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• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  Colt DCS starts build-out of renewably powered West London datacentre campus

  Hyperscale-focused colocation firm Colt DCS claims project will bring hundreds of jobs to West London

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  Korea telecom giant SKT doubles down on AI

  SKT plans to broaden the use of AI across its business, from delivering AI-powered services to improving customer experience using generative AI models

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  Almost 70% of UK digital workers interested in expanding tech skills

  Digital workers in the UK are interested in furthering their skills through training but feel time and money are holding them back

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  MWC 2023: GSMA launches open network API initiative

  Looking to support its industry in what it believes will be a new era of digital services and mobile apps, mobile trade association announces initiative designed to provide universal access to operator networks for developers to boost quality of ...

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  MWC 2023: ICT infrastructure investment to drive Industry 4.0

  Study reveals how digital economy will account for more than half of global GDP by end of 2023 and how growth of 5G and intergenerational evolution of connectivity technology will increase global economic benefits by approximately 15%

• February 28, 2023 28 Feb'23

  MWC 2023: Cisco and NTT team to accelerate enterprise digital transformation through private 5G

  Leading network technology firms announce plans to bring private 5G services to enterprise customers, helping accelerate industry transformation through managed private 5G solution integrated within pre-existing LAN, WAN and cloud infrastructures

• February 27, 2023 27 Feb'23

  Advanced digital resiliency can save organisations millions

  Businesses that build out their digital resiliency are not only more secure, they also have more opportunities to innovate with IT

• February 27, 2023 27 Feb'23

  Scotland launches data strategy for health and social care

  The five-year strategy aims to make it easier for people to access their own health and social care data, improve data flows between organisations, and transform the way data is used to enhance services

• February 27, 2023 27 Feb'23

  How Dell is future-proofing its business

  Dell Technologies is building a more resilient supply chain, investing in growth areas like edge and multicloud, and responding to shifts in consumption models to position itself for long-term growth

• February 24, 2023 24 Feb'23

  European Commission unveils plans for gigabit future

  Brussels presents set of actions aimed to make gigabit connectivity available to all EU citizens and businesses across EU by 2030

• February 24, 2023 24 Feb'23

  Amazon denies claims hiring freeze is slowing AWS sustainability work

  Amazon’s cloud arm has seen several high-profile departures leave its sustainability teams, but the company denies its hiring freeze is stalling efforts to help AWS customers bring their carbon emissions down

• February 24, 2023 24 Feb'23

  RAKwireless brings private 5G core closer to business

  LoRa/IoT technology developer launches what it calls world’s first small cell with integrated core network featuring 5G and LTE radio, LTE/5G core network, and edge computing capabilities

• February 24, 2023 24 Feb'23

  UK police have ‘culture of retention’ around biometric data

  A culture of retention around biometric data in UK policing is damaging public trust, says UK biometrics commissioner, who is calling for clear regulation to govern police use of biometric technologies

• February 24, 2023 24 Feb'23

  Teradata reports strong cloud earnings

  Teradata’s cloud-first strategy is starting to pay off, with the company reporting its strongest cloud earnings to date in the fourth quarter last year

• February 24, 2023 24 Feb'23

  Royal Mail stands firm as LockBit leaks data and renews ransom demand

  The LockBit ransomware gang has made good on its threat to leak data exfiltrated from Royal Mail’s systems, but the postal service is not entertaining the possibility of giving in

• February 24, 2023 24 Feb'23

  HMCTS Common Platform roll-out put ‘avoidable pressure’ on courts

  The digital case management system was rolled out without adequate assurance it was robust enough to be deployed, and is having a ‘detrimental impact on courts’, the National Audit Office has found

• February 24, 2023 24 Feb'23

  Fujitsu claims sustainable terabit networking with 1FINITY Ultra Optical

  Japanese technology giant launches platform claimed to achieve top-level long-distance transmission capacity of 1.2 Tbps while delivering 60% reduction in CO2 emissions

• February 23, 2023 23 Feb'23

  WithSecure proposes ‘undo’ button for ransomware

  WithSecure’s Activity Monitor technology supposedly overcomes the shortcomings of sandbox test environments, and may be able to stop ransomware attacks from ever happening

• February 23, 2023 23 Feb'23

  Aryaka brings managed SD-WAN and SASE to more markets, verticals

  Aryaka adds rich capabilities and innovations to accelerate the adoption of its cloud-based delivery for network and security services and to enable acceleration for improved application performance for increasingly hybrid workforces

• February 23, 2023 23 Feb'23

  Samsung, DISH Wireless launch virtual Open RAN 5G network

  Partnership sees comms tech provider deliver an initial shipment of 24,000 5G radios

• February 23, 2023 23 Feb'23

  ANZ CIOs flag priorities amid inflation concerns

  CIOs in Australia and New Zealand are concerned about inflation and plan to adjust their technology priorities to optimise resources and combat cyber threats

• February 23, 2023 23 Feb'23

  Ciena claims industry first with 1.6 Tbps coherent optic service

  WaveLogic 6 Extreme and WaveLogic 6 Nano products designed to meet critical network provider capacity and power efficiency needs

