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• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Ukrainian tech journalists join fight to fill news void

  Technology journalists in Ukraine are raising funds to enable them to help Ukrainians survive during the Russian invasion

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  UK government warned of ‘slow progress’ on infrastructure plans

  Annual report from UK’s official independent infrastructure adviser warns that progress on gigabit roll-out may be at risk, and sets out infrastructure priorities for 2022

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  No end to UK bank branch closures as HSBC shuts 69 more

  HSBC closes another 69 branches as customers continue to migrate to digital channels

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  FullFibre furthers reach in Midlands and goes live with Droitwich Spa cabinet

  Boost to altnet’s goal of reaching 500,000 premises by 2025 as wholesale customer lights up first cabinet in Droitwich Spa, allowing residents to access an ultrafast, full-fibre network, as Midlands South team makes gain

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Supreme Court refuses Julian Assange extradition appeal

  The case will be referred to the home secretary Priti Patel to make a decision. The WikiLeaks founder has yet to say whether he will file further appeals

• March 14, 2022 14 Mar'22

  UK businesses struggling to support flexible work

  Research reveals that as hybrid becomes the norm, a clear majority of firms say the pandemic caused them to re-evaluate what they value in the workplace

• March 11, 2022 11 Mar'22

  600 public buildings in Wales get full-fibre broadband

  Completion of the largest public sector broadband project in Wales, funded by the UK government, sees gigabit connectivity delivered to buildings including hospitals, GP surgeries, care homes, libraries and youth centres

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  Telefónica Vivo launches 5G-ready IP transport network across Brazil

  Brazilian operator teams with Cisco and NEC to deploy a flexible and scalable 5G-ready IP transport network for its converged mobile and fixed networks as it prepares to launch a next-generation communications network infrastructure

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  CityFibre deploys 100th fibre exchange to power full-fibre roll-out

  Century up for fibre exchange (FEX) deployments for UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform, enabling the delivery of live gigabit broadband services to the first 4.8 million premises of its eight million roll-out

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  Government to force tech firms to stop fraudsters using their platforms for scams

  Changes to legislation will make social media and search engine firms responsible for preventing fraudsters using their platforms to commit crimes

• March 08, 2022 08 Mar'22

  Limelight gains large CDN scale with Edgecast acquisition

  Leading CDN provider gains extra scale with strategic purchase, claiming to have created global leader in edge-enabled software services with diversified revenue across products, clients, geographies and channels

• March 08, 2022 08 Mar'22

  Accelerating full-fibre gigabit growth sees UK altnet association start 2022 on strong note

  Independent Networks Cooperative Association enjoys continued membership boom as altnets maintain momentum in UK after several years of record investment

• March 07, 2022 07 Mar'22

  Ukrainian engineers fight to keep internet online

  IT professionals in Ukraine are working tirelessly and at great risk to keep the country connected to the internet during the Russian invasion

• March 03, 2022 03 Mar'22

  Use of encrypted Telegram platform soars in Ukraine, Russia

  Encrypted messaging service Telegram is proving a valuable asset to both sides in Russia’s war on Ukraine

• March 01, 2022 01 Mar'22

  Nationwide suffers payday payments outage

  Nationwide customers were left unable to pay bills on payday as the building society suffered a software outage

• February 27, 2022 27 Feb'22

  MWC 2022: Huawei hones hybrid offer with fibre to the room

  Aiming to address the new world of work, tech giant Huawei has launched a fibre-to-the-room gigabit all-optical room offering

• February 24, 2022 24 Feb'22

  Workers demand universal high-performance broadband to succeed with hybrid work

  Cisco Broadband Index finds just more than two-fifths of UK workers now rely on their home internet to work from home or run their own business, but almost three-quarters think broadband services need to dramatically improve to enable them to work ...

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Paid-for advertising still not covered in Online Safety Bill

  Consumer group Which? calls again for government to include measures against scam paid-for advertising in the Online Safety Bill

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  Virgin Media O2 seeks joint venture for UK full-fibre extension

  Just weeks after claiming to have taken a huge competitive step in the UK broadband market by hitting its target of gigabit capability to all its customers, operator looks for financing to fuel further growth

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  Risk of UK digital broadband divide growing

  Report from communications regulator warns that amid rising cost of services, millions of low-income families in the UK are missing out on a £144 annual broadband saving

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  DDoS attacks hit Ukrainian defence ministry and banks

  A further wave of cyber attacks has taken place against targets in Ukraine amid heightened tension in the region

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  UK finance regulator effects changes to ‘buy now, pay later’ contract terms

  BNPL finance providers have agreed to make their contracts with consumers fairer, amid concerns

• February 14, 2022 14 Feb'22

  Jio and SES forge joint venture for satellite-based broadband services across India

  Joint venture between satellite operator SES and Indian mobile network operator Jio aims to extend network reach and resiliency by using satellites in geostationary and medium Earth orbits, including O3b mPOWER

• February 14, 2022 14 Feb'22

  UK superfast, ultrafast broadband deployments track upwards rapidly in Q4 2021

  Majors and altnets hit the accelerator in gigabit connectivity roll-out in the UK, but survey reveals big discrepancy between the country’s best and worst fibre-enabled locations

