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Internet infrastructure
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September 08, 2017
08
Sep'17
Millions of customer records compromised in Equifax breach
Major security breach unfolded over a two-month period, and is thought to have affected 143 million customers in the US, as well as an undisclosed number of Britons and Canadians
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September 06, 2017
06
Sep'17
IoT networks a massive sales opportunity for operators, claims GSMA
Commercial initiatives around low power wide area network infrastructure will present mobile operators with a potential $1.8tn revenue opportunity over the next decade
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September 05, 2017
05
Sep'17
Gigaclear extends narrow trenching FTTP broadband dig
Fibre broadband provider Gigaclear is extending its BDUK dig in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire
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September 04, 2017
04
Sep'17
Government launches FTTP pilot for businesses, schools and hospitals
The government has released £10m to six FTTP trial projects around the UK, testing ultrafast broadband technology in businesses, schools and hospitals
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September 01, 2017
01
Sep'17
Content delivery innovation improves user experience for e-tailer
WorldStores Group, the owner of a number of online home and lifestyle retail brands, has transformed its customer experience with enhanced content delivery capabilities from Instart Logic
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August 31, 2017
31
Aug'17
Amazon Alexa and Microsoft Cortana to offer integration
Amazon and Microsoft’s voice assistants will be able to integrate with each other to provide users with the best features from both
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August 17, 2017
17
Aug'17
Enterprises will need more bandwidth than public internet
As enterprises continue to digitise their operations over the next few years, their demand for data and bandwidth capacity will massively increase, says Equinix
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August 17, 2017
17
Aug'17
UK rail passengers don’t trust on-board Wi-Fi
YouGov survey commissioned by Cobham Wireless finds UK commuters are increasingly frustrated with connectivity standards on the rail network
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August 10, 2017
10
Aug'17
CIO interview: Daniel Gebler, chief technology officer, Picnic
The Netherlands has the highest supermarket density in the world, yet a technology company has been able to gain market share from the established order
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August 09, 2017
09
Aug'17
Nordic countries top digital nations ranking, but risk stalling
Nordic countries are leaders when it comes to digitisation – but they must continue to innovate to retain their position
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July 25, 2017
25
Jul'17
North Korean web users enjoy Amazon, Facebook and YouTube, report claims
Threat intelligence specialist Recorded Future claims that the North Korean elite are as plugged in to the worldwide web as any western citizen
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July 21, 2017
21
Jul'17
Scottish community broadband network gets funding to expand
The Locheilnet community wireless broadband scheme has been awarded funding to upgrade its core infrastructure and target new customers
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July 20, 2017
20
Jul'17
Singapore begins quest for high-rise datacentres
Huawei, Keppel Data Centres and the Singapore government will assess the feasibility of building high-rise facilities amid growing demand for datacentre capacity in the region
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July 13, 2017
13
Jul'17
Visa encourages US businesses to go cashless with £500,000 in hard cash
Card giant offers small US businesses financial support to upgrade their payments technology if they agree to abandon cash
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July 13, 2017
13
Jul'17
Ofcom sets up Openreach Monitoring Unit
Telecoms regulator Ofcom is setting up a dedicated unit to keep a watchful eye on Openreach
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July 12, 2017
12
Jul'17
UK ranked as top 10 digital economy
The UK has been ranked among the top 10 nations in terms of digital capabilities
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July 12, 2017
12
Jul'17
Cisco to build O2’s public Wi-Fi network for City of London
O2 enlists Cisco to help build out the multi-million pound public Wi-Fi network currently taking shape in London’s Square Mile
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July 10, 2017
10
Jul'17
Mobile operators must act soon as 5G business models emerge
Full deployment of a commercial 5G mobile network is still at least two years away, but new business models are already beginning to crystallise around the technology, and operators would be wise to start preparations soon, a new report claims
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July 07, 2017
07
Jul'17
Europe takes measured approach to 5G, driven by ROI concerns
European operators may be more concerned with getting the maximum value for money from their 3G and 4G networks than rushing to roll out 5G
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July 05, 2017
05
Jul'17
Virgin Media fails to deliver on broadband speed claims, says investigation
An investigation by the BBC’s Watchdog programme accuses ISP Virgin Media of over-promising and under-delivering on the claims it makes about its fibre-based broadband services
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June 29, 2017
29
Jun'17
App-based banking continues its ascent in the UK
The number of people banking from their mobile phones is increasing as more services are made available through the channel
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June 26, 2017
26
Jun'17
Court ruling on Apple’s Irish datacentre planning dispute delayed by ‘shortage of judges’
The outcome of a judicial review into Apple's plans to build a datacentre in County Galway was delayed on Friday 23 June because of a shortage of judges, it has emerged
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June 23, 2017
23
Jun'17
Swedish fintech Klarna gains full banking licence
Swedish online payments provider Klarna becomes one of “the largest banks in Europe” after being granted an EU-wide banking licence by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority
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June 21, 2017
21
Jun'17
Queen’s Speech highlights digital charter and data protection
Government confirms plans to create a digital charter to ensure the UK is “the safest place to be online”, and a new law protecting personal data
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June 19, 2017
19
Jun'17