• February 23, 2023 23 Feb'23

  Oracle goes on hunt for Java non-compliance

  Non-Oracle organisations warned to check if they comply with Java SE licensing after Oracle introduces radical changes

• February 23, 2023 23 Feb'23

  Santander SME platform harnesses Salesforce

  Bank platform that helps UK small and medium-sized enterprises expand export opportunities is built on cloud technology from Salesforce

• February 23, 2023 23 Feb'23

  How APAC organisations can harness the power of IoT

  In a panel discussion moderated by Computer Weekly, industry experts from across Asia-Pacific discussed the use cases, challenges and future developments in the internet of things

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Nokia bolsters mission-critical industrial edge capabilities

  Comms tech provider bolsters MX Industrial Edge to support the increasing processing needs of Industry 4.0, and unlock future business-critical AI and machine learning OT use cases

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Orange and Vodafone work together to develop Open RAN sharing in rural Europe

  Open comms technology is being tested in Romania to provide real-life experience of operational model based on integration of multi-supplier hardware and software, paving the way for wider-scale deployments

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  UK HSE to launch regulatory sandbox for industrial safety tech

  The sandbox will see the regulator work with industry and tech startups to accelerate the development and adoption of a range of safety-related technologies, with a particular emphasis on data and analytics

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Tony Blair and William Hague call for a remade strategic state to stoke UK innovation

  Former Labour prime minister and former Conservative Party leader argue for a remaking of the British state to capitalise on artificial intelligence, biotech and climate tech, and reverse the country’s decline

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  UK forces lead live-fire cyber war exercise

  The seven-day Defence Cyber Marvel 2 exercise put cyber responders from 11 countries through their paces

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  UK’s MoJ publishes £165m WAN tender

  Ministry of Justice announces tender for wide-area network to deliver secure connectivity for authorised devices at key locations and those of its service recipients

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Researchers find new bug ‘class’ in Apple devices

  A group of vulnerabilities in Apple products that stem from the ForcedEntry exploit used by spyware firm NSO constitutes a whole new class of bug, say researchers at Trellix

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Dutch cyber security professionals experience stress akin to soldiers in war zone, claims expert

  Cyber attacks are taking a heavy toll on Dutch IT professionals, with over a third reporting that their mental health suffers as a result

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Half of cyber leaders to switch jobs by 2025, citing stress

  A substantial number of cyber security leaders are plotting their great escape, saying the industry is leaving them too stressed to go on, according to a study

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Executive interview: Will video kill the streaming star?

  While we are used to live streaming, video messages seem cheesy – but Vimeo’s chief product officer believes they will revolutionise communications

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Institute for Government cautions government to draw right lessons from pandemic

  The Institute for Government has published a policy document warning government not to draw wrong lessons from data sharing during pandemic

• February 22, 2023 22 Feb'23

  Private mobile networks hit accelerator in 2022

  Driven by North America and Europe, but with Asia-Pacific expected to catch up soon, private mobile network market defies tough economic climate and shows robust growth over the course of 2022

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Singtel eyes retailers with enterprise 5G offerings

  Singtel teams up with Apple’s enterprise solution partners to drive 5G adoption among retailers with industry-specific offerings aimed at improving retail operations and customer experience

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Leading European operators team to accelerate Open RAN development

  Leading European operators show how they are addressing questions and challenges raised by experts and decision-makers regarding open radio access networks, with a particular focus on maturity, security and energy efficiency

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Royal Mail resumes full export service after cyber attack

  Royal Mail resumes the last of its international services as it recovers from a ransomware attack, while the Post Office offers postmasters compensation for their lost business

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Care provider’s IT capability expands to support wider sector and beyond

  Care Plus’s IT operation went from being under NHS control to an autonomous department selling its services

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Seven million people in UK used open banking services in 2022

  More than seven million people used services that harnessed open banking last year, with 1.2 million of these first-time users

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Women account for less than a third of FTSE 100 CIOs

  The number of women in tech leadership positions is growing, but the pace of change is still minimal

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Gap grows between users and providers in digital service delivery

  Global survey of 10,000 consumers finds demand for self-service channels is twice as high as current usage, and reveals a large gap between providers’ reported rates of digitisation and consumer behaviour

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  UK finance firms short of data skills

  Financial services companies in the UK lack the data skills they will need to succeed in an increasingly digital world

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  NetSuite and Oracle executives optimistic about economy

  Oracle NetSuite’s recent SuiteConnect event in London found executives in optimistic mood about the economy and positive about synergies between the two businesses

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  US government Strike Force aims to prevent adversaries from accessing disruptive tech

  The US Strike Force law enforcement initiative will target rogue nation-states that pose a national security threat

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Millions wasted as staff only use 40% of new software features

  The majority of CIOs face an uphill struggle getting employees in their organisations to use applications to their full potential

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Online makes up a quarter of retail sales in January 2023

  Online shopping makes up a quarter of all retail volumes in the first month of 2023, but retail is still rocky as the cost of living rises

• February 21, 2023 21 Feb'23

  Qualcomm intros platform to simplify, accelerate IoT across multiple industries

  Digital transformation platform combines edge and cloud technologies, coupled with API-first architecture and developer-friendly tools to simplify and scale the digital transformation