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• May 15, 2018 15 May'18

  Vodafone CEO Colao steps down

  Long-serving Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao will step down in October after just over a decade in charge

• May 14, 2018 14 May'18

  MPs demand 4G mobile network coverage obligation for rural areas

  The Rural Business All-Party Parliamentary Group has written to Matt Hancock calling for the government to put legally binding targets in place for 4G mobile network coverage

• May 08, 2018 08 May'18

  Virtual tripwire to keep elephant poachers out of Zambian national park

  Cisco and Dimension Data are working to protect Zambia’s at-risk elephant population after a successful pilot project in South Africa

• May 03, 2018 03 May'18

  TalkTalk worst for broadband customer satisfaction

  Ofcom has released statistics on communications service provider customer service metrics, and TalkTalk does not come out of it well

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Three starts to prepare core network for 5G

  Mobile operator Three has enlisted SSE Enterprise Telecoms to bring 20 core datacentres on-net as it prepares to start rolling out 5G

• May 01, 2018 01 May'18

  Imperial College taps volunteer smartphones for cancer research

  Imperial College London is working with the Vodafone Foundation to co-opt smartphone processing power for use in cancer research

• April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18

  Starship’s autonomous delivery robots get commercial roll-out

  Having successfully trialled its autonomous delivery robots in the UK and US, Estonian startup Starship Technologies is embarking on a full commercial roll-out

• April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18

  Over a million homes can now access FTTP, says Ofcom

  Access to viable broadband services continues to improve across the UK, according to Ofcom

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  Government given six months to rewrite snoopers’ charter

  The government has until 1 November 2018 to rewrite a key section of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, after the high court declared them unlawful in a judicial review brought by human rights group Liberty

• April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18

  O2 reveals plans for new 4G mobile spectrum

  O2 has already turned on 100 new mobile sites since winning big in the Ofcom spectrum auction, and hopes to activate 900 more this year

• April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18

  NCSC shows support for common standards for secure communication

  The UK cyber security authority is supporting an industry drive towards common standards for secure communication by joining an industry organisation that aims to achieve this goal

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Police forces use Motorola mobile apps to digitise frontline ops

  The States of Jersey Police force plans to phase out inefficient paper-based activities with mobile applications, while other forces around the UK report improvements to their overall processes

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Twilio offers IoT developers programmable mobile connectivity

  Developers of internet of things applications and devices will be able to use the Twilio Programmable Wireless mobile communications platform to build mobile connectivity into their services

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Huawei invests in 5G mobile networks, but eases back on the hype

  Telecoms supplier Huawei has been updating the industry on its 5G vision at its annual Analyst Summit in Shenzhen, China, but shied away from making bold predictions

• April 12, 2018 12 Apr'18

  O2 and Arqiva begin small cell roll-out in London

  Mobile operator will use small cells to boost 4G mobile network data capacity in busy areas, such as around stations

• April 10, 2018 10 Apr'18

  PayPal is latest tech giant to eye traditional banking

  PayPal set to launch launch traditional retail banking services in the first half of this year

• April 09, 2018 09 Apr'18

  Autonomous drones will fly into danger zones for emergency services

  Automated drones will use sophisticated visual systems and machine learning techniques to carry out search and rescue missions where humans fear to tread

• April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18

  5G mobile spectrum auction raises £1.3bn

  The principal bidding stage in Ofcom’s latest mobile network spectrum auction has concluded, raising more than £1bn for the Treasury

• March 28, 2018 28 Mar'18

  Majority of firms fear mobile workers have been hacked

  More than half of organisations fear that their mobile workers have been hacked and most are concerned that a growing mobile workforce means increased cyber security risk, a survey reveals

• March 26, 2018 26 Mar'18

  Swedish industry contributes to 5G evolution

  Swedish industrial companies have played a role in the development of Ericsson’s 5G services in the country

• March 22, 2018 22 Mar'18

  CityFibre consumer broadband collaboration hits Peterborough

  CityFibre is returning to one of its earliest Gigabit City projects with Vodafone in tow to upgrade thousands of homes in Peterborough to gigabit-capable full-fibre broadband

