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• April 21, 2020 21 Apr'20

  Collaboration and communications get richer as Covid-19 ushers in new working reality

  Covid-19 lockdowns bring about collective rethink in the way we work, with remote video becoming normalised and a potential change in the way effectiveness is measured

• April 20, 2020 20 Apr'20

  NCSC launches coronavirus cyber security campaign

  The National Cyber Security Centre has launched a reporting service for scam emails as part of a campaign to help people protect themselves from cyber criminals exploiting the pandemic

• April 20, 2020 20 Apr'20

  Managing the lockdown extension

  The continued Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown means people will be working remotely for far longer. IT decision-makers and business leaders will need more than a quick fix

• April 20, 2020 20 Apr'20

  Ada Lovelace Institute questions effectiveness of UK contact-tracing strategy

  Independent study institute for user-focused data and AI solutions argues that NHS Covid-19 tracking plans will not be effective unless action is taken to address technical limitations

• April 20, 2020 20 Apr'20

  Australian workers are weakest link in fight against cyber attacks

  About four in 10 employees are sharing inappropriate data across mobile devices and half of all security incidents in 2019 occurred through inappropriate IT use, new study finds

• April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20

  Ofcom publishes technical data debunking 5G links to Covid-19

  Ofcom makes latest response to the unfounded and dangerous fake news suggesting links between 5G networks and coronavirus

• April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20

  Fifth of UK small businesses concerned about prolonged remote working

  Small firms find the potential prospect of indefinite working from home a major challenge to future business

• April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Big hit to European 5G as smartphone industry set for sharpest falls in 20 years

  Screeching halt to telecoms money truck predicted for 2020 as Covid-19 outbreak impacts phone production and 5G roll-out

• April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20

  EU warns no compromise on privacy as NHS clashes with tech firms on contact tracing

  EU and UK regulators express data privacy concerns days after Silicon Valley giants announce collaboration on contact-tracing apps to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Telcos in developed markets to lose more than $40bn

  Big increases in unemployment will see a 3.4% decline in telecoms revenue this year, with the negative impact to persist for the next 12 months, says analyst

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  Coronavirus shines spotlight on mobile connectivity

  Mobile operators in Asia-Pacific are playing their part in the fight against Covid-19, even as some of them are facing roadblocks in rolling out 5G networks

• April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20

  Orange expands mesh Wi-Fi into Belgium, reinforces marine service capabilities

  SoftAtHome’s mesh Wi-Fi now available for Orange Belgium customers while Orange ship begins undersea cabling survey work off coast of Sicily

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Lloyds Bank to give thousands of tablet devices to over-70s

  Banking group is giving away tablets and basic digital training to help vulnerable customers stay connected during the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  Samsung claims 4.3Gbps 5G speed breakthrough

  Korean tech giant’s latest lab demonstration uses MU-MIMO technology to showcase 5G’s potentially vast capacity, new radio, NR, 28GHz access unit

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Apple and Google unite for contact tracing technology

  Silicon Valley giants announce collaboration to prevent the spread of Coronavirus

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: More than two-fifths of employees likely to continue remote working after pandemic

  Research firm Gartner offers guide to managing remote workers during Covid-19 pandemic as new normal for work emerges

• April 14, 2020 14 Apr'20

  Apple and Netflix most imitated brands in phishing attacks

  A new report highlights the brands which are being most frequently spoofed by cyber criminals in phishing attacks

• April 14, 2020 14 Apr'20

  Coronavirus puts brakes on 5G core deployments

  Research firm identifies short- and long-term impacts that global pandemic will have on 5G core and edge networks

• April 13, 2020 13 Apr'20

  How Singapore’s Niometrics is changing network analytics

  By extracting granular data and emphasising privacy protection, Niometrics’ network analytics technology is being put through its paces in a variety of use cases

• April 10, 2020 10 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Warning over surge in Zoom security incidents

  Check Point researchers have observed a surge in suspicious Zoom domains as cyber criminals target popular remote working and collaboration tools

• April 09, 2020 09 Apr'20

  How Bolt plans to be more uber than Uber

  Overcoming competitors with brand names that have become part of the modern vernacular is a challenge Estonia-based Bolt has set itself as it takes on Uber

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Vodafone taps VMware to complete European roll-out of network virtual infrastructure

  Operator taps virtual infrastructure firm to add last piece of pan-European digital infrastructure architecture and gain agility and flexibility

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Mobile operator community and academics use smartphone power to fight Covid-19

  Vodafone Foundation and scientists at Imperial College London are using a smartphone app to aid coronavirus research

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Samsung, AWS claim world’s first mission-critical comms video call

  MCPTX solution powered by leading cloud platform said to enable first responders to accurately assess vital moments using voice, data and video calls

