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• March 07, 2025 07 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: Bouygues Telecom, Free join Aduna network API project

  Leading French operators join network consortium, with major network paving the way for broader network API adoption across Europe and globally

• March 06, 2025 06 Mar'25

  UK cyber security damaged by ‘clumsy Home Office political censorship’

  Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre secretly censors computer security guidance and drops references to encryption

• March 06, 2025 06 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: G+D, AWS reimagine cloud-based eSIM offerings

  Embedded subscriber identity module provider and cloud giant strengthen collaboration to next level by reimagining cloud-based eSIM offerings deployment capabilities, making it more efficient and accessible for enterprise customers

• March 05, 2025 05 Mar'25

  Apple IPT appeal against backdoor encryption order is test case for bigger targets

  The Home Office decision to target Apple with an order requiring access to users’ encrypted data is widely seen as a ‘stalking horse’ for attacks against encrypted messaging services WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal

• March 05, 2025 05 Mar'25

  Verizon Business claims borderless IoT now a reality

  Business arm of leading comms provider teams with Asia-Pacific operator and satellite internet of things provider to supercharge Global IoT Orchestration service to more than 200 territories worldwide

• March 05, 2025 05 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: Smartphone users upgrade devices faster as AI cranks up

  Latest quarterly analysis from business services company finds decreasing age of trade-in devices in second half of 2024 coincides with launch of next-gen AI-enabled devices

• March 05, 2025 05 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: HPE advances AI in connectivity

  Networking tech firm introduces new connectivity solutions and infrastructure to meet evolving needs of enterprise customers across various industries, including expanded platform for next-gen cellular comms

• March 04, 2025 04 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: Comms tech consortium begins XR trials on 5G Standalone network

  Collaboration between Ericsson, T-Mobile and Qualcomm looks to pioneer the next wave of 5G low latency operator services, beginning with supporting demanding mobile immersive experiences

• March 04, 2025 04 Mar'25

  Canadian businessman remains in French jail, accused of distributing Sky ECC cryptophones

  Canadian businessman Thomas Herdman has been held in pre-trial detention without trial for nearly four years – he has once again been refused bail

• March 04, 2025 04 Mar'25

  Vodafone and AST Space Mobile form European satellite comms service

  Latest chapter in partnership between leading telco and low Earth orbit satellite provider sees firms unveil organisation to give businesses access to secure space-based cellular broadband connectivity

• March 04, 2025 04 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: Nokia enhances marine ops with private net and advances API play

  Leading global tech firm partners with marine terminal operator to introduce private wireless solutions in US container terminals and works with telco to offer network APIs to help developers create enterprise applications

• March 03, 2025 03 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: NTT Docomo preps for beyond 5G future

  Leading Japanese operator unveils slew of announcements to boost advanced communications across domestic territory and Africa, encompassing the new era of 6G and aircraft-based systems

• March 03, 2025 03 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: Operators account for 85% of mobile infrastructure investments

  Research from global mobile trade association reveals operators alone contribute $109bn to infrastructure investments, far exceeding that made by content and application providers and cloud service providers

• March 03, 2025 03 Mar'25

  MWC 2025: AI is the new mobile UI for Qualcomm

  Connected processor and artificial intelligence company unveils AI-first modems for 5G networks, IoT and fixed wired access as artificial intelligence scales rapidly at the network edge to drive key business benefits

• February 28, 2025 28 Feb'25

  France pushes for law enforcement access to Signal, WhatsApp and encrypted email 

  Proposals to be discussed in the French Parliament will require tech companies to hand over decrypted messages and email or face huge fines 

• February 28, 2025 28 Feb'25

  Major UK banks hit by payday digital banking problems again

  A month after Barclays suffered online banking problems, customers at multiple banks report further issues

• February 27, 2025 27 Feb'25

  MPs grill X, TikTok and Meta about online misinformation

  Representatives from the social media firms said that while the scale of their platforms makes content moderation difficult, they are effectively dealing with the vast majority of misinformation