• March 21, 2018 21 Mar'18

  Train leasing firm demos mobile edge computing for smart trains

  Rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains is demonstrating edge computing over a wireless mesh network to make life easier for its customers’ on-board staff

• March 20, 2018 20 Mar'18

  Ofcom opens 5G spectrum auction

  Ofcom has opened the bidding in the auction of spectrum to support 4G and 5G mobile networks

• March 19, 2018 19 Mar'18

  Gatwick Airport turns to driverless tech to keep staff moving

  Gatwick Airport plans to trial driverless technology to move staff around the airfield, in the hope of creating an Uber-like service to cut costs and emissions

• March 16, 2018 16 Mar'18

  Ofcom sets out 5G spectrum auction process

  Regulator has given details of the two-stage 5G mobile network spectrum auction process that will begin next week

• March 16, 2018 16 Mar'18

  Three reaches 10 million customer milestone

  UK’s smallest “big four” mobile operator reflects on a solid year as it gears up for the imminent spectrum auction

• March 14, 2018 14 Mar'18

  Government setting up local planning group to support 5G roll-out

  Digital minister Margot James is building a new initiative to support collaboration on 5G mobile network roll-out at a local level, bringing together councils, landowners and industry to work on planning challenges and policy

• March 14, 2018 14 Mar'18

  Kenyan solar supplier leans on IoT and fintech for new growth

  Mastercard packed its stand at Mobile World Congress with new use cases for fintech in the developing world and launched a new partnership with Kenyan solar energy supplier M-KOPA

• March 13, 2018 13 Mar'18

  Government ‘unlawfully delegated’ bulk data powers to GCHQ, court hears

  Privacy International urges Britain’s most secret court, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, to rule that the government illegally collected surveillance data from internet and phone companies until at least September 2017

• March 12, 2018 12 Mar'18

  Digital for rural areas worth up to £26bn to UK economy

  A study commissioned by Amazon has posited that greater use of digital tools and services could be worth between £12bn and £26bn per annum to the UK economy

• March 12, 2018 12 Mar'18

  Scottish government to spend £25m to fill 4G coverage gaps

  The Scottish government has announced a £25m programme to infill gaps in 4G mobile network coverage across Scotland

• March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18

  Government reveals winners of 5G mobile competition

  The government has unveiled the winners of a multimillion-pound competition to create 5G mobile network testbeds around the UK

• March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18

  Will Brexit really bring the return of mobile roaming charges?

  As Theresa May commits to quitting the EU’s digital single market alongside Brexit, heralding the potential reintroduction of mobile roaming charges, are business travellers and holidaymakers doomed to a return to the bad old days?

• March 07, 2018 07 Mar'18

  Wi-Fi provider uses big data analytics to drive customer experience

  The self-styled “Uber of Wi-Fi”, iPass is using Databricks’ Unified Analytics Platform and machine learning to monitor its worldwide network and help its customers get the best experience

• March 07, 2018 07 Mar'18

  Ofcom probes Three and Vodafone over suspected net neutrality breaches

  Telecoms regulator launches investigation into whether or not mobile operators Three and Vodafone are flouting European rules on net neutrality

• March 06, 2018 06 Mar'18

  Government sets out tighter security measures for IoT devices

  The government has announced plans to develop a new code of practice to improve the security of connected internet of things devices

• March 05, 2018 05 Mar'18

  MWC 2018: iPhone X device of choice for visitors to Barcelona

  Statistics compiled by mobile data crowdsourcing outfit Tutela has revealed in-depth insight into what devices visitors to Mobile World Congress 2018 were using, and how they used them

• March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18

  People at risk of psychological side-effects of screen addiction

  Many Brits spend more than 10 hours a day attached to a screen and 60% look at two at once, research shows

• March 01, 2018 01 Mar'18

  MWC 2018: Cisco and Vodafone demonstrate network slicing

  At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, network supplier Cisco and mobile operator Vodafone demonstrated network slicing techniques using segment routing

• March 01, 2018 01 Mar'18

  Six bidders set to take part in 5G mobile spectrum auction

  Ofcom has confirmed the names of the six companies that have successfully qualified to take part in this year’s mobile spectrum auction

