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• August 09, 2017 09 Aug'17

  Dubai Health Authority rolls out second smart pharmacy

  Robot will dispense medicine to patients as part of Dubai healthcare IT initiative

• 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

• August 08, 2017 08 Aug'17

  National wireless network alternative to fixed broadband for Ireland

  Huawei and CSP Imagine Communications plan to build a countrywide wireless broadband network across Ireland

• August 08, 2017 08 Aug'17

  UK 31st worldwide for broadband speeds

  Average broadband speed in the UK lags behind 19 European countries, as well as most of North America and Asian economies such as Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore

• August 03, 2017 03 Aug'17

  Newcastle to put gigabit broadband in council properties

  Newcastle City Council is to roll out fibre-to-the-premises broadband in 25 public housing developments

• August 02, 2017 02 Aug'17

  Broadband satisfaction levels fall as Brits stream more content

  Massive growth in data use as more people stream media content into their homes may be contributing to increased dissatisfaction with broadband services, says Ofcom

• August 01, 2017 01 Aug'17

  Price war blamed for poor fibre broadband speeds in Australia

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority has ordered a review into the problem of broadband speeds, which one ISP says is compounded by NBN’s pricing model

• August 01, 2017 01 Aug'17

  Young people drive worldwide internet adoption

  The UN’s ICT agency shows young people are at the forefront of internet adoption, particularly in developing economies

• July 31, 2017 31 Jul'17

  BT makes firm offer to meet USO broadband commitment

  BT has made a firm offer to become the designated provider of the 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation broadband service

• July 28, 2017 28 Jul'17

  Hyperoptic targets two million properties with gigabit broadband

  Full-fibre broadband supplier wants to pass two million homes and businesses with a gigabit service by 2022 after receiving a £100m funding injection

• July 28, 2017 28 Jul'17

  BT hands over £225m to ward off legal action over accounts scandal

  BT has had to pay out £225m to avoid being dragged through the courts by EE’s old owners

• July 27, 2017 27 Jul'17

  EE’s dominance in mobile network quality no longer a given

  EE has retained its overall lead as the top-performing mobile network in the country, but is facing increasingly stiff competition from O2, Three and Vodafone

• July 27, 2017 27 Jul'17

  Sky to create 300 tech jobs to bolster capabilities of streaming services

  Broadcasting giant outlines plans to ramp up its software engineering capabilities in the face of growing competition

• July 27, 2017 27 Jul'17

  Tribunal strikes down Ofcom rulings on business broadband

  The telecoms regulator will have to go back to the drawing board as it seeks to establish regulation for the business broadband market, following a successful appeal by Openreach

• July 27, 2017 27 Jul'17

  Facebook share price hits record high

  Social networking giant reports revenue up 45% and profits up 71% in second quarter compared with Q2 2016, as share price hits $173