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• June 30, 2016 30 Jun'16

  UK top for mobile broadband speed, says Akamai

  Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report says the average mobile broadband user in the UK can expect to get a service speed close to 30Mbps

• June 29, 2016 29 Jun'16

  Middle East and Africa to see fastest IP traffic growth by 2020

  IP traffic in Middle East and Africa to grow 41% a year by 2020, according to Cisco Visual Networking Index

• June 29, 2016 29 Jun'16

  Vodafone may pull jobs out of UK after Brexit

  Vodafone says it may pull its headquarters out of the UK after the country voted for Brexit

• June 28, 2016 28 Jun'16

  Prison services worked with Ofcom in test of mobile phone blockers

  Documents reveal trials of mobile traffic interception technology in UK jails, which may have affected users beyond the prison walls

• June 24, 2016 24 Jun'16

  Netherlands rushes to mobile payments

  Following the wave of e-commerce that has swept the Netherlands, there is a surge to use mobile payment systems

• June 20, 2016 20 Jun'16

  Millions of city-dwellers still lack broadband connections

  A study by the Wireless Broadband Alliance has found that over half of the global urban population are unconnected, including many in some of the world’s wealthiest cities

• June 17, 2016 17 Jun'16

  Euro Championship network traffic spike highlights OTT boom

  The BBC and EE both reported massive spikes in network traffic during the England versus Wales clash at Euro 2016

• June 17, 2016 17 Jun'16

  Bluetooth 5 standard brings range, speed and capacity boost for IoT

  The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has announced the forthcoming Bluetooth 5 standard, promising significant improvements to support an accessible and interoperable internet of things

• June 13, 2016 13 Jun'16

  Technology key to supporting World Expo 2020 in Dubai

  Businesses in Dubai need to get ready for the expected boost in demand that will come with the World Expo exhibition to be held in the city in 2020

• June 13, 2016 13 Jun'16

  Nordic CIO interview: Johnny Bröms, Swedish fast-food chain Max Burger

  The CIO of Swedish fast-food chain tells Computer Weekly how digital technology is increasing sales and supporting expansion

• June 08, 2016 08 Jun'16

  Londoners go mobile shopping on the Tube

  Commuters on the London Underground are spending their time in the tunnels shopping on their mobile devices, says payments provider Pay by Bank

• June 08, 2016 08 Jun'16

  EDF Energy upgrades network with Vodafone

  EDF Energy signs a 10-year, multi-million pound contract with Vodafone to update its communications and IT infrastructure to support training and compliance

• June 07, 2016 07 Jun'16

  Internet traffic to triple by 2020, says Cisco

  The latest edition of Cisco’s Visual Networking Index predicts a near tripling of internet traffic during the coming years as more than a billion people come online

• June 07, 2016 07 Jun'16

  Insurer launches UK’s first driverless car policy

  Specialist motor insurance provider Adrian Flux introduces new contract terms for a driverless car insurance policy

• June 06, 2016 06 Jun'16

  Government reaches accord over ESN in National Parks England

  The Home Office reaches an agreement with National Parks England over the provision of mobile coverage for the emergency services

• June 02, 2016 02 Jun'16

  Finland to deploy national Sigfox IoT network

  Internet of things service provider Sigfox has announced plans to extend its global network across Finland by 2017

• June 01, 2016 01 Jun'16

  Microsoft sells 1,500 mobile patents to Xiaomi in licensing deal

  Sale of mobile patent portfolio comes alongside software licensing agreement and may herald Xiaomi’s expansion into Europe and the US, say analysts

• June 01, 2016 01 Jun'16

  Gotthard Base Tunnel opens with 4G coverage throughout

  Rail passengers travelling through the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland will be able to access 4G LTE connectivity throughout their journey

• May 31, 2016 31 May'16

  Vodafone rolling out mini base stations in London

  Mobile operator and Ericsson install the first of a number of briefcase-sized devices in the capital

