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Internet infrastructure

• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  Hundreds of European retail banks will disappear as challengers scoop up customers

  One in every 10 banks in Europe will no longer exist as digital challengers take customers from them

• May 21, 2019 21 May'19

  Sheffield’s network-of-networks goes beyond free Wi-Fi

  For the city of Sheffield, rolling out a free-to-use city Wi-Fi network has become about much more than just letting shoppers browse the internet. We find out more

• May 21, 2019 21 May'19

  US grants Huawei stay of execution

  US Commerce Department temporarily restores Huawei’s ability to maintain its existing networks and smartphone user base

• May 20, 2019 20 May'19

  DCMS shakes up BDUK with new rural full-fibre scheme

  The Rural Gigabit Connectivity programme will run for two years, trialling a new model for full-fibre broadband delivery – meanwhile, BDUK is getting a new name

• May 16, 2019 16 May'19

  ISPs get nine months prep time for Ofcom shake-up of broadband contract renewal rules

  Regulator Ofcom is giving broadband, phone and pay-TV service providers nine months to ready their systems and processes for the emergence of new rules, designed to make it easier for consumers to switch providers

• May 15, 2019 15 May'19

  Stella McCartney and Google Cloud start machine learning and fashion-focused sustainability push

  Stella McCartney and Google Cloud are embarking on a joint pilot project that will draw on the tech giant's machine learning and cloud-based data processing portfolio to help clean up the fashion industry's supply chains

• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  Home Office failing on Emergency Services Network, says NAO

  The delayed Emergency Services Network is slipping further behind schedule and is getting more expensive all the time – and the Home Office’s management of the project is to blame, says the National Audit Office

• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  Confident BT Group calls on Openreach to build full-fibre faster

  Openreach will ramp up the pace of its full-fibre network build over the next six years, with ambitious targets to bring ultrafast broadband within reach of 15 million homes by the middle of the 2020s

• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  NHS Digital starts on multi-cloud push with VMware Cloud on AWS deployment

  NHS Digital has adopted a cloud-first strategy to ensure it has the correct infrastructure in place to support the online delivery needs of its service users

• May 08, 2019 08 May'19

  Government 'cloud-first' policy under review by CCS and GDS

  Longstanding cloud-first policy set to be replaced by more "appropriate" guidance to reflect public sector's changing technology deployment habits, CCS confirms

• May 08, 2019 08 May'19

  Average UK broadband speeds up a fifth in 12 months

  Research from telecoms regulator Ofcom suggests efforts to encourage consumers to switch to faster broadband services are paying off

• May 07, 2019 07 May'19

  Red Hat CEO weighs in on hybrid cloud play

  Jim Whitehurst claims Red Hat’s ability to support an entire technology stack is valuable to enterprises that want a common platform on-premise and in the cloud

• 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 07, 2019 07 May'19

  Greater Manchester invites bidders for public sector broadband

  £32m tender request will enable ultrafast full-fibre connectivity to more than 1,300 public sector sites in Greater Manchester

• May 07, 2019 07 May'19

  Swedish government tells citizens to hoard cash in case of cyber attack

  Civil Contingencies Agency says cash is needed in case of emergencies such as technology failures and cyber attacks