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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

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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
June 19, 2017 19 Jun'17
South African game reserve goes digital to save the rhino

Dimension Data and Cisco have teamed up to protect rhinos living on a private game reserve in South Africa with the latest networking and IoT sensor technology
June 15, 2017 15 Jun'17
As EU mobile roaming charges end, industry frets over impact

As consumers celebrate the end of mobile roaming charges across the EU, the industry is facing up to the challenges of implementing the new rules
June 15, 2017 15 Jun'17
Government objections to faster broadband USO ‘risible’

Lord Mendelsohn hits out at 10Mbps broadband universal service obligation contained in the Digital Economy Act, saying the government’s broadband ambitions are too weak
June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17
Government stresses continuity of broadband policy after election

At the Connected Britain conference in London, digital minister Matt Hancock recommits to already-established broadband and mobile networking policy
June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17
Microchips implanted in hands could be in use for payments in 20 years

UK consumers are becoming more accepting that biometric authentication will become the norm for payments
June 13, 2017 13 Jun'17
Ford commits to London tech community with innovation centre

Ford is opening an innovation centre in east London to tap into the London tech scene
June 13, 2017 13 Jun'17
Huawei: Europe’s digitisation depends on support for broadband

At Huawei’s annual European Innovation Day, rotating CEO Ken Hu called for more support for broadband deployment
June 13, 2017 13 Jun'17
GE Digital extends asset performance management portfolio with ServiceMax

GE Digital increases the reach of its Predix platform with robotics and artificial intelligence to tackle inefficiencies in industrial processes
June 13, 2017 13 Jun'17
Alibaba Cloud expands footprint in APAC

Chinese cloud service provider Alibaba is opening datacentres in India and Indonesia as part of ongoing efforts to ramp up its presence in the region
June 12, 2017 12 Jun'17
London Tech Week: Brexit won’t harm London tech sector, says city’s mayor

London mayor Sadiq Khan opens London Tech Week and says Brexit will not hold back the city's growing tech sector
June 08, 2017 08 Jun'17
Islamic State supporters shun Tails and Tor encryption for Telegram

Confidential communications show terror group’s supporters are turning to simple mobile phone messaging apps to exchange messages and distribute propaganda
June 07, 2017 07 Jun'17
Many non-voters would vote if they could do it online

An online voting system would increase turnout in general elections if it was available in the UK
June 06, 2017 06 Jun'17
HSBC launches global social network for businesses

HSBC Bank is helping its business customers connect with potential partners through a digital hub
June 06, 2017 06 Jun'17
Vodafone mobilises against fake news and hate speech

Mobile network operator has introduced new global rules to prevent its advertising from appearing on outlets that create and share hate speech and fake news
June 05, 2017 05 Jun'17
Mass collection of data on population ‘illegal’, UK court told

Investigatory Powers Tribunal hearing challenges GCHQ over legality of mass surveillance, as government plans moves to control encryption
June 04, 2017 04 Jun'17
Welsh village gets first taste of 4G connectivity

The village of Staylittle in mid-Wales can now receive 4G mobile broadband after years of patchy connectivity
May 31, 2017 31 May'17
Openreach switches on G.fast in Scotland

Openreach has turned on new pilot locations for G.fast ultrafast broadband delivery technology in Edinburgh and Glasgow
May 31, 2017 31 May'17
BBC’s Springwatch gets ultrafast broadband boost

Gloucestershire’s Sherborne Park Estate has been hooked up to an ultrafast gigabit broadband connection as its owners prepare to welcome the BBC’s Springwatch team
May 30, 2017 30 May'17
Taiwan’s OwlTing taps blockchain to improve food safety

The e-commerce company is using blockchain technology to provide consumers with greater transparency on food sources and production processes
May 28, 2017 28 May'17
Australia dials into IoT amid connectivity challenges

The internet of things may have benefited industries such as oil and gas, but issues such as connectivity are holding back adoption in Australia
May 26, 2017 26 May'17
BDUK broadband roll-out hits 8,000 homes per million pounds spent

