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Internet infrastructure
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January 10, 2022
10
Jan'22
Qualcomm announces Microsoft collaboration to boost AR in the metaverse
Mobile chipmaker enters into collaboration with Microsoft to design custom augmented reality chips and integrate software platforms
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January 05, 2022
05
Jan'22
Fintech players get cosy in Luxembourg
Luxembourg aims to play a larger role in the rapidly growing global fintech market
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January 04, 2022
04
Jan'22
Aviva invests further £100m in Truespeed for full-fibre roll-out
Just after appointing a new CEO, regional UK internet service provider gains £100m worth of funding from Aviva Investors to fast-track ultra-high-speed broadband connectivity
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January 04, 2022
04
Jan'22
Admins warned that Exchange date fix will take time to roll out
At the start of the New Year, Exchange 2016 and 2019 email servers started queuing email messages due to a date bug
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December 23, 2021
23
Dec'21
UK government reveals next step in plans for gigabit broadband in new-build homes
Latest part of programme to accelerate gigabit broadband across the UK will see it included in new-build homes
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December 23, 2021
23
Dec'21
More than 800,000 UK homes switch broadband for first time in 2021
Survey finds that even though almost one in five UK broadband users have never switched provider, unprecedented numbers are set to migrate for the first time
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December 22, 2021
22
Dec'21
Digital Infrastructure gains £100m investment to forge full-fibre roll-out
‘New era’ full-fibre network operator obtains nine-figure investment from independent transatlantic investment firm to deliver wholesale, residential and business connectivity
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December 15, 2021
15
Dec'21
Which? tells banks to stop rushing branch closures
Consumer rights protector says banks should pause branch closures until they can ensure people have access to cash and services
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December 14, 2021
14
Dec'21
Joint committee publishes report on improving Online Safety Bill
MPs and peers release report on Online Safety Bill following five-month inquiry into the draft legislation and make a number of recommendations on how it can be improved to deal with harmful content and abuse on the internet
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December 08, 2021
08
Dec'21
Number of .uk domain suspensions at record low
Statistics from Nominet show how effective law enforcement action against cyber crime in the UK is paying off
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December 07, 2021
07
Dec'21
Virgin Media O2 completes full gigabit access over entire footprint
Gigabit speeds now available across UK cableco’s entire network, offering average download speeds of 1.130GMbps supporting hyperfast services
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December 06, 2021
06
Dec'21
Network technologies shaping post-Covid global recovery
Latest round-up ranking world’s most ‘network ready’ markets revealing how countries around the world are using information technologies to emerge from the Covid pandemic and become network ready.
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December 06, 2021
06
Dec'21
European finance firms increase open banking spend
Financial services firms are increasing investment in open banking capabilities, with improvements to payment initiation and onboarding capabilities expected
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December 06, 2021
06
Dec'21
Streaming surges see BT chief call for new net neutrality regulations
Marc Allera demands action on fairness in internet carriage as Amazon-hosted Premier League football drives new peak in traffic, 12% above previous high
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December 01, 2021
01
Dec'21
Neos Networks completes latest leg in infrastructure expansion
UK business connectivity provider hits target of 550 unbundled BT exchanges and confirms plans to continue expansion and boost local access networks
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December 01, 2021
01
Dec'21
Global satellite broadband addressable market to grow to 330 million premises by 2026
Research warns that even with the proliferation of mobile and fixed broadband access globally, there is still a significant portion of the population that suffers from poor coverage, offering a huge opportunity for satellite comms
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November 25, 2021
25
Nov'21
CityFibre launches first 800Gbps infrastructure backbone ring
UK’s largest independent network provider announces 800Gbps ring, launched in collaboration with Ciena, to serve 23 cities and six ‘super core’ sites as part of a multi-terabit, national backbone project
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November 23, 2021
23
Nov'21
FTTH Council Europe calls on policymakers for measures to reap full-fibre rewards
Industry organisation with a mission to advance ubiquitous full-fibre connectivity across Europe welcomes publication of the European Commission’s latest ‘Digital economy and society index’ and calls for demand-side measures to boost take-up of ...
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November 22, 2021
22
Nov'21
Global broadband speed clipping rockets over past 18 months
Research shows broadband speed clipping is rising sharply, with many subscribers hitting upper speed limits
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November 18, 2021
18
Nov'21
Openreach hits six million homes with full-fibre reach
BT broadband provision division says full-fibre broadband roll-out programme is on track to reach 25 million premises by December 2026
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November 17, 2021
17
Nov'21
Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK due to high fees
Online retail giant Amazon will stop accepting UK Visa credit card payments from January next year
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November 16, 2021
16
Nov'21
Vodafone claims solid half-year
Hot on the heels of signing a contract with City Fibre to gain UK fibre leadership, leading European comms operator’s results for the first six months of 2021 shows sustainable growth in both Europe and Africa
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November 11, 2021
11
Nov'21
Vodafone anchors CityFibre nationwide network for UK full-fibre leadership
Strategic partnership expanded to anchor nationwide roll-out of full-fibre gigabit broadband to up to eight million homes, with long-term volume commitments
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November 10, 2021
10
Nov'21
Traditional banks could get revenue boost if they copy digital challengers
Traditional banks could see huge sales increases if they adopted the business models of their digital challengers
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November 09, 2021
09
Nov'21
Vienna’s tech startup ecosystem gathers momentum
After a sustained period of inactivity, Vienna’s startup environment is finally on the rise again
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November 07, 2021
07
Nov'21
Technology spending reaches record levels, fuelling jobs boom
Spending on IT has reached its highest levels for a decade but a shortage of skilled IT professionals could dampen growth
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November 05, 2021
05
Nov'21
Digital secretary calls for permanent online safety committee
Digital secretary commits to establishing ongoing oversight of the Online Safety Bill and its implementation, and suggests the grace period on criminal liability for tech company execs should be shortened from two years to a maximum of six months ...
