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Mobile networking
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May 21, 2015
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May'15
CIO interview: Myron Hrycyk, CIO, Severn Trent Water
Severn Trent water company is working on technology initiatives to lower bills and improve customer service
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May 19, 2015
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May'15
O2, Three and Vodafone eating into EE’s 4G market, says RootMetrics
A comprehensive survey of the UK 4G market reveals that O2, Three and Vodafone are steadily catching up with sector leader EE
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May 19, 2015
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May'15
Vodafone returns to quarterly revenue growth
A minute rise in quarterly sales gives mobile network operator Vodafone hope that its financial situation is now stabilising
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May 18, 2015
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May'15
Wi-Fi Global Congress: Hotspot 2.0 standard addresses wireless security holes
At Wi-Fi Global Congress, Ruckus Wireless announces it will be first to market with the second release of Hotspot 2.0
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May 18, 2015
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May'15
BT appeals to competition watchdog over EE acquisition
BT claims its proposed acquisition of mobile network operator EE will be good for competition, investment and innovation
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May 15, 2015
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May'15
Fire services to keep Airwave Tetra radios until 2020
The Department for Communities and Local Government approves a major extension of the fire services' Firelink Tetra network to the end of 2019
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May 14, 2015
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May'15
Vodafone bemoans 4G business laggards
A survey of 4G take-up in business by Vodafone has revealed many businesses are struggling to understand how it can help them
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May 14, 2015
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May'15
TalkTalk not buying Tesco Mobile
TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding tells the BBC she is not going to acquire mobile virtual network operator Tesco Mobile
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May 13, 2015
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May'15
Verizon boosts IoT ambitions with AOL acquisition
Verizon Communications signs $4.4bn deal to acquire AOL in bid to drive growth through digital, video and the internet of things
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May 11, 2015
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May'15
DCMS gets new boss in cabinet shuffle
John Whittingdale replaces Sajid Javid as culture secretary at DCMS as David Cameron puts together the first majority Tory cabinet in almost 20 years
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May 08, 2015
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May'15
Use of Halifax mobile banking app doubles
Halifax customers logged into their bank accounts 40 million times in March 2015, double the amount in the same month in 2014
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May 07, 2015
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May'15
Huawei opens European Research Institute
Huawei opens doors of European Research Institute in Leuven, Belgium
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May 07, 2015
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May'15
BT sales down at end of landmark year
In fourth quarter and full-year results, BT revealed its revenues fell 2%
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May 06, 2015
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May'15
Airbus Defence and Space embarks on networking R&D venture with Cisco
Airbus Defence and Space partners with Cisco to develop networking systems around SDN, security, mobile, cloud and the internet of things
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May 06, 2015
06
May'15
German car makers eyeing Nokia Here mapping service
Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz said to be planning a bid for Nokia’s Here mapping division to keep the unit in European hands
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May 06, 2015
06
May'15
O2 buys Vodafone and EE out of mobile advertising joint venture
O2 takes control of mobile advertising joint venture Weve after partners EE and Vodafone withdraw
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May 05, 2015
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May'15
Alcatel-Lucent to target enterprise UC market
Alcatel-Lucent signs collaboration agreement with OTT unified comms firm Counterpath to target enterprise and operator customers
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April 29, 2015
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Apr'15
Vodafone sends network in a backpack to Nepal earthquake zone
Vodafone’s charitable arm, the Vodafone Foundation, deploys instant mini networks to help restore communications in quake-hit Nepal
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April 28, 2015
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Apr'15
MVNO Lebara deploys Huawei digital wallet for mobile services
Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Lebara deploys an online charging system, developed by Huawei, to support a digital wallet service
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April 28, 2015
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Apr'15
UC Expo 2015: Cloud and mobile bring collaboration to the fore
Unified communications is changing as organisations embrace cloud and shift away from on-premise and bringing collaboration to the fore
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April 27, 2015
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Apr'15