The latest government statistics on the progress of the BDUK broadband roll-out has delivered fresh insight into the value for money being offered by the scheme
May 26, 2017 26 May'17
Estonian e-Residency programme partners Finnish tech startup

Government’s partnership with fintech firm Holvi aims to provide online business banking services to entrepreneurs who take up eResidency
May 24, 2017 24 May'17
Dubai financial services regulator launches temporary licence aimed at fintechs

Dubai is making it easier for financial technology companies to test out their ideas through a temporary licence
May 24, 2017 24 May'17
Twenty years of online banking has increased financial awareness

Online banking is helping people manage their finances better and reduce their debt as a result
May 23, 2017 23 May'17
Singapore to waive frequency fees for 5G trials

Frequency fees will be waived to lower regulatory barriers and optimise deployment of 5G networks in Singapore
May 17, 2017 17 May'17
Smart Dubai works with United Nations on smart cities index

Dubai is becoming a world leader in smart city developments and international organisations want to tap its experience
May 16, 2017 16 May'17
Customer experience transformation at Macquarie bank brings legacy system retirement as a bonus

Australia’s Macquarie bank builds a data layer on top of legacy IT systems to transform customer experience
May 12, 2017 12 May'17
Why smart cities need to become smarter about technology

Cities are experimenting with smarter ways to use technologies to improve the life of citizens, but their projects are fragmented. Is there a better approach?
May 11, 2017 11 May'17
Openreach asks comms providers how to improve broadband access

Openreach is to consult with its communication services provider customers on exploring the case for fibre-to-the-premises broadband and universal coverage
May 11, 2017 11 May'17
London will lose its European tech leadership status because of Brexit

London is at risk of being usurped as the tech capital of Europe because of the UK's impending withdrawal from the benefits of EU membership
May 05, 2017 05 May'17
Gigaclear bags £111m investment to roll out FTTP broadband

Rapidly expanding FTTP broadband altnet has received a new round of funding to accelerate the build rate of its network around the UK and help fund its BDUK commitments
May 04, 2017 04 May'17
Designing broadband USO extremely complicated, says BSG

The Broadband Stakeholder Group has published a report on the design considerations for the broadband USO laid out in the Digital Economy Bill
May 04, 2017 04 May'17
Advertising regulators to crack down on broadband speed claims

Regulators are inviting consumer input on a number of proposals on how broadband is advertised
May 03, 2017 03 May'17
Mayor of London seeks chief digital officer

Capital’s first-ever chief digital officer will oversee the digital transformation of public services across London
May 02, 2017 02 May'17
No superfast broadband requirement in Digital Economy Bill

The Digital Economy Bill has received Royal Assent during the pre-election wash-up period, but a Lords amendment demanding a legal minimum broadband speed of 30Mbps has been ditched due to take-up concerns
May 02, 2017 02 May'17
‘Internet terrorist’ Samata Ullah jailed for eight years

Samata Ullah, an unemployed resident of Cardiff, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to five terrorism offences
April 28, 2017 28 Apr'17
Upload speeds an increasing concern for broadband users

Changing usage patterns and consumption habits mean that for many consumers, slow broadband upload speeds are as big a concern as slow download speeds, says survey
April 25, 2017 25 Apr'17
Court grants Lauri Love appeal against extradition

Alleged hacker’s appeal court hearing will be the first major test of the UK’s forum bar, designed to protect vulnerable people from extradition
April 20, 2017 20 Apr'17
Ofcom: Openreach must do more on duct and pole access

Ofcom releases more detailed proposals to enable CSPs to access Openreach’s national network infrastructure for fibre broadband roll out
April 12, 2017 12 Apr'17
Government must keep EU telecoms and broadband rules after Brexit

The Broadband Stakeholder Group has published a report on the future of the broadband and telecoms sector, urging the government not to lose touch with EU regulations after Brexit
April 11, 2017 11 Apr'17
Going mobile in Moscow: city digitisation the Russian way

Computer Weekly meets with Andrey Belozerov, strategy and innovations advisor to the CIO of Moscow, to learn how the city government is taking a joined-up approach to digitisation and smart city technology
April 11, 2017 11 Apr'17
Thurrock Council latest to put gigabit broadband in public housing

