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Matrix NAP Info boosts Batam-Jakarta corridor with 1Tbps network

Optical comms tech provider sees 1Tbps per-wavelength deployment on undersea cable system, designed to position Indonesia at the forefront of next-generation digital connectivity
Post Office finally dumps Fujitsu and Horizon in £500m deals

Accenture wins contract to take over running of controversial IT system at the heart of the Post Office scandal, with One View Commerce brought in to deliver new retail software
MPs call out Rockstar Games over alleged union-busting

Three Scottish MPs criticise video game publisher for the firing of 31 UK union-member employees without warning
Spanish police ‘hid’ intercept evidence from courts

Former Spanish police chief, on trial for drug trafficking, claims UK and Colombian police assisted in creating fictitious intelligence reports to hide use of intercept from encrypted phone networks Sky ECC and Anom
Bulgaria fires up Google Cloud for national cyber security

The Bulgarian national systems integrator, BIS, has deployed Google Cloud’s Cybershield government security service as part of a national federated SOC deployment
Forward rebrand brings further autonomous networking insight

Landmark launch and corporate rebrand designed to enable organisations to see full impact of network changes before making them, so they can operate safely, with confidence.

Hot, or not? Why are there so few datacentre waste heat projects in the UK?

There are some on the way, in London and Yorkshire, but the UK lags behind other European countries. We look at the challenges of providing district heating from datacentre waste heat
Gartner: How AI will transform managed network services

Network service providers are deploying artificial intelligence-powered tools for network admin tasks. Gartner looks at how AI is being used
Why AI is forcing enterprises to rethink observability

With only 5% of companies generating value from artificial intelligence, traditional observability tools might be failing, creating a need for AI to undergo smarter monitoring

Sagacious software: WisdomAI analytics agents act autonomously, with context- CW Developer Network

Just “doing” is no longer the standard by which we judge any agentic function’s worth, suitability or credibility. As the depth of agent-driven services in enterprise software stacks now elevates ... Continue Reading
Alteryx engineers contextualised business logic at the heart of agentic AI- CW Developer Network

Alteryx used its Alteryx Inspire 2026 conference in Orlando, Florida, this week to explain how the organisation is using its data analytics pedigree to put agentic automation into functional use, ... Continue Reading
The UK government cannot have 'favourites' when deciding tech policies- Computer Weekly Editors Blog

The UK government is very fond of telling us how well it gets on with the big AI companies – OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, Nvidia and so on. Ministers like to boast of the meetings they ... Continue Reading
Tricentis delivers agentic AI Testing for SAP Business Transformation- CW Developer Network

As we collectively build the new era of agentic AI automation services, we will need to constantly and consistently test agents. That core truth means we need to test agents, so that’s agentic ... Continue Reading

Inside FDP – part 4: The NHS data model

The NHS needs both a data model and the products to enforce it - the combination will be a key measure of success for the Federated Data Platform
What did we learn at Google Cloud Next 2026?

AI agents are moving fast and telecoms organisations are still working out how to run them safely. At Google Cloud Next in April, the conversation continued to move beyond chatbots, assistants, and experiments.
Trust and resilience are key to S'pore's digital maritime future

As the maritime industry embraces digitalisation, relying on flat shipboard networks is no longer viable. Here's why operators must build ‘digital bulkheads’ to secure IT and OT environments, protect supply chains, and retain maritime talent