TalkTalk MVNO claims cheapest unlimited SIM-only plan
TalkTalk Mobile MVNO launches cheapest unlimited SIM-only plan in the UK
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April 27, 2015
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Apr'15
EE UK 4G coverage hits 87%, but revenues decline
EE expands the reach and customer base of its 4G mobile network, but reports a 1.1% contraction in revenue in its first-quarter financial results
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April 27, 2015
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Apr'15
Tesco Bank upgrades banking app to support Apple Watch
Tesco Bank is the latest company to enable customers to access mobile banking services using an Apple Watch
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April 24, 2015
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Apr'15
Google reports 12% revenue increase
Google misses analysts' $17.5bn target but reports 3.7% profit increase through growth in mobile ad sales
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April 24, 2015
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Apr'15
Current account switching figures skew reality but could indicate tipping point
Payment Council figures on the number of consumers that switched accounts could indicate the beginning of a new era in UK retail banking
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April 23, 2015
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Apr'15
GSMA uses 3D printing to encourage girls into STEM careers
At a 3D printing event in London's FabLab, girls were told by female IT industry speakers how to pursue a tech career
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April 21, 2015
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Apr'15
Telecoms firm Liberty Global buys Belgian mobile operator Base for £950m
Telecoms giant Liberty Global – the owner of Virgin Media – has unveiled plans to buy Belgian mobile network operator Base for £950m
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April 20, 2015
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Apr'15
RBS and NatWest mobile app experiences major outage
RBS and NatWest customers have encountered problems using the firms' mobile banking app as it experiences intermittent service
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April 17, 2015
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Apr'15
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent: a grand European networking alliance
Nokia's €16bn acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent will bring big changes to the European networking landscape
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April 17, 2015
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Apr'15
Hutchison Whampoa launches Hue wholesaling for mobile virtual network operators
Hutchison Whampoa launches mobile wholesaling business Hue to help mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) expand internationally
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April 17, 2015
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Apr'15
Ofcom: Openreach future is on the table
Ofcom chief executive Sharon White says she will consider the future of Openreach as a BT business in a major review of the telco industry
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April 15, 2015
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Apr'15
Digital technology transforms wealth management industry
Wealth management is a shrinking industry as technology makes it easier for the rich to manage their own money or find independent advisors
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April 14, 2015
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Apr'15
Vodafone launches outlet store for refurbished smartphones
Vodafone debuts Vodafone Outlet, an online store offering deep discounts on returned smartphones
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April 14, 2015
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Apr'15
Security risk potential linked to young, mobile users
A study conducted by wireless supplier Aruba Networks has identified a distinct cohort of high-risk, security-agnostic workers
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April 13, 2015
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Apr'15
Mini drivers may get augmented reality glasses
Mini reveals it will demonstrate an augmented reality vision system for its vehicles at the Auto Shanghai show in China
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April 13, 2015
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Apr'15
Apple Watch pre-order stampede may herald device shortage
A high volume of orders for its smart watch suggests Apple may struggle to fulfil demand
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April 13, 2015
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Apr'15
UK consumers to spend over £50bn a year through mobile devices
UK citizens are set to make payments of £53bn a year using mobile devices by 2024 compared to the £9.7bn currently spent
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April 09, 2015
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Apr'15
Bucks NHS Trust increases home visits after deploying mobile platform
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust deploys Vodafone mobility platform for field staff to improve the quality of care for patients
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April 08, 2015
08
Apr'15
CIO interview: Bruna Pellicci, global head of IT, Ashurst
Global law firm Ashurst is rolling out a new IT strategy based on single platforms worldwide for its core business areas
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April 07, 2015
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Apr'15
EE offers Wi-Fi voice on Lumia 640 and Samsung Galaxy S6 devices
EE launches a voice over Wi-Fi service to customers using selected handsets
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April 07, 2015
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Apr'15
Samsung profits down by almost a third as Galaxy lines flag
