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Unified communications

• February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18

  Emergency Services Network progress ‘deeply unsatisfactory’, says PAC

  A Home Office review of the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme will not be finished before the end of July, the Public Accounts Committee has been told

• February 05, 2018 05 Feb'18

  IT Priorities 2018: Networking spend declining across the board

  Overall spending on networking projects across EMEA looks set to decline in 2018, according to the latest ComputerWeekly/TechTarget IT Priorities report

• January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18

  Cisco collaborates with startup for AI health and safety trial

  Cisco is to work with artificial intelligence startup Cortexica in an Innovate UK-funded project to improve physical safety in the workplace

• January 05, 2018 05 Jan'18

  Insurance broker Simply Business ditches legacy MPLS for SD-WAN

  Insurance business finds networking a breeze after ditching its unresponsive managed services provider and implementing VeloCloud’s latest software-defined wide area network technology

• October 16, 2017 16 Oct'17

  ADMCC monitors Abu Dhabi with Cisco technology

  Abu Dhabi's surveillance system is using technology from Cisco

• July 24, 2017 24 Jul'17

  UAE hotel upgrades wireless network and internet connectivity

  Beach resort completes major project to revamp its wireless infrastructure with TP-Link technologies

• July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17

  Australia’s Whispir dials into global market

  Fast-growing cloud-based communications service provider expects to more than double its workforce within a year, and grow its business in the double-digit range

• May 18, 2017 18 May'17

  Analytics, automation and AI critical to Cisco’s growth

  Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has been talking about the criticality of analytics and automation technology to the enterprise network

• May 11, 2017 11 May'17

  Cisco adds AI to Spark collaboration platform with MindMeld buy

  Cisco plans to use MindMeld’s AI platform to enhance its Spark platform and other enterprise collaboration solutions

• March 24, 2017 24 Mar'17

  Cisco unveils new Spark collaboration platform in APAC

  Spark will be the future platform for integrating all of Cisco’s collaboration technologies, according to a Cisco regional executive

• 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 08, 2017 08 Mar'17

  Case study: Tamer Group boosts bandwidth and network connectivity

  Saudi Arabian firm chooses point-to-point wireless to ensure it provides the connectivity required for a fast-growing business

• 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

• February 09, 2017 09 Feb'17

  South African children’s hospital uses video to train cardiologists

  The Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town is using remote video learning to teach paediatric cardiology surgery to medical students

• January 24, 2017 24 Jan'17

  GDS signals intent to move public sector off PSN

  Government Digital Service’s Technology Leaders Network determines that the internet is an adequate solution to support the vast majority of public sector work

• January 04, 2017 04 Jan'17

  Dubai-based Aramex optimises branch office connectivity

  How global logistics firm streamlined its branch office operations in the Middle East

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016

  Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016

• October 16, 2016 16 Oct'16

  Dubai smart city will be the talk of GITEX

  Global experts in urban planning and smart technology will discuss the important role Dubai will play in supporting the development of smart cities in the Middle East

• August 12, 2016 12 Aug'16

  Care charity Avante enhances unified communications capabilities with 3CX

  Kent-based residential care charity Avante Care and Support installed an IP PBX to manage telephony across multiple sites and a mobile workforce

• July 28, 2016 28 Jul'16

  BT sales increase 35% in 2016 Q2 with EE and broadband boosts

  BT Group reported a 35% increase in revenue as it benefits from its EE acquisition and a large share of the broadband market

• July 08, 2016 08 Jul'16

  Cisco UK and Ireland CEO Phil Smith steps down after 22 years

  Phil Smith announces he is stepping down from the day-to-day running of Cisco’s UK and Ireland business to take up the role of chairman

• July 07, 2016 07 Jul'16

  Saudi Telecom Company leads nation’s transformation agenda

  Saudi Telecom Company and its technology partners support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s drive into digital public services

• June 01, 2016 01 Jun'16

  Microsoft sells 1,500 mobile patents to Xiaomi in licensing deal

  Sale of mobile patent portfolio comes alongside software licensing agreement and may herald Xiaomi’s expansion into Europe and the US, say analysts

• May 10, 2016 10 May'16

  Tel Aviv: A smart city where community engagement is the measure of success

  Israel’s capital is using the latest technologies as a way of placing the needs of local citizens at the heart of regional government

• April 27, 2016 27 Apr'16

  Mobilising a workforce drives up performance and productivity

  Mobile workers are also more creative, satisfied and loyal, says EIU study

• March 08, 2016 08 Mar'16

  Broadband will reach 40% of Vietnam households by 2020, claims government

  The Vietnamese government announces plans to increase access to broadband networks for its citizens, proposing a figure of 40% in four years