Thurrock Council will fit out thousands of publicly owned properties with gigabit fibre-to-the-premises broadband
April 11, 2017 11 Apr'17
Ofcom to readjust BT dark fibre pricing after error

Competition and Markets Authority rules in favour of appeal filed by TalkTalk relating to how much BT is allowed to charge other providers for buying dark fibre
April 11, 2017 11 Apr'17
Video will become ‘cash cow’ for telecoms providers, says Huawei

Video services have the potential to generate a lot of money for telcos, according to Huawei president of products and solutions Ryan Ding
April 10, 2017 10 Apr'17
Slough and Maidenhead to light up 48km fibre broadband network

CityFibre starts work on a new Gigabit City project in Berkshire, connecting businesses in Slough and Maidenhead to an ultrafast fibre broadband network
April 07, 2017 07 Apr'17
City of London Wi-Fi project contract awarded

The City of London Corporation’s plans to cover the Square Mile with a free, public access Wi-Fi project are moving ahead at speed
April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17
Telenor launches IoT pilot in Norway

Telenor is opening up its IoT infrastructure in Norway to encourage students and entrepreneurs to develop IoT products and services
April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17
New subsea cable to connect Australia and Southeast Asia

The Indigo submarine cable will provide additional capacity to mitigate disruptions caused by fibre cuts, as well as meet the growing demand for internet services in the region
April 05, 2017 05 Apr'17
More than half of broadband users experience service problems, says Which?

A study of residential broadband users has found a clear majority of people continue to experience disruption to their service
April 03, 2017 03 Apr'17
Executive interview: Tolga Kurtoglu, CEO, Parc

Palo Alto Research Center – formerly Xerox Parc – is the home of the modern computer. We speak to its new CEO about innovation
March 31, 2017 31 Mar'17
Wholesale fibre price cut to benefit broadband users, says Ofcom

Ofcom is to cut the wholesale price that Openreach can charge other service providers for its fibre-based broadband products
March 31, 2017 31 Mar'17
Nottingham Council tenants to get Hyperoptic broadband

Nottingham City Homes, which manages Nottingham Council’s public housing stock, has signed a supply deal with FTTP ISP Hyperoptic
March 30, 2017 30 Mar'17
UK insurtech startups follow fintech example

UK startups focused on technology for insurance companies saw capital investments double last year
March 29, 2017 29 Mar'17
Singapore to speed up its smart nation roll out

The Southeast Asian nation of Singapore will focus on developing a national IoT communications backbone and digital ID framework over the next year
March 24, 2017 24 Mar'17
ISPs to pay automatic compensation for broadband faults

Telecoms regulator Ofcom says its plan, which would cover slow repairs and missed appointments, could see consumers in line for a payout of up to £185m every year
March 22, 2017 22 Mar'17
PostNord cutting up to 4,000 Danish jobs in response to digitisation

Logistics firm PostNord is set to cut jobs in Denmark due to falling mail volumes in the country, with a new production model set to be introduced
March 21, 2017 21 Mar'17
Lords call on ISPs, government to do more to safeguard children online

A House of Lords Select Committee report on online safety has called for internet service providers and the government to do more to protect the interests of children using the internet
March 20, 2017 20 Mar'17
Half of banks think more payments will be via fintechs by 2020

Fintechs have gone from being an emerging threat to banks to an opportunity for collaboration, according to an EIU report
March 20, 2017 20 Mar'17
Global business leaders hail UK tech sector’s innovation potential

KPMG report reveals global confidence in UK tech sector’s ability to create innovative products and services that are keenly adopted across the world
March 16, 2017 16 Mar'17
Nordea goes beyond what is mandatory for PSD2

Nordic bank prepares for the introduction of the latest banking regulations through a platform that is open to third parties
March 15, 2017 15 Mar'17
Digital commerce makes up less than 1% of GDP in Middle East

Region sees double-digit growth in consumer use of digital channels, but businesses seem reluctant to get involved
March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17
Middle East healthcare on cusp of IT innovation era

