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• August 05, 2020 05 Aug'20

  Extreme delivers secure access to virtual health services in Madrid

  Madrid Digital Telehealth Network expands access to essential health services to 1.5 million citizens, ensuring the safety of patients and staff

• August 05, 2020 05 Aug'20

  Brits, terrified of impact of second Covid-19 wave on finances, turn to money management apps

  People are using apps to help them manage their money amid fears of a second coronavirus lockdown in the UK

• August 05, 2020 05 Aug'20

  Inside Juniper’s radical IT transformation

  Western Australia’s aged care provider Juniper embarked on an aggressive strategy to completely transform its IT operations in just two years

• August 04, 2020 04 Aug'20

  Google links with eight US banks for current accounts

  Tech giant works with banks to layer digital services on top of secure and regulated banking infrastructures

• August 04, 2020 04 Aug'20

  Tata Communications unveils new secure digital experience

  Global digital ecosystem enabler Tata aims to allow businesses to adapt to the realities of enterprise transformation, workforce mobility and consumer experience in the new digital-first environment

• August 04, 2020 04 Aug'20

  Liverpool scores win with 5G health and social care project

  Quality of Mersey is not strained in mobile health communications solutions, with a further £4.3m for 5G-based health and social care innovation to provide safe, free and accessible connectivity to services including health, social care and education

• August 03, 2020 03 Aug'20

  Microsoft offers way out of TikTok impasse

  Microsoft offers to buy TikTok from its Chinese parent to ease security fears in the US

• August 03, 2020 03 Aug'20

  BT launches drive to support UK SMEs

  Small Business Support Scheme will help country’s 5.8 million small businesses boost connectivity, cashflow and confidence following coronavirus pandemic

• July 31, 2020 31 Jul'20

  VMware completes participation in UK contact-tracing app development

  The day after UK government announced that its long-awaited and controversial contact-tracing application would be available ‘shortly’, VMware revealed it has completed its role in the development

• July 31, 2020 31 Jul'20

  UK contact-tracing app to be launched ‘shortly’ as Northern Ireland deploys service

  Launch imminent for long-awaited and controversial mobile application described as ‘cherry on the cake’ of UK’s Covid-19 test and trace strategy

• July 30, 2020 30 Jul'20

  EE attains leadership in UK mobile network performance in first half of 2020

  As the way in which people use networks has dramatically changed over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, 5G is changing the game in UK mobile, research has found

• July 29, 2020 29 Jul'20

  Firms face remote working challenges as IT teams express concern about infrastructure

  Post-lockdown survey finds UK-based IT leaders lack confidence in their organisation’s plan to withstand an unanticipated crisis as Covid-19 dramatically accelerates cloud adoption

• July 29, 2020 29 Jul'20

  Coronavirus: How Trainline can tell if trains are safe to travel on

  With lockdown measures easing, Trainline recently introduced a Crowd Alerts feature to its app to help travellers feel safe using rail services

• July 28, 2020 28 Jul'20

  Why supply chain visibility is key to APAC retailers

  Having complete visibility over the supply chain will enable retailers to tide over the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and transform their businesses

• July 28, 2020 28 Jul'20

  Garmin may have paid hackers ransom, reports suggest

  Garmin’s services are coming back online, but the company remains tight-lipped about what exactly happened to it

• July 28, 2020 28 Jul'20

  O2 gains KPMG mandate to meet new demand for remote working

  O2 will provide connectivity tools to help support professional services provider’s operational activity

• July 28, 2020 28 Jul'20

  Global telco 5G network infrastructure spending set to almost double in 2020

  Research firm finds investments in next-generation networks will reach just over one-fifth of total wireless infrastructure spend

• July 28, 2020 28 Jul'20

  UK government aims fintech industry at Africa

  UK government is building fintech relationships with developing countries, beginning with a pilot programme in Africa

• July 28, 2020 28 Jul'20

  Ofcom to free up additional spectrum for wireless services

  Regulator takes steps to boost home network users who are now in their home offices and will be there for a considerable period of time

• July 27, 2020 27 Jul'20

  UK fintech investment down by more than 30%

  Less-established fintechs have been hit the hardest by the drop in investment capital, but there is light ahead for those that survive

• July 27, 2020 27 Jul'20

  Hybrid working becomes the new collaboration imperative

  New report reveals that ‘astutely’ navigating work practices, spaces and culture will help respond to crisis, redefine the purpose and reinvent the future of work

