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September 22, 2020 22 Sep'20
CIO interview: Mark Holt, CTO, Trainline

The coronavirus pandemic has reduced train travel significantly, but for the rail ticketing app it’s been an opportunity to focus on using innovative technologies to help support passengers in new ways
September 21, 2020 21 Sep'20
Royal Mint coin production freeze points to digital future for small payments

Royal Mint freezes production of certain coins as demand dries up amid changing consumer habits
September 21, 2020 21 Sep'20
DBS taps AI and data analytics in intelligent banking move

Singaporean bank has started using artificial intelligence and analytics to provide customers with hyper-personalised insights and recommendations, to win more market share
September 18, 2020 18 Sep'20
UK government reveals more insight into imminent contact-tracing app

Head of Track and Trace and health minister stung by criticism about contact-tracing app’s development compared with Scotland and Ireland, but reveals further details of app that is on track for 24 September launch

September 18, 2020 18 Sep'20
US government deplatforms TikTok and WeChat

The Commerce Department of the US government has banned new downloads of TikTok and WeChat in the US, and announced new prohibitions on doing business with them
September 18, 2020 18 Sep'20
Ericsson acquires Cradlepoint to accelerate enterprise 5G

Wireless edge WAN solutions supplier will complement Ericsson’s enterprise offerings in deal with an enterprise value of $1.1bn
September 18, 2020 18 Sep'20
Rampant Kitten spent six years hacking Iranian dissidents

Details emerge of an ongoing campaign by Tehran-backed threat actors targeting dissidents and activists
September 16, 2020 16 Sep'20
Nokia accelerates Industry 4.0 with Digital Automation Cloud additions, digitises 5G deployments

Telecoms equipment supplier extends platform capabilities complementing private wireless connectivity while simplifying deployment of 5G network infrastructure
September 16, 2020 16 Sep'20
Ocado sees increased weekly orders following lockdown

Weekly orders for online grocer Ocado increased in the third quarter of 2020 as customers settle into online shopping behaviour
September 16, 2020 16 Sep'20
State of Delaware launches Covid-19 tracing app

US state taps leading Irish developer of contact-tracing technology for free app using Google/Apple platform and protecting user privacy

September 16, 2020 16 Sep'20
Singapore partners Apple on LumiHealth

Singapore’s Health Promotion Board has developed a programme with Apple to encourage healthy living following a similar partnership with Fitbit last year
September 15, 2020 15 Sep'20
TikTok-Oracle partnership moves forward for consideration

Joint venture proposal could create thousands of jobs and secure TikTok’s future outside China
September 14, 2020 14 Sep'20
EU announces cross-territory contact-tracing app gateway

European Union announces ‘milestone’ in project developed and set up by T-Systems and SAP to ensure that member states’ apps will work seamlessly across borders, meaning users will only need to install one app for use across EU countries
September 14, 2020 14 Sep'20
Security concerns remain a major barrier to IoT adoption

Survey finds that internet of things decision-makers regard security as a short-term focus and see 5G as able to ‘transform the industry” in the medium to long term
September 14, 2020 14 Sep'20
Microsoft drops out of TikTok talks, paves way for Oracle partnership

Microsoft confirms it is dropping out of the running to acquire the US operations of TikTok, leaving the way clear for an imminent partnership deal with Oracle
September 11, 2020 11 Sep'20
NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app to launch in England and Wales on 24 September

After a catalogue of delays, missteps and a complete technological volte-face, UK government finally pencils in the date its contact-tracing app will become available nationally
September 11, 2020 11 Sep'20
Santander to double investment in fintechs

Santander is doubling the amount of money it invests in fintech startups after the success of its funding arm, which was established in 2014
September 10, 2020 10 Sep'20
Scotland confirms launch of contact-tracing app

Mobile users north of the border get opportunity denied to those in England and Wales – namely the use of a widely available smartphone app designed to prevent the spread of Covid-19
September 09, 2020 09 Sep'20
Coventry University calls on Vodafone standalone 5G for virtual reality teaching

UK’s first commercial standalone 5G network to offer students at Coventry University virtual reality seminars with interactive remote learning
September 09, 2020 09 Sep'20
5G roll-out delay could see £18.2bn hit to UK economy

Huawei publishes research showing the huge potential financial cost of removing its 5G products and services from the UK’s next generation
September 08, 2020 08 Sep'20
Nordic banks invest and innovate to keep digital rivals at bay

Large traditional banks are accelerating their digital transformations as the regional fintech sector makes its presence felt
September 08, 2020 08 Sep'20
Scottish health bodies accelerate mobile Covid-19 detection technology

Scottish regional and national government take the high and fast road to developing contact-tracing technology to assist in preventing further spread of Covid-19
September 08, 2020 08 Sep'20
Verizon advances 5G network security

US comms provider Verizon reveals details of efforts to future-proof next-generation network by developing solutions for possible security threats
September 07, 2020 07 Sep'20
EE tops RootMetrics UK 5G survey

BT-owned mobile operator EE is named as having the best overall 5G availability in the UK, as well as consistently fast 5G speeds against competitors by RootMetrics’ independent, real-world network testing
September 04, 2020 04 Sep'20
Three expands full-fibre connectivity partnership with CityFibre

The UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform provider teams up with telco on backhaul project
September 04, 2020 04 Sep'20
Two-fifths of UK small businesses claim productivity increases since lockdown

As UK government mulls programme to encourage big return to the office, survey finds that commuting time has been swapped for work time as homeworkers notch up almost a month in overtime
September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20
M&S and Ocado enter first week of online delivery partnership

Customers can now order M&S food through online supermarket Ocado’s website as part of an ongoing partnership between the two retailers
September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20
UK government claims major leap in rural 5G roll-out plans

Boost for rural phone coverage in programme clearing 700MHz spectrum of radio waves for 5G, with spectrum to be auctioned off in bid to deliver nearly 20% more capacity for mobile services
September 02, 2020 02 Sep'20
Asos launches TikTok brand campaign

Fashion brand Asos has launched a campaign on TikTok to bring awareness of its products to a wider audience
September 02, 2020 02 Sep'20
App integration means emergency services can identify caller location in three words

Capita integrates What3words app into its emergency services control centre platform to help respondents identify the exact location of people who need help
September 01, 2020 01 Sep'20
Zoom continues boom in second quarter

Lockdown breakout video conferencing provider continues hot streak through second quarter of 2020, racking up record revenues of over half a billion dollars
August 27, 2020 27 Aug'20
TikTok CEO clocks off

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has resigned from the firm after just three months
August 27, 2020 27 Aug'20
Asda trials platform for customer parcel updates

Retailers Asda is trialling delivery management from tech platform Sorted to provide customers who have ordered clothing online with a better customer experience
August 26, 2020 26 Aug'20
Unwired Planet wins patent licensing case against Huawei

Landmark ruling goes in favour of Unwired Planet and Conversant Wireless and may define the future of telecoms patent licensing
August 25, 2020 25 Aug'20
TikTok takes Trump to court

Under-fire video app TikTok files a formal complaint in the federal courts challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to ban it in the US
August 24, 2020 24 Aug'20
Dutch Alzheimer’s app developed to aid interaction for dementia patients

An app aimed at helping dementia patients and their families has been developed by the Alzheimer Society in the Netherlands.
August 21, 2020 21 Aug'20
TikTok’s GDPR compliance probed amid accusations of data misuse

Dutch privacy organisation SOMI claims TikTok falls short in protecting young users, and that it is likely violating GDPR
August 20, 2020 20 Aug'20
Pandemic behaviour shift will continue for many consumers, research finds

A large number of customers say the way they have been forced to shop during the pandemic will have a lasting impact on their shopping behaviours
August 19, 2020 19 Aug'20
Zoom dials into Southeast Asia with Singapore datacentre

Zoom’s new Singapore datacentre is expected to shore up the performance of its conferencing tool and phone service in the city-state
August 18, 2020 18 Aug'20
Government scraps Public Health England

NHS Test and Trace boss Dido Harding will run a new National Institute of Health Protection dubbed “the best chance” of beating coronavirus by health secretary Matt Hancock
August 18, 2020 18 Aug'20
Northern Ireland Covid-19 tracing app reaches 250,000 downloads

In the two weeks since it went live, Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 test and trace app has been downloaded a quarter of a million times
August 18, 2020 18 Aug'20
Reports Oracle to enter TikTok bidding war

Oracle may be about to make a bid to acquire the US operations of TikTok from its Chinese parent ByteDance, according to the FT
August 14, 2020 14 Aug'20
Cisco-led consortium eyes up rural UK 5G opportunities

Part government-funded communications project develops first-of-its-kind deployment toolkit for next-generation networks using 5G technologies to empower rural and poorly connected communities
August 13, 2020 13 Aug'20
UK government redesigns contact-tracing app and begins new trial phase

No official launch, but app is upgraded to offer alerts based on postcode, QR check-in at venues, symptom checker and test booking in conjunction with the official Test and Trace programme
August 13, 2020 13 Aug'20
Ericsson hits 100th 5G commercial agreement milestone

Century up for Swedish communications tech firm in next-generation infrastructure wins with deal at Telekom Slovenije to supply essential RAN and Packet Core technology
August 11, 2020 11 Aug'20
Citrix users urged to patch five XenMobile CVEs

Patches are available for CVEs 2020-8208 through 8212 and should be installed as soon as possible
August 11, 2020 11 Aug'20
PCCW Global and Sure Universal team up for home-based medical IoT

Leading IoT software and platform developer teams with Hong Kong telco to offer global network of connected solutions for medical care from home, providing a customisable platform and interface to deliver global connectivity, simplify device ...
August 11, 2020 11 Aug'20
DAG Wireless unveils 4G/5G infrastructure for in-flight connectivity

Broadband access products provider announces new FCC and DO-160 certified in-flight broadband network designed to offer first-class wireless connectivity experiences
August 11, 2020 11 Aug'20
French data protection authorities to probe TikTok as suitors circle

France’s CNIL has confirmed a new investigation into TikTok’s data protection practices
August 11, 2020 11 Aug'20
Hospitality sector is failing on contact-tracing obligations

Cyber security experts urge the government to do more to help small hospitality businesses improve their contact-tracing data-handling practices