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• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  Deliveroo accused of ‘soft union busting’ with GMB deal

  Smaller grassroots unions have criticised Deliveroo and GMB for making a “hollow” deal that will ultimately undermine workers’ self-organising efforts

• May 18, 2022 18 May'22

  Virgin Media O2 Business launches tech fund for medium businesses

  UK-based cableco launches tech fund for new and existing medium business customers, as well as a free digital review to ensure businesses are set up for the future of hybrid working

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Etisalat takes stake as Vodafone reports ‘good’ fiscal year

  In the wake of major MENA provider buying 9% share, global operator claims satisfactory fiscal year with continued growth in both Europe and Africa

• May 11, 2022 11 May'22

  Nationwide stops thousands more attempted frauds with Strong Customer Authentication

  Nationwide Building Society is blocking an additional 2000 attempted online shopping frauds a month through extra checks

• May 11, 2022 11 May'22

  Ofcom outlines plans to make mmWave 5G spectrum available for new uses

  UK comms regulator reveals roadmap to take advantage of opportunities for users and applications across the country to access high-frequency spectrum for new uses

• May 10, 2022 10 May'22

  European retailers see embedded finance as a revenue builder

  Retailers and e-commerce businesses are working with tech suppliers to embed financial products and services in their customer offerings

• May 05, 2022 05 May'22

  iPhone sales soar even as global smartphone shipments decrease in 2022 Q1

  Study into global smartphone arena finds Apple on a high while shipments by Chinese manufacturers have fallen sharply due to the slowdown in their domestic market, leading to global device industry maintaining negative growth trend

• May 04, 2022 04 May'22

  5G finds voice as Nokia, Optus claim first 3CC carrier aggregation standalone 5G data

  Voice-over-5G market shows strong growth as tech provider and Australian operator establish 3 components carrier data sessions using a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra smartphone and Nokia’s 5G AirScale portfolio on Optus’ 5G network

• May 04, 2022 04 May'22

  Samsung serves DISH for 5G Open RAN roll-out

  Networks division of electronics giant selected by US operator for the deployment of open 5G network solutions based on virtual and open radio access network technology to play an integral role in Smart 5G Network development

• May 04, 2022 04 May'22

  Babbel offers free language courses to displaced Ukrainians

  Babbel has created language courses to help Ukrainians displaced by the war to integrate into other countries

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  UScellular taps Qualcomm, Inseego to launch 5G mmWave fixed wireless in 10 US cities

  US provider’s Home Internet+ service will use high-frequency 5G technology to provide high-speed internet to homes and businesses, with expansion from 10 to dozens of cities throughout 2022

• April 26, 2022 26 Apr'22

  Global digital wallet transactions set to soar

  Payments using mobile phones are set to soar globally as suppliers expand the services available, according to research

• April 21, 2022 21 Apr'22

  Leadwind completes €140m first closing to fund deep tech scaleups

  First investment for fund designed for firms at the intersection of technologies such as edge computing, artificial intelligence, data analytics, 5G connectivity, blockchain and cloud services located in Southern Europe, prioritising Spain and Latin...

• April 20, 2022 20 Apr'22

  NSO Group faces court action after Pegasus spyware used against targets in UK

  Three human rights activists whose phones were targeted by spyware traced to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have begun legal action against both countries and Israel’s NSO Group Technologies

• April 13, 2022 13 Apr'22

  Virgin Media O2, Samsung deploy multiple live 4G, 5G sites across UK

  UK mobile operator announces successful completion of multiple live site deployments in its 4G and 5G estates

• April 13, 2022 13 Apr'22

  Scotland 5G Centre issues call to business for improved healthcare delivery

  S5GC launches innovation challenge to use advanced connectivity to transform and improve healthcare delivery in Scotland, with three shortlisted projects to receive access to a private 5G testbed

• April 12, 2022 12 Apr'22

  TU Kaiserslautern demos automatic eSIM download for standalone private 5G network

  German engineering and science-focused research university demonstrates the interoperability of compatriot global security group’s eSIM management technology

• April 08, 2022 08 Apr'22

  EncroChat: France says ‘defence secrecy’ in police surveillance operations is constitutional

  Constitutional court finds that invoking ‘defence secrecy’ to withhold information about the state hacking of EncroChat cryptophones is constitutional. Defence lawyers now head for the supreme court

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  Secrecy over police EncroChat hacking is unconstitutional, defence lawyers tell top French court

  France’s constitutional court, the Conseil Constitutionnel, has heard arguments that the use of ‘defence secrecy’ to withhold information about police surveillance operations breaches the French constitution

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  Zopa bank profitable after just 21 months

  The bank that emerged from peer-to-peer lending pioneer has hit its first profit after 21 months of operation

• April 01, 2022 01 Apr'22

  Apple drops emergency patches for two zero-days

  Apple has fixed two zero-day vulnerabilities that appear to have been actively exploited in the wild

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  NHS health and social care staff offered training on healthcare apps

  Health service staff have free access to training courses to help them understand which digital healthcare apps and websites are best for their patients

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Digital continues to deplete bank branch networks as Lloyds cuts 60 more

  Lloyds Banking Group has stripped UK high streets of a further 60 branches as the take-up of digital banking continues

