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• January 18, 2018 18 Jan'18

  Milton Keynes first to get CityFibre-backed consumer broadband

  CityFibre’s FTTP broadband network will be launched to residential customers in Milton Keynes through ISP partner Vodafone

• January 17, 2018 17 Jan'18

  Davos: Disintegration of the internet could create economic turmoil

  Politicians and business leaders will discuss the risks posed by fake news, cyber attacks, and artificial intelligence to jobs, political stability and global security, at the World Economic Forum in Davos

• January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18

  Telstra adds narrowband capability to its IoT network

  Australian telco claims to be one of the first in the world to support both narrowband internet of things and Cat M1 technologies

• January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18

  Abu Dhabi continues fintech agenda in 2018

  Abu Dhabi is open to developing its fintech ecosystem, with the next 12 months expected to see more focus on the sector

• January 12, 2018 12 Jan'18

  Telecoms industry at major tipping point

  Communications service providers should gear up for a software-driven operations model and embrace microservices and DevOps to thrive in the digital economy

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  Marks and Spencer eyes £30m annual cost savings from digital-first retail push

  High-street retailer has fleshed out plans to put digital at the heart of its business to boost operational efficiency in response to changing consumer demands

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Google puts its payment services under one roof

  Internet giant is bringing all its payment services under the Google Pay brand, making them “simpler, safer and more consistent”

• January 05, 2018 05 Jan'18

  London attracted record tech investment in 2017

  London-based tech firms received record levels of venture capital funding last year

• January 04, 2018 04 Jan'18

  Scottish Ambulance Service tests satellite to improve critical care process

  The Scottish Ambulance Service is testing satellite broadband to help paramedics gather vital information on their patients’ conditions whilst in transit

• January 04, 2018 04 Jan'18

  NHS Coventry connects GPs to CityFibre broadband

  NHS Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group is upgrading to full-fibre broadband infrastructure for GP practices and community health centres

• January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18

  Colt to expand datacentre footprint in APAC

  Datacentre service provider Colt is laying the groundwork to build datacentres in India and Singapore, and is working on new datacentre technologies to improve energy efficiency

• January 02, 2018 02 Jan'18

  Trackside network to bring 5G to UK rail travellers by 2025

  The government has launched a consultation on improving mobile connectivity for rail passengers

• January 02, 2018 02 Jan'18

  Controversial council broadband service sold to Gigaclear

  Ultrafast broadband services supplier Gigaclear has acquired the assets of troubled district-council-backed altnet Aylesbury Vale Broadband

• December 28, 2017 28 Dec'17

  Top 10 stories on state surveillance, technology and the law in 2017

  In 2017, the government faced multiple legal challenges over the legality of mass surveillance of the population, most of whom pose no threat, in cases that will set the parameters between individual freedom and state intrusion

• December 22, 2017 22 Dec'17

  Air New Zealand to trial digital translation technology

  Airline becomes one of the first companies to try out a business case for Google's real-time translation technology