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• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  UAE Sovereign Launchpad begins nationwide roll-out with support from e& and AWS

  The cloud infrastructure platform aims to strengthen digital resilience and regulatory compliance across government and regulated sectors in the United Arab Emirates

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  Nokia, Rohde & Schwarz collaborate on AI-powered 6G receiver

  As development of technology to support the next generation of mobile accelerates, global comms tech provider and test and measurement company look to deploy AI and machine learning to take mobile to next level

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  G42 and Cisco expand strategic partnership to drive AI innovation and infrastructure growth

  The UAE-based tech group and global networking giant will co-develop secure AI infrastructure and cyber security solutions to support high-performance computing and datacentre growth

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  Fewer data breaches in Australia, but human error now a bigger threat

  Australian privacy commissioner warns that the human factor is a growing threat as notifications caused by staff mistakes rose significantly even as total breaches declined 10% from a record high

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  Microsoft’s $15.2bn investment in the UAE: A strategic bet on AI, talent and trust

  Microsoft’s decade-long investment in the United Arab Emirates underscores its commitment to building a robust artificial intelligence ecosystem, advancing digital infrastructure and fostering local talent through a strategic partnership with G42

• November 04, 2025 04 Nov'25

  Ionx, Virgin Media O2 claim UK 5G standalone first

  Neutral host small cell platform integrates offer with live 5G SA network to show how neutral host models are not just viable, but essential to delivering high-performance 5G where customers actually need it

• November 03, 2025 03 Nov'25

  CrowdStrike: Europe second only to North America for cyber attacks

  Europe faces rising cyber threats from criminals and nation-states, according to CrowdStrike. Ransomware attacks now take just 24 hours, with 22% of global victims being European

• November 03, 2025 03 Nov'25

  NumoData begins mission to drive AI-powered network intelligence, analytics

  Exfo spin-off begins life backed by Teleo Capital and helmed by former Nokia executive to deliver service assurance, next-generation AIOps and autonomous network operations for communications service providers

• November 03, 2025 03 Nov'25

  VMO2 takes broadband extension into higher orbit with Starlink

  UK-first partnership sees operator team with SpaceX-owned satellite firm to boost mobile coverage in rural areas with no signal

• November 03, 2025 03 Nov'25

  Accounting experts call for public inquiry into Birmingham bankruptcy

  As it reworks Oracle implementation, misleading numbers have led to an ‘ideological’ programme of cuts and asset sales at Birmingham City Council

• November 03, 2025 03 Nov'25

  AWS hails return to accelerated growth with Q3 results

  Despite having to make allowances for paying out close to $2bn in severance payments, Amazon’s results show its cloud arm is continuing to go from strength to strength

• November 03, 2025 03 Nov'25

  Opengear cuts network downtime for 35 global sites

  Global managed hosting and cloud services provider has strengthened the resilience of its international network with secure remote access solutions, cutting downtime and accelerating response times across 35 global sites

• November 03, 2025 03 Nov'25

  ADNOC, Masdar, XRG and Microsoft forge strategic alliance to power the future of AI and energy

  Unveiled before Abu Dhabi’s flagship energy event ADNOC, the partnership aims to deploy AI across ADNOC’s operations and deliver sustainable infrastructure to power Microsoft’s global datacentre growth

• November 03, 2025 03 Nov'25

  How Zoom is approaching agentic AI

  Zoom CTO Xuedong Huang explains how AI Companion 3.0’s agentic AI capabilities can help turn conversations into completed actions using long-term memory and deep reasoning

• October 31, 2025 31 Oct'25

  European governments opt for open source alternatives to Big Tech encrypted communications

  European governments are rolling out decentralised secure messaging and collaboration services as they seek to reduce their reliance on Big Tech companies

• October 31, 2025 31 Oct'25

  Cyber agencies co-sign Exchange Server security guide

  US and allied cyber agencies team up to try to nudge users to pay more attention to securing Microsoft Exchange Server

• October 31, 2025 31 Oct'25

  OpenUK works with UKRI on open source guidance for public sector

  Collaboration aims to boost awareness of open source initiatives, community development and the procurement process

• October 31, 2025 31 Oct'25

  Capgemini and Siemens combine to make AI industrial tech

  Siemens and Capgemini are expanding their partnership to create AI-based industrial technologies, said to boost efficiency, sustainability and innovation in manufacturing sectors

• October 30, 2025 30 Oct'25

  Yubico bolsters APAC presence, touts device subscriptions

  Yubico is hiring local teams in Singapore and pitching its subscription service to help enterprises secure employee access to corporate networks and applications

• October 30, 2025 30 Oct'25

  Vodafone goes for Dell in major Open RAN network modernisation

  European operator selects global IT giant to power regional strategic five-year RAN infrastructure programme to improve connectivity across Europe

• October 30, 2025 30 Oct'25

  Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act promises to fill Meta’s coffers

  The owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram is spending billions on new datacentres for artificial intelligence

• October 30, 2025 30 Oct'25

  Post Office scandal investigator warns public inquiry about Horizon defect at large for years

  Forensic investigator who helped expose Horizon scandal described defect ‘sufficiently serious’ to inform public inquiry

• October 30, 2025 30 Oct'25

  US senators seek to prohibit minors from using AI chatbots

  Two US senators have proposed legislation that would require AI chatbot companies to verify the ages of people using their chatbots, in attempt to limit their harmful effects on children

• October 30, 2025 30 Oct'25

  Equinix acquires DC01UK’s mega-datacentre site in Hertfordshire and plots £3.9bn investment

