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• July 10, 2020 10 Jul'20

  UK mobile operators warn removing Huawei tech would cost ‘low billions’ and take five years

  Vodafone and BT warn parliamentary committee of serious potential effects on cost, network service availability and 5G roll-out of removing Huawei tech from networks

• July 10, 2020 10 Jul'20

  Nearly half of employed in UK worked remotely in April 2020

  Covid-19 drives upsurge in home working in UK, and of those who did some work remotely, around a third worked fewer hours than usual and the same percentage worked longer hours

• July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20

  Orange, Nokia claim first successful trial of next-gen optical technology

  Next-generation optoelectronics technology designed to allow tripling of total transported capacity on long-haul links

• July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20

  Locked-down Nationwide staff make 2.5 million video calls in June

  Home-working technologies are no longer just a contingency for large companies, with future working practices set to change

• July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20

  Zoom Cloud Meetings grabs mobile market as mobile app usage soars in second quarter

  April 2020 sees a monthly all-time high of over 200 billion hours spent using mobile apps worldwide, with video-conferencing continuing its impressive run

• July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20

  Huawei warns ban would cause ‘huge damage’ to UK digital economy

  On the eve of what are predicted to be swingeing limitations – if not an outright ban – on its products from UK, the Chinese communications technology supplier highlights how far its technology is embedded in national infrastructure

• July 08, 2020 08 Jul'20

  Oracle ups ante in cloud wars with dedicated customer regions

  Oracle’s Dedicated Region Cloud at Customer will let enterprises run an entire cloud region in their own datacentres in a potentially game-changing move

• July 08, 2020 08 Jul'20

  World’s first 5G eSIM service goes live

  Virtual SIM card plan claims to offer pathway to connect users instantly to the world’s fastest mobile network in select countries worldwide

• July 08, 2020 08 Jul'20

  SD-WAN goes mainstream in remote work surge but network visibility, security are concerns

  Survey reveals effect of Covid-19 in what is said to be an age of dynamic disruption, with full sight of traffic activity across much more distributed infrastructure a key priority

• July 08, 2020 08 Jul'20

  Swisscom taps Hitachi to improve network-based customer service

  Pentaho product helps business customer service reps of Switzerland’s largest telecommunications company and leading IT services provider provide better, faster service through centralised hub

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  Orange Wholesale unveils eSIM first for France

  Global telco ups the ante in French operator wholesale market by partnering with Prixtel to enable customers to download electronic SIM card to latest smartphones

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  Nokia accelerates Open RAN availability with performance, security enhancements

  Leading communications technology supplier announces update in open radio access network solutions to support more rapid development of open innovation ecosystem and telecom supply chain

• July 07, 2020 07 Jul'20

  UK contact-tracing app development leaders fail to reveal launch date

  Described as not being a silver bullet on its own, the UK’s contact-tracing app is also a silver bullet that won’t be fired any time soon, as leaders of development project struggle to convince Lords committee of progress to date

• July 06, 2020 06 Jul'20

  Need to secure industrial IoT more acute than ever

  A report from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation is calling for urgent action to secure industrial infrastructure, as the IoT leaves it increasingly exposed

• July 06, 2020 06 Jul'20

  Radius aims to get ahead of the curve with new telecoms division

  Converged technology, mobile and fixed line telecoms provider’s new division aims to help companies get the ‘smartest approach’ to their operations

• July 06, 2020 06 Jul'20

  Vodafone claims UK standalone 5G first

  UK operator says standalone wireless technology will support capabilities such as network slicing, bringing efficiency benefits in mission-critical services

• July 06, 2020 06 Jul'20

  UK government defies critics and leads acquisition of sat tech firm OneWeb

  Government plans to deliver UK’s first sovereign space capability through constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, but $500m investment is criticised

• July 06, 2020 06 Jul'20

  CIO interview: David Allison, global head of IT, First Quantum Minerals

  For his first global CIO role, the IT chief had to tackle unusual challenges such as reliable networking and IT use in inhospitable mining environments in developing countries

• July 06, 2020 06 Jul'20

  How Infor Nexus is helping to digitalise Asia’s supply chain

  Infor’s Nexus unit has been supporting digitalisation efforts in Asia’s supply chain industry before the Covid-19 pandemic, which has accelerated adoption of cloud-based offerings in the region

• July 03, 2020 03 Jul'20

  Three counts on Amdocs to support enterprise business expansion

  UK telco taps comms platforms and services technology provider to create modern solutions to challenge rivals and meet the evolving needs of UK businesses

• July 03, 2020 03 Jul'20

  Virgin Media spreads UK gigabit broadband reach

  Launch of gigabit broadband in Merseyside and Edinburgh sees Virgin Media add more than 600,000 homes to fibre network, taking total to 2.7 million properties

• July 03, 2020 03 Jul'20

  Virgin Media, Cisco unveil first-ever commercial deployment of OpenRoaming at Canary Wharf

  Wireless communications based on new connectivity aims to ‘dramatically’ improve efficiencies for more than 20,000 businesses, entrepreneurs, independent retailers, bars, cafes and workspaces in London’s Docklands

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  Remote workforce demands ‘hybrid working’, not the end of the office in the ‘better normal’

  As lockdowns end, research shows businesses will gradually have to start shifting their focus from purely surviving, yet employees think their desire for hybrid working is out of step with that of their employer

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  Cops take out encrypted comms to disrupt organised crime

  The UK’s National Crime Agency, alongside other law enforcement agencies in France and the Netherlands, have busted illicit arms and drugs rings after disabling an encrypted comms platform

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  New normal of remote working sees more than half of innovation budgets cut

  Nearly one-fifth of tech executives have seen significant reductions in their innovation budgets because of the Covid-19 pandemic, says report

