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• March 29, 2017 29 Mar'17

  In-flight electronics ban unsustainable, says IATA

  The IATA calls on the American and British governments to urgently find alternatives to restricting the carry-on of laptops and tablets on Middle Eastern flights

• March 28, 2017 28 Mar'17

  Singapore to shutter 2G services by April 1

  2G is making way for 3G and LTE networks in the city-state, but the legacy technology will remain in other markets with significant machine-to-machine investments

• March 28, 2017 28 Mar'17

  Mobility suite saves Surrey and Sussex Police officers time and money

  Over 3,000 frontline Surrey and Sussex Police officers have been outfitted with Airwave’s Pronto e-notebook and application suite

• March 22, 2017 22 Mar'17

  Three may consider legal action if spectrum imbalance persists

  Three boss Dave Dyson says he may consider mounting a legal challenge if Ofcom does not change how spectrum holdings are regulated and controlled

• March 21, 2017 21 Mar'17

  Mashraq uses beacon technology to make financial life easier

  In its latest fintech launch, the UAE’s Mashraq bank is deploying beacon technology to ensure its customers get the loyalty rewards they are entitled to

• March 20, 2017 20 Mar'17

  Half of banks think more payments will be via fintechs by 2020

  Fintechs have gone from being an emerging threat to banks to an opportunity for collaboration, according to an EIU report

• March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17

  What’s in the UK government’s 5G strategy?

  The UK government’s 5G mobile strategy was released to coincide with the Spring Budget. We look at some of its key aims

• March 13, 2017 13 Mar'17

  Vodafone brings offshore contact centre work to UK

  Mobile operator Vodafone is creating 2,100 jobs in the UK by reducing the amount of call centre work done offshore

• March 09, 2017 09 Mar'17

  Birmingham Airport uses sensor tracking to reduce queue times

  Birmingham Airport has installed Wi-FI and Bluetooth sensors to gather valuable information on how long travellers are taking to move through the immigration process at the UK Border

• March 09, 2017 09 Mar'17

  Glencoe Mountain Resort switches on 4G at 2,800ft

  Skiers and snowboarders get access to EE's superfast 4G mobile broadband at Scotland’s Glencoe Ski Centre

• March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17

  BT, Ericsson, O2 and Vodafone expand Stem for girls scheme

  BT and partners Ericsson, O2 and Vodafone are to expand a mentoring scheme launched last year to encourage girls into Stem careers

• March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17

  Spring Budget advances 5G strategy and broadband funding

  The government has launched its 5G mobile strategy to coincide with Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget, and has revealed more details of its planned broadband investment

• March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17

  Abu Dhabi finance regulator pens fintech agreement with Singapore central bank

  The financial services regulator in Abu Dhabi is co-operating with its counterpart in Singapore to promote financial technology developments

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  Thorough network upgrade underpins University of Law’s IT

  Legal education specialist the University of Law has undertaken a multi-million pound future IT project to refresh its networks, Wi-Fi and datacentre infrastructures across multiple locations

• March 03, 2017 03 Mar'17

  UK sailing team picks BT to help beat Oracle at America’s Cup

  BT is to supply a 4G wireless and fixed network to support the Land Rover BAR America’s Cup team, led by Olympian Ben Ainslie, in its bid to win the 35th America’s Cup