• July 23, 2020 23 Jul'20

  Verizon completes long-haul 800Gbps single-wavelength fibre data session

  US comms giant sends 800Gbps across long-distance fibre in preparation for significant increase in amount of data from enterprise and consumer 5G applications

• July 22, 2020 22 Jul'20

  UK government moves forward on Shared Rural Network scheme

  UK government issues written statement supporting the deployment of 5G and extending 4G mobile coverage to hitherto badly served rural area

• July 22, 2020 22 Jul'20

  New opportunities for Nordic startups post-Covid-19 as virtual offices become the norm

  As companies adjust to digital office life in the pandemic era, a host of Nordic startups are already helping them convert these short-term fixes into long-term strategy

• July 22, 2020 22 Jul'20

  Nokia launches first commercial enterprise 5G standalone private wireless networking

  New technology aims to provide ‘direct to 5G’ entry point for high-spec industrial use case validation and ecosystem development

• July 21, 2020 21 Jul'20

  Why now could be the right time to launch a digital bank

  Launching a bank during a global crisis is fraught with risk, but an established customer base, experience, agility and diversification could help Zopa do just that

• July 21, 2020 21 Jul'20

  Manchester City Council deploys 8x8 to maintain remote services

  One of the UK’s largest local government authorities implements cloud-based communications system to keep critical services running while keeping agents safe during UK lockdown

• July 21, 2020 21 Jul'20

  A1, Telstra tap Nokia to enhance 5G evolution and pilot network slicing

  Self-organising network software deployed to boost automation of leading Australian comms operator’s wide radio access networks as it continues its evolution towards 5G services

• July 20, 2020 20 Jul'20

  Ericsson calls for Europe to ramp up 5G as it wins SoftBank cloud dual-mode core contract

  Cloud-native, dual-mode 5G core will provide container-based microservice architecture to help Japanese operator develop new business models

• July 20, 2020 20 Jul'20

  Global business leaders comfortable if not fully prepared for large-scale shift to remote work

  Riverbed survey shows new technology investments are expected to enhance corporate performance and wellness as employees increasingly work from anywhere and employers adopt hybrid working models

• July 17, 2020 17 Jul'20

  UK’s first 5G accelerator gains speed

  UK 5G testbed springs into life with 12 hours of content in a virtual event lasting over two days, offering business-orientated training programme to show the benefits the technology can bring to enterprises

• July 17, 2020 17 Jul'20

  Unified communications experiencing fastest growth ever in the midst of Covid-19

  Customer interest in UCaaS spikes 86% during the Covid-19 pandemic as firms across all industries modernise communications systems for the new normal

• July 17, 2020 17 Jul'20

  Nordic CIO interview: Brede Nielsen, Avinor

  The Covid-19 pandemic put Avinor’s IT head at the centre of the airport operator's response

• July 16, 2020 16 Jul'20

  Over four-fifths of companies will allow employees to work remotely after lockdown

  Study finds dynamics of the new work situation means organisations need to manage a more complex, hybrid workforce

• July 16, 2020 16 Jul'20

  Covid-19 accelerates UK digital transformation efforts by over five years

  Over a third of UK business decision-makers believe changes in operations since Covid-19 have increased digital transformation budgets “dramatically”

• July 15, 2020 15 Jul'20

  UK comms industry counts the cost of Huawei tech ban

  After UK government takes decision to remove so-called high-risk tech supplier’s 5G products from national communications infrastructure, operators add up the cost to mobile networks

• July 15, 2020 15 Jul'20

  HSBC chooses AWS for public cloud business operations

  HSBC will use a cloud platform from Amazon Web Services across its business operations to accelerate its public cloud use

• July 14, 2020 14 Jul'20

  European court to decide legality of EU-US data sharing in dispute between Schrems and Facebook

  A ruling by the European Court of Justice will have ramifications for hundreds of thousands of companies that share data with the US. The case aims to balance US surveillance laws with the rights of EU citizens to keep their data private

• July 13, 2020 13 Jul'20

  Consistent trust gap in contact-tracing apps in US, Europe

  Survey of more than 16,000 users in the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain about mobile applications for Covid-19 tracking reveals global consensus that user trust needs to be rebuilt by giving citizens choice and control

• July 13, 2020 13 Jul'20

  Half of UK organisations question the relevance of SD-WAN in Covid-driven remote workplace