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  Competition watchdog contacts Barclays and Lloyds banks over API failures

  Barclays and Lloyds banks have failed to meet some of the open banking rules, says competition watchdog

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  Numbers add up for Three UK in 2021

  Mobile operator delivers strongest consumer contract customer additions since 2012 and a 10% increase in EBITDA, with incremental growth in mobile virtual network operator business line, home broadband and business-to-business operations

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Verizon Business enriches mobile endpoint for Microsoft Teams

  Business solutions provider becomes one of the first operators to join forces with IT giant to enable enterprise customers to experience the full power of communications and collaboration system

• March 17, 2022 17 Mar'22

  Value of contactless transactions doubles in two years

  Almost £166bn was spent in the UK last year using contactless technology, compared with £80.5bn in 2019

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Two men convicted after using EncroChat cryptophones to plot killing

  Evidence from the encrypted phone network EncroChat led to the conviction of two men for conspiracy to murder

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  No end to UK bank branch closures as HSBC shuts 69 more

  HSBC closes another 69 branches as customers continue to migrate to digital channels

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  ROC Mondriaan offers Apple skills in Dutch schools

  Dutch school teaches the IT skills that users want but are not available in traditional courses, which is why it has developed a course focused on Apple technology

• March 11, 2022 11 Mar'22

  Police EncroChat cryptophone hacking implant did not work properly and frequently failed

  Surveillance operation against EncroChat encrypted phone network had repeated technical failures

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  AST SpaceMobile enlists SpaceX to deliver on space comms mission

  Aiming to bridge the digital divide through in-orbit technology, space-based cellular broadband network provider teams with Elon Musk-owned firm to deliver direct-to-phone connectivity

• March 10, 2022 10 Mar'22

  Open banking’s next big thing could replace direct debits

  Variable recurring payments could fuel the next stage of open banking take-up in the UK

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  Liverpool 5G Create showcases levelling-up in public health

  Liverpool 5G Create claims to demonstrate real investment in people’s futures, and the chance to digitally level up health, education and economic opportunities

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  iPhone SE set to fuel global 5G device expansion

  New mid-range 5G device in flagship range projected to spur adoption of next-generation network services in developed and emerging markets alike

• March 03, 2022 03 Mar'22

  Use of encrypted Telegram platform soars in Ukraine, Russia

  Encrypted messaging service Telegram is proving a valuable asset to both sides in Russia’s war on Ukraine

• March 01, 2022 01 Mar'22

  MWC 2022: Telefónica boosts cloud cover with AWS, Microsoft

  Hot on the heels of the operator inking a cloud sourcing deal with arch rival AWS, leading Spain-based telco Telefónica has signed a deal with Microsoft to expand their global collaboration

• March 01, 2022 01 Mar'22

  Nationwide suffers payday payments outage

  Nationwide customers were left unable to pay bills on payday as the building society suffered a software outage

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  5G device sales forecast to hit 46.5 million by 2026

  With the rise of always-on 5G portable devices, an explosion of edge AI adoption, the proliferation of smart manufacturing platforms and the emergence of the metaverse, industry is set for a sharp rise in mmWave smartphone sales

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Mobile device trade-ins and upgrades return more than $3bn in 2021

  Quarterly research shows that as 5G devices proliferate around the US, device trade-in programmes return more than a billion dollars to US consumers in the fourth quarter of 2021 alone

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Open banking surpasses five million UK customers

  Upwards of five million people in the UK are using open banking services as the financial sector’s fintech revolution gathers pace

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Amazon and Visa resolve UK credit card ban threat

  Companies reach ‘broad, global agreement that includes the acceptance of Visa at all Amazon stores and sites’

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  January 2022 saw low growth in online sales

  Slow start to the year with minimal growth for online sales as pandemic drop-off has more people heading back to the highstreet

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  Lawyers say ‘unprecedented’ secrecy deprived EncroChat defendants of fair trials

  Lawyers from seven countries say it is impossible for their clients to challenge the accuracy, authenticity, reliability and legality of the evidence against them

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  Hitachi Energy brings 5G connectivity to mission-critical ops

  Power tech firm brings 5G connectivity to mission-critical industrial and utility operations, deploying routers to enable a hybrid wireless network described as fast, secure and reliable

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  New world of work sees emergence of hybrid holiday

  Research from Virgin Media O2 suggests 2022 will be the year when working from anywhere becomes a reality for businesses across the UK

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  UK finance regulator effects changes to ‘buy now, pay later’ contract terms

  BNPL finance providers have agreed to make their contracts with consumers fairer, amid concerns

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  NatWest group shutters 32 more branches as digital shift continues

  Banking group announces more branch closures as part of its digital transformation, but promises that no customers will be left behind

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  How diplomatic immunity silenced the prosecutor who coordinated Sweden’s EncroChat probe

  Defence lawyers claim Swedish court decision not to hear evidence from a Swedish prosecutor leaves important legal questions unanswered over international police operation to hack EncroChat cryptophone network

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  Call for easier consolidation as Ofcom investigates UK mobile market shake-up

  UK communications regulator sets out initial thinking on how the UK mobile market might develop and how networks might need to evolve to meet future demand