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Mobile apps and software
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March 11, 2025
11
Mar'25
Enterprise 5G, AI to drive global IoT market to near $2tn by 2028
Research finds global internet of things market on a steep upwards trajectory presenting robust revenue opportunities, but concerns persist regarding security
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March 11, 2025
11
Mar'25
Open Cosmos to manufacture Europe’s first 6G satellite research lab
European space technology provider wins €1.65m contract from Catalan research centre for 6G satellite lab to test future communications technologies in space
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March 10, 2025
10
Mar'25
Qualcomm swoops for Edge Impulse to bolster AI and IoT capabilities
Connected processor and artificial intelligence company makes strategic acquisition to complement approach to IoT transformation, enhance developer enablement and expand leadership in AI capabilities
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March 07, 2025
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Mar'25
MWC 2025: Bouygues Telecom, Free join Aduna network API project
Leading French operators join network consortium, with major network paving the way for broader network API adoption across Europe and globally
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March 06, 2025
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Mar'25
MWC 2025: G+D, AWS reimagine cloud-based eSIM offerings
Embedded subscriber identity module provider and cloud giant strengthen collaboration to next level by reimagining cloud-based eSIM offerings deployment capabilities, making it more efficient and accessible for enterprise customers
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March 05, 2025
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Mar'25
Verizon Business claims borderless IoT now a reality
Business arm of leading comms provider teams with Asia-Pacific operator and satellite internet of things provider to supercharge Global IoT Orchestration service to more than 200 territories worldwide
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March 04, 2025
04
Mar'25
MWC 2025: Comms tech consortium begins XR trials on 5G Standalone network
Collaboration between Ericsson, T-Mobile and Qualcomm looks to pioneer the next wave of 5G low latency operator services, beginning with supporting demanding mobile immersive experiences
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March 04, 2025
04
Mar'25
Canadian businessman remains in French jail, accused of distributing Sky ECC cryptophones
Canadian businessman Thomas Herdman has been held in pre-trial detention without trial for nearly four years – he has once again been refused bail
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March 04, 2025
04
Mar'25
Vodafone and AST Space Mobile form European satellite comms service
Latest chapter in partnership between leading telco and low Earth orbit satellite provider sees firms unveil organisation to give businesses access to secure space-based cellular broadband connectivity
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March 04, 2025
04
Mar'25
MWC 2025: Nokia enhances marine ops with private net and advances API play
Leading global tech firm partners with marine terminal operator to introduce private wireless solutions in US container terminals and works with telco to offer network APIs to help developers create enterprise applications
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February 28, 2025
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Feb'25
France pushes for law enforcement access to Signal, WhatsApp and encrypted email
Proposals to be discussed in the French Parliament will require tech companies to hand over decrypted messages and email or face huge fines
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February 28, 2025
28
Feb'25
Major UK banks hit by payday digital banking problems again
A month after Barclays suffered online banking problems, customers at multiple banks report further issues
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February 27, 2025
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Feb'25
MPs grill X, TikTok and Meta about online misinformation
Representatives from the social media firms said that while the scale of their platforms makes content moderation difficult, they are effectively dealing with the vast majority of misinformation
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February 27, 2025
27
Feb'25
Verizon claims to ‘shatter’ US 5G upload speed record
Leading comms provider reveals 5G trial results with record-breaking uplink speed through use of technologies including TDD carrier component aggregation with C-band spectrum and uplink MIMO
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February 25, 2025
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Feb'25
Plenty of room for improvement in mobile quality in Euro cities
Analysis of mobile quality in 15 of Europe’s leading cities sees Porto and Stockholm offer highest 5G quality of experience in region, but with all cities falling short of EU Digital Decade Objectives
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February 25, 2025
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Feb'25
Europe ‘severely’ lags other major regions in 5G standalone
Research from network intelligence company shows interplay of earlier deployments, more diversified multi-band spectrum and greater willingness to invest in new use cases have driven 5G SA roll-outs at a faster pace in regions outside Europe
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February 25, 2025
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Feb'25
Bridge Alliance, Telna team on eSIM strategic partnership
