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Internet infrastructure
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July 04, 2017
04
Jul'17
Arqiva snaps up new spectrum licences for 5G wireless trials
Comms infrastructure supplier buys two 112MHz bands of wireless spectrum to support its 5G wholesale ambitions
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July 03, 2017
03
Jul'17
Government’s Digital Infrastructure Fund for broadband up and running
Government officially launches £400m Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund to encourage more construction of FTTP networks
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June 29, 2017
29
Jun'17
App-based banking continues its ascent in the UK
The number of people banking from their mobile phones is increasing as more services are made available through the channel
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June 29, 2017
29
Jun'17
The big four cloud firms are set for price war over serverless computing, suggests 451 Research
Cloud industry price wars could enter new phase, as demand for serverless computing services grows, suggests 451 Research
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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
Google fined €2.4bn by European Commission for abusing internet search dominance
Company’s practices amount to an abuse of its dominant position in general internet search, stifling competition in comparison shopping, says European Commission
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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
BT launches free London Wi-Fi and phone calls
Londoners and tourists to get free Wi-Fi and calls from BT as the company replaces phone boxes with digital services units
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June 27, 2017
27
Jun'17
Unabiz secures IoT network operator licence in Taiwan
Internet of things connectivity provider plans to cover 95% of the island’s population by 2018
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June 26, 2017
26
Jun'17
Middle East retailers urged to embrace e-commerce platforms
E-commerce in the Middle East makes up a tiny proportion of the region's GDP, but this will change as Amazon stokes the market
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June 26, 2017
26
Jun'17
AA blames password reset email glitch on ‘internal error’
Automobile Association apologises for sending out password reset confirmation emails to a small selection of customers in error, which led some to assume the company may have been hacked
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June 26, 2017
26
Jun'17
Court ruling on Apple’s Irish datacentre planning dispute delayed by ‘shortage of judges’
The outcome of a judicial review into Apple's plans to build a datacentre in County Galway was delayed on Friday 23 June because of a shortage of judges, it has emerged
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June 26, 2017
26
Jun'17
Santander launches video mortgage application service
Spanish bank to roll out video technology for mortgage services at 63 branches in the UK following a successful trial
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June 23, 2017
23
Jun'17
Swedish fintech Klarna gains full banking licence
Swedish online payments provider Klarna becomes one of “the largest banks in Europe” after being granted an EU-wide banking licence by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority
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June 21, 2017
21
Jun'17
Queen’s Speech highlights digital charter and data protection
Government confirms plans to create a digital charter to ensure the UK is “the safest place to be online”, and a new law protecting personal data
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June 20, 2017
20
Jun'17
Property developer A2Dominion picks Hyperoptic broadband services
Housing developments in London and the South East will receive ultrafast FTTP broadband services under the new agreement
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June 20, 2017
20
Jun'17
Almost 10% of Londoners still unconnected, says report
On the second annual World Wi-Fi Day, a survey claims substantial numbers of people in the world’s largest cities are still languishing in the digital slow lane