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November 04, 2021
04
Nov'21
Women grossly underrepresented in global fintech
Women are CEOs at less than 6% of global financial technology firms and even fewer hold top tech jobs
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November 02, 2021
02
Nov'21
BT secures industry-first global partnership with OneWeb
Just weeks after increased investment from French operator Eutelsat, growing satellite firm inks distribution partner agreement with UK telco for low Earth orbit communications services
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November 02, 2021
02
Nov'21
HSBC standardises on DevOps platform
HSBC to standardise and automate software development through CloudBees platform
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November 01, 2021
01
Nov'21
MPs and Lords grill Facebook over online safety efforts
Facebook answers British lawmakers’ questions about the social media giant’s efforts to ensure the safety of its users, as part of legislative security of the government's proposed online safety bill
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October 29, 2021
29
Oct'21
Facebook rebrands to Meta amid continuing controversies
Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta to support its work on the next generation of “social technologies”, but concerns around trust and privacy persist
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October 27, 2021
27
Oct'21
TechUK slams government gift to big banks that will disadvantage fintechs
The government will put challenger banks at a disadvantage through its reduction in the bank profit surcharge, says TechUK
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October 20, 2021
20
Oct'21
Lloyds Bank closes more branches as customers migrate to digital channels
Banking group has announced more closures as part of the ongoing reduction of its branch network
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October 19, 2021
19
Oct'21
Zopa becomes unicorn with latest funds to go to bank operation
Zopa will invest in its growing digital bank operation after becoming a unicorn in its latest fund-raising round
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October 19, 2021
19
Oct'21
Gitex 2021: Arc spans network ecosystem in Oman
Integrated networking services provider invests in Nokia technology to offer added connectivity options for enterprise customers in key Middle East location
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October 19, 2021
19
Oct'21
VMware refines cross-cloud strategy
VMware’s CTO Kit Colbert talks up the evolution of the company’s cross-cloud strategy and how it stands out from other suppliers eyeing the multicloud pie
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October 18, 2021
18
Oct'21
How Samlesbury, Lancashire became the home of the National Cyber Force
The National Cyber Force, a new branch of the military, is gearing up to fight battles in cyber space from the fields of Lancashire. Its presence is expected to bring a high-tech renaissance to the region
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October 13, 2021
13
Oct'21
Telstra taps Infinera for 800G subsea cable connection
Telco chooses global supplier of open optical networking systems as part of its drive to increase capacity on all segments of its global network across its new and legacy cables
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October 06, 2021
06
Oct'21
Apache web server users urged to patch immediately
New zero-day in Apache HTTP Server is already being actively exploited and must be addressed immediately
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October 06, 2021
06
Oct'21
Auto-enrolment begins for Google multi-factor authentication
Google has started to turn on multi-factor authentication on consumer accounts by default, and aims to auto-enrol 150 million users by the end of 2021
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October 05, 2021
05
Oct'21
Facebook unplugged for six hours due to configuration error
A configuration change effectively disconnected Facebook from the internet, with billions affected by loss of services
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October 04, 2021
04
Oct'21
Mastercard acquisition of Aiia is a further sign of open banking’s big future
Mastercard’s acquisition of Denmark-based open banking fintech Aiia follows rival’s takeover of Sweden’s Tink
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September 30, 2021
30
Sep'21
Global internet traffic, bandwidth ‘return to normal’
Global Internet Geography Research Service analyses internet capacity, traffic and IP transit pricing and finds average traffic growth and peak traffic growth drop as world accommodates post-Covid environment
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September 30, 2021
30
Sep'21
Vodafone claims world-first multi-supplier test of new broadband standard
Benu Networks, Casa Systems, Cisco and Nokia join Vodafone in test to pave the way for faster open broadband networks, validating Broadband Forum global standard for interoperability between different suppliers
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September 30, 2021
30
Sep'21
UK consumers would collectively pay over £1bn a year for control of their data
UK consumers are willing to pay a small fee per month to have control of the data they share with Google and Facebook
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September 29, 2021
29
Sep'21
JP Morgan Chase digital investment good for UK IT sector, but what’s in it for the bank?
JP Morgan Chase’s digital bank allows it to start from scratch in the UK, with no legacy infrastructure to overhaul
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September 28, 2021
28
Sep'21
Digital regulators need discrete but cooperative remits
The UK’s information commissioner has told MPs that digital economy regulators need discrete remits backed up by strong information sharing powers to both provide clear focus as well as allow for greater cooperation between their disparate but ...
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September 23, 2021
23
Sep'21
Satellite connectivity and video market expected to double over next decade
Research finds the satellite industry is gaining a higher orbit with the non-geostationary market a key engine, and with recovery to pre-Covid revenues expected in 2022
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September 21, 2021
21
Sep'21
Dutch scientist receives top award for work on digital media’s effect on society
Utrecht University media scientist José van Dijck wins the Spinoza Award and funds for her research into the effects of social media on society