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  TalkTalk: Switch to full fibre benefits climate

  Study from leading UK operator pinpoints green gains from switching to full fibre over copper networks, including increased efficiency, reduction in degradation and exchanges, and fewer engineer journeys

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  CMA secures final Privacy Sandbox guarantees from Google

  The CMA has secured a final set of Privacy Sandbox commitments from Google relating to the proposed removal of third-party cookies from its Chrome browser

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  Operator 5G engagements increase by more than 50% in 2021

  Research from mobile test and assurance services provider shows that standalone core, network cloudification and operational agility drive accelerating 5G roll-outs, with service assurance rapidly gathering pace

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  ISPA, Good Things Foundation team to address UK digital divide

  Digital exclusion remains a huge issue in the UK and to address the problem, leading digital inclusion charity has entered into a partnership with the Internet Services Providers’ Association

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  Samsung, Amdocs collaborate for private 5G at Howard University

  Comms tech and software providers partner to deploy Citizens Broadband Radio Service private 5G network across Howard University’s campus in Washington DC

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  Qualcomm expands investment in XR and the metaverse

  Mobile chip giant opens new labs in Europe to build on existing commitment to make extended reality accessible to the masses, with focus activities on XR R&D, engineering and key technology development

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  Minister defends digital economy legislation before Lords

  A digital minister has said that the UK’s forthcoming digital markets legislation is ‘superior’ to similar efforts in the EU, but could not commit to a specific time frame for when it will be introduced to Parliament

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  Ferrari accelerates digital transformation with Qualcomm strategic technology collaboration

  Leading mobile processor firm inks deal to be systems solutions provider for legendary motor marque in strategic technology collaboration aimed at helping to boost the manufacturer’s digital transformation

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  BT announces managing director of Incubation for Digital unit

  Innovation leader announced for digital unit as it aims to build a customer-centric digital organisation to bring products and services to customers and create new opportunities

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  Porn sites will be legally required to verify users’ ages

  Porn sites could be legally obliged to verify that their users are 18 or over under proposed online safety rules, in UK government’s second attempt to prevent children from accessing pornography online

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  NO-UK submarine cable system claims record line rate

  Submarine cable system between Norway and the UK claims milestone that will facilitate a new era of connectivity between the countries

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  UK fintech investment sees sevenfold increase in a year

  UK fintech investment rose from $5.2bn in 2020 to $37.3bn in 2021, with 603 private equity, venture capital and merger and acquisition deals

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  LATAM Airlines taps Intelsat to support in-flight connectivity on new Airbus fleet

  Aircraft’s satellite-based communications claimed to offer the best connectivity experience across Latin America

• February 04, 2022 04 Feb'22

  Users set to skip Wi-Fi 6E as campus switch market grows more quickly than expected

  Potential tough times ahead for Wi-Fi 6E, but digital transformation initiatives have been accelerated by the pandemic, spurring new network requirements and putting pressure on IT managers to upgrade their networks

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  6GHz Wi-Fi spectrum critical to enable Australian technology innovation

  Global spectrum organisation calls on Australia to set aside the full 1200MHz of available 6GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi applications under the country’s communications and media authority licensing framework

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  Openreach sees record-breaking quarter for fibre as BT reports mixed Q3

  BT’s trading update for the nine months to 31 December 2021 shows overall decline in revenues in global and enterprise, supply chain issues and rising costs, but Openreach full-fibre roll-out rockets

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  UAE chooses Accenture to develop national payments platform

  Consortium led by Accenture to build new payments infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  French Supreme Court raises constitutional questions over EncroChat hacking secrecy

  Conseil Constitutionnel to decide whether ‘defence secrecy’ over state EncroChat cryptophone hacking breaches French constitution

• February 02, 2022 02 Feb'22

  Mechanism underlying cookie popups found in breach of GDPR

  A fundamental element of the mechanism by which the advertising industry requests tracking consent from web users has been found in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation

• February 02, 2022 02 Feb'22

  UK government slammed for not living up to broadband promises

  Broadband industry criticises UK government for not living up to its promises as new connectivity goals announced

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency appoints first CEO

  The government has named the first CEO of the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  Astrocast announces commercial launch of bidirectional satellite IoT service

  Global nanosatellite internet-of-things network provider switches on service that it says will redefine the boundaries of IoT, enabling all businesses to benefit in any location

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  Giganet, Anixter team to expand FTTP internet service to the UK

  Further momentum in UK full-fibre broadband market sees leading ISP entering into a multi-year agreement with subsidiary of Wesco International, to support the expansion of gigabit connectivity delivery across the UK

• January 28, 2022 28 Jan'22

  Smart connectivity to transform world experience within a decade

  Brain-controlled smart assistants, disease-detecting mirrors and digitally connected trees to become mainstream by 2030, by when the average person will interact with smart devices 4,800 times a day, claims study

• January 27, 2022 27 Jan'22

  Microsoft uses Q2 2022 earnings to delve into metaverse

  Company’s CEO sees a role for Microsoft that takes the metaverse beyond gaming and into the business sphere

• January 27, 2022 27 Jan'22

  Bank account switching accelerates as consumers choose digital services

  Surge in UK consumers changing current account providers is a sign that digital banking services are eating into the traditional sector