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• July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17

  Figures suggest blockchain is a 'no brainer' in financial services

  Blockchain has quickly established itself in financial services businesses, with companies in other industries likely to see a similar trend

• July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17

  Westminster Council to run broadband connection voucher scheme

  Westminster City Council has secured £2.8m to fund a local broadband connection voucher scheme to deliver gigabit speeds to businesses in the London borough

• July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17

  UK ranked as top 10 digital economy

  The UK has been ranked among the top 10 nations in terms of digital capabilities

• July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17

  Cisco to build O2’s public Wi-Fi network for City of London

  O2 enlists Cisco to help build out the multi-million pound public Wi-Fi network currently taking shape in London’s Square Mile

• July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17

  Openreach drops BT branding

  National network access business rebrands in preparation to be legally separated from BT Group

• July 11, 2017 11 Jul'17

  Three and Ofcom clash over spectrum auction proposals

  Three boss brands Ofcom’s spectrum auction proposals a ‘kick in the teeth’ but Ofcom says the operator is already in a much better competitive position

• July 10, 2017 10 Jul'17

  Mobile operators must act soon as 5G business models emerge

  Full deployment of a commercial 5G mobile network is still at least two years away, but new business models are already beginning to crystallise around the technology, and operators would be wise to start preparations soon, a new report claims

• July 07, 2017 07 Jul'17

  Europe takes measured approach to 5G, driven by ROI concerns

  European operators may be more concerned with getting the maximum value for money from their 3G and 4G networks than rushing to roll out 5G

• July 07, 2017 07 Jul'17

  MyRepublic outlines regional ambition, eyes IPO by 2018

  The Singapore ISP is gearing up for a public listing that will support its efforts to deliver mobile and broadband services in seven new markets

• July 06, 2017 06 Jul'17

  Uber puts the brakes on in Finland until 2018

  App-based car transportation company has stopped providing one of its services in Finland until next year

• July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17

  CityFibre moves into consumer broadband services

  Following the success of a joint FTTP broadband trial in York, CityFibre is to market its metro fibre network to consumer ISPs for the first time

• July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17

  Virgin Media fails to deliver on broadband speed claims, says investigation

  An investigation by the BBC’s Watchdog programme accuses ISP Virgin Media of over-promising and under-delivering on the claims it makes about its fibre-based broadband services

• July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17

  Government legislates for full-fibre broadband tax holiday

  The government has introduced promised legislation to incentivise full-fibre broadband network builders to invest over the next five years

• 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

• 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