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Home business opportunity knocks for consumer IoT suppliers

  Internet-of-things manufacturers see a huge new market opening up from the millions of new enterprise customers working from home

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Soaring collaboration app uptake sees home workers clock on for longer hours

  Number of people online during working day more than doubles since end of January and growth in demand for business apps reaches record levels, fuelled by conferencing applications

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Nordic tech startups face job cuts amid falling sales and a lack of funding

  Tech startups based in the Nordic region face difficult decisions as the Covid-19 pandemic leads to falling sales and investment

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Liverpool top of the league for mobile business usage in UK

  Merseyside rated as the sweetest of sweet spots for business wireless connectivity

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  UK government, mobile trade association, operators slam attacks on UK 5G masts

  Criminal damage to phone masts and abuse of telecoms engineers condemned as the product of “crackpot” online conspiracy theories

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Malaysia’s telemedicine vision gets fresh boost

  Tech startup DoctorOnCall has built a virtual health advisory platform for people to consult doctors amid the coronavirus outbreak, catalysing Malaysia’s telemedicine blueprint, which was conceived over two decades ago

• April 05, 2020 05 Apr'20

  Google data shows high interest in security and remote working

  An analysis of the most Googled technology terms during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the scale of the cyber security challenge presented by the crisis

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Transatel takes global connected vehicle platform on the road

  NTT subsidiary offers eSIM-capable, cellular technology for global IoT connectivity with Internet of Vehicles system designed to solve vehicle manufacturers’ greatest challenges

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Is Zoom safe and should security teams ban it?

  Zoom’s rapid rise to prominence has highlighted a score of security problems with the service. Should CISOs try to steer their organisations away from it, or ban it outright?

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Standardisation delays threaten long-term enterprise 5G

  Covid-19 outbreak could see delays in essential technology roll-out, leading to the 5G industry missing out on up to 10% of total revenues, says research firm

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Jack Schofield, tech journalist and Computer Weekly contributor, dies

  In his Computer Weekly articles, Schofield discussed the early success of the web, why the BlackBerry should be waterproof, and how Microsoft overtook IBM

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Australian broadband providers team up to meet network demand

  NBN Co and five retail service providers have formed a working group to manage congestion and take steps to address the surge in demand for broadband connectivity amid the Covid-19 outbreak

• April 01, 2020 01 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Use of fintech apps in Europe accelerates

  Fintech apps are being increasingly used by consumers as restrictions on their movements are put in place

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  Netherlands schools harness Apple technology

  Most Dutch schools use Windows computers, interactive whiteboards and Chromebooks, but there are a number of pioneers who choose Apple products

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  Huawei extols 2019 as ‘extraordinary’ year

  Despite political challenges across the world restricting use of its technology, Chinese comms tech giant posts strong yearly increase in sales and profit

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  Too late to protect online privacy, say Brits

  Most UK consumers are concerned about data privacy, but think it’s too late to do much about it, according to a report

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  Houseparty denies hack as credential stuffing attacks spread

  Social media service denies its service has been hacked, and is offering a million-dollar bounty to anybody who can prove otherwise

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: Teleworking drives new application usage growth for Comcast

  Largest network operator in US issues assurance that huge shift in usage patterns and extra demands on home networks are well within infrastructure’s capability

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  O2 to launch UK’s first 5G accelerators in three West Midlands cities

  Consortium led by Telefónica UK Deloitte, Wayra and Digital Catapult to build 5G accelerators in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry

• March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20

  Hackathon launched to help fight coronavirus pandemic

  Virtual hackathon seeks to develop a suite of applications to help people during the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak through ethically built technology

• March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20

  Fujitsu unveils Japan’s first commercial private 5G network

  Successful verification under provisional licence opens path to commercial launch for private 5G network for Japanese tech giant

• March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: Viability of half of London’s tech startups threatened

  Technology startups in London are fighting for their existence, with business plans for the next three months geared towards survival

• March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: internet providers enhance support for customers, end data caps

  Supporting the UK’s government efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and support home working, UK network operators agree a wide range of supportive measures

• March 29, 2020 29 Mar'20

  Australian government unveils Covid-19 app

  Federal government launches Coronavirus Australia app to keep Australians updated on the latest developments in its fight against the coronavirus outbreak

• March 27, 2020 27 Mar'20

  Coronavirus: Smartphone production to plummet 20%, over $25bn lost in roaming revenue

  Two studies reveal the huge hit on the mobile device and service industry that is likely to be caused by the Covid-19 outbreak

• March 27, 2020 27 Mar'20

  Microsoft targets 5G arena with Affirmed Networks acquisition

  IT giant turns sights on telecoms opportunities, bringing expertise of virtualised, cloud-native network software provider into Azure fold