  Research reveals confusion among UK organisations concerning SD-WAN, with optimised WAN covering many bases already and over half of firms leaning towards SASE solutions to meet their requirements

• July 10, 2020 10 Jul'20

  Facebook iOS SDK flaw linked to onset of Spotify app outage blighting Apple device users

  Apple device users are reporting usability issues with the Spotify app, which coincides with the onset of a partial outage affecting the Facebook iOS SDK

• July 10, 2020 10 Jul'20

  Automotive-telecoms consortium claims successful completion of intelligent transportation project

  Test results show new automotive technology is a reliable and high-performing solution, say partners

• July 10, 2020 10 Jul'20

  UK mobile operators warn removing Huawei tech would cost ‘low billions’ and take five years

  Vodafone and BT warn parliamentary committee of serious potential effects on cost, network service availability and 5G roll-out of removing Huawei tech from networks

• July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20

  HSBC customers targeted in new smishing scam

  SMS phishing scam is targeting HSBC customers in the UK to trick them into handing over their bank account details

• July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20

  Zoom Cloud Meetings grabs mobile market as mobile app usage soars in second quarter

  April 2020 sees a monthly all-time high of over 200 billion hours spent using mobile apps worldwide, with video-conferencing continuing its impressive run

• July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20

  More Joker malware apps chucked off Google Play Store

  Infamous Joker billing fraud malware continues to sneak past Google’s security controls

• July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20

  Huawei warns ban would cause ‘huge damage’ to UK digital economy

  On the eve of what are predicted to be swingeing limitations – if not an outright ban – on its products from UK, the Chinese communications technology supplier highlights how far its technology is embedded in national infrastructure

• July 08, 2020 08 Jul'20

  World’s first 5G eSIM service goes live

  Virtual SIM card plan claims to offer pathway to connect users instantly to the world’s fastest mobile network in select countries worldwide

• July 08, 2020 08 Jul'20

  Use of spyware apps linked to domestic abuse soars in lockdown

  The rise in domestic violence during the pandemic has been linked to increase use of stalkerware apps by abusers

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  Nokia accelerates Open RAN availability with performance, security enhancements

  Leading communications technology supplier announces update in open radio access network solutions to support more rapid development of open innovation ecosystem and telecom supply chain

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  UK contact-tracing app development leaders fail to reveal launch date

  Described as not being a silver bullet on its own, the UK’s contact-tracing app is also a silver bullet that won’t be fired any time soon, as leaders of development project struggle to convince Lords committee of progress to date

• July 06, 2020 06 Jul'20

  Avinor creates contactless airport check-in for Norway

  Norwegian airport operator introduces touchless travel check-in to limit the potential spread of Covid-19

• July 06, 2020 06 Jul'20

  Vodafone claims UK standalone 5G first

  UK operator says standalone wireless technology will support capabilities such as network slicing, bringing efficiency benefits in mission-critical services

• July 03, 2020 03 Jul'20

  Three counts on Amdocs to support enterprise business expansion

  UK telco taps comms platforms and services technology provider to create modern solutions to challenge rivals and meet the evolving needs of UK businesses

• July 03, 2020 03 Jul'20

  Bergen’s tech hub seeking to scale after positive start

  Norway's second largest city is building a tech ecosystem that is beginning its development with a focus on the city's industrial heritage

• June 30, 2020 30 Jun'20

  Partially accurate exposure notification may be best users get from UK contact tracing app

  Renowned UK mobile expert warns that adoption, capability, privacy and user behaviour are issues yet to be addressed with UK contact-tracing app, and that results may not be worthwhile to overall fight against Covid-19

• June 30, 2020 30 Jun'20

  Remote working set to remain but so do management challenges

  Businesses are preparing for staff to repopulate workplaces, while preparing for an inevitable increase in more flexible working

• June 30, 2020 30 Jun'20

  BNP Paribas uses biometrics to increase contactless payment limit

  French bank BNP Paribas is enabling customers to make higher value contactless payments through fingerprint-recognition technology

• June 30, 2020 30 Jun'20

  Optus to test 5G mmWave technology

  The Australian telco is testing mmWave technology using the 26GHz band at four locations in Sydney

• June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20

  Ericsson gets head of steam for 5G connectivity in European rail industry

  Swedish tech supplier joins Association of the European Rail Supply Industry to show how next-generation networks can enable the industry to meet tomorrow’s IT and communications challenges