• February 27, 2025 27 Feb'25

  Verizon claims to ‘shatter’ US 5G upload speed record

  Leading comms provider reveals 5G trial results with record-breaking uplink speed through use of technologies including TDD carrier component aggregation with C-band spectrum and uplink MIMO

• February 26, 2025 26 Feb'25

  US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard probes UK demand for Apple’s encrypted data

  A secret order issued by the UK against Apple would be a ‘clear and egregious violation’ if it provides back door access to Americans’ encrypted data, says US director of national intelligence

• February 25, 2025 25 Feb'25

  Plenty of room for improvement in mobile quality in Euro cities

  Analysis of mobile quality in 15 of Europe’s leading cities sees Porto and Stockholm offer highest 5G quality of experience in region, but with all cities falling short of EU Digital Decade Objectives

• February 25, 2025 25 Feb'25

  Europe ‘severely’ lags other major regions in 5G standalone

  Research from network intelligence company shows interplay of earlier deployments, more diversified multi-band spectrum and greater willingness to invest in new use cases have driven 5G SA roll-outs at a faster pace in regions outside Europe

• February 25, 2025 25 Feb'25

  Bridge Alliance, Telna team on eSIM strategic partnership

  Leading mobile industry alliance announces it will use managed wholesale eSIM platform’s capabilities for connectivity and revenue opportunities

• February 24, 2025 24 Feb'25

  Myriota, Saudi Space Authority team for ultra-low power IoT connectivity

  Satellite internet of things connectivity company announces initiatives with Saudi space authorities including the Space and Technology Commission to bring ultra-low power IoT connectivity to the region

• February 24, 2025 24 Feb'25

  Government seeks payments tech partner through £49m contract

  UK government wants tech partner to help it embed open banking functionality into its Gov.uk Pay platform

• February 21, 2025 21 Feb'25

  Apple withdraws encrypted iCloud storage from UK after government demands ‘backdoor’ access

  After the Home Office issued a secret order for Apple to open up a backdoor in its encrypted storage, the tech company has instead chosen to withdraw the service from the UK

• February 19, 2025 19 Feb'25

  Warning over privacy of encrypted messages as Russia targets Signal Messenger

  Russia is using phishing attacks to compromise encrypted Signal Messenger services used by targets in the Ukraine. Experts warn that other encrypted app users are at risk

• February 17, 2025 17 Feb'25

  ‘Times are hard’ for fintech but latest report reveals glimmer of recovery

  Fintech investment in the UK hit a four-year low last year, as the wider EMEA region saw the lowest numbers in eight years

• February 14, 2025 14 Feb'25

  Top cryptography experts join calls for UK to drop plans to snoop on Apple’s encrypted data

  Some of the world’s leading computer science experts have signed an open letter calling for home secretary Yvette Cooper to drop a controversial secret order to require Apple to provide access to people’s encrypted data

• February 13, 2025 13 Feb'25

  UK accused of political ‘foreign cyber attack’ on US after serving secret snooping order on Apple

  US administration asked to kick UK out of 65-year-old UK-US Five Eyes intelligence sharing agreement after secret order to access encrypted data of Apple users

• February 13, 2025 13 Feb'25

  Interview: Why Samsung put a UK startup centre stage

  The launch of the flagship Galaxy S25 smartphone from Samsung showcased AI innovation from a company spun out of Oxford University

• February 11, 2025 11 Feb'25

  MPs demand bank bosses come clean over IT outages following Barclays crash

  Treasury committee wants banks to provide details of how IT failures have affected their businesses over the past two years

• February 10, 2025 10 Feb'25

  Apple: British techies to advise on ‘devastating’ UK global crypto power grab

  A hitherto unknown British organisation – which even the government may have forgotten about – is about to be drawn into a global technical and financial battle, facing threats from Apple to pull out of the UK

• February 10, 2025 10 Feb'25

  Unionised drivers to stage ride-hailing app strike

  Drivers employed by Uber, Bolt and Addison Lee are set to log off for six hours on 14 February 2025 in long-running disputes over poor pay, work conditions and algorithmic transparency

