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Chelsea & Westminster Hospital goes live with all-operator mobile

Neutral host provider delivers all-operator 4G mobile connectivity to leading medical facility as part of UK government’s ambition to shift services from analogue to digital
O2 hits Giga Site mobile network milestone

UK operator reveals latest part of Mobile Transformation Plan passing the halfway mark on plan to have 1,000 advanced mobile sites across the country
Ofcom green-lights UK Wi-Fi access across entire 6 GHz band

UK comms regulator announces prioritised spectrum sharing framework for Wi-Fi in the Upper 6 GHz band, available on the same licence exempt basis as the Lower 6 GHz band
Kanishka Narayan takes on AI sovereignty in Burnham cabinet

AI minister will attend cabinet meetings held by UK prime minister Andy Burnham, with focus on ownership of UK tech
UK regulator crackdown on finfluencers gathers pace

After a slow start, the Financial Conduct Authority’s is taking action to curb the activities of unregulated individuals who use social media to give financial advice
Cosmetics giant Estée Lauder victim of mass Oracle breach

Employee data at US-based cosmetics firm Estée Lauder was compromised through a vulnerability in Oracle’s software, likely orchestrated by the Cl0p ransomware gang

AI kicks in for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Computer Weekly looks at the technological backbone in place for global football’s pinnacle event, the FIFA World Cup, and how AI has become a permanent fixture and first on the timesheet
Interview: Virgin Media O2's Dana Haidan on growing a green strategy

Virgin Media O2’s CSO Dana Haidan is driving growth by embedding sustainability into core strategy, slashing emissions, boosting circularity and championing digital inclusion
CW@60: The real promise of technology is human

The next chapter of technology will not be judged merely by the speed of its systems, but by its capacity to build trust, bridge societal divides and unlock human potential, says Dell's Asia-Pacific chief

Lightfield: Legacy CRM wasn't built to work with agents- CW Developer Network

CRM software has spent the last two decades helping companies keep track of customers. Lightfield thinks the next two decades may look rather different. More AI-native than the likes of Salesforce ... Continue Reading
Edge series - Perforce: Why edge governance at scale is the real challenge- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Robin Tatam in his role as principal technical marketer & evangelist, Puppet by Perforce. Puppet by Perforce is known ... Continue Reading
Edge series - Atsign: Stop the fraying, maintaining security in edge-computing architectures- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Aparna Rayasam, CEO, Atsign. Atsign is known for its open source zero-trust protocol (atsign/atPlatform), a technology ... Continue Reading
Why AI is bringing the workstation to the datacentre- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Benjamin Boxer in his capacity as CEO of Phaze. Phaze aims to build the best enterprise remote desktop experience to access ... Continue Reading

Viva la devolution – rebalancing power through technology

A note for Andy Burnham - on how digital operating models and infrastructure can improve UK devolution and strengthen democratic accountability
Does the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill make you feel secure?

The UK government's latest cyber security regulations are hugely important but remain riddled with inconsistencies and vagaries - substantial changes are needed before it becomes law
Has Microsoft overstretched its cloud elasticity?

Microsoft promised "infinite" cloud scalability, but signs of capacity strain and regional rollbacks suggest it may be overstretched, forcing customers to rethink vendor lock-in