• February 17, 2016 17 Feb'16

  Middle East telecoms operators face up to IoT smart city challenges

  As smart city initiatives spring up in the Middle East, telecoms operators contend with the strain of the internet of things (IoT) on networks

• February 15, 2016 15 Feb'16

  Telstra is transforming Australian IT infrastructure

  Telco is transforming its IT operation to make better use of the cloud, data and application programming interfaces

• February 09, 2016 09 Feb'16

  Flexible working good for profit, productivity and reputation, says Vodafone

  A report conducted for mobile operator Vodafone indicates the scale of acceptance of flexible and mobile working practices

• December 31, 2015 31 Dec'15

  Top 10 networking stories of 2015

  A look back at Computer Weekly's most read networking news stories from 2015

• October 07, 2015 07 Oct'15

  Internet of things is next step along Infiniti Red Bull’s F1 journey

  Formula 1 team Infiniti Red Bull Racing is beginning to explore the potential of the IoT as it makes ongoing improvements to its networking infrastructure with support from AT&T

• September 23, 2015 23 Sep'15

  BT platforms streamline UCC deployments for Microsoft and Cisco users

  BT introduces new cloud unified comms and collaboration clouds to support Microsoft and Cisco environments

• September 07, 2015 07 Sep'15

  Myanmar internet gets boost with content delivery network

  Myanmar internet users will start benefiting from changes in the law that encourages foreign direct investment in communications infrastructures

• August 16, 2015 16 Aug'15

  Mobile phone users at risk as hackers bug and track victims

  An investigation by Australian TV show 60 Minutes demonstrates how hackers based thousands of miles away in Germany were able to record the calls of an Australian senator and track his movements

• July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15

  Metropolitan Police picks Innopsis to lead network procurement

  London’s Metropolitan Police Service signs public-sector networking association Innopsis to lead engagement on network procurement

• May 15, 2015 15 May'15

  Fire services to keep Airwave Tetra radios until 2020

  The Department for Communities and Local Government approves a major extension of the fire services' Firelink Tetra network to the end of 2019

• May 11, 2015 11 May'15

  PSNGB rebrands to drive information sharing across PSN

  PSNGB, the trade association set up to promote the Public Services Network, rebrands itself as Innopsis and says its work is far from over

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  Brecon Beacons National Park soups up staff comms with Unify

  Brecon Beacons National Park Authority deploys Unify’s OpenScape voice technology to keep remote staff and home workers in touch

• February 12, 2015 12 Feb'15

  Airwave's Tetra emergency services radio "costly and inflexible"

  Incumbent Airwave failed to advance to the next stage of the Emergency Services Network procurement because its Tetra radio technology was too inflexible for current needs, according to reports

• February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15

  Health trust proposed offshoring mental care through Skype

  Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust considered cutting costs by using Skype and low-cost staff to treat patients with depression

• January 30, 2015 30 Jan'15

  Government network services tender deadline slips again

  Crown Commercial Service pushes back deadline for tender submissions to Network Services framework to give suppliers more time to prepare

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  Technology needed to help ambulance services cope with increased demand

  The future of the ambulance and emergencies services needs more investment in networking

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  Avaya brings contact centres to Google Chromebooks

  Avaya and Google team up to streamline customer service agent workflows by enabling desktop contact centres on Chromebooks

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  Barclays bank launches mobile video banking

  Barclays Bank has launched a 24-hour video banking service that will enable customers to receive face-to-face service from anywhere

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  CGI secures communications between pilots and air traffic control

  Satellite communications firm Inmarsat has outsourced the provision of security IT and services to CGI

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Why national roaming may not be the answer to mobile not-spots

  Industry suggests alternative strategies as government threatens to force mobile operators to allow national roaming

• September 03, 2014 03 Sep'14

  Aberdeen to get city-wide gigabit network

  Aberdeen will this month become Scotland’s first city to be fully covered by a high speed fibre network

• September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14

  Suppliers discuss Emergency Services Network with Home Office

  Suppliers have attended an event held by the Home Office to discuss details of the new Emergency Services Network

• August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14

  BT Business brings 4G to SMEs

  BT Business has launched a range of plans for small businesses that include free access to 4G and unlimited BT Wi-Fi

• July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14

  IT needs to improve network infrastructure for future of retail

  IT departments need to up their game and improve networks for the retail sector which is on the brink of massive technology change