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Internet of Things (IoT)

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  IoT network flaw left Philips Hue bulbs open to attack

  Vulnerabilities in the ZigBee internet of things networking protocol have left market-leading smart devices, including Philips Hue lightbulbs, open to exploitation

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  Australia’s Avalon Airport to provide self-service kiosks

  Avalon Airport, located between Melbourne and Geelong in Victoria, is implementing self-service kiosks to improve passenger experience and operations

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  India’s 2020 budget to boost local tech sector

  A flurry of investments in quantum computing, datacentres and broadband connectivity is expected to shore up India’s technology industry from this year

• January 31, 2020 31 Jan'20

  Davos: The clock is ticking on climate change but cyber crime and emerging technologies add to risks

  Climate change, natural disasters, extreme weather and loss of biodiversity are the greatest risks we face. With cyber conflicts, state-sponsored hacking and internet fragmentation, doing nothing is not an option, says the World Economic Forum

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  Cisco unveils business transformation suite for hyper-connected enterprise

  New tools claimed to help businesses push their boundaries by reimagining their applications, empowering their teams, securing their data and transforming their infrastructure

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Government tightens law around IoT cyber security

  New legislation developed by DCMS and the NCSC may help guarantee the security and privacy of users of consumer IoT devices

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  NHS alerted to severe vulnerabilities in GE health equipment

  A series of vulnerabilities in patient monitoring equipment manufactured by General Electric could have left patient data exposed in hospitals around the world, including the UK

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Singapore’s StarHub and M1 team up in 5G licence bid

  The two telcos are working towards the 17 February 2020 closing date for 5G proposals

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Pluribus claims industry’s first central office edge compute switch

  Open networking and controllerless SDN automation tech provider aims to respond to the extensive and exacting needs of distributed cloud environments

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Seven projects funded to explore CAV security

  The winners of the Cyber Securities Feasibility Studies contest, exploring cyber security for self-driving cars, have been revealed

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Air New Zealand taps AI in airside operations

  Air New Zealand has teamed up with Auckland Airport to test the use of computer vision to turn around its fleet faster

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Aeris gears up for connected vehicle joint venture with VW

  Connected technology provider forges joint venture with leading automotive manufacturer to improve service flexibility and speed, operational efficiency and customer experience

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  SK Telecom claims standalone 5G data session is world’s first

  South Korean telco proclaims 5G breakthrough that makes it set to be first to provide standalone 5G services in the first half of this year

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Will 5G turn Langkawi into world’s first smart island?

  Malaysia telco TM is set to transform Malaysia’s Langkawi archipelago with a 5G testbed that will pave the way for 5G services across the country

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Ericsson to ramp European 5G with new R&D site in France

  New facility will provide access to a competence pool and foster industry and academic collaborations on 5G, says company

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Sky comes to the UK 5G party

  Telco, broadband and pay-TV provider switches on 5G services in 20 leading UK towns and cities with packaged based on Samsung devices

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  Ericsson launches eSIM

  Swedish comms tech giant aims to drive communication service providers’ top line and improve consumer experience

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  Global 5G leaders create 5G Future Forum

  Six forum members say they will create a common platform to enable a global ecosystem of applications to exploit 5G at its full potential

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  UK ranks 13th in Cisco digital readiness index

  Networking giant reveals benchmark holistically assessing countries’ digital readiness across seven key criteria, including technology adoption and technology infrastructure, and finds UK somewhat wanting

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Cerence, LG drive into AI-powered connected car platform

  Artificial intelligence will enhance in-car experiences through voice commands to allow drivers and passengers to have far more control over car functions

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Threat landscape grew in complexity in 2019, no respite in sight

  Check Point’s annual state of security report shares some 2019 trends and looks ahead to 2020

• January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  Vodafone extends UK 5G reach and introduces 5G roaming to Ireland

  Leading UK mobile operator claims 5G tech first and broadens 5G reach across UK and into the Republic of Ireland

• January 14, 2020 14 Jan'20

  Maxis and Huawei team up on 5G as Malaysia outlines spectrum allocation plan

  Maxis's partnership with Huawei to develop 5G use cases and services comes on the heels of Malaysia's recently announced spectrum allocation plan

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  Sextortion campaign hits Nest home security cameras

  Owners of Google’s Nest home security cameras are being targeted in a sextortion scam by criminals playing on fears over IoT security

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  SK Telecom gets close to the edge with global MEC task force

  As operators’ remits expand beyond providing mobile connectivity to offering new value based on infrastructure, leading Korean operator announces mobile edge computing association

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  Asia-Pacific to lead 5G technology adoption to 2024

  GlobalData analysis predicts that in the 5G era, Asia will lead the field and will hold half of 5G subscriptions globally by 2024

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  Virtual broadband connections to pass 500 billion by 2025

  Virtualisation booms in broadband as infrastructures have evolved to higher speeds through technical advances in terminating equipment and increased penetration of fibre, but operators are now running out of road for further improvements