• May 27, 2016 27 May'16

  IT Priorities 2016: Mobile support and SDN top the network agenda

  Computer Weekly’s annual IT Priorities research reveals that UK buyers are responding well to network and mobile tech that supports remote working strategies

• May 25, 2016 25 May'16

  Huawei sues Samsung alleging patent violations

  Huawei has filed lawsuits in China and the US, accusing Samsung of infringing a number of its patents relating to mobile technologies

• May 25, 2016 25 May'16

  How The Hague solved its bike parking problem with a mobile app

  City authorities in The Hague are cleaning the streets of wrecked and abandoned bicycles with the help of Kony’s mobile app platform

• May 23, 2016 23 May'16

  Three Ireland sets out to become an omnichannel operator

  Mobile network Three Ireland chooses Amdocs to support a ground-up rebuild of its systems and processes after acquiring O2’s Irish business in 2014

• May 19, 2016 19 May'16

  Apple hit with first double-digit drop in iPhone sales

  Smartphone market saturation in developed countries blamed for fall in demand for Apple devices

• May 18, 2016 18 May'16

  Government claims Electronic Communications Code reforms will boost UK network coverage

  Government plans to cut costs associated with letting mobile operators build infrastructure on private land could lead to lower mobile costs for consumers, it is claimed

• May 12, 2016 12 May'16

  Hundreds more jobs to go at RBS as digital replaces branch services

  RBS is cutting more jobs and closing branches as customers increasingly prefer digital services

• May 12, 2016 12 May'16

  Barclays develops contactless payments app for Android mobile OS

  Barclays bank is developing its own contactless payments service for users of the Android mobile phone operating system (OS) – hoping to launch in June 2016

• May 12, 2016 12 May'16

  This show’s not over: What next for Three and O2?

  The European Commission may have shut down Three’s attempt to buy out O2 in the UK, but nobody thinks the story’s going to end there

• May 11, 2016 11 May'16

  Australia wants more fintech opportunity despite surprisingly low budget commitment

  Australia’s federal budget has a surprisingly low financial commitment to fintech, despite the country’s clear appetite for developing the sector

• May 11, 2016 11 May'16

  Better design and lower prices will make wearables more attractive

  Advances in design and pricing will push wearables into the mainstream in the UK over the next four years, say analysts at CCS Insight

• May 11, 2016 11 May'16

  European Commission blocks Three’s takeover of O2

  The European Commission has blocked the proposed takeover of UK mobile network O2 by competitor Three

• May 11, 2016 11 May'16

  Can mobile technology bring Myanmar in line with other Asean nations

  Recent regulations in Myanmar widen the financial services market to include non-banking institutions

• May 10, 2016 10 May'16

  Safer cycling project wins BT smart city contest

  Northern Irish startup See.Sense scoops £15,000 prize in BT smart city contest after developing a connected bike light

• May 10, 2016 10 May'16

  Nokia plunges to €513m loss after Alcatel-Lucent acquisition

  Costs mount up at network equipment supplier Nokia following its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent

• May 10, 2016 10 May'16

  Tel Aviv: A smart city where community engagement is the measure of success

  Israel’s capital is using the latest technologies as a way of placing the needs of local citizens at the heart of regional government

• May 10, 2016 10 May'16

  Eurovision Song Contest launches contactless payments in Stockholm

  Eurovision Song Contest sponsor Visa Europe equips visitors with contactless payment wristbands backed by Gemalto’s Allynis events platform

• May 09, 2016 09 May'16

  Singapore leads Asia in connectivity and economic digitisation

  Singapore is leading Asia in the way it uses IT to improve business and society

• May 09, 2016 09 May'16

  Singapore smart city chief delivers vision to the world

  The Singapore government minister running the city state's smart nation project tells the world about the country’s smart nation vision

• May 09, 2016 09 May'16

  EE expands 4G roll-out with satellite backhaul

  EE signs communications provider Avanti to use satellite capacity for mobile backhaul on its 4G network at a number of sites in the UK