Samsung forecasts a 31% fall in profits in the first quarter after losing ground to rivals
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April 07, 2015
07
Apr'15
Over-the-top services worth $14bn to carriers by 2020
A study conducted by Juniper Research suggests that content paid for by carrier billing will be a lucrative money-spinner for communications providers
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April 07, 2015
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Apr'15
Datacentre glitch knocks out Three mobile network in Ireland
Three mobile service has now been restored in Ireland, after millions were left without network coverage over Easter weekend
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April 02, 2015
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Apr'15
EE launches swappable chargers for smartphone customers
Mobile network operator EE launches swappable Power Bar chargers, available from EE shops, to smartphone users whose batteries run out
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April 02, 2015
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Apr'15
Ruckus debuts second generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi access points
Wireless networking supplier Ruckus claims an industry first with its launch of enhanced 802.11ac Wave 2 standard access points
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April 02, 2015
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Apr'15
EE and Three the top-performing 4G networks, says Ofcom
Ofcom's research into 4G and 3G mobile network performance finds download speeds fastest with EE and fastest web page loads with Three
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March 31, 2015
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Mar'15
Brecon Beacons National Park soups up staff comms with Unify
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority deploys Unify’s OpenScape voice technology to keep remote staff and home workers in touch
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March 30, 2015
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Mar'15
Government smart meter project should be "halted, altered or scrapped"
The Institute of Directors has weighed in on the controversial smart meter rollout and called for the scheme to be halted, altered or scrapped in its current form
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March 26, 2015
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Mar'15
Ovum urges service providers to get serious about cloud security
Analyst Ovum's report into enterprise cloud adoption warns service providers to stop treating customers' security as an afterthought
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March 25, 2015
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Mar'15
Three parent company to buy O2 UK for £9.5bn
Hutchison Whampoa, parent company of mobile network Three, has agreed to buy O2 UK from telecoms giant Telefonica in a deal worth £9.5bn
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March 25, 2015
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Mar'15
BT jumps on 4G bandwagon
Broadband giant BT has announced it will return to the mobile space and provide customers with SIM-only 4G contracts
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March 24, 2015
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Mar'15
Talon upgrades MobileFast for web and Windows file sync and share
Enterprise file sync and share provider Talon Storage adds web browser and Windows workstation access to MobileFast
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March 20, 2015
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Mar'15
DWP to direct jobseekers to digital skills-sharing platforms
Department for Work and Pensions to update guidance to Jobcentre Plus staff to direct jobseekers to digital skills-sharing platforms
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March 20, 2015
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Mar'15
The Entertainer uses cloud and tablets to boost toy sales
Toy retailer plans to roll out tablets across its stores to capitalise on success of cloud-based omni-channel system deployment
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March 19, 2015
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Mar'15
Queens Park Rangers signs BT as official comms provider
QPR football club inks a multi-year deal with BT Business to supply voice and networking services at Loftus Road
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March 19, 2015
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Mar'15
NHS England may become free Wi-Fi hub for digitally excluded
NHS England’s Tim Kelsey says the health service sees an opportunity to roll out free Wi-Fi networks across its estate
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March 18, 2015
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Mar'15
Ofcom challenges Inmarsat and Solaris over unused spectrum
UK communications regulator issues compliance notices to Inmarsat and Solaris Mobile over unused mobile satellite spectrum
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March 18, 2015
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Mar'15
Internet of things and 5G network research priority in 2015 Budget
Research into the internet of things and the 5G networks to support it figured highly in chancellor George Osborne’s 2015 Budget
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March 18, 2015
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Mar'15
Government sets out ultrafast broadband plans
Government publishes Digital Communications Infrastructure Strategy to coincide with the Budget, setting out its future broadband ambitions
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March 18, 2015
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Mar'15
Budget 2015: First look at the policies for technology
Chancellor George Osborne announced a range of Budget measures to help the growth of technology and digital government across the UK
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March 18, 2015