• February 28, 2018 28 Feb'18

  MWC 2018: 5G collaboration dominates agenda at annual mobile fair

  At Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona, 5G mobile networks were the talk of the show, and a number of operators announced new collaborations around the emerging network standard with their technology partners

• February 28, 2018 28 Feb'18

  MWC 2018: Project Flame launches 5G testbed in Barcelona

  The European H2020 Project Flame has launched the first urban-scaled 5G testbed for open media internet trials, using an InterDigital platform

• February 28, 2018 28 Feb'18

  Government must rewrite illegal sections of Snoopers’ Charter, court told

  A court has been asked to give ministers until July 2018 to rewrite powers to require phone and internet companies to retain data on the population. The government acknowledges parts of surveillance regime are unlawful

• February 27, 2018 27 Feb'18

  MWC 2018: Data, not connectivity, now core to IoT, says Cisco Jasper

  At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Cisco Jasper has been exploring the growing criticality of data management to the internet of things, and unveiled new NB-IoT customers in Asia

• February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18

  MWC 2018: Telefónica aims to connect 100 million in Latin America

  At Mobile World Congress, telecoms operator Telefónica launches a new initiative to bring 100 million people in Latin America online by using mobile networking technology for the first time

• February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18

  Surveillance watchdog investigates security risks of GCHQ IT contractors

  The investigatory powers commissioner is reviewing the security arrangements for IT contractors that have access to live computer systems at GCHQ holding highly sensitive records on the UK population

• February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18

  MWC 2018: 5G 'open for business', says Ericsson CEO

  At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm has been expanding on early commercial opportunities for 5G mobile networks

• February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18

  MWC 2018: Samsung Galaxy S9 launch kicks off annual mobile festival

  Samsung has raised the curtain on Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona with the launch of a new flagship Galaxy S9 smartphone device

• February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18

  Emergency Services Network progress ‘deeply unsatisfactory’, says PAC

  A Home Office review of the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme will not be finished before the end of July, the Public Accounts Committee has been told

• February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18

  5G mobile network rocks up in Brighton

  Digital Catapult and the Coast to Capital LEP will switch on a 5G mobile network test bed in Brighton in April 2018

• February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18

  O2 uses The O2 to run 5G mobile network trials

  Mobile network operator O2 is to trial a 5G ‘experience’ at the eponymous London music venue later in 2018

• February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18

  4G IoT network may ease aviation sector fears over drone safety

  Vodafone is testing mobile and internet of things network technology to protect commercial aircraft from badly flown drones

• February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18

  UK finance regulator collaborates with US counterpart on fintech

  The FCA is working with a US finance regulator to support financial technology companies on both sides of the Atlantic

• February 19, 2018 19 Feb'18

  Church spires to become mobile coverage hotspots

  Following successful trials in East Anglia, DCMS and Defra plan to encourage rural vicars to host broadband connectivity hotspots in their churches

• February 14, 2018 14 Feb'18

  Consumers wasting millions of gigabytes of inclusive mobile data

  Over 140 million gigabytes of mobile broadband data included in UK consumer mobile contracts is going unused every month, according to uSwitch

• February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18

  Vodafone introduces 4G mini-masts in Cornwall

  Vodafone has installed and trialled a pint-sized 4G ‘mini mobile’ mast, designed to be less obtrusive, in Cornwall

• February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18

  EE launches home broadband over 4G LTE

  EE has been conducting tests of a powerful 4G antenna that it claims can provide isolated rural homes with broadband speeds equivalent to full-fibre

• February 07, 2018 07 Feb'18

  Orange announces European 5G testing

  Mobile operator Orange will run 5G mobile network pilots in France and Romania later this year

• February 07, 2018 07 Feb'18

  Dubai transport authority maps city to support autonomous cars

  Dubai’s RTA has enlisted Here Technologies to build a high-definition map of the city to support its goals around self-driving cars

• February 02, 2018 02 Feb'18

  Global Services still problem child for BT

  Challenging market conditions and lost customers at its IT services unit weigh heavily on BT’s results in the third quarter