• June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20

  Pub ‘check-in’ apps provoke fresh privacy concerns

  With pubs and restaurants required to collect customer data for contact tracing when they reopen, data privacy risks will be heightened

• June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20

  Verizon and Digital Catapult create enterprise 5G accelerator programme

  Venture will enable retail and brand partners to work directly with UK startups and tech innovators to explore 5G-enabled solutions

• June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20

  Peer-to-peer lender Zopa gets full banking licence

  Peer-to-peer lending pioneer works towards creating the ‘Netflix of banking’

• June 24, 2020 24 Jun'20

  Lockdown drives UK internet and videoconferencing surge

  UK adults now spend more than a quarter of their waking day online with services such as Zoom seeing unprecedented growth, according to Ofcom’s latest study of the nation’s online lives

• June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20

  Viavi introduces 3D geolocation for 5G networks

  Looking to ‘command’ 5G infrastructures, network monitoring and assurance technology firm unveils what it claims is first patented 3D 5G geolocation system

• June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20

  UK counts the cost as Ireland presses ahead with contact-tracing app

  Irish eyes smiling as Republic’s heath executive said to be on verge of giving greenlight to Covid-19 tracker app, while UK reveals £11.8m cost of development to date for no return as yet

• June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20

  Nokia claims US live C-band network demo first

  Ahead of the expected US spectrum auction in December 2020, Nokia completes first successful US-based 5G trial in C-band

• June 22, 2020 22 Jun'20

  Global 5G subscriptions to hit nearly three billion by 2025

  5G will account for a fifth of mobile subscriptions by 2025 in Southeast Asia and Oceania, underscoring the keen adoption of emerging technologies in the Asia-Pacific region

• June 22, 2020 22 Jun'20

  TalkTalk targets teleworkers with business-grade broadband

  UK mobile network operator aims to take advantage of mass increase in home working, which will likely persist into next year and beyond, by offering medium and enterprise-sized businesses packages for reliable connectivity

• June 19, 2020 19 Jun'20

  Home workers increase digital activity but raise broadband performance issues

  Research finds lockdown prompts more engagement with the latest technology and gadgets for the home, but a quarter are concerned about a reduction in broadband performance

• June 19, 2020 19 Jun'20

  Cisco makes statement of intent for ‘new normal’ networking priorities

  Networking technology giant adds new capabilities across its intent-based networking portfolio to give customers greater control, security, insights to drive better digital experiences.

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  iPhone issues see UK government dump centralised model for Covid-19 contact-tracing app

  Department for Health makes U-turn on contact-tracing app after trial finds distances are not measured well enough, with particular detection problems for app users with Apple iPhones

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  EE, Nokia claim first for 4G LTE air-to-ground network for emergency services

  Air-to-ground network uses commercial 4G LTE, enabling emergency services personnel to rely on uninterrupted communications throughout UK

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  Nordic business is leading open banking charge in Europe

  Nordic region has the right ingredients to prove open banking can benefit consumers, businesses and the economy

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  Environmental concerns set to put brake on future business trips

  Research finds nearly half of UK workers are concerned about the negative environmental impact of business travel, with almost two-fifths actively wanting to reduce the number of times they travel for work

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  Younger employees find remote working more difficult

  Research reveals a disparity between millennials and older generations when it comes to their acclimatisation to remote working, prompting call for firms to provide targeted tools and training for employees during this difficult period

• June 17, 2020 17 Jun'20

  Data privacy fears emerge as German contact-tracing app downloaded 6.5 million times in first day

  After prolonged development path, Germany’s Corona-Warn-App launches to almost immediate success and almost immediate controversy regarding anonymity

• June 17, 2020 17 Jun'20

  Amnesty identifies most privacy-invasive Covid-19 contact-tracing apps

  Bahrain’s ‘BeAware Bahrain’, Kuwait’s ‘Shlonik’ and Norway’s ‘Smittestopp’ are the most privacy-invasive contact-tracing apps, reveals Amnesty International study

• June 16, 2020 16 Jun'20

  Ericsson upgrades 5G forecast as research finds mobile networks take added strain from Covid-19

  While social distancing and keeping millions at home have put significant demands on infrastructure, with systems that support healthcare, education and businesses of all types under stress, telecoms networks have stood up to the task, says research...