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Mar'15
Public sector slow to pick up on the internet of things, says Gartner
A Gartner report predicts smart city deployments will be heavily skewed towards the private sector, leaving the public sector trailing
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March 18, 2015
18
Mar'15
Alibaba app enables people to make mobile payments using selfie
E-commerce giant Alibaba has demonstrated an app that will allow mobile shoppers to use selfies as authentication when making payments
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March 17, 2015
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Mar'15
TfL now fastest growing contactless merchant in UK
Transport for London has been named as the fastest growing contactless merchants in the UK and Europe
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March 17, 2015
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Mar'15
Competition watchdog sinks teeth into BT over EE takeover
The Competition and Markets Authority writes to stakeholders asking for views on BT's impending £12.5bn takeover of mobile operator EE
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March 16, 2015
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Mar'15
Big data sees Dublin Airport mobile passenger experience soar
Dublin and Cork Airport operator daa turns to FeedHenry to expose more data within an updated mobile app for travellers passing through
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March 12, 2015
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Mar'15
Ofcom strategic digital comms review welcomed by industry
Industry stakeholders have welcomed Ofcom’s wide-ranging review of the UK’s digital communications markets
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March 12, 2015
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Mar'15
4G users willing to switch providers for free public Wi-Fi
A survey conducted by comms backbone supplier Arqiva reveals that two-thirds of 4G users would switch providers if offered inclusive Wi-Fi
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March 11, 2015
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Mar'15
Vodafone to launch Wi-Fi calling and voice over 4G
Vodafone will launch wireless calling and voice over 4G options in summer 2015
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March 10, 2015
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Mar'15
Bristol signs NEC to develop smart city infrastructure
NEC, Bristol Council and the University of Bristol create an open, programmable city for smarter transport, environment and health services
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March 09, 2015
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Mar'15
Smart meter project in danger of outright failure, government warned
A report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee has warned that plans to install smart meters across the UK by 2020 are veering off-track
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March 09, 2015
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Mar'15
2015 IT priorities: SDN yet to prove itself, fear of network hacks growing
In Computer Weekly’s 2015 IT priorities study, software-defined networking is still behind management and monitoring as a networking priority
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March 06, 2015
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Mar'15
Sharing Economy UK launched to champion digital businesses
New trade body brings together digital businesses that encourage consumer and business asset-sharing, such as Airbnb and ZipCar
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March 06, 2015
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Mar'15
Mobile World Congress: Huawei proposes green network methodology
Huawei proposes a new methodology to maximise the energy efficiency of 3G and 4G networks
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March 05, 2015
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Mar'15
European mobile roaming charges set to remain until 2018
The EU council of member states has reversed a previous decision to end European mobile roaming charges in 2015
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March 05, 2015
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Mar'15
Mobile World Congress 2015: Evolution but no revolution
Mobile World Congress 2015 reflected less the handset innovation of recent years, and more the evolution of mobility
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March 04, 2015
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Mar'15
Williams Martini Racing signs multi-year BT network services deal
Williams F1 teams forms long-term strategic partnership with BT for fixed and mobile communications and network services
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March 04, 2015
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Mar'15
PayPal buys mobile payments startup Paydiant
PayPal is the latest technology company to buy into the mobile payments market with its takeover of startup Paydiant
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March 03, 2015
03
Mar'15
More than a billion smartphones sold in 2014
More than a billion smartphones were sold worldwide in 2014, according to research firm Gartner
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March 03, 2015
03
Mar'15
Mobile World Congress: Vodafone deploys small cells for indoor environments
Vodafone revealed as the launch customer for a new Cisco small cell system designed for large enterprises and venue environments
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March 02, 2015
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Mar'15
HP boosts mobile workspace readiness with Aruba acquisition
HP is buying Aruba Networks for $2.7bn, in an acquisition that will see the company grow its mobile networking business
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March 02, 2015
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Mar'15
Mobile World Congress: Brocade buys Connectem to meet core demands of internet of things
