News
Internet infrastructure
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October 19, 2017
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Oct'17
Millions being lost due to downtime in industrial systems
Industrial companies are losing $260,000 per hour due to unplanned downtime, but predicting failure using digital twins can help overcome the problem
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
Southend-on-Sea to become a smart city
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council will use Cisco’s Kinetic for Cities platform to improve service delivery, development and citizen engagement through digitisation as it transitions to a smart city model
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October 18, 2017
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Oct'17
Openreach to open ‘grey’ fibre to broadband providers
Openreach is proposing to add a new feature to its optical spectrum access product to give broadband communication services providers more control over their networks
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
Google debuts additional identity protection services
Google has rolled out new identity protection features across its account base, including advanced protection for at-risk users
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October 17, 2017
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Oct'17
UK intelligence agencies ‘unlawfully’ sharing sensitive personal data, court hears
A secret court will decide whether Intelligence agencies are “unlawfully” sharing huge datasets containing sensitive information about the population with industry, government departments and overseas intelligence services.
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
How to protect your Wi-Fi network from a Krack attack
The discovery of a vulnerability affecting the WPA2 Wi-Fi security standard has people in a spin. But how serious is it really, and what basic steps can you take to keep your network safe from a Krack attack?
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October 17, 2017
17
Oct'17
City of London Corporation launches ultrafast Wi-Fi network
City of London’s free Wi-Fi network is being backed by O2 and is supposed to deliver browsing speeds of up to 180Mbps
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October 16, 2017
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Oct'17
How technology is transforming healthcare delivery in Gulf region
IT will transform the healthcare sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries over the coming years
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October 16, 2017
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Oct'17
Encryption flaw leaves every Wi-Fi network in the world wide open
A Belgian researcher has uncovered a major weakness in the WPA2 Wi-Fi security protocol that is thought to leave every Wi-Fi network in the world open to attack
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October 11, 2017
11
Oct'17
Dubai Police launches Fajwa to streamline staff recruitment
Dubai police are improving recruitment processes through new system announced at Gitex 2017
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October 11, 2017
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Oct'17
Tech investments key as European utility firms struggle
Utilities need to get their IT investments right if they are to regain and retain lost market share and boost revenue
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October 10, 2017
10
Oct'17
Dubai Airport Freezone Authority gets smart to attract investment
Dubai's airport freezone is investing in the latest technologies to make the trading area more attractive to customers and investors
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October 09, 2017
09
Oct'17
UAE’s Mashreq launches digital-only bank
The UAE’s oldest bank has launched a digital-only offering, designed to appeal to the tech-savvy generation
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October 06, 2017
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Oct'17
Ofcom adds new protections for consumer broadband buyers
ISPs will have to provide more detailed information on the range of broadband speeds customers are likely to receive during the buying process
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October 05, 2017
05
Oct'17
Executive interview: Karno Tenovuo, senior vice-president, ship intelligence, Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce is developing autonomous ships, and the company’s senior vice-president of ship intelligence discusses how shipping will change