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Internet infrastructure
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September 28, 2017
28
Sep'17
Grosvenor signs broadband investment deal for London’s West End
Landowner and property developer has signed a co-investment partnership with Openreach to address poor broadband connectivity standards in parts of the capital
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September 28, 2017
28
Sep'17
Large scale IoT deployments double in 12 months
Vodafone’s fifth annual look at the IoT market reveals that the percentage of companies with more than 50,000 connected devices has effectively doubled in the past year
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September 28, 2017
28
Sep'17
UK spending on subscription services triples in a year
Almost all UK adults subscribe to services for products they would traditionally pay for up front
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September 26, 2017
26
Sep'17
European operators still heavily reliant on copper for broadband delivery
A report commissioned for the European Commission has revealed that although access to broadband is improving across the EU, operators are still focusing their energies on sweating old copper assets
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September 25, 2017
25
Sep'17
Connected bees create a buzz at Manchester startup hub
Cisco and Manchester Science Partnerships have opened a new startup incubator in the city to foster innovation in the Northern Powerhouse, and the humble honeybee is taking centre stage
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September 25, 2017
25
Sep'17
FSA connects 220 abattoirs to fibre for food safety monitoring
Food Standards Agency picks Exponential-e to revitalise connectivity across 220 sites as it strives to improve operational efficiency and compliance processes
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
Brexit mobile and broadband debate must involve consumers
The voices of consumers are being missed as communications services providers, industry bodies and the government set the agenda for the UK’s communications infrastructure market after Brexit
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
BMW opens its second tech startup programme in the UK
BMW has launched its latest programme to support tech startups in the UK
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September 20, 2017
20
Sep'17
PM pressures internet companies to act on terrorist propaganda
The UK, France and Italy will use a meeting with technology companies at the UN General Assembly in New York to press for development of technical solutions to defeat terrorist activity on the internet
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September 19, 2017
19
Sep'17
John Chambers to step down as Cisco executive chairman
Former CEO John Chambers will leave the networking sector kingpin after 27 years, supplier reveals
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September 19, 2017
19
Sep'17
Outlook outage: Microsoft blames European Hotmail downtime on load-balancing fault
Microsoft claims connectivity issues that blighted Outlook and Hotmail users for much of Monday 18 September have now been largely resolved
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September 18, 2017
18
Sep'17
ScotRail to test ‘world’s fastest’ in-train Wi-Fi service
The train operator has teamed up with Cisco, Network Rail Telecoms and others to collaborate on an Innovate UK funded proof of concept for ultrafast Wi-Fi on board
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September 18, 2017
18
Sep'17
Tech disruption in Middle East a key focus at GITEX 2017
Not surprisingly, Middle East digital disruption will take centre stage at this year’s GITEX event in Dubai
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September 15, 2017
15
Sep'17
Banks across Europe cut thousands of staff and branches as IT replaces them
Banks across Europe cut jobs and close thousands of branches as IT shakes the industry
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September 14, 2017
14
Sep'17
HMRC confirms Microsoft corporate vice-president Jacky Wright as new CDIO
HMRC has tasked Microsoft corporate vice-president Jacky Wright with helping the department achieve its goal of becoming one of the world's most digitally advanced tax authorities