• May 05, 2016 05 May'16

  Consumers would buy banking and insurance from Google, Amazon or Facebook

  Consumers in Europe increasingly consider companies such as Facebook and Google as potential financial services providers

• May 04, 2016 04 May'16

  Quarter of banks will use startups to replace legacy IT

  A quarter of banks will go to financial technology suppliers for their online and mobile banking requirements by 2020

• May 03, 2016 03 May'16

  ViaSat connects satellite development programme for European Space Agency

  ESA initiative aims to kick-start the development process for high-capacity satellite products, apps and services

• May 03, 2016 03 May'16

  Wi-Fi aggregator iPass offers SDK to simplify network access

  iPass launches a software development kit to let enterprises, operators and suppliers integrate its technology and services into devices and apps

• May 03, 2016 03 May'16

  Singapore gets Samsung Pay and Apple Pay

  Singapore is the first nation in the Asean region to get the Apple and Samsung mobile payment services

• April 29, 2016 29 Apr'16

  Tech-savvy Asean populations shake up enterprise IT, says AIA CTO

  A young, urban and tech-savvy population in the Asean region has forced enterprises to rethink their IT strategies

• April 27, 2016 27 Apr'16

  Mobilising a workforce drives up performance and productivity

  Mobile workers are also more creative, satisfied and loyal, says EIU study

• April 27, 2016 27 Apr'16

  Volvo tests self-driving cars in London

  Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo is to begin trials of autonomous driving on the streets of London in 2017, using 100 family vehicles in real-life situations

• April 26, 2016 26 Apr'16

  Mobility tops 2016 priority list for Middle East IT leaders

  Mobility projects will be the most common IT initiative among Middle East organisations this year, according to research from Computer Weekly

• April 26, 2016 26 Apr'16

  Action for Children mobilises staff on Claranet’s managed network

  Action for Children, the charity behind Byte Night, moves onto Claranet’s MPLS core network to support the wholesale revitalisation of its ICT

• April 26, 2016 26 Apr'16

  EE open sources rural network coverage problem

  Mobile operator EE enlists Lime Micro and Ubuntu founder Canonical to help develop open source network capabilities and services for rural areas

• April 26, 2016 26 Apr'16

  Vodafone and Huawei open narrowband IoT lab

  Mobile operator Vodafone supplies connectivity to an internet of things (IoT) joint venture development centre with Huawei in Newbury

• April 25, 2016 25 Apr'16

  EE to onshore all customer service calls

  Mobile operator EE attempts to improve customer services by bringing call handling onshore

• April 25, 2016 25 Apr'16

  CIO interview: Ulrica Holmgren, Telenor Sweden

  The Swedish CIO of telecoms provider Telenor tells Computer Weekly about the company’s agility, pilot projects and the digital journey

• April 25, 2016 25 Apr'16

  Indonesian internet users turn to smartphones to go online

  Organisations with a cyber footprint in Indonesia must understand most internet users in the country access online content and services on smartphones

• April 22, 2016 22 Apr'16

  British Library's 'digital wallpaper' brings Shakespeare to the smartphone

  The British Library is enabling people to download digital facsimiles of first edition Shakespeare plays to their devices using ‘digital wallpaper’

• April 22, 2016 22 Apr'16

  Enterprises bar employees from free Wi-Fi networks

  A report compiled for wireless network aggregator iPass reveals that most organisations see free Wi-Fi hotspots as a significant threat to their security

• April 20, 2016 20 Apr'16

  European Commission ready to splash €50bn on transformational digitisation plan

  A cloud initiative for scientists and technologists among the developments as digital single market moves intensify

• April 19, 2016 19 Apr'16

  Three-quarters of Brits unaware of IP Bill, one-third don’t care

  Millions of UK citizens remain in the dark about the reach and scope of the Investigatory Powers Bill, or the so-called Snoopers’ Charter, says Broadband Genie

• April 19, 2016 19 Apr'16

  Mobile operators are overstating 4G coverage, claims Which?

