities and wider industry collaboration
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24 Jan 2025
High Court: Sky Betting ‘parasitic’ in targeting problem gambler
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonUK High Court rules that Sky Betting acted unlawfully after breaching a customer’s data protection rights when it obtained his personal data through cookies and used it to profile him for the purposes of direct marketing, despite his ‘impaired’ ability to provide meaningful consent
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23 Jan 2025
Gigamon increasing channel support
By Simon QuickeThe security player has responded to feedback and increased the discounts available to those that drive growth
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23 Jan 2025
Zebra gallops ahead in APAC, driven by automation and e-commerce
By Aaron TanZebra Technologies is riding the wave of e-commerce and automation in APAC, fuelling strong growth with RFID technology, tablets and scanners that boost business productivity and efficiency
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22 Jan 2025
Logitech looks for sweet spot in office collaboration
By Joe O’HalloranOffice tech provider looks to support next generation of hybrid work model for those in return-to-office mode with multipurpose tool to help IT leaders and workplace facilities managers
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22 Jan 2025
Logitech looks for sweet spot in office collaboration
By Joe O’HalloranOffice tech provider looks to support next generation of hybrid work model for those in return-to-office mode with multipurpose tool to help IT leaders and workplace facilities managers
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22 Jan 2025
Console Connect, Zenlayer extend API connected global ecosystem
By Joe O’HalloranPartnership to combine carrier-grade network with expertise in edge computing and low-latency networking to create one-stop connectivity offering for customers
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22 Jan 2025
E&, DE-CIX create Middle East SmartHub internet exchange
By Joe O’HalloranMiddle East telco partners with internet exchange operator to boost regional datacentre connectivity, with Fujairah hosting largest submarine cable landing station and new locations for Dubai
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22 Jan 2025
Telxius enhances global Ethernet service with next-gen optics
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal connectivity provider deploys advanced optical pluggables to power the Carrier Ethernet service upgrade, allowing businesses to scale bandwidth between 50Mbps and 100Gbps-plus
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22 Jan 2025
How smartphones are transforming global health
By Kavitha SrinivasaShyam Gollakota, winner of the 2024 Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science, is bringing medical care to underserved communities through with smartphone-based diagnostic tools
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21 Jan 2025
DriveNets, Fujitsu, UfiSpace join forces to support optical net development
By Joe O’HalloranConsortium of optical technology providers come together to accelerate open network roll-outs and support NTT-driven next-generation optical network infrastructure programme, testing and certification of multiple products
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21 Jan 2025
Telstra International unveils network of the future vision
By Joe O’HalloranProgress revealed in creating next-gen infrastructure including simplification of architecture, cloudifying infrastructure layer, implementing autonomous operation and removal of legacy platforms
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21 Jan 2025
Openreach nears million mark in copper stop sell scheme
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s largest telco reveals extent of progress in network transformation programme to make full-fibre network available to more than 14 million homes and businesses by the end of 2027
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21 Jan 2025
Ascentae, Utelogy unite to enhance collaboration and productivity
By Joe O’HalloranStrategic partnership looks to create ‘innovative’ workplace services that enhance collaboration and productivity, providing a unified platform for managing AV and UC environments
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20 Jan 2025
UK’s altnets further fibre roll-out
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s leading and second-leading alternative broadband providers report strong end of year for fibre network deployment
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20 Jan 2025
Freshwave seeds 5G agritech innovation at National Robotarium
By Joe O’HalloranCentre for robotics, AI and automated technologies teams with connectivity firm to investigate and test robotics on private 5G networks for tomorrow’s agriculture industry
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20 Jan 2025
Customers more cautious following CrowdStrike outage
By Simon QuickeThe high-profile problems suffered by security player CrowdStrike in summer 2024 have had a lasting impact on the approach taken by software developers