  Colocation giant Equinix has acquired a plot of land in Hertfordshire where datacentre developer DC01UK secured planning permission to build a hyperscale campus in January 2025

• October 30, 2025 30 Oct'25

  Microsoft CEO speaks of global cloud factory as Azure stalls

  Alongside Microsoft's posted cloud revenue of $49bn was a configuration error that caused a global outage affecting many customers

• October 30, 2025 30 Oct'25

  Ericsson and SAR unite to drive 5G-powered rail transformation in Saudi Arabia

  Strategic partnership signals a new era of smart mobility aligned with country’s digital ambitions

• October 30, 2025 30 Oct'25

  Nvidia, Nokia ‘pioneer’ AI platform for 6G comms

  Global comms tech provider and AI leader establish a strategic partnership to enable accelerated development and deployment of next generation AI native mobile networks and AI networking infrastructure

• October 30, 2025 30 Oct'25

  Peer angry as sales figures suggest Fujitsu has weathered Post Office scandal storm

  Japanese IT supplier managed to grow its UK public sector business last year despite the fallout from the Post Office scandal

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Rapid7: Cyber defences stuck in the 1980s as threats mount

  The company’s chief product officer notes that many defence tactics are still stuck in the past, urging organisations to adopt AI-driven security platforms to improve threat detection and response

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Labour fleshes out R&D funding

  Over the next five years, £85bn has been set aside by the government to fund research and development

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Scope of US state-level privacy laws expands rapidly in 2025

  Nine state-level data protection laws have come into force in the US this year, and three more are slated for January 2026. Navigating this complex landscape is becoming a challenge

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  AWS emerges as ‘sole bidder’ for HMRC’s £500m datacentre migration project as rivals exit

  A week after HM Revenue & Customs’ reliance on Amazon Web Services came under scrutiny from MPs, the public cloud giant remains the only supplier in the running for the tax agency’s £500m datacentre exit project

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Nokia, Zayo team on future-ready IP network infrastructure

  Upgraded IP network architecture seeks to provide operator’s customers with faster, broader set of services, including cloud access, datacentre connectivity and secure high-speed links

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Zoom looks to launch next era of custom enterprise AI

  AI-first work platform provider deploys AI leader’s technology to adapt to users’ personal work habits through model customisation and retrieval-augmented generation, with federated AI stack

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Post Office Capture redress scheme ‘went down like lead balloon’ and is ‘discriminatory’

  Subpostmasters frustrated after meeting with government minister on the announcement of compensation scheme for those who had problems with Post Office Capture

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Vintage rail freight system showcases 50-year-old innovation

  A system from national rail operator British Rail in 1975 used distributed computing and a 400km data network to track freight

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Nvidia, Cisco look to deepen AI innovation across 6G, telecoms

  Comms tech giant and AI leader team to provide a critical AI reference architecture with datacentre switching services looking ahead to next generation of mobile

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Saudi Arabia partners with Humain and Qualcomm to power next global AI frontier

  A collaboration to deploy advanced AI infrastructure positions Saudi Arabia as a global hub for intelligent computing

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Saudi Arabia launches AI health coach to transform preventive care

  Integrated into the national Sehaty app, the AI feature, developed with Lean Business Services and Google Cloud, marks a major step in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 journey toward smarter, more personalised healthcare

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  E.ON taps Nokia for comms network modernisation

  Five-year deal sees energy supplier deploy network service across optical, IP and fibre domains, laying the foundations for future advancements, including support for sustainability goals in quantum-safe networks

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Monday.com eyes ASEAN growth with Singapore hub

  The work management specialist’s Collier Quay office will serve as its hub for Southeast Asia as it looks to build deeper relationships with a growing customer base

• October 29, 2025 29 Oct'25

  Extreme lands enterprise Wi-Fi 7 wins

  AI-powered networking automation firm reveals number of significant deployments of services based on latest wireless comms standard

• October 28, 2025 28 Oct'25

  Amazon links planned mass layoff to AI

  E-commerce giant Amazon has cited artificial intelligence as a key driver of its decision to lay off thousands of its corporate employees

• October 28, 2025 28 Oct'25

  Alan Turing Institute refocuses on security following Peter Kyle intervention

  A letter by the former secretary of state at DSIT, Peter Kyle, has led to a major transformation, with 78 projects taken off its books

• October 28, 2025 28 Oct'25

  UK citizens raise red flags over environmental impacts of datacentres in poll

  A poll of 1,000 UK citizens reveals deep concerns about the energy and water usage habits of the nation’s growing footprint of datacentres

• October 28, 2025 28 Oct'25

  Effective cyber sanctions require a joined-up approach, says Rusi

  Calling out and sanctioning cyber threat actors can be an effective tool, but is not a universal panacea, and needs to be considered as part of a wider, strategic approach, say Rusi think tank analysts

• October 28, 2025 28 Oct'25

  VodafoneThree network sharing unlocks ‘significant’ coverage improvements

  Network analyst finds recently merged company’s strategy to pool network resources is paying off for users from broader reach to faster, more reliable connectivity

• October 28, 2025 28 Oct'25

  Qualcomm gears up for AI inference revolution

  Rack-based AI acceleration hardware is being positioned as a cost-effective and straightforward way to power AI inference workloads

• October 28, 2025 28 Oct'25

  Government begins search for chief technology officer

  The government is looking for a chief technology officer to take charge of delivering its vision for digital public services

• October 28, 2025 28 Oct'25

  Cisco and Splunk plot multi-year data fabric journey

  Company leaders talk up their vision for the Cisco Data Fabric that will allow enterprises to gain insights about their IT infrastructure and security posture from machine data wherever it resides, from the network edge to the cloud