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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
EC launches AWS and Microsoft-focused cloud competition probes

The European Commission has launched three investigations into how the continent’s cloud market operates, with two focused specifically on Microsoft and Amazon Web Services
NHS signs another major IT deal with the Indian IT sector

Five-year NHS deal sees Tata Consultancy Services continue to grow its UK public sector business
CCS under fire over ‘anti-SME’ requirements for G-Cloud 15

Government procurement chiefs have shared details of how IT suppliers can participate in G-Cloud 15, but concerns are being raised about changes that may render the framework inaccessible to SMEs
Tech scaleups and startups lack women at the top

The tech sector understands the importance of diverse decision-makers, but startups and scaleups are failing to put this in place early on, leading to a lack of diversity and representation
Groq commits up to $300m in Australia expansion

US chip startup Groq plans to invest up to $300m to provide Australian businesses with compute capacity for AI inferencing and help solve issues around data sovereignty for major users like Quantium

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