  UK mobile phone users can access 4G services just over half of the time on average, says Which? publisher and charity, The Consumers' Association

• April 19, 2016 19 Apr'16

  Brighton and Hove gets free city centre Wi-Fi service

  Brighton and Hove City Council enables a free city centre Wi-Fi network, comprising 40 Wi-Fi hotspots – thirty of which are already live – with support from BT

• April 19, 2016 19 Apr'16

  Airlines and public transport fertile grounds for mobile ticketing

  Juniper Research forecasts that 23 billion transport and events tickets will be purchased using mobile handsets by the end of the decade, with airlines and public transport particularly lucrative

• April 18, 2016 18 Apr'16

  Manx Telecom to trial integrated cellular-satellite mobile service

  Manx Telecom trials an extended mobile network with support from satellite services supplier Globalstar, with the aim of supporting emergency services connectivity

• April 18, 2016 18 Apr'16

  New iPhone SE no panacea for Apple, say analysts

  Apple will ship a good number of its budget iPhone SE handsets, but it still faces stiff competition, reports analyst firm TrendForce

• April 18, 2016 18 Apr'16

  The Middle East’s home-grown app market now really growing, but from a low base

  Despite massive smartphone penetration, native app developers in the region need to listen more closely to what locals want

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  RBS to close NatWest branches and cut 600 jobs as customers go online

  The Royal Bank of Scotland is set to close branches and cut jobs due to the rapid take up of digital banking services

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  BBC turns micro:bit computers into IoT devices

  The BBC and Nominet demonstrate a new use case for the micro:bit computer and hope to turn Britain’s schoolchildren into internet of things pioneers

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  Stockholm’s public sector boosts productivity with a move towards mobility

  The city has a mobile strategy that’s been embraced by staff and citizens

• April 14, 2016 14 Apr'16

  EE, Qualcomm bring freestyle drone racing to Wembley Stadium

  Spectator sports status beckons as the European Rotor Sports Association live streams over the EE 4G network

• April 14, 2016 14 Apr'16

  Government surveillance under fire across Europe

  UK and US government surveillance programmes are facing criticism from the courts, MPs and data protection regulators

• April 11, 2016 11 Apr'16

  Competition and Markets Authority urges EC to kill Three's O2 merger

  The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) urges the European Commission (EC) to rule against CK Hutchison's proposed acquisition of mobile network O2

• April 07, 2016 07 Apr'16

  Three makes new attempt to ‘sell’ O2 acquisition

  Three parent CK Hutchison is understood to have made a number of further concessions to curry favour with European regulators

• April 07, 2016 07 Apr'16

  Samsung aims for 10% profit bounce in Q1

  Korean mobile giant Samsung forecasts a turnaround in its financial performance during the first quarter of 2016

• April 07, 2016 07 Apr'16

  Nokia slashes jobs after Alcatel-Lucent acquisition

  Nokia embarks on a round of job cuts as part of its post-merger restructuring

• April 06, 2016 06 Apr'16

  Finnish contest looks for real-world 5G applications

  Finnish city Oulu is running a competition to unearth apps that can utilise 5G networks

• April 06, 2016 06 Apr'16

  Atom banking app goes live

  Digital-only bank makes app available to iPhone and iPad users, with Android version to follow soon

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  Panasonic launches at-seat mobile payments for airlines

  In-flight entertainment and connectivity specialist Panasonic Avionics unveils near-field communications system to let airline passengers use mobile payments in the air

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  Highways England to test driverless cars on UK motorways

  Agency sets out strategy for connected vehicles and promises to test fully-autonomous cars on motorway network in 2017

• April 04, 2016 04 Apr'16

  Brocade buys Ruckus Wireless to target 5G and IoT business

  Supplier plans to enhance its play in emerging networking segments such as 5G and the internet of things

• April 04, 2016 04 Apr'16

  UK campaign launched against location data security risks

  UK consumers are unwittingly signing up to be location tracked and this data is being used and sold on for commercial benefit, warns privacy campaign

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  Build out networks and mobile to rebalance UK economy, says O2

