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Internet infrastructure
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March 21, 2018
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Mar'18
HPE pushes prescriptive AI for industrial applications
Predicting when a machine will fail is one thing, but HPE hopes its artificial intelligence service will help businesses augment their maintenance programmes
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March 21, 2018
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Mar'18
Danish government launches business-focused national digital strategy
Denmark’s government has launched a plan to get more small businesses into the digital economy as it targets being a leader in advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence
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March 20, 2018
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Mar'18
Case study: Stationery firm gets things moving with FTTP broadband voucher
Nuco, a Midlands-based supplier of paper and stationery products, has improved its business agility and is moving its IT into the cloud thanks to the government’s full-fibre broadband connection voucher scheme
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March 20, 2018
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Mar'18
Ofcom opens 5G spectrum auction
Ofcom has opened the bidding in the auction of spectrum to support 4G and 5G mobile networks
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March 20, 2018
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Australia, ASEAN deepen links on smart cities and digital trade
Besides fostering smart city development across Southeast Asia, Australia and ASEAN will also support the use of digital trade standards across the region’s booming e-commerce market
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March 19, 2018
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Southwark brings full-fibre broadband to council estates
London’s Southwark Council has enlisted Hyperoptic to deliver FTTP broadband services across its housing portfolio
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March 16, 2018
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Mar'18
IT contractors not a risk despite Snowden leaks, GCHQ tells court
The government argues in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal that contractors with systems administration rights to computers holding GCHQ’s most sensitive intelligence pose no more of a security risk than the agency’s employees
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March 16, 2018
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Ofcom sets out 5G spectrum auction process
Regulator has given details of the two-stage 5G mobile network spectrum auction process that will begin next week
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March 15, 2018
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Openreach to open 12 fibre broadband engineering schools
Openreach has opened the first of 12 planned training centres around the UK as it sets out to recruit more than 3,000 fibre broadband engineers
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March 14, 2018
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Mar'18
Full-fibre broadband voucher scheme gets green light
Chancellor Philip Hammond has signed off on £67m to fund full-fibre broadband connections for small businesses around the UK
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March 13, 2018
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Mar'18
Stoke Council picks VX Fiber to light up fibre broadband network
VX Fiber’s Open Access Platform will allow Stoke-on-Trent council to realise a return on its fibre investment while bringing gigabit broadband services to homes and businesses
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March 13, 2018
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Mar'18
Government hands out £95m for local full-fibre broadband
The government has named the first recipients of a £190m tranche of funding to realise local full-fibre broadband projects
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March 13, 2018
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Mar'18
Government ‘unlawfully delegated’ bulk data powers to GCHQ, court hears
Privacy International urges Britain’s most secret court, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, to rule that the government illegally collected surveillance data from internet and phone companies until at least September 2017
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March 13, 2018
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Mar'18
Singapore tops global rankings on smart cities
The city-state of Singapore was lauded for its efforts in tapping the internet of things to improve public infrastructure and services in a global study by Juniper Research
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March 12, 2018
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Mar'18
Scottish government to spend £25m to fill 4G coverage gaps
The Scottish government has announced a £25m programme to infill gaps in 4G mobile network coverage across Scotland
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March 12, 2018
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Mar'18
Regulator takes tougher line than expected on surveillance warrants
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office has signalled to government that it will take a tough line when scrutinising surveillance warrants under the controversial Investigatory Powers Act
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March 09, 2018
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Mar'18
Government reveals winners of 5G mobile competition
The government has unveiled the winners of a multimillion-pound competition to create 5G mobile network testbeds around the UK
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March 09, 2018
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Mar'18
Amazon bank could have 70 million customers in five years
Amazon could have more banking customers in the US than the UK has citizens within five years
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March 08, 2018
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Will Brexit really bring the return of mobile roaming charges?
As Theresa May commits to quitting the EU’s digital single market alongside Brexit, heralding the potential reintroduction of mobile roaming charges, are business travellers and holidaymakers doomed to a return to the bad old days?