• June 16, 2020 16 Jun'20

  Danske Bank begins process of creating autonomous development teams

  Danish bank begins the process of changing how thousands of its staff work as it attempts to be more responsive to digital demand

• June 16, 2020 16 Jun'20

  Norway’s contact-tracing app suspended over privacy concerns

  Norway has been given until 23 June to justify the location tracking of citizens who download its contract-tracing app

• June 16, 2020 16 Jun'20

  Covid-19 contact-tracing apps: the key data protection issues

  Organisations intending to deploy contact-tracing apps will need to maintain high standards of privacy compliance, security and ethics to guarantee sufficient uptake and meaningful results

• June 15, 2020 15 Jun'20

  University Hospitals Birmingham calls on BT for remote diagnostic station

  UK’s largest health trust sets up clinicians to work with multidisciplinary teams for remote clinical support in real time over a converged 4G/5G and Wi-Fi network

• June 12, 2020 12 Jun'20

  Brits get used to life without cash

  British people are getting used to life without cash, as the Covid-19 lockdown forces the adoption of digital payments

• June 12, 2020 12 Jun'20

  Santander to recruit 3,000 more IT staff

  Spanish bank to recruit a further 3,000 tech staff globally to accelerate its digital transformation

• June 12, 2020 12 Jun'20

  Fake contact-tracing apps delivering banking trojans

  Spoof government coronavirus apps are popping up all over the world, says the Anomali Threat Research team

• June 12, 2020 12 Jun'20

  Minister downgrades status of UK contact-tracing app from vital to ‘cherry on cake’

  Scientists warn of fundamental flaws of Bluetooth technology in proximity measurement function of much-delayed app

• June 12, 2020 12 Jun'20

  100,000 cheap wireless cameras vulnerable to hacking

  Active devices built by Chinese firm HiChip have been sold in the UK as webcams and connected baby monitors

• June 11, 2020 11 Jun'20

  NHS England launches online tools for diabetes

  People with type 1 or type 2 diabetes will have access to three new online services to help manage their condition at home

• June 11, 2020 11 Jun'20

  Evidence emerges of slow increase in global mobile cellular network times

  Smartphone users may have seen the worst of the negative impact from the coronavirus pandemic on their cellular experience, with time connected to Wi-Fi networks decreasing, Opensignal research finds

• June 10, 2020 10 Jun'20

  Ericsson continues 5G roll-out in the UK, writes down Chinese assets

  It’s a classic case of swings and roundabouts for the Swedish communications technology provider, as it cheers UK win for its 5G technology but admits defeat in business in China

• June 10, 2020 10 Jun'20

  Virtual GP practice accidentally exposes patient video calls

  A small number of users of Babylon’s GP at Hand service were briefly able to view other patients’ video GP consultations thanks to a bug in a new software feature

• June 10, 2020 10 Jun'20

  Berlin breaks the national mould to become a global hub

  German capital is attracting tech startups from across the world as it cements its position as a leading European hub

• June 09, 2020 09 Jun'20

  How Malaysia’s Gain Secure stood tall amid Covid-19

  Walter Wong, executive director of Gain Secure and former Microsoft employee, talks up how his business is coping during Malaysia’s lockdown

• June 08, 2020 08 Jun'20

  Progress needed for UK fibre roll-out to catch up to peers

  Even with the best efforts of the government in meeting its target and various initiatives to support deployment, meeting UK full-fibre gigabit goals depends on ultimate switch-off of the copper network

• June 08, 2020 08 Jun'20

  Cystic fibrosis and Covid-19 patients get tech to monitor condition at home

  NHS at Home programme sees cystic fibrosis patients given home spirometers and coronavirus patients given oximeters, together with an app, to monitor their condition from home and share information with clinicians

• June 08, 2020 08 Jun'20

  What it takes to get DevSecOps right

  DevSecOps will drive at least 50% of new applications in Asia-Pacific by 2024, but getting it right will require change management, a collaborative mindset and the right automation tools

• June 05, 2020 05 Jun'20

  Businesses develop apps quickly to manage disruption of Covid-19

  Healthcare companies, insurers, government agencies and big tech companies have used technology from Pegasystems to develop apps to manage the disruption caused by coronavirus

• June 05, 2020 05 Jun'20

  Police chiefs working with Public Health England on contact-tracing security

  Police force representatives are in talks with Public Health England over operational security concerns arising from the NHS Test and Trace coronavirus contact-tracing scheme

• June 05, 2020 05 Jun'20

  Coronavirus: Digital bank Monzo cuts 120 staff

  Digital challenger Monzo has announced 120 job cuts as it navigates the current economic slowdown