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Internet infrastructure
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November 27, 2017
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Moscow to build on its smart city credentials
Moscow ranks in the world’s top 10 smart cities, but is keen to develop more technologies to boost its growing status
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November 23, 2017
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DCMS opens local fibre broadband fund to applicants
Public sector bodies invited to apply for funding from £190m fund designed to stimulate local-level investment in FTTP broadband services
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November 23, 2017
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Advertising Standards tightens rules around broadband speed claims
ISPs will have to abide by a tighter set of rules that restrict the claims they are allowed to make about their broadband service speeds from May 2018
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November 22, 2017
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Government 5G investment must address roll-out as well as R&D
Chancellor Philip Hammond announces further round of investment in network connectivity technology, with more cash for 5G and fibre broadband projects, but some say it’s time for the government to invest in roll-out as well as R&D
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November 22, 2017
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HSBC recruits CIO from Google
HSBC has recruited a CIO from Google as it seeks to continue to digitise its retail banking services
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November 21, 2017
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Nominet serves high-speed broadband service to Loch Ness
Villagers around Loch Ness to take advantage of more reliable broadband, but no word on whether the area’s most famous resident will sign up
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November 20, 2017
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African countries have world’s most expensive broadband
A survey of 196 countries has found many of the world’s poorest consumers are being forced to pay sky-high costs for fixed broadband services
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November 17, 2017
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BT sets aside £20m for FTTP roll-out in Northern Ireland
Telco hopes to deliver full-fibre broadband services to 140,000 properties by March 2019
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November 17, 2017
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Malaysia’s digital economy on track
Deputy prime minister outlines Malaysia’s digital efforts, noting that the digital economy will account for one-fifth of the country’s GDP by 2020
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November 16, 2017
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The race is on to build a 5G business case, says BT CEO
Speaking at a Huawei mobile broadband event, BT CEO Gavin Patterson said telcos and mobile operators must overcome the challenge of building viable business cases for investment in 5G mobile networks – and quickly
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November 15, 2017
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Ditch witch brings FTTP broadband to Highland hamlets
Openreach has been testing new network design techniques, and a brand new digger, as it rolls out full fibre broadband to some of the UK’s remotest communities
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November 14, 2017
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SSE to build fibre broadband network in London’s sewers
SSE Enterprise Telecoms has signed an agreement with Thames Water to deploy fibre broadband cables throughout the utility’s sewage pipes
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November 13, 2017
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GE Digital to transform Middle East industry using the power of the internet
Bill Ruh, CEO at GE Digital, outlines the company’s vision of the industrial Internet of things (IIoT) in the Middle East and how it plans to transform industry through the power of the Internet
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November 10, 2017
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ISPs agree to Ofcom broadband compensation proposals
BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Virgin Media and Zen Internet have agreed to introduce automatic compensation for consumers when their broadband service goes down
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November 10, 2017
10
Nov'17
CIOs admit digital transformation strategy will not be fully implemented
Research by Vanson Bourne, on behalf of HCL, shows that the majority of CIOs doubt digital transformation strategies will be fully put into effect