Leading mobile industry alliance announces it will use managed wholesale eSIM platform’s capabilities for connectivity and revenue opportunities
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February 24, 2025
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Feb'25
Myriota, Saudi Space Authority team for ultra-low power IoT connectivity
Satellite internet of things connectivity company announces initiatives with Saudi space authorities including the Space and Technology Commission to bring ultra-low power IoT connectivity to the region
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February 24, 2025
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Feb'25
Government seeks payments tech partner through £49m contract
UK government wants tech partner to help it embed open banking functionality into its Gov.uk Pay platform
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February 19, 2025
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Feb'25
Warning over privacy of encrypted messages as Russia targets Signal Messenger
Russia is using phishing attacks to compromise encrypted Signal Messenger services used by targets in the Ukraine. Experts warn that other encrypted app users are at risk
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February 17, 2025
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Feb'25
‘Times are hard’ for fintech but latest report reveals glimmer of recovery
Fintech investment in the UK hit a four-year low last year, as the wider EMEA region saw the lowest numbers in eight years
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February 14, 2025
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Feb'25
Top cryptography experts join calls for UK to drop plans to snoop on Apple’s encrypted data
Some of the world’s leading computer science experts have signed an open letter calling for home secretary Yvette Cooper to drop a controversial secret order to require Apple to provide access to people’s encrypted data
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February 13, 2025
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Feb'25
UK accused of political ‘foreign cyber attack’ on US after serving secret snooping order on Apple
US administration asked to kick UK out of 65-year-old UK-US Five Eyes intelligence sharing agreement after secret order to access encrypted data of Apple users
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February 11, 2025
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Feb'25
MPs demand bank bosses come clean over IT outages following Barclays crash
Treasury committee wants banks to provide details of how IT failures have affected their businesses over the past two years
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February 10, 2025
10
Feb'25
Unionised drivers to stage ride-hailing app strike
Drivers employed by Uber, Bolt and Addison Lee are set to log off for six hours on 14 February 2025 in long-running disputes over poor pay, work conditions and algorithmic transparency
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February 03, 2025
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Feb'25
Verizon, AST SpaceMobile get into orbit to end mobile dead zones
Leading US operator looks to conquer remaining mobile dead zones through space-based communications with growing satco
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February 03, 2025
03
Feb'25
Westminster to trial free single sign-on Wi-Fi across central London
Global trade body for wireless connectivity reveals big switch-on of seamless roaming experience across the many disparate Wi-Fi networks in the UK capital
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January 31, 2025
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Jan'25
Barclays hit by major IT outage on HMRC deadline day
Customers of Barclays Bank are left unable to access web app and online banking following a significant IT outage that seems to have come at the worst possible time
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January 31, 2025
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Jan'25
Vodafone claims video call over satellite landmark
Leading European telco Vodafone unveils results of test using low Earth orbit satellite for WhatsApp video call to a smartphone in a location that suffers from lack of traditional mobile connectivity
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January 31, 2025
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Jan'25
How Zebra is empowering frontline workers through tech
Zebra Technologies’ CEO Bill Burns discusses the company’s growth strategy and how it is enhancing frontline worker capabilities through machine vision, artificial intelligence and robotics
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January 30, 2025
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Jan'25
Covid effect opens door to music learning through Icelandic innovation
Icelandic tech startup Moombix describes itself as an ‘Uber for music lessons’. Its founder tells Computer Weekly why
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January 29, 2025
29
Jan'25
DigiValet checks in with Crestron to deliver smart hotel experiences
Partnership to see integration of guest experience platform with control systems for widespread distribution of guest-facing services in the hotel industry
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January 27, 2025
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Jan'25
Freshwave deploys all-operator 4G in-building connectivity to City of London
Connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider fits out in-building mobile connectivity from all the UK mobile operators to 8 Bishopsgate location, with sixteen occupiers already signing up to the service
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January 27, 2025
