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November 29, 2022
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Nov'22
‘Legal but harmful’ clause dropped from Online Safety Bill
Online Safety Bill’s ‘legal but harmful’ provision will be dropped by the UK government in favour of public risk assessments, tools to help users control the content they consume, and new criminal offences around self-harm
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November 28, 2022
28
Nov'22
Panzura partners with AWS on ransomware counter-measures
Panzura might have slipped beneath the waves, but it’s come back reinvigorated, and now boasts integration with AWS with ransomware protection and Outposts hardware
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November 24, 2022
24
Nov'22
BT aims to reign in industry where connectivity is king
In the latest part of its drive to evolve from a telco to a techco, BT unveils range of 5G-enabled robotics systems and reveals how it is driving the evolution of advanced communications in industrial applications
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November 24, 2022
24
Nov'22
Internet of things market continues to surge
China and US to drive world adoption of internet of things with global demand for smart offerings from industrial to security use cases still rising
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November 24, 2022
24
Nov'22
Meta faces UK lawsuit over surveillance business model
The High Court case against Meta could set a precedent for millions of UK users to object to their personal data being collected and processed for advertising purposes
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November 23, 2022
23
Nov'22
How Photobox keeps site reliability in the picture
Photobox’s site reliability head discusses how the photo book and personalised gifts site manages a complex microservices architecture
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November 22, 2022
22
Nov'22
CityFibre inks strategic relationship with Toob
Terms agreed to give rapidly growing full-fibre platform’s wholesale customers access to growing network footprints of south of England fibre-to-the-premise network provider
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November 22, 2022
22
Nov'22
Ducktail spins new tales to hijack Facebook Business accounts
The increasingly active Ducktail cyber crime operation is refining its operations, seeking new methods to compromise its victims’ Facebook Business accounts
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November 22, 2022
22
Nov'22
How Singapore’s OCBC is harnessing open source
OCBC using the OpenShift container platform to modernise its applications, reduce its reliance on proprietary software and deliver new business capabilities
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November 21, 2022
21
Nov'22
Virgin Media feels strain from Warzone, teams with TIP for Dublin Wi-Fi
Comms provider sees busiest day on record for UK data consumption, and teams with local authority in Irish capital to trial open, disaggregated Wi-Fi network with goal to provide city centre with free wireless internet access
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November 21, 2022
21
Nov'22
GBI adds to optical network capacity to deal with World Cup traffic spike
Middle East-based smart and fully managed network provider deploys optical network engine ahead of expected increase in demand on infrastructure
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November 18, 2022
18
Nov'22
Is Elon Musk’s Twitter safe, and should you stop using it?
With a litany of security and compliance issues exposed and in many cases caused by Elon Musk’s takeover of social media platform Twitter, some may be asking if it’s still safe or appropriate to use
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November 18, 2022
18
Nov'22
Enterprises embrace SD-WAN but miss benefits of integrated approach to security
Research from managed network and security services provider finds virtually all enterprises have deployed software-defined wide area networks or plan to do so within the next 24 months, but nearly half reported they either don’t have security ...
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November 16, 2022
16
Nov'22
Agility, business more important than cost, network management for IT teams
Cisco report finds new rules applying in a multicloud world, with IT decision-makers regarding security as the top networking challenge when managing distributed and hybrid workloads
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November 15, 2022
15
Nov'22
TikTok influencers are better than finance firms for money advice, say quarter of young adults
Young people are turning to TikTok-based influencers for advice on how to manage their finances and where to bank
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November 15, 2022
15
Nov'22
Hispasat, Sencinet expand satellite broadband in Mexico
New agreement between managed services and solutions network integrator and satellite communications operator expands and extends currently contracted capacity until December 2024
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November 13, 2022
13
Nov'22
Metaverse could add up to $1.4tn a year to Asia’s GDP
The metaverse may still be in its infancy, but sustained investments in the technology over the next decade could have a significant impact on Asia’s economy
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November 13, 2022
13
Nov'22
Online scam victims lose an average of £1,000 each
New data from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau shows victims of online fraud lose an average of £1,000 per person
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November 11, 2022
11
Nov'22
CityFibre celebrates Dundee anniversary, makes splash in Brighton & Hove
Full-fibre platform makes mark at both ends of the UK, racking up two-year presence in growing gaming hub in North East Scotland and arriving on shore of South of England’s leading coastal resort
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November 08, 2022
08
Nov'22
Nokia, Optus unveil ultra-low-latency Sydney to Melbourne network
Australian operator takes on comms tech provider’s network infrastructure offering to upgrade its existing long-haul network and address growing market demands for bandwidth
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November 07, 2022
07
Nov'22
Altnets announces fibre equipment partnership with HellermannTyton
Supplier to internet service providers inks partnership with custom-built telecoms products manufacturer to distribute broadband products to service providers across the UK
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November 07, 2022
07
Nov'22
Keeping personally identifiable data personal
As it celebrates its 100th birthday, the BBC has begun a pilot looking into its role in enabling the general public to store their personal data
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November 07, 2022
07
Nov'22
How Globe is driving data analytics with Snowflake
The largest telco in the Philippines has moved its on-premise data warehouse to Snowflake to address scalability challenges and improve customer experience
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November 04, 2022
04
Nov'22
Elon Musk begins mass Twitter layoffs via email
New Twitter owner Elon Musk has begun the process of cutting the company’s workforce in half, but is already facing a legal backlash for allegedly violating US labour laws
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November 04, 2022
04
Nov'22
UK government approach to space industry lacks coherence and investment
As satellite broadband industry rockets, report from Commons Science and Technology Committee criticises government’s failures in key technical areas and continues to question value to taxpayer of OneWeb joint venture