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20 Jan 2025
Three UK sets out to build largest mobile packet core in Europe
By Joe O’HalloranSoon-to-merge operator announces major technology roll-out across Europe with next-generation cloud-native core network – claimed to be largest in Europe – more than tripling its core capacity to 9Tbps
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20 Jan 2025
EXA enters into agreement to acquire Aqua Comms
By Joe O’HalloranDedicated digital infrastructure provider acquires subsea service provider Aqua Comms
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20 Jan 2025
Singtel’s 5G network slicing to boost Singapore’s defence and security
By Aaron TanSingapore’s defence and security technology agencies will leverage Singtel’s 5G network slicing technology nationwide to combat evolving security threats and enhance national security
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17 Jan 2025
Smart metering reaches 20 million premises across Britain
By Joe O’HalloranUK-wide smart metering network is now connected to more than 20 million homes and small businesses, reaching more than 33 million smart meters, as part of a plan to deliver meaningful benefits to Britain and its energy consumers
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17 Jan 2025
LightSpeed, Neos expand connectivity across Midlands, East of England
By Joe O’HalloranCritical network infrastructure firm teams with high-speed broadband provider to bolster FTTH and wholesale services
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17 Jan 2025
Zoom enhances Team Chat to streamline collaboration
By Joe O’HalloranZoom updates productivity tool to include a sidebar to organise and streamline chat communication, support for code blocks and in-line code, and AI Companion integrations to help users improve productivity
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17 Jan 2025
TenneT deploys optical network offshore in North Sea to boost output
By Joe O’HalloranLeading European offshore transmission systems operator deploys critical optical networking technology for eight new 2-gigawatt platforms in the Dutch North Sea to deliver green energy to land
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17 Jan 2025
Comms, tech providers drive cross-border 5G highway in France, Germany
By Joe O’Halloran5G Autobahn to Autoroute project to connect the cities of Metz in France to Saarbrücken in Germany with advanced mobility
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16 Jan 2025
Biden signs new cyber order days before Trump inauguration
By Alex ScroxtonWith days left in the White House, outgoing US president Joe Biden has signed a wide-ranging cyber security executive order with far-reaching implications
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16 Jan 2025
Sunderland self-driving bus project gains autonomy provider
By Joe O’HalloranOxford-based connected vehicle software provider announced as key partner for autonomous transport initiative
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16 Jan 2025
BT unveils 5G Standalone network slicing deployment first in Belfast
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s leading telco BT announced the first real-world deployment of 5G Standalone network slicing capabilities in a slicing trial that brought payments to Belfast Christmas Market in December 2024
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16 Jan 2025
UK Home Office reveals new approach to deliver Emergency Services Network
By Joe O’HalloranIT partners announced to get over-budget emergency services communications network back on track
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16 Jan 2025
Global IT spending to soar in 2025
By Aaron TanS&P Global Ratings expects a 9% surge in global IT spending for 2025, fuelled by demand for AI and cloud technologies, despite potential trade headwinds and a slowing global economy
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16 Jan 2025
Nexfibre calls for regulatory action on Openreach’s broadband overreach
By Joe O’HalloranUK fibre provider publishes report urging regulatory consistency for broadband industry, including maintaining restrictions on market leader to avoid ‘harming investment, innovation and the progress’ of full-fibre roll-out
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15 Jan 2025
Zyxel, Trellix and Picus improve partner programme offerings
By Simon QuickeVendors rewarding and supporting partners that get involved with key products and widen routes to market
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15 Jan 2025
Cisco looking to partners to take AI security offering to market
By Simon QuickeVendor announces release that will identify, validate and secure applications running across a network
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15 Jan 2025
Cyber security dovetails with AI to lead 2025 corporate IT investment
By Brian McKennaCyber security and GenAI top enterprise IT investment plans for 2025, whether singly or together, according to research from Enterprise Strategy Group
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15 Jan 2025
Biggest Patch Tuesday in years sees Microsoft address 159 vulnerabilities
