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Qatar Airways claims Starlink in-flight connectivity benchmark

MENA airline accelerates programme to equip widebody aircraft with Starlink-based connectivity and now operates up to 200 daily such connected flights to key destinations
Emirates preps for largest Starlink-enabled wide-body fleet

Leading MENA region-based airline to debut the world’s first Starlink-equipped A380 aircraft and attempt to lead the industry as part of aircraft retrofit programme
How A2RL is shaping the future of AI-driven mobility

Driverless cars push the boundaries of artificial intelligence, real-time decision-making and data-driven mobility at Yas Marina Circuit
UAE to launch first space-to-ground quantum communication network

Technology Innovation Institute and Space42 unveil a collaboration at the Dubai Airshow to deliver the UAE’s first space-enabled quantum communication network, strengthening national cyber resilience and advancing sovereign leadership in ...
Ransomware resilience may be improving in the health sector

A Sophos report on ransomware highlights resilience improvements among healthcare organisations but warns that the wider threat is still live and growing
Ericsson teams with Orange on ‘adaptable, eco-conscious’ networks

Global telco and comms tech provider collaborate on trials aiming to create more efficient, flexible and sustainable 5G networks, with initiatives including massive MIMO radios, 5G energy-saving, AI, cloud and open RAN

Data retention in the UK: How long should you keep data?

We look at data retention periods, what the key laws and regulations say, how long they recommend to keep different kinds of data, and the software tools that can help
Getting started with agentic AI

We find out how organisations can take automation to the next level using agentic artificial intelligence
Interview: EcoOnline’s David Picton on finding a business case for IT sustainability

EcoOnline’s senior vice-president for ESG and sustainability explains why sustainability practices should not be seen as a burden, but as a driver of business growth and long-term resilience in an unstable environment

Software syncopation: Rhythm & news in NTT's next LLM ‘tsuzumi 2’- CW Developer Network

As the march (let’s not say race) towards building, implementing and interconnecting intelligence functions into enterprise software stacks deepens, the palpable (but largely friendly) division ... Continue Reading
Self-service tools - PagerDuty: The shift from ‘we deploy’ to ‘you deploy, we observe'- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Mandi Walls, DevOps advocate at PagerDuty. Walls, in her inimitable style, writes in full as follows… Organisations are ... Continue Reading
NTT & OptQC build 1-million qubit optical quantum computer- CW Developer Network

NTT and OptQC aim to build a 1-million qubit quantum computer built on light-based photonics principles (rather than electricity) to enhance the reliability, scalability and practicality of the ... Continue Reading
NTT R&D Forum 2025: Live keynote report- CW Developer Network

NTT Inc. CEO Akira Shimada kicked off the NTT R&D Forum 2025 conference this year, with the event itself billed as a “Quantum Leap Into The Future”, this gathering was designed to clarify and ... Continue Reading

How Australian governments can advance AI innovation

To overcome AI adoption challenges, every government department must now develop a formal strategy that puts governance, trust and measurable value at its core
Save money and carbon: The rise of the minimalist CIO

With the link between IT over-consumption and carbon emissions now firmly established, analyst house Gartner sets out how CIOs can counter this trend by taking a more "minimalist" stance on IT projects and spend
Gartner Symposium 2025: VMware NSX migration tips

How should organisations approach migrating off VMware NSX