Healthcare in the Middle East looks set for a revolution, according to the first surgeon to use Google Glass during an operation
March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17
Digital Economy Bill amended to protect Openreach pensions

The government introduces an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill to protect the pensions of BT employees transferring into the newly independent Openreach business
March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17
CIO interview: Simon McCalla, Nominet

Nominet, the registry for more than 10 million of the UK’s internet domains, is expanding into the internet of things and internet security services
March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17
Broadband controversy will linger despite BT Openreach split

Communications experts have welcomed the news that the legal separation of BT and Openreach will go ahead, but it remains unclear how, or when, the state of the UK's broadband will change for the better
March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17
BT agrees to Ofcom’s terms over Openreach split

BT agrees to Ofcom’s requirements for the legal separation of its arm’s length infrastructure division Openreach, which is now to become a distinct business
March 09, 2017 09 Mar'17
Alphabet’s Eric Schmidt: “Enterprise must move to the cloud now”

The executive chairman of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, says the “speed limit” to moving to the cloud has been lifted, and enterprises need to pick up the pace of their plans to move off-premise
March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17
Abu Dhabi finance regulator pens fintech agreement with Singapore central bank

The financial services regulator in Abu Dhabi is co-operating with its counterpart in Singapore to promote financial technology developments
March 01, 2017 01 Mar'17
Over 100 Norwegian banks join forces in mobile payments

Nordic banks form an alliance on mobile payments and take over the Vipps platform
February 27, 2017 27 Feb'17
Citizen Love: the story of an ordinary family's fight with the US government

Finnish documentary makers Raimo Uunila and Lauri Danska tell the behind-the-scenes story of activist Lauri Love’s battle with the US government – and the impact of the case on his family
February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17
Old code haunts Cloudflare with memory leak scare

Ancient software has been blamed for a major memory leak affecting hundreds of thousands of web pages delivered via Cloudflare’s CDN
February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17
ASEAN’s first nationwide IoT network debuts in Singapore

Sigfox-based IoT network now covers 95% of Singapore, meaning enterprises can connect devices to the network nationwide
February 23, 2017 23 Feb'17
Lords pressurise government over broadband USO

In a House of Lords debate on the Digital Economy Bill, peers passed an amendment to set the minimum standard speed for broadband at 30Mbps
February 23, 2017 23 Feb'17
Starling Bank opens API with hackathon

Challenger bank Starling opens its API up to developers in hackathon at Google’s London Campus
February 23, 2017 23 Feb'17
BDUK head Chris Townsend to step down

Government executive Chris Townsend, who oversees the DCMS-run BDUK rural broadband programme, is to step down in April
February 22, 2017 22 Feb'17
Virtual reality takes off in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

There is a thriving virtual reality industry in the Middle East, with the technology's application expected to go far beyond gaming
February 22, 2017 22 Feb'17
All RBS and NatWest branches to have a technology expert

RBS Group is putting a digital expert in every NatWest and RBS branch in 2017
February 20, 2017 20 Feb'17
Sweden uses Minecraft for urban planning

Swedish National Land survey has put its maps on Minecraft to promote its work
February 20, 2017 20 Feb'17
Singapore companies to be cloud-first in two years

Large enterprises in Singapore will think cloud-first, though security remains a bugbear
February 16, 2017 16 Feb'17
Brexit is a potential boost for Swedish fintech

Stockholm could be set to benefit from the UK’s exit from the European Union by attracting more fintech investment
February 16, 2017 16 Feb'17
NatWest launches digital lending platform to compete with fintech startups

NatWest has launched a lending platform that promises loan approval times as fast as those offered by peer-to-peer lenders
February 14, 2017 14 Feb'17
Interview: Cloud Foundry on its 2017 awareness-raising plans for open source PaaS

Cloud Foundry’s executive director, Abby Kearns, sets out the organisation’s plans to ensure that market awareness of the platform keeps pace with its rapid enterprise adoption
February 13, 2017 13 Feb'17
Santander introduces voice-controlled payments

Santander has taken its voice-controlled banking initiative to the next phase, with customers now able to make payments by voice