By Alex ScroxtonThe largest Patch Tuesday of the 2020s so far brings fixes for more than 150 CVEs ranging widely in their scope and severity – including eight zero-day flaws
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15 Jan 2025
GSMA: European 5G future at crossroads
By Joe O’HalloranMobile Economy Europe report forecasts 5G adoption in Europe to soar to 80% by 2030, boosting the economy by €164bn, but policy reforms are key to securing critical network investment
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15 Jan 2025
JLR and Tata team to deliver smarter, data-driven, connected cars
By Joe O’HalloranJaguar Land Rover partners with digital ecosystem enabler to ‘supercharge’ next-generation vehicle connectivity with real-time vehicle location services, smarter driving experiences and increased software-over-the-air updates
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14 Jan 2025
NBN boost: A$3bn to upgrade internet speeds for millions
By Aaron TanThe Australian government is investing A$3bn to upgrade Australia’s fibre-to-the-node network, bringing faster internet speeds to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses
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14 Jan 2025
Connectivity second only to location in property-leasing decisions
By Joe O’HalloranStudy from neutral host providers discovers how Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity have overtaken traditional priorities such as price and amenities as top considerations for businesses choosing commercial properties
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14 Jan 2025
CMA kicks off investigation into Google search engine dominance
By Cliff SaranThe Competition and Markets Authority is using powers that came into force at the start of the year to assess Google’s reach
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14 Jan 2025
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus deploys private 5G connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranTechnology laboratories, startups and research institutions at leading UK research facility are set to benefit from private 5G network connectivity
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14 Jan 2025
Gamma bolsters European position with Starface move
By Simon QuickeCloud comms player Gamma returns to a familiar pattern of using M&A as a means of expanding its reach
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14 Jan 2025
Internet of things management platform market breaks $1bn barrier in 2024
By Joe O’HalloranStudy finds IoT connectivity management platforms facing headwinds, with suppliers exiting industry and others rethinking product and pricing strategies
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14 Jan 2025
Ericsson enhances enterprise 5G portfolio with generative AI virtual expert
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider looks to simplify network operations through launch of generative AI-based virtual expert designed to enhance enterprise 5G network administration
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13 Jan 2025
CNI operators should ask these 12 questions of their OT suppliers
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC, CISA and others have set out 12 cyber security considerations CNI organisations and other users of operational technology should incorporate into their buying processes to force their suppliers to do better
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13 Jan 2025
HPE opens shop for retail-ready networks
By Joe O’HalloranSecurity-first, AI-powered capabilities said to help retailers improve customer experience and operational efficiency, detecting negative impacts and transmitting remedies to improve the omnichannel experience
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13 Jan 2025
Virgin Media O2 to begin 3G switch-off in April 2025
By Joe O’HalloranCity of Durham to become first part of operator’s plan to focus on 4G and 5G, and deliver faster and more reliable connectivity for customers by moving away from legacy mobile
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13 Jan 2025
CityFibre, nexfibre accelerate roll-out of UK gigabit project
By Joe O’HalloranVMO2 joint venture claims to reach key milestone in its mission of delivering full-fibre network to previously underserved UK areas faster than any other operator while UK’s largest independent provider kicks off work in East and West Sussex
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13 Jan 2025
Gramedia speeds up inventory checks with RFID
By Aaron TanIndonesian bookstore giant has sped up inventory checks, minimised shrinkage and improved customer experience with RFID-powered checkout kiosks and exit gates
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10 Jan 2025
US bank FNBO uses Pindrop to tackle voice fraud, deepfakes
By Alex ScroxtonLearn how First National Bank of Omaha in the US is enhancing customer authentication and verification in its contact centres, eliminating friction points and making life easier for its customer service teams, with Pindrop voice security technology
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10 Jan 2025
Mandiant: Latest Ivanti vulns exploited by Chinese cyber spooks