• February 07, 2025 07 Feb'25

  Vietnam Air Traffic Management modernises comms for improved safety

  Southeast Asian country’s national aviation body to deploy multi-service network offering to upgrade its legacy network systems, and enhance the performance and flexibility of its air traffic network

• February 04, 2025 04 Feb'25

  Starlink gains higher orbit in Europe

  Leading space comms provider sees constellation investments boost performance, gaining a position in delivering LEO services over wide areas of Europe, even including UK capital

• February 03, 2025 03 Feb'25

  Verizon, AST SpaceMobile get into orbit to end mobile dead zones

  Leading US operator looks to conquer remaining mobile dead zones through space-based communications with growing satco

• February 03, 2025 03 Feb'25

  Westminster to trial free single sign-on Wi-Fi across central London

  Global trade body for wireless connectivity reveals big switch-on of seamless roaming experience across the many disparate Wi-Fi networks in the UK capital

• January 31, 2025 31 Jan'25

  Police swoop on Sky ECC cryptophone distributors in Spain and Holland

  Dutch and Spanish police have arrested four people accused of making millions of euros by distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones to criminal organisations

• January 31, 2025 31 Jan'25

  Verizon unveils enterprise network AI strategy

  Business IT and comms division of telco giant reveals strategy for deployment of artificial intelligence in enterprise use cases

• January 31, 2025 31 Jan'25

  Barclays hit by major IT outage on HMRC deadline day

  Customers of Barclays Bank are left unable to access web app and online banking following a significant IT outage that seems to have come at the worst possible time

• January 31, 2025 31 Jan'25

  Vodafone claims video call over satellite landmark

  Leading European telco Vodafone unveils results of test using low Earth orbit satellite for WhatsApp video call to a smartphone in a location that suffers from lack of traditional mobile connectivity

• January 31, 2025 31 Jan'25

  How Zebra is empowering frontline workers through tech

  Zebra Technologies’ CEO Bill Burns discusses the company’s growth strategy and how it is enhancing frontline worker capabilities through machine vision, artificial intelligence and robotics

• January 30, 2025 30 Jan'25

  UK government mobile mast upgrade scheme marks milestone

  People living, working and visiting England, Scotland and Wales set to benefit from one of the latest of the 30 UK government-funded 4G mast upgrades across the UK to improve rural mobile

• January 30, 2025 30 Jan'25

  EE scores Wembley Stadium connectivity renewal

  UK’s leading mobile comms provider EE extends title connectivity partnership with England’s national football stadium in London, as well as with all four Home Nations Football Associations.

• January 30, 2025 30 Jan'25

  Covid effect opens door to music learning through Icelandic innovation

  Icelandic tech startup Moombix describes itself as an ‘Uber for music lessons’. Its founder tells Computer Weekly why

• January 29, 2025 29 Jan'25

  DigiValet checks in with Crestron to deliver smart hotel experiences

  Partnership to see integration of guest experience platform with control systems for widespread distribution of guest-facing services in the hotel industry

• January 28, 2025 28 Jan'25

  Over 40 journalists and lawyers submit evidence to PSNI surveillance inquiry

  Angus McCullough, who is leading a review into the police surveillance of journalists and lawyers in Northern Ireland, says victims will be informed if they were unlawfully spied on – subject to ‘legal constraints’

• January 27, 2025 27 Jan'25

  Freshwave deploys all-operator 4G in-building connectivity to City of London

  Connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider fits out in-building mobile connectivity from all the UK mobile operators to 8 Bishopsgate location, with sixteen occupiers already signing up to the service

• January 27, 2025 27 Jan'25

  Boldyn Networks boosts private 5G with Smart Mobile Labs acquisition

  UK shared network infrastructure provider furthers business expansion with strategic purchase of German private 5G network and turnkey applications company

• January 24, 2025 24 Jan'25

  SITA takes off with Cathay Pacific to expand global network connectivity

  Air transport IT provider to enhance airline’s operations with high-speed connectivity across 51 airports worldwide, optimising access to cloud technology