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November 04, 2022
04
Nov'22
Networks division stars as SES shows solid Q3 2022
Global satellite operator continues to benefit from its pivot away from video and to business connectivity, reporting a positive third quarter but continued revenue decline for its video business
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November 03, 2022
03
Nov'22
BT sees fibre and 5G advances in H1
After ‘building and connecting like fury’, UK incumbent telco claims to be remaining on the front foot in current turbulent times and nears nine million mark in fibre deployment
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November 03, 2022
03
Nov'22
The Security Interviews: Building trust online
Consumer reviews website Trustpilot has built and scaled its IT security team and is now turning to agile methods and DevSecOps to further enhance its cyber capabilities
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November 03, 2022
03
Nov'22
Automated threats biggest source of cyber risk for retailers
Threat actors targeting retailers during the coming holiday season are increasingly turning to automated forms of cyber attack, according to a report
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November 02, 2022
02
Nov'22
Shadow digital secretary outlines Labour’s tech priorities
Labour’s digital and technology plans focus on reining in the power of the tech giants, boosting connectivity across the UK, and improving online safety
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November 02, 2022
02
Nov'22
Truespeed invests £22m into South-West full-fibre roll-out
With the addition of 12 new areas to its gigabit broadband network, Bath-based UK altnet expands full-fibre network access to parts of home city and regions of South Gloucestershire and North Somerset
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November 01, 2022
01
Nov'22
NetApp launches BlueXP as single console across on-prem and cloud
BlueXP gives customers monitoring and control over all NetApp storage on-site and in multiple clouds. Meanwhile, its Ontap OS has added S3 object storage access
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November 01, 2022
01
Nov'22
Report reveals ‘clear gaps’ in UK’s broadband safety net
Latest update on progress of broadband roll-out guarantees from April to September 2022 shows worrying signs that as the cost-of-living crisis rolls on, swathes of the UK population could be priced out of gaining acceptable broadband
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November 01, 2022
01
Nov'22
CityFibre furthers gigabit in UK Midlands and claims £283m Blackpool boost
Warwick and Leamington Spa added to growing list of gigabit broadband-enabled communities covered by UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform
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October 31, 2022
31
Oct'22
SoftIron’s HyperCloud to ease private cloud deployments
SoftIron claims its technology stack fully automates the provisioning of storage, compute, networking and infrastructure services, providing a fully functioning, multi-tenant cloud
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October 28, 2022
28
Oct'22
Virgin Media O2 trials 5G drone in Snowdonia
Comms operator trials new 5G drone technology to increase safety for millions of visitors at North Wales national park, delivering network coverage to remote areas and helping emergency services to respond to distress calls better
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October 28, 2022
28
Oct'22
FYUZ 2022: Telecom Infra Project, Intel launch metaverse mMIMO collaboration
Global community designed to drive infrastructure services to advance global connectivity enters into partnership with chip giant
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October 27, 2022
27
Oct'22
Government ups cyber support for elderly, vulnerable web users
DCMS announces a funding boost to help the elderly, disabled and other vulnerable groups stay safe online and avoid being misled by disinformation
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October 27, 2022
27
Oct'22
LinkedIn adds new features to safeguard user privacy, security
Social media platform is adding a number of features and systems designed to protect legitimate users from inauthentic profiles and activity
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October 27, 2022
27
Oct'22
Santander calls for cooperation to tackle APP fraud
New report puts forward key recommendations that the banking sector, government and other industries could take to tackle authorised push payment fraud
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October 27, 2022
27
Oct'22
Meta tightens purse strings as it spends on Reality Labs
Facebook’s parent company is betting the business on a long-term strategy to move social media into the metaverse
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October 25, 2022
25
Oct'22
Dutch lawyers raise human rights concerns over hacked cryptophone data
Dutch defence lawyers say in an open letter that there is a risk of unfair trials unless they are allowed to test the reliability and legitimacy of hacked cryptophone evidence
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October 25, 2022
25
Oct'22
UK finance regulator investigates big tech finance threats and benefits
The UK financial services regulator is gathering information about the benefits and targets of big tech firms offering financial services
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October 25, 2022
25
Oct'22
Germany: European Court of Justice asked to rule on legality of hacked EncroChat phone evidence
Berlin’s Regional Court has asked the European Court of Justice to answer questions about whether the use of hacked EncroChat phone evidence complies with European law
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October 25, 2022
25
Oct'22
AWS to open cloud region in Thailand
Amazon Web Services is planning to launch a Bangkok region, following the debut of CloudFront Edge locations and Outposts in the past two years
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October 24, 2022
24
Oct'22
Rural-urban broadband connectivity gap persists in UK
Research from UK communications regulator finds widespread use of video streaming and other bandwidth-intensive services mean people are demanding more of their broadband connections, but accessibility to ultra-fast connectivity is dependent on ...
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October 24, 2022
24
Oct'22
Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Cisco collaborate for inclusive, digital region
Networking tech giant and local council unveil region-wide, secure, digital infrastructure to underpin transformation of public services in social innovation programme designed to boost digital skills, innovation with SMEs and access to services
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October 21, 2022
21
Oct'22
Did Truss authorise ‘war risk’ provocation over Black Sea?
A UK Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint spy plane was ordered to approach Russian territory in a Cold-War-style provocation just days after Liz Truss’s mini-budget collapsed
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October 20, 2022
20
Oct'22
Broadband majors, altnets respond to cost-of-living crisis
With latest UK inflation figures set to see comms contracts rise, industry reacts to mitigate against worst effects of price rises for customers and staff
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October 20, 2022
20
Oct'22
NBN selects Nokia 5G mmWave FWA technology for connectivity refresh
Much-criticised Australian national broadband infrastructure sees first large-scale, long-reach 5G mmWave FWA deployment in urban, suburban and rural environments