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Internet infrastructure
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September 28, 2015
28
Sep'15
Apple's Irish datacentre build hit by possible planning permission appeal delay
A "valid appeal" has reportedly been raised in response to Galway County Council's decision to grant conditional planning permission for Apple's Irish datacentre build
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September 24, 2015
24
Sep'15
Nordea Bank signs Temenos and Accenture for core banking transformation
Nordea Bank AB has chosen the core banking system it wants to build its digital future on, signing Temenos and Accenture as technology partners
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September 23, 2015
23
Sep'15
Tech innovation leads the 'slow demise of traditional broadcast'
The broadcast sector is being revolutionised by internet technology, as delegates to the annual IBC show in Amsterdam found out
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September 22, 2015
22
Sep'15
Worldwide Skype outage finally fixed
Microsoft-owned messaging service's technical difficulties have now been resolved, after users flooded social networking sites with downtime reports
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September 21, 2015
21
Sep'15
Gigabit network is more than a fringe benefit for city of Edinburgh
As CityFibre begins a 150km fibre dig in Edinburgh, local businesses and the city council outline their objectives and plans for ultrafast broadband
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September 16, 2015
16
Sep'15
Consumers to get connection vouchers for satellite broadband
DCMS looks set to offer connection vouchers to help consumers access satellite broadband in remote parts of the UK
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September 11, 2015
11
Sep'15
Tennis governing body ATP outsources digital development
The men's world tennis governing body, the ATP, signs Infosys to help it use digital technology to better engage fans and players
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September 07, 2015
07
Sep'15
Myanmar internet gets boost with content delivery network
Myanmar internet users will start benefiting from changes in the law that encourages foreign direct investment in communications infrastructures
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August 27, 2015
27
Aug'15
Kellogg Brown and Root wins ESN Delivery Partner contract
Kellogg Brown and Root has won the contract to supply Lot 1 of the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme
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August 20, 2015
20
Aug'15
Altnet association calls for share of BDUK clawback cash
Broadband trade association Inca calls for BT’s BDUK broadband claw-back money to be opened up to altnet suppliers
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August 20, 2015
20
Aug'15
Broadband Stakeholder Group to review UK net neutrality policy
The Broadband Stakeholder Group commissions an independent review into the UK’s industry-led approach to net neutrality and the open internet
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August 17, 2015
17
Aug'15
Netflix shuts down final datacentre to go all-in on public cloud
Netflix is gearing up for the closure of its final datacentre, as it makes good on its earlier pledge to move more of its IT infrastructure to the public cloud
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August 13, 2015
13
Aug'15
Ofcom launches mobile network coverage checker
Ofcom gives smartphone users the ability to check their operator’s mobile phone coverage at postcode level using an online tool
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August 11, 2015
11
Aug'15
Hootsuite moves social media management toolkit to IBM Softlayer cloud
Social media management dashboard maker shifts App Directory to IBM cloud
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August 10, 2015
10
Aug'15
Carphone Warehouse data breach hits 2.4 million UK customers
Carphone Warehouse confirms the authorities have been notified about the breach, and urges customers to take steps to protect themselves
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August 06, 2015
06
Aug'15
What will happen to digital government when GDS chief Mike Bracken moves on?
The government’s digital chief Mike Bracken has announced he will be leaving, raising concerns over the future of digital government
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July 30, 2015
30
Jul'15
BT Group's first-quarter results buoyed by superfast broadband and mobile demand
BT Group's first-quarter results highlight successes in superfast broadband and mobile divisions, but analyst warns of challenging times to come
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July 22, 2015
22
Jul'15
IBM steps up open-source cloud commitment to developers
Big Blue has unveiled several open-source initiatives geared towards helping developers make cloud apps
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July 22, 2015
22
Jul'15
Investment in the internet of things boosts revenue for manufacturers
A TCS report reveals executives plan to increase spending on IoT initiatives to boost business
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July 20, 2015
20
Jul'15
Openreach CEO defends current operating model
Openreach CEO Joe Garner says that separating the organisation from BT would make no sense in light of improvements to its service
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July 15, 2015
15
Jul'15
Huawei to implement 4.5G network for Shanghai Disney
Huawei signs world’s first 4.5G network co-operation agreement to implement a smart city network at the Shanghai Disney resort
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July 01, 2015
01
Jul'15
Sungard follows Apple, Facebook and Microsoft's lead with Irish datacentre plans
Sungard teams up with Digital Realty to create new Irish datacentre
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July 01, 2015
01
Jul'15
Gigaclear to bring gigabit broadband to 4,500 Essex properties
Fibre broadband supplier Gigaclear wins a contract to deploy a network in Epping Forest as part of Superfast Essex’s Rural Challenge Project
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June 30, 2015
30
Jun'15
West Yorkshire extends BT BDUK contract in £13m deal
West Yorkshire Combined Authority will extend the Superfast West Yorkshire BDUK scheme to 28,000 more properties by 2018
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June 29, 2015
