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• February 27, 2018 27 Feb'18

  MWC 2018: Data, not connectivity, now core to IoT, says Cisco Jasper

  At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Cisco Jasper has been exploring the growing criticality of data management to the internet of things, and unveiled new NB-IoT customers in Asia

• February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18

  MWC 2018: Telefónica aims to connect 100 million in Latin America

  At Mobile World Congress, telecoms operator Telefónica launches a new initiative to bring 100 million people in Latin America online by using mobile networking technology for the first time

• February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18

  MWC 2018: 5G 'open for business', says Ericsson CEO

  At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm has been expanding on early commercial opportunities for 5G mobile networks

• February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18

  MWC 2018: Samsung Galaxy S9 launch kicks off annual mobile festival

  Samsung has raised the curtain on Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona with the launch of a new flagship Galaxy S9 smartphone device

• 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 22, 2018 22 Feb'18

  5G mobile network rocks up in Brighton

  Digital Catapult and the Coast to Capital LEP will switch on a 5G mobile network test bed in Brighton in April 2018

• February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18

  O2 uses The O2 to run 5G mobile network trials

  Mobile network operator O2 is to trial a 5G ‘experience’ at the eponymous London music venue later in 2018

• February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18

  4G IoT network may ease aviation sector fears over drone safety

  Vodafone is testing mobile and internet of things network technology to protect commercial aircraft from badly flown drones

• February 19, 2018 19 Feb'18

  Church spires to become mobile coverage hotspots

  Following successful trials in East Anglia, DCMS and Defra plan to encourage rural vicars to host broadband connectivity hotspots in their churches

• February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18

  Cisco profits slump after Trump tax bill

  Networking giant posted $8.8bn loss in the second quarter of its fiscal 2018 after booking charges related to the US government’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but saw a strong quarter elsewhere

• February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18

  Vodafone introduces 4G mini-masts in Cornwall

  Vodafone has installed and trialled a pint-sized 4G ‘mini mobile’ mast, designed to be less obtrusive, in Cornwall

• February 12, 2018 12 Feb'18

  Moscow puts municipal vehicles online to save fuel

  The city of Moscow has deployed a unified IoT platform to monitor and control all of its municipal vehicles

• February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18

  EE launches home broadband over 4G LTE

  EE has been conducting tests of a powerful 4G antenna that it claims can provide isolated rural homes with broadband speeds equivalent to full-fibre

• February 07, 2018 07 Feb'18

  Orange announces European 5G testing

  Mobile operator Orange will run 5G mobile network pilots in France and Romania later this year

• February 07, 2018 07 Feb'18

  Dubai transport authority maps city to support autonomous cars

  Dubai’s RTA has enlisted Here Technologies to build a high-definition map of the city to support its goals around self-driving cars

• 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 30, 2018 30 Jan'18

  For Cisco, intent-based networking heralds future tech demands

  At Cisco Live Europe in Barcelona, Cisco has recommitted to its vision for intent-based networking, announcing new features as it builds a network it believes will be the enterprise platform of choice in years to come

• January 25, 2018 25 Jan'18

  Sky to move pay TV services to broadband

  The days of the satellite TV dish are numbered as Sky signals its intent to switch to an IP streaming delivery model over broadband connections

• January 24, 2018 24 Jan'18

  Department for International Development launches digital strategy

  Strategy highlights potential of technology to reduce poverty as department aims to become a global leader in digital

• January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18

  Consumers demand better treatment from mobile operators

  Mobile operators need to work to win back consumer trust ahead of widespread 5G deployment, according to a report from Ericsson

• January 11, 2018 11 Jan'18

  CES 2018: Hyundai and Cisco bring SDN to the automobile

  Hyundai will debut a new generation of hyperconnected software-defined car in 2019, incorporating a Cisco-designed network platform

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  Spanish authorities ready roads for autonomous vehicles

  Spain’s Directorate General of Traffic has selected Mobileye technology to develop vision and data analysis for driver assistance and autonomous vehicles

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  CES 2018: Pizza Hut to test autonomous delivery vehicle

  At CES 2018, underway in Las Vegas, Pizza Hut and Toyota announce a partnership to develop an autonomous pizza delivery service

• January 09, 2018 09 Jan'18

  CES 2018: Jaguar Land Rover picks Qualcomm to power in-car connectivity

  British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover will incorporate Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820Am automotive platform to power in-vehicle connectivity

• January 04, 2018 04 Jan'18

  Scottish Ambulance Service tests satellite to improve critical care process

  The Scottish Ambulance Service is testing satellite broadband to help paramedics gather vital information on their patients’ conditions whilst in transit

• January 04, 2018 04 Jan'18

  NHS Coventry connects GPs to CityFibre broadband

  NHS Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group is upgrading to full-fibre broadband infrastructure for GP practices and community health centres

• January 04, 2018 04 Jan'18

  Claire House Children’s Hospice opens up about its digital transformation triumphs

  Claire House Children’s Hospice took home the Best of Show prize at the Best of VMworld 2017 Awards by sharing details of how technology is helping it achieve its aim of reaching every family who needs its help across the north-west of England