  In a major report, mobile operator O2 suggests that access to better digital infrastructure could boost the UK economy by £1.5bn outside of London and the South East

• March 30, 2016 30 Mar'16

  EE still generating most broadband complaints, but volumes fall

  The overall volume of complaints about broadband services dropped during the last three months of 2015, says Ofcom

• March 30, 2016 30 Mar'16

  British-Swedish research team breaks spectrum efficiency record

  Engineers at the University of Bristol and the University of Lund show how a multiple antenna system can offer a 12-fold increase in mobile spectrum efficiency

• March 29, 2016 29 Mar'16

  St Andrews University uses IoT to monitor seal populations

  The Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews is connecting harbour seals to the internet of things to try to learn why their populations are declining

• March 29, 2016 29 Mar'16

  Thailand to strengthen broadband backbone

  Thailand's government is investing heavily in communications infrastructure to make the country’s broadband fit for the digital age

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  The Israeli companies disrupting mobile technology

  Israel's high-tech startups are developing innovative technology that will bring new capabilities to consumers and mobile phone operators

• March 24, 2016 24 Mar'16

  Welsh secretary calls for taller mobile masts

  The Welsh secretary Alun Cairns has called on the devolved government to consider allowing mobile operators to build taller masts

• March 23, 2016 23 Mar'16

  Internet of things developers to get new spectrum licences

  Ofcom will launch a new licence product to more adequately address and accommodate IoT use cases later in 2016

• March 23, 2016 23 Mar'16

  Ofcom makes it easier for users to switch mobile networks

  Telecoms regulator Ofcom launches a consultation on how to make the process of switching mobile network easier for consumers

• March 23, 2016 23 Mar'16

  University of Hull installs Avaya unified comms network

  The University of Hull is to deploy an Avaya telephone and unified communications environment to reduce costs as part of a digital transformation project

• March 22, 2016 22 Mar'16

  How Orange France engaged influencers to launch its IoT service

  Orange France engaged influencer marketing specialist Traackr to successfully launch its Homelive internet of things (IoT) service

• March 21, 2016 21 Mar'16

  Britain to pay billions for monster internet surveillance network

  New questions raised about Britain’s snoopers’ charter after Denmark abandons its own UK-style surveillance programme for a second time

• March 17, 2016 17 Mar'16

  Private mobile network powers Ocado’s robotic warehouse

  Online supermarket Ocado rethinks 4G mobile technology to power a network of 1,000 robot workers operating in the grocer's 'hive' warehouse

• March 16, 2016 16 Mar'16

  Budget 2016: Osborne commits to timescale for 5G planning

  In a technology-light Budget, chancellor George Osborne made new commitments to future 5G mobile networks

• March 16, 2016 16 Mar'16

  Fintechs want to take one-third of traditional banks’ business

  Banks know they could lose large chunks of business to fintech firms, but if the challengers have their way, it will be more than expected

• March 16, 2016 16 Mar'16

  Atom Bank to offer artificial intelligence-based customer support

  Digital bank is integrating AI into its mobile banking app for customers to access support

• March 15, 2016 15 Mar'16

  Nationwide unifies business and public Wi-Fi in 700 branches

  Nationwide Building Society rolls out a unified Wi-Fi network across both its public and enterprise properties

• March 15, 2016 15 Mar'16

  Internet of things needs more innovative business models

  At a government event on IoT policy, speakers call for more innovative business models and joined up thinking to enable the IoT to live up to its potential

• March 11, 2016 11 Mar'16

  Technology and new finance firms will test banking industry

  UK bankers now think fintech is a bigger issue than regulatory change, according to a study

• March 11, 2016 11 Mar'16

  RTÉ leans on satellite broadband to cover Irish general election

  Irish TV network RTÉ turned to satellite ISP Europasat to support its coverage of the country’s general election

• March 10, 2016 10 Mar'16

  Startup trials autonomous delivery robots in Greenwich

  Estonian robotics startup Starship Technologies secures permission to trial self-driving delivery robots in Greenwich, south-east London