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  Police secrecy over ‘IMSI-catcher’ mass surveillance of mobile phones

  Following a tribunal ruling, constabularies in England and Wales can refuse to confirm or deny whether they use mass surveillance devices, known as IMSI-catchers to monitor people’s location, phone calls and text messages

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  Optimised network infrastructure, visibility, experience management form next frontier in business

  Business leaders, C-suite and IT decision-makers must come together to ensure that they invest in the right infrastructure or they will face business failure, says Riverbed report

• July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20

  Telco edge to accompany 5G roll-outs in APAC

  Pilot projects are underway in the Asia-Pacific to deploy telco edge infrastructure to support high-bandwidth, low-latency applications

• July 01, 2020 01 Jul'20

  Zoom making progress on cyber security and privacy, says CEO

  Three months after being hit by a spate of security incidents, Zoom’s CEO, Eric Yuan, has been discussing progress towards a more secure product

• June 30, 2020 30 Jun'20

  Australia to invest a record A$1.35bn in cyber security

  The Australian government is making its largest ever investment in cyber security over the next decade to identify cyber threats, disrupt foreign cyber criminals and build new capabilities

• June 30, 2020 30 Jun'20

  Partially accurate exposure notification may be best users get from UK contact tracing app

  Renowned UK mobile expert warns that adoption, capability, privacy and user behaviour are issues yet to be addressed with UK contact-tracing app, and that results may not be worthwhile to overall fight against Covid-19

• June 30, 2020 30 Jun'20

  Remote working set to remain but so do management challenges

  Businesses are preparing for staff to repopulate workplaces, while preparing for an inevitable increase in more flexible working

• June 30, 2020 30 Jun'20

  Alibaba Cloud comes together with Aryaka for global, fully managed SD-WAN

  Cloud-first WAN company claims to provide Chinese cloud giant with superior application performance to enterprise customers worldwide

• June 30, 2020 30 Jun'20

  Optus to test 5G mmWave technology

  The Australian telco is testing mmWave technology using the 26GHz band at four locations in Sydney

• June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20

  Nokia nets exclusive Taiwan Mobile 5G deal

  Three-year deal sees Finnish comms tech provider selected as single supplier for 5G RAN, Core and IMS Taiwanese operator, continues 5G strategy focused on digital transformation and sustainability

• June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20

  Ericsson gets head of steam for 5G connectivity in European rail industry

  Swedish tech supplier joins Association of the European Rail Supply Industry to show how next-generation networks can enable the industry to meet tomorrow’s IT and communications challenges

• June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20

  Airports deploy thermal cameras to control Covid-19, science suggests it’s merely ‘safety theatre’

  UK airports are rolling out thermal surveillance cameras to identify people who may have coronavirus, but science says the technology is ineffective at detecting and preventing the spread of the disease

• June 26, 2020 26 Jun'20

  Ford gets into gear with Vodafone 5G for future-proof electric vehicle production

  Global automotive giant gains funding to implement and develop the potential of 5G in electric vehicle manufacturing processes in particular as regards cross-site connectivity

• June 26, 2020 26 Jun'20

  Huawei gets green light for UK development centre

  Chinese telecoms equipment provider sets out plans to build an optoelectronics R&D and manufacturing centre in the heart of Silicon Fen

• June 26, 2020 26 Jun'20

  95% of North American CIOs report remote work issues during lockdown

  Employee password lockouts and inability to access on-premise applications were among the top challenges faced by CIOs in keeping remote workers up and running during lockdown

• June 26, 2020 26 Jun'20

  Enterprises in rural Wales to gain added fibre as voucher scheme doubles in value

  Vouchers subsidise the cost for rural homes and businesses to install next-generation, gigabit-capable broadband

• June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20

  UK, US workers report ‘overwhelmingly’ positive experiences of remote working

  Study finds that despite challenges, mass remote working due to Covid-19 has been a net benefit on both sides of the Atlantic, suggesting companies should maintain some degree of flexible working

• June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20

  CBI: Digital economy needs joined-up regulations and gigabit broadband

  The coronavirus pandemic has shown the need for fast, reliable networking across the UK. The CBI is urging the government to do more

• June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20

  Verizon and Digital Catapult create enterprise 5G accelerator programme

  Venture will enable retail and brand partners to work directly with UK startups and tech innovators to explore 5G-enabled solutions

• June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20

  Nokia takes O-RAN leap with 5G AirScale Cloud commercialisation

  RAN product designed to help operators generate revenue from 5G services, enable flexible end-to-end network slicing and meet IoT technology and business requirements

• June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20

  Ericsson, Nokia to power Singapore’s 5G networks

  European telecoms network suppliers Ericsson and Nokia have been selected by Singapore telcos to deploy the country’s two standalone 5G networks

• June 24, 2020 24 Jun'20

  Two-thirds of UK adults to work remotely more often after Covid-19

  Research commissioned by Ciena reveals how coronavirus pandemic will likely change UK internet usage, as increased use of online home working applications is complemented by commensurate rise in online education

• June 24, 2020 24 Jun'20

  Microsoft Teams usage growth surpasses Zoom

  Aternity’s latest Productivity Tracker sees Microsoft fight back against conferencing tool that has enjoyed stellar growth since the Covid-19 lockdowns began

• June 24, 2020 24 Jun'20

  Lockdown drives UK internet and videoconferencing surge

  UK adults now spend more than a quarter of their waking day online with services such as Zoom seeing unprecedented growth, according to Ofcom’s latest study of the nation’s online lives

• June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20

  Viavi introduces 3D geolocation for 5G networks

  Looking to ‘command’ 5G infrastructures, network monitoring and assurance technology firm unveils what it claims is first patented 3D 5G geolocation system