Brocade buys LTE virtual Evolved Packet Core specialist Connectem to meet demands on mobile networks from the internet of things (IoT)
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March 02, 2015
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Mar'15
Mobile World Congress: Renault-Nissan will launch autonomous cars in 2016
Autonomous connected vehicles will be launched onto the market in 2016, the head of the Renault-Nissan Alliance tells Mobile World Congress
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March 02, 2015
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Mar'15
Mobile World Congress: Wearables now in 79% of European workplaces
Trend Micro research finds the majority of European workplaces are seeing wearable devices connecting to their networks
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March 02, 2015
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Mar'15
Mobile World Congress: Huawei announces NTT Docomo 5G trials
Huawei is to trial 5G Radio Access Technologies in Asia together with Japanese mobile service provider NTT Docomo
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March 02, 2015
02
Mar'15
Mobile World Congress: Samsung launches Galaxy S6, mobile payments
Samsung kicks off Mobile World Congress 2015 with launch of latest Galaxy S6 smartphones and mobile payment service
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February 27, 2015
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Feb'15
EE shows off 400Mbps mobile broadband at Wembley
EE conducts superfast mobile broadband trials using carrier aggregation at Wembley Stadium, in collaboration with Qualcomm and Huawei
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February 27, 2015
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Feb'15
Mobile World Congress: Visa considers future of mobile payments
Visa makes a number of enhancements around its mobile payments strategy ahead of Mobile World Congress 2015
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February 27, 2015
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Feb'15
CIO interview: Sean Harley, group IT director, Top Right Group
Sean Harley is an IT leader who likes to get stuck in – and he has plenty to get stuck into, having transformed IT at publishing firm Top Right Group
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February 26, 2015
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Feb'15
Heavy 4G users head for Three as growth continues
Mobile network operator Three reports growth around 4G data services, claiming subscribers are downloading more data than on other networks
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February 25, 2015
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Feb'15
Barclays bank launches Twitter payments for customers
Barclays bank enables consumers to make payments using their Twitter name, using the bank's Pingit mobile banking app
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February 24, 2015
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Feb'15
London’s Air Ambulance swaps A-Z maps for mobile apps
London’s Air Ambulance has halved emergency dispatch times through an incident information and routing app from Mubaloo
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February 20, 2015
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Feb'15
Government to move forward with national emergency text alert system
The Cabinet Office has proposed amending the Privacy and Electronic Communications legislation to implement a national mobile alert system
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February 20, 2015
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Feb'15
Berners-Lee foundation calls for urgent steps to secure mobile comms
Tim Berners-Lee's World Wide Web Foundation has called for urgent steps to secure mobile communications
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February 20, 2015
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Feb'15
Gemalto denies knowledge of GCHQ and NSA Sim card hack
Gemalto says it cannot verify a report that it was hacked by the NSA and GCHQ to steal encryption keys
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February 19, 2015
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Feb'15
4G to reach 2.4 billion people by end of 2015
A third of the global population will be covered by 4G networks by the end of 2015, according to a GSMA report
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February 17, 2015
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Feb'15
Smartphone costs drop as market reaches saturation point
Latest market stats from analysts GfK show more than a billion smartphones shipped in 2014, but costs are now dropping as the market matures
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February 12, 2015
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Feb'15
Airwave's Tetra emergency services radio "costly and inflexible"
Incumbent Airwave failed to advance to the next stage of the Emergency Services Network procurement because its Tetra radio technology was too inflexible for current needs, according to reports
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February 11, 2015
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Feb'15
Airwave dropped from Emergency Services Network procurement
Incumbent network operator Airwave will take no further part in the Emergency Services Network bid process, the Home Office has revealed
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February 11, 2015
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Feb'15
EE gives £1.5bn to address UK’s ‘under-developed’ networks
Mobile operator EE launches Signalling the Future network manifesto as it commits to spending £1.5bn on network improvements in two years
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February 10, 2015
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Feb'15
Engineering firm Smiths Group to embark on landmark SDN project
Engineering and technology firm Smiths Group renews AT&T contract ahead of major network refresh, and plans to put SDN at the heart of its project