• February 02, 2018 02 Feb'18

  Google Q4 results show businesses are buying into its public cloud

  The Google Cloud Platform is earning the search engine giant $1bn per quarter. Expect more cloud investment this year

• January 25, 2018 25 Jan'18

  Select Committee highlights Brexit effect on roaming and data protection

  House of Commons Select Committee report sets out Brexit challenges such as uncertainty around regulations, data protection, mobile roaming charges and skills

• January 24, 2018 24 Jan'18

  Department for International Development launches digital strategy

  Strategy highlights potential of technology to reduce poverty as department aims to become a global leader in digital

• January 23, 2018 23 Jan'18

  Mastercard sets biometric ID deadline for banks

  Mastercard has committed to guaranteeing that every one of its customers will have access to biometric authentication services by April 2019

• January 17, 2018 17 Jan'18

  Ofcom pushes ahead with spectrum auction despite legal hold-up

  Regulator starts preparation work for the long-delayed auction of radio spectrum to support enhanced 4G and future 5G mobile network roll-out

• January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18

  Telstra adds narrowband capability to its IoT network

  Australian telco claims to be one of the first in the world to support both narrowband internet of things and Cat M1 technologies

• January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18

  Consumers demand better treatment from mobile operators

  Mobile operators need to work to win back consumer trust ahead of widespread 5G deployment, according to a report from Ericsson

• January 11, 2018 11 Jan'18

  CES 2018: Hyundai and Cisco bring SDN to the automobile

  Hyundai will debut a new generation of hyperconnected software-defined car in 2019, incorporating a Cisco-designed network platform

• January 11, 2018 11 Jan'18

  Health sector digitisation vital to combat mental health crisis

  Collaboration and digitisation within the health industry is critical to deal with the growing mental health crisis, but more support is needed from policymakers

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  Margot James takes over as digital minister after government reshuffle

  Former minister for business succeeds Matt Hancock after his promotion to secretary of state

• January 10, 2018 10 Jan'18

  UAE tech growth prompts firms to review internal IT security

  As IT becomes more prominent in the UAE economy, more and more internal connections between people and systems are created, all of which need to be secured

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Dutch bank tests wearable technology payments

  ABN Amro is testing out wearable payment devices with 500 customers as part of a four-month pilot

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Spanish authorities ready roads for autonomous vehicles

  Spain’s Directorate General of Traffic has selected Mobileye technology to develop vision and data analysis for driver assistance and autonomous vehicles

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  CES 2018: Pizza Hut to test autonomous delivery vehicle

  At CES 2018, underway in Las Vegas, Pizza Hut and Toyota announce a partnership to develop an autonomous pizza delivery service

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  CES 2018: Jaguar Land Rover picks Qualcomm to power in-car connectivity

  British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover will incorporate Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820Am automotive platform to power in-vehicle connectivity

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  China to open $2.1bn AI tech park in Beijing

  An area in the western part of Chinese capital Beijing has been designated as the launchpad for China to hone its capabilities in artificial intelligence

• January 04, 2018 04 Jan'18

  Scottish Ambulance Service tests satellite to improve critical care process

  The Scottish Ambulance Service is testing satellite broadband to help paramedics gather vital information on their patients’ conditions whilst in transit

• January 04, 2018 04 Jan'18

  Intel, Nokia prepping APAC telcos for 5G wave

  The two tech firms are among others that have been working with telcos across the Asia-Pacific region to test 5G technologies and applications

• January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18

  Smartphone production to plateau in 2018, says report

  After a bumper year, driven chiefly by growth in the Chinese market, smartphone production will begin to slow in 2018, according to analysts at TrendForce

• January 02, 2018 02 Jan'18

  Trackside network to bring 5G to UK rail travellers by 2025

  The government has launched a consultation on improving mobile connectivity for rail passengers

• December 28, 2017 28 Dec'17

  Top 10 mobile stories of 2017

  A look back at some of Computer Weekly’s most read mobile networking stories of 2017

• December 21, 2017 21 Dec'17

  Ofcom defeats legal challenge from mobile network operators over 5G spectrum

  Ofcom has seen off a legal challenge from mobile suppliers that oppose its latest spectrum auction