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March 07, 2018
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Mar'18
Ofcom probes Three and Vodafone over suspected net neutrality breaches
Telecoms regulator launches investigation into whether or not mobile operators Three and Vodafone are flouting European rules on net neutrality
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March 07, 2018
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Mar'18
Developed APAC countries well-poised for the cloud
With strong policies in data protection and cyber security, Japan, Australia and Singapore are among countries that are most prepared to reap the benefits of the cloud
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March 06, 2018
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Mar'18
Government sets out tighter security measures for IoT devices
The government has announced plans to develop a new code of practice to improve the security of connected internet of things devices
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March 06, 2018
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Mar'18
Norway’s Statkraft outsources IT infrastructure management
Energy company awards India’s HCL five-year IT deal in order to free up resources to focus on core business
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March 05, 2018
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Mar'18
Fibre broadband network builder challenges ASA on fake fibre
CityFibre has filed for a judicial review of the Advertising Standards Authority’s November 2017 decision to allow fibre-to-the-cabinet broadband to be advertised as fibre
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March 02, 2018
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People at risk of psychological side-effects of screen addiction
Many Brits spend more than 10 hours a day attached to a screen and 60% look at two at once, research shows
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March 02, 2018
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Mar'18
New privacy fears as IT challenges delay surveillance oversight body by a year
IT challenges have delayed government plans for an independent body to authorise requests to access the public’s internet and phone records by nearly a year, raising new legal and privacy concerns
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March 01, 2018
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MWC 2018: Cisco and Vodafone demonstrate network slicing
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, network supplier Cisco and mobile operator Vodafone demonstrated network slicing techniques using segment routing
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March 01, 2018
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Six bidders set to take part in 5G mobile spectrum auction
Ofcom has confirmed the names of the six companies that have successfully qualified to take part in this year’s mobile spectrum auction
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March 01, 2018
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Mar'18
Ofcom to enforce new rules on broadband speed disclosure
Telecoms regulator Ofcom is to impose new measures on broadband providers, forcing them to provide better information about speeds to consumers
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February 28, 2018
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Government must rewrite illegal sections of Snoopers’ Charter, court told
A court has been asked to give ministers until July 2018 to rewrite powers to require phone and internet companies to retain data on the population. The government acknowledges parts of surveillance regime are unlawful
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February 26, 2018
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MWC 2018: Telefónica aims to connect 100 million in Latin America
At Mobile World Congress, telecoms operator Telefónica launches a new initiative to bring 100 million people in Latin America online by using mobile networking technology for the first time
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February 26, 2018
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NatWest opens four UK fintech hubs
NatWest has expanded its financial technology support programme at a time when entrepreneurs are more apprehensive than ever
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February 26, 2018
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Surveillance watchdog investigates security risks of GCHQ IT contractors
The investigatory powers commissioner is reviewing the security arrangements for IT contractors that have access to live computer systems at GCHQ holding highly sensitive records on the UK population
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February 26, 2018
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MWC 2018: 5G 'open for business', says Ericsson CEO
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm has been expanding on early commercial opportunities for 5G mobile networks
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February 26, 2018
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Estonia wants to introduce special visa for digital nomads
Baltic state’s next digital development could be a visa targeted at people who work online and are location independent
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February 23, 2018
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Ofcom pledges to halve the cost of full-fibre broadband network builds
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has finalised plans to make full-fibre broadband network builds cheaper, and encourage more private sector investment
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February 22, 2018
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5G mobile network rocks up in Brighton
Digital Catapult and the Coast to Capital LEP will switch on a 5G mobile network test bed in Brighton in April 2018
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February 22, 2018
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O2 uses The O2 to run 5G mobile network trials
Mobile network operator O2 is to trial a 5G ‘experience’ at the eponymous London music venue later in 2018
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February 21, 2018
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CityFibre launches consumer broadband partnership in Aberdeen
CityFibre and Vodafone are preparing to launch a consumer FTTP broadband service in Aberdeen
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February 21, 2018
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Lloyds Bank announces three-year digital transformation
Lloyds Bank has announced plans to transform how it serves customers through substantial digital investment
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February 21, 2018
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Feb'18
VX Fiber brings Swedish open access full-fibre broadband model to UK
Flush with success in its home market, Swedish open access full-fibre broadband specialist VX Fiber is launching in the UK, with plans to shake up service delivery to users by helping local councils monetise their network assets
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February 20, 2018
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UK finance regulator collaborates with US counterpart on fintech
The FCA is working with a US finance regulator to support financial technology companies on both sides of the Atlantic
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February 19, 2018
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Lauri Love can stay in UK: prosecutors will not appeal extradition ruling
Crown Prosecution Service gives undertaking to Lauri Love that it will not appeal against a court decision not to extradite him to the US – but prosecutors are seeking leave to appeal over part of the court ruling on extradition procedure
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February 19, 2018
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Church spires to become mobile coverage hotspots
Following successful trials in East Anglia, DCMS and Defra plan to encourage rural vicars to host broadband connectivity hotspots in their churches
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February 19, 2018
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Hong Kong, Singapore to continue datacentre bull run
The two Asian cities, Hong Kong and Singapore, will remain primary destinations for datacentre deployments in the APAC region for the foreseeable future
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February 15, 2018
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Cash will remain in use in Eurozone for a very long time, says central bank
Cash seems set to survive the onslaught of digital payments, at least in countries that use the euro
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February 09, 2018
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EE launches home broadband over 4G LTE
EE has been conducting tests of a powerful 4G antenna that it claims can provide isolated rural homes with broadband speeds equivalent to full-fibre
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February 08, 2018
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TalkTalk’s York FTTP broadband roll-out to go nationwide
Following successful delivery of an ultrafast FTTP broadband network in York, TalkTalk is planning to start work on a £1.5bn national roll-out
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February 07, 2018
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Orange announces European 5G testing
Mobile operator Orange will run 5G mobile network pilots in France and Romania later this year
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February 05, 2018
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Lauri Love plans to use ‘internet as a force for good’
Engineering student Lauri Love says he plans to help businesses fight cyber crime, after the court of appeal ruled that he can be tried in the UK for allegedly hacking US computer systems, rather than face extradition to the US