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• May 10, 2019 10 May'19

  O2 boosts indoor network capacity to prep for 5G

  O2 has been working with the Wireless Infrastructure Group to enhance mobile connectivity indoors and in public spaces

• May 10, 2019 10 May'19

  Dutch businesses not yet implementing NIS Directive

  Little urgency to comply with the Network and Information Systems Security Act, which seeks to protect the Netherlands’ vital infrastructure and digital services from cyber attack

• May 07, 2019 07 May'19

  Early adopters expect to pay 32% premium for 5G

  Potential early adopters of 5G say they expect, on average, to pay more for their devices and services, but they expect measurable improvements on 4G from the get-go

• May 01, 2019 01 May'19

  Fiat Chrysler commits to Android for connected vehicles

  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has signed deals with Google and Samsung to power its connected vehicle ecosystem

• April 30, 2019 30 Apr'19

  Brighton Dome theatre gets access to city’s 5G mobile testbed

  Brighton Dome & Festival is to deploy a 5G network to explore future applications for the technology in the arts

• April 29, 2019 29 Apr'19

  Privacy and data protection an opportunity, says entrepreneur

  Organisations should see data protection and privacy compliance as an opportunity to build trust with customers, according to startup One.Thing.Less

• April 29, 2019 29 Apr'19

  Ofcom must rethink rural broadband USO, says Lords report

  There are still serious concerns about whether or not the 10Mbps broadband USO is fit for purpose, and Ofcom needs to take account of them, according to The House of Lords Select Committee for the Rural Economy

• April 26, 2019 26 Apr'19

  British 5G developers to test their mettle in South Korea

  DCMS launches £2.4m project to support the development of 5G applications for public transport alongside its South Korean counterpart

• April 18, 2019 18 Apr'19

  Spotify opens new London R&D hub

  Music streaming service Spotify has opened a new technology hub in London, as part of its push to open offices outside the US and Stockholm

• April 18, 2019 18 Apr'19

  Facebook leaks: Zuckerberg turned data into dollars in ruthless battle with competitors

  Facebook’s CEO ruthlessly exploited personal data shared by its users to turn Facebook into the biggest social network, but internal documents show that privacy appeared to be an afterthought for executives

• April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19

  Middle East CIOs optimistic as budgets increase and digital transformations expand

  Cyber security and risk management will see the biggest increase in spending, but digital transformation of businesses is a major driver of investment, survey shows

• April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19

  Google Cloud CEO outlines plans to take firm even deeper into the enterprise

  CEO Thomas Kurian used inaugural Google Cloud Next keynote to detail how infrastructure investments, supplier partnerships and simplified processes will be key to its plans to conquer even more of the enterprise market

• April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19

  Auto Trader UK cuts IT resource use through Google Cloud, Kubernetes and Istio adoption

  Auto Trader is the UK's biggest online marketplace for new and used car sales. Its head of infrastructure sets out how cloud, containers and microservices will help reinforce its market-leading position in the years to come

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  Social inclusion unit aims to expand diversity in IT conversation

  New unit at startup hub wants to explore how technology can be applied to address the barriers many people face in participating in society

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  Third-party Facebook apps expose 540 million users’ details

  Researchers have discovered another trove of Facebook users’ details, showing there is still no control over data shared with third parties, potentially exposing Facebook to more regulatory and legal action