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  US, South Korea to drive 5G to reach 1.5 billion users by 2025

  Aggressive pricing strategies and extensive device support, especially in the US and Korea, set to drive an explosion in 5G uptake over the next five years

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  TIM becomes first European operator to break 2Gbps 5G barrier

  Italian operator takes advantage of acquired spectrum to break 5G network speed barrier using technology from Ericsson and Qualcomm

• January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

  Queen’s University Belfast and Rakuten Mobile set up edge computing hub

  Aiming to boost its plans to make truly autonomous networks a reality, Japanese operator Rakuten opens a new lab in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast to develop edge computing hub

• January 09, 2020 09 Jan'20

  Nokia notches 63 commercial 5G tech equipment deals

  Finnish comms giant reveals huge strides in 5G essential technology deployment around the world

• January 09, 2020 09 Jan'20

  5G roll-out no guarantee of smartphone upgrade bonanza

  5G’s network success more or less guaranteed, but same can’t be said for 5G smartphones in short term as study finds only 30-40% of those in major markets such as the US, Europe and Australia likely to result in upgrade, while over 50% likely to do ...

• January 09, 2020 09 Jan'20

  KCOM makes £100m full-fibre investment

  Operator for UK’s first full-fibre city looks to spread full-fibre reach to surrounding areas with network that is said to have produced estimated cumulative economic impact of more than £469m

• January 09, 2020 09 Jan'20

  AWS finds growth in Australia amid maturing cloud market

  Edge computing, the internet of things and contact centre services are some of the key growth areas for Amazon Web Services in Australia

• January 08, 2020 08 Jan'20

  Qualcomm gets into gear with autonomous vehicle platform and forges in-vehicle tech partnerships

  Chip giant hits the road with new platform to address the complexity of autonomous driving and advanced driver-assistance systems while forging partnership with company specialising in helping launch in-vehicle infotainment systems, telematics and ...

• January 07, 2020 07 Jan'20

  Telco revs set to increase, but suppliers face critical challenges in 2020

  Potential good times set to roll for telecoms industry in 2020, with SD-WAN first deployments of 5G, but NB-IoT needs to gain traction to stay relevant, says research

• January 07, 2020 07 Jan'20

  China Broadcasting Network begins 5G services

  China’s national radio and TV network operator becomes fourth company to offer 5G services in the country, serving the cities of Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen

• January 06, 2020 06 Jan'20

  More than 30 million smart street lights by 2023, predicts study

  Glowing future for global connected industry over the next three years as adoption of LPWA technologies such as NB-IoT and LoRa grows quickly

• January 06, 2020 06 Jan'20

  Qualcomm and ZTE claim 5G landmark with voice-over-NR call

  Successful 5G VoNR calls sees tech companies declare an important step towards the commercial use of 5G voice experiences

• January 06, 2020 06 Jan'20

  OTT challenge to see mobile operators lose voice over next five years

  Harsh times predicted for voice services over the next five years as revenues are expected to nearly halve, but operators stand to be partially offset by nascent 5G-based offers

• January 02, 2020 02 Jan'20

  Luxoft drives into Microsoft connected vehicle platform ecosystem

  Digital strategy and software engineering firm joins the Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform as it aims to enable personalised connected customer experiences for automotive companies

• December 31, 2019 31 Dec'19

  Huawei gets India green light as it reports strong sales growth for 2019

  Comms technology giant finishes challenging 2019 with solid commercial performance and permission to supply 5G technology in one of the world’s largest internet markets

• December 31, 2019 31 Dec'19

  Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2019

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2019

• December 31, 2019 31 Dec'19

  Top 10 networking stories of 2019

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 networking stories of 2019

• December 24, 2019 24 Dec'19

  Ericsson gains 5G spur with $150m extended credit facility

  Swedish tech giant gets loans extension to support research and development of 5G technology in 2020-2022

• December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19

  Managed services to be prime driver of APAC enterprise mobility

  Managed mobility services set to account for one-third of overall enterprise mobility revenue in the Asia-Pacific region by 2023, equivalent to US$5.3bn

• December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19

  Cellular IoT gateway shipments projected to reach eight million by 2023

  Cellular IoT gateway market is on the fast track, with 18.5% compound annual growth rate predicted for a market that was worth nearly $1bn by the end of 2018

• December 23, 2019 23 Dec'19

  Ericsson gets into gear with Microsoft for next generation of connected cars

  Integration of Ericsson’s Connected Vehicle Cloud and Microsoft’s Connected Vehicle Platform could accelerate delivery of new connected car services worldwide

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  Amazon, Apple, Google, Zigbee team up to develop smart devices standard

  Connected Home over IP project aims to simplify development for device manufacturers and increase compatibility for consumers

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  2020 set to usher in age of 5G always-on portable computing

  Analyst identifies key 5G trends that will bear fruit in new year and pours cold water on one hyped technology that it thinks won’t make it