27
Jan'25
Boldyn Networks boosts private 5G with Smart Mobile Labs acquisition
UK shared network infrastructure provider furthers business expansion with strategic purchase of German private 5G network and turnkey applications company
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January 24, 2025
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Jan'25
SITA takes off with Cathay Pacific to expand global network connectivity
Air transport IT provider to enhance airline’s operations with high-speed connectivity across 51 airports worldwide, optimising access to cloud technology
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January 24, 2025
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Jan'25
StarHub, Nokia partner on network APIs to drive 5G, 4G application development
Telco and comms tech provider target new applications for enterprises in use cases such as banking, finance, ports and online streaming through Network as Code platform developer portal
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January 23, 2025
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Jan'25
Apple and Google app stores come under CMA scrutiny
The Competition and Markets Authority in the UK is looking at whether the Play Store and App Store support innovation and are pro-competition
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January 23, 2025
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Jan'25
ICO launches major review of cookies on UK websites
ICO sets out 2025 goals, including a review of cookie compliance across the UK’s top 1,000 websites, as it seeks to achieve its ultimate goal of giving the public meaningful control over how their data is used
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January 23, 2025
23
Jan'25
Samsung unpacks Galaxy AI’s personal data engine
The headlines are the Galaxy S25 line-up, but the hardware is powered by Samsung’s ambition to develop an AI ecosystem
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January 23, 2025
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Jan'25
Zebra gallops ahead in APAC, driven by automation and e-commerce
Zebra Technologies is riding the wave of e-commerce and automation in APAC, fuelling strong growth with RFID technology, tablets and scanners that boost business productivity and efficiency
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January 22, 2025
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Jan'25
How smartphones are transforming global health
Shyam Gollakota, winner of the 2024 Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science, is bringing medical care to underserved communities through with smartphone-based diagnostic tools
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January 21, 2025
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Jan'25
Government to launch Gov.uk Wallet
The digital wallet will allow citizens to have government-issued documents, including a digital driver’s licence, on their phone, alongside a new Gov.uk app
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January 20, 2025
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Jan'25
Freshwave seeds 5G agritech innovation at National Robotarium
Centre for robotics, AI and automated technologies teams with connectivity firm to investigate and test robotics on private 5G networks for tomorrow’s agriculture industry
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January 20, 2025
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Jan'25
Three UK sets out to build largest mobile packet core in Europe
Soon-to-merge operator announces major technology roll-out across Europe with next-generation cloud-native core network – claimed to be largest in Europe – more than tripling its core capacity to 9Tbps
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January 20, 2025
20
Jan'25
The death of the piggy bank marks coming of age of a fintech
Fintech is a broad church that can be applied to high finance and child savings alike, as the team at startup Those Beyond have demonstrated
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January 17, 2025
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Jan'25
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
The US Supreme Court has upheld a legal ban on TikTok, meaning that the video-sharing application will be shut down from midnight on Sunday 19 January
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January 17, 2025
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Jan'25
Comms, tech providers drive cross-border 5G highway in France, Germany
5G Autobahn to Autoroute project to connect the cities of Metz in France to Saarbrücken in Germany with advanced mobility
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January 16, 2025
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Jan'25
Russia’s Star Blizzard pivots to WhatsApp in spear-phishing campaign
The Russian cyber spy operation known as Star Blizzard changed tactics after a takedown operation by Microsoft and the US authorities, turning to widely used messaging platform WhatsApp to try to ensnare its targets
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January 16, 2025
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Jan'25
Sunderland self-driving bus project gains autonomy provider
Oxford-based connected vehicle software provider announced as key partner for autonomous transport initiative
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January 16, 2025
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Jan'25
BT unveils 5G Standalone network slicing deployment first in Belfast
UK’s leading telco BT announced the first real-world deployment of 5G Standalone network slicing capabilities in a slicing trial that brought payments to Belfast Christmas Market in December 2024