By Alex ScroxtonThreat actors are once again lining up to exploit vulnerabilities in the widely used Ivanti product suite, with an apparent link to Chinese espionage activity
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10 Jan 2025
Telstra to offer Starlink satellite-to-mobile services
By Joe O’HalloranAustralia’s leading comms provider collaborates with SpaceX on combining satellite and mobile technology to provide connectivity options across expansive landmass
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09 Jan 2025
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy upgrades core network infrastructure
By Joe O’Halloran‘Landmark’ project sees AI-native networking company facilitate a network upgrade for the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy to support the advancement of new radio astronomy research by delivering ten times more compute power
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09 Jan 2025
Gamma integrates Coolwave technologies
By Simon QuickeComms specialist provides international service providers and hyperscalers with more voice and SMS functionality
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09 Jan 2025
Openreach taps Nokia to introduce intent-based fibre networking in UK
By Joe O’HalloranOpen access platform designed to accelerate fibre broadband services for UK homes and businesses enabling operator to simplify operations and reduce support systems complexity
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09 Jan 2025
CES 2025: Intel gears up for automotive drive
By Joe O’HalloranIT giants eye up opportunities in software-defined vehicle sector with offering designed to drive down total cost of development and deployment while empowering automakers to build the future of mobility faster
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08 Jan 2025
AWS plants flag in Thailand with new cloud region
By Aaron TanAmazon Web Services’ latest regional expansion brings its cloud services to Thailand, promising a $10bn boost to the nation's GDP and support for more than 11,000 jobs per year
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08 Jan 2025
German court finds hacked EncroChat phone evidence inadmissible
By Bill GoodwinThe Berlin Regional Court has found that evidence obtained by a joint French and Dutch operation to hack the EncroChat encrypted mobile phone network is legally inadmissible, raising questions about its use in other European countries
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08 Jan 2025
Nokia and stc conclude 1Tbps datacentre connectivity test
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal comms tech provider and telco reveal Middle East’s first ever terabit long-haul field trial of network to support growing demand for bandwidth-intensive applications such as AI, cloud services and next-generation digital innovations
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08 Jan 2025
CES 2025: Arm teams with Nvidia to boost software-defined vehicles
By Joe O’HalloranLeading processor and AI graphics processing unit provider join forces to advance processing and connectivity in sector where GenAI applications are becoming paramount
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08 Jan 2025
Partner consolidation starts to pick up
By Simon QuickeAcquisitions by DSP, Integrity360 and CallTower mark the first deals of 2025
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08 Jan 2025
Satellite rises up the agenda in enterprise plans
By Joe O’HalloranResearch from global mobile industry trade body finds almost 45% of enterprises surveyed view satellites as extremely important to their digital transformation agenda
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07 Jan 2025
CES 2025: QNX claims industry-first automotive digital cockpit
By Joe O’HalloranBlackBerry division launches framework allowing OEMs to virtualise development of digital cockpits in the cloud, enabling architects and developers to design, test and refine code, and streamline processes
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07 Jan 2025
CES 2025: Qualcomm gets more Aware with industry-connected intelligence
By Joe O’HalloranConnected processor and artificial intelligence company adds observability, monitoring and location services to enable the development of IoT solutions that meet specific needs and challenges of enterprises across industries and use cases
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07 Jan 2025
UK government accelerates gigabit broadband scheme for rural villages, towns
By Joe O’HalloranMore than £289m in contracts signed to offer gigabit broadband access to hard-to-reach homes and businesses in remote UK locations including in the Dee Valley, Isle of Anglesey and Shropshire Hills
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07 Jan 2025
Nebula hands partners analytics tool
By Simon QuickeNebula increases the insights partners can access as fellow unified comms player Sona Business outlines plans to grow its UK business
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07 Jan 2025
How StarHub is tapping OpenShift in its cloud strategy
By Aaron TanStarHub is harnessing Red Hat OpenShift to power its hybrid multi-cloud platform, balancing control over critical infrastructure with the scalability and flexibility of public cloud