• December 15, 2017 15 Dec'17

  Over one million homes and businesses still lack ‘decent’ broadband despite narrowing digital divide

  More than a million homes and businesses still cannot access a broadband connection capable of delivering a service of 10Mbps or higher, says Ofcom

• December 13, 2017 13 Dec'17

  Highways England plans for 5G, smart vehicles, drones

  Highways England report sets out its aspirations for the next few years, and explores how digital technology will be used to keep people on the move

• December 11, 2017 11 Dec'17

  Bumps in the road ahead for Nordic cashless societies

  Sweden and Norway are global leaders when it comes to reducing the use of cash in the economy – but what about the Nordic region as a whole?

• December 07, 2017 07 Dec'17

  EU telecoms ministers set out 5G mobile network roadmap

  Telecommunications ministers from across Europe have agreed on a joint roadmap that will govern the deployment of 5G mobile networks across the EU

• December 05, 2017 05 Dec'17

  Vodafone picks Huawei to underpin NFV and SDN roll-out

  Mobile operator Vodafone will use Huawei’s FusionSphere Openstack platform to support its NFV and SDN ambitions

• December 05, 2017 05 Dec'17

  Singtel ties up with academia in AI and IoT research

  Agreements with Singapore’s national research agency and a local university will expand Singtel’s product range and grow the country’s capabilities in emerging technologies

• December 01, 2017 01 Dec'17

  EE in drive to improve ‘time on 4G’ for mobile users

  Mobile operator EE launches another phase of its long-running Clear on Coverage campaign, with a pledge to increase network coverage using data to show how long its customers spend on 4G

• November 30, 2017 30 Nov'17

  Digital infrastructure critical to future development of London

  Mayor Sadiq Khan’s new London Plan will treat access to digital infrastructure as critical to the city’s development over the next 20 to 25 years

• November 29, 2017 29 Nov'17

  Mobile operators face profitability squeeze in 2018

  Mobile operators will struggle to balance the twin challenges of rapidly declining revenues and rapidly growing demand for mobile investment, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit

• November 29, 2017 29 Nov'17

  DCMS to spearhead review of UK telecoms sector

  The government is to embark on a landmark review of the UK’s telecoms markets to investigate how it can better support investment in future connectivity

• November 28, 2017 28 Nov'17

  TfL forges ahead with 4G for the Tube after successful test

  Having built a pilot 4G network for ESN on the Waterloo & City Line during the summer, TfL is pressing ahead with plans to roll out mobile broadband for all London Underground users

• November 22, 2017 22 Nov'17

  Government 5G investment must address roll-out as well as R&D

  Chancellor Philip Hammond announces further round of investment in network connectivity technology, with more cash for 5G and fibre broadband projects, but some say it’s time for the government to invest in roll-out as well as R&D

• November 20, 2017 20 Nov'17

  Budget 2017 to promise huge UK technology boost

  Wednesday’s Budget will include funding for artificial intelligence, driverless cars, 5G, digital skills and more computer science teachers

• November 16, 2017 16 Nov'17

  The race is on to build a 5G business case, says BT CEO

  Speaking at a Huawei mobile broadband event, BT CEO Gavin Patterson said telcos and mobile operators must overcome the challenge of building viable business cases for investment in 5G mobile networks – and quickly

• November 15, 2017 15 Nov'17

  EE conducts UK’s first 5G mobile network test

  Mobile operator has successfully conducted the first test of an end-to-end 5G network architecture in the UK

• November 14, 2017 14 Nov'17

  Emergency Services Network delay to cost hundreds of millions

  The Emergency Services Network roll-out has hit further delays and is likely to become very costly indeed, the Public Accounts Committee has heard

• November 14, 2017 14 Nov'17

  Waltham Forest Council gives 5G network plans a boost

  Waltham Forest Council in London is to allow Arqiva to deploy small cell technology on 16,000 lampposts across the borough

• November 08, 2017 08 Nov'17

  Swisscom picks Ericsson to build its 5G network

  Swiss incumbent operator Swisscom commits to nationwide gigabit 4G from 2018, and 5G from 2020