South African game reserve goes digital to save the rhino
Dimension Data and Cisco have teamed up to protect rhinos living on a private game reserve in South Africa with the latest networking and IoT sensor technology
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June 14, 2017
14
Jun'17
Microchips implanted in hands could be in use for payments in 20 years
UK consumers are becoming more accepting that biometric authentication will become the norm for payments
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June 08, 2017
08
Jun'17
Islamic State supporters shun Tails and Tor encryption for Telegram
Confidential communications show terror group’s supporters are turning to simple mobile phone messaging apps to exchange messages and distribute propaganda
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June 06, 2017
06
Jun'17
HSBC launches global social network for businesses
HSBC Bank is helping its business customers connect with potential partners through a digital hub
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May 30, 2017
30
May'17
Taiwan’s OwlTing taps blockchain to improve food safety
The e-commerce company is using blockchain technology to provide consumers with greater transparency on food sources and production processes
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May 24, 2017
24
May'17
Dubai financial services regulator launches temporary licence aimed at fintechs
Dubai is making it easier for financial technology companies to test out their ideas through a temporary licence
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May 16, 2017
16
May'17
Customer experience transformation at Macquarie bank brings legacy system retirement as a bonus
Australia’s Macquarie bank builds a data layer on top of legacy IT systems to transform customer experience
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May 03, 2017
03
May'17
Mayor of London seeks chief digital officer
Capital’s first-ever chief digital officer will oversee the digital transformation of public services across London
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April 06, 2017
06
Apr'17
Telenor launches IoT pilot in Norway
Telenor is opening up its IoT infrastructure in Norway to encourage students and entrepreneurs to develop IoT products and services
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April 06, 2017
06
Apr'17
New subsea cable to connect Australia and Southeast Asia
The Indigo submarine cable will provide additional capacity to mitigate disruptions caused by fibre cuts, as well as meet the growing demand for internet services in the region
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March 20, 2017
20
Mar'17
Global business leaders hail UK tech sector’s innovation potential
KPMG report reveals global confidence in UK tech sector’s ability to create innovative products and services that are keenly adopted across the world
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March 14, 2017
14
Mar'17
Digital Economy Bill amended to protect Openreach pensions
The government introduces an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill to protect the pensions of BT employees transferring into the newly independent Openreach business
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March 14, 2017
14
Mar'17
CIO interview: Simon McCalla, Nominet
Nominet, the registry for more than 10 million of the UK’s internet domains, is expanding into the internet of things and internet security services
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February 27, 2017
27
Feb'17
Citizen Love: the story of an ordinary family's fight with the US government
Finnish documentary makers Raimo Uunila and Lauri Danska tell the behind-the-scenes story of activist Lauri Love’s battle with the US government – and the impact of the case on his family
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February 24, 2017
24
Feb'17
ASEAN’s first nationwide IoT network debuts in Singapore
Sigfox-based IoT network now covers 95% of Singapore, meaning enterprises can connect devices to the network nationwide
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February 23, 2017
23
Feb'17
BDUK head Chris Townsend to step down
Government executive Chris Townsend, who oversees the DCMS-run BDUK rural broadband programme, is to step down in April
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February 20, 2017
20
Feb'17
Sweden uses Minecraft for urban planning
Swedish National Land survey has put its maps on Minecraft to promote its work
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February 13, 2017
13
Feb'17
Santander introduces voice-controlled payments
Santander has taken its voice-controlled banking initiative to the next phase, with customers now able to make payments by voice
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February 10, 2017
10
Feb'17
MWC 2017: 4G still has plenty of mileage, say mobile analysts
5G is likely to be a hot topic at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which kicks off at the end of February, but operators should be paying more attention to getting more out of their 4G networks
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February 10, 2017
10
Feb'17
Rubbish digital collection needs to be addressed
Services like rubbish collection, that are usually outsourced, need greater digitisation to join up to council processes
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February 08, 2017
08
Feb'17
Battersea Power Station development gets ultrafast FTTP broadband
Hyperoptic has been selected to deliver FTTP broadband to new-build apartments at Battersea Power Station
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February 08, 2017
08
Feb'17
How a Dublin court case could derail EU-US data privacy agreements
The Irish Commercial Court will consider whether privacy protection offered by standard contractual clauses for data transfers to the US from Europe is legally valid
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February 06, 2017
06
Feb'17
Openreach launches enhanced duct and pole mapping service
BT’s infrastructure arm, Openreach, has made digital maps showing its duct and pole network infrastructure available to allow other comms services providers to plan new fibre broadband networks
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February 01, 2017
01
Feb'17
Finnish city takes €10bn leap into digitisation
Tampere is encouraging its people, businesses and government organisations to come together to make digital transformation work for everyone
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January 24, 2017
24
Jan'17
GDS signals intent to move public sector off PSN
Government Digital Service’s Technology Leaders Network determines that the internet is an adequate solution to support the vast majority of public sector work
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January 20, 2017
20
Jan'17
BT draws fire over broadband price hike
Consumer broadband groups have hit out after BT put up its broadband prices