29
Jun'15
BT rejects Sky calls for Openreach competition inquest
BT hits back after Sky asks telecoms regulator Ofcom to initiate a full investigation into Openreach
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June 29, 2015
29
Jun'15
Cisco launches IoT System for enterprise and smart cities
Cisco unveils 15 products to address the growing complexity of internet of things deployments
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June 10, 2015
10
Jun'15
OnApp helps small public cloud firms take on AWS, Google and Microsoft
The OnApp Federation marketplace will help smaller firms compete more effectively with the public cloud giants, it is claimed
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June 09, 2015
09
Jun'15
HMRC denies reports of Verify causing users problems
HMRC has denied that problems faced by the public attempting to claim marriage tax breaks are caused by the Gov.uk Verify scheme
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May 29, 2015
29
May'15
CIO interview: Billie Laidlaw, RSPCA
RSPCA CIO Billie Laidlaw explains how the charity's cloud-first approach to IT procurement benefits the animals in its care
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May 27, 2015
27
May'15
CIF cloud certification scheme wins European Commission's backing
Cloud Industry Forum's Code of Practice has been added to European list of trusted certification schemes
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May 20, 2015
20
May'15
BT and BDUK failed to make costs transparent, says report
A major report on BDUK commissioned by DCMS identifies a number of failures around the transparency of the scheme’s costs
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May 19, 2015
19
May'15
Vodafone returns to quarterly revenue growth
A minute rise in quarterly sales gives mobile network operator Vodafone hope that its financial situation is now stabilising
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May 19, 2015
19
May'15
Google slashes public cloud prices to undercut rivals
Google cuts cost of its public cloud services to pass on hardware savings in line with Moore's Law
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May 11, 2015
11
May'15
Wearable technology to transform laggards in insurance industry
Wearable and other smart technologies set to transform the insurance industry in the next three to five years
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May 07, 2015
07
May'15
Huawei opens European Research Institute
Huawei opens doors of European Research Institute in Leuven, Belgium
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May 05, 2015
05
May'15
VCE takes wraps off "hyper-converged" VxRacks to fast-track users to the cloud
EMC-owned converged infrastructure specialist expands portfolio of cloud-enabling platforms
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May 01, 2015
01
May'15
Home Retail Group grows profits 15% with mobile and online channels
Mobile and online initiatives at Home Retail Group – parent company of Argos and Homebase – drove a 15% growth in its yearly operating profit
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April 29, 2015
29
Apr'15
Vodafone sends network in a backpack to Nepal earthquake zone
Vodafone’s charitable arm, the Vodafone Foundation, deploys instant mini networks to help restore communications in quake-hit Nepal
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April 24, 2015
24
Apr'15
Google reports 12% revenue increase
Google misses analysts' $17.5bn target but reports 3.7% profit increase through growth in mobile ad sales
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April 24, 2015
24
Apr'15
Poor customer engagement at banks opens door to competitors
Customer experience levels at banks have failed to improve for the second year in a row and customers are more likely than ever to leave their bank
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April 22, 2015
22
Apr'15
Nationwide extends video link service to 100 more branches
Nationwide Building Society has expanded the use of video conferencing equipment for customer consultations
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March 31, 2015
31
Mar'15
Interoute bags private equity funding to support datacentre growth
Cloud services giant plans to use private equity funding to support its M&A activity and push ahead with its datacentre growth plans
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March 31, 2015
31
Mar'15
IT is more important than marketing for banks
IT spending will grow at the expense of other areas such as marketing as optimism in financial services increases
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March 24, 2015
24
Mar'15
Google warns of fake digital certificates
Google has warned of unauthorised digital certificates issued for several of its domains that could be used to intercept data traffic
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March 19, 2015
19
Mar'15
Current account comparison from Gocompare announced in Budget 2015
The government used the Budget to announce changes in the banking sector that will increase consumer and business choice
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March 18, 2015
18
Mar'15
Red Nose Day 2015: How Comic Relief used cloud to bank a record £78m
Comic Relief CTO Zenon Hannick explains how the charity used cloud to process a record number of donations during Red Nose Day 2015
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March 18, 2015
18
Mar'15
Satya Nadella: Every business will be a software business
Digitisation may the buzzword business leaders are trying to grasp, but Microsoft has begun its journey to build a digitisation product portfolio
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March 13, 2015
13
Mar'15
IBM could create blockchain-based digital payments infrastructure for central banks
IBM has held informal talks with some central banks about building an infrastructure that can provide them with bitcoin-like digital payments systems
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March 11, 2015
11
Mar'15
US government CIO tells cloud buyers to get tough on suppliers
US Department of Labor CIO Dawn Leaf shares her learnings from helping 19,000 employees move off-premise at Cloud Expo 2015
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March 09, 2015
09
Mar'15
Smart meter project in danger of outright failure, government warned
A report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee has warned that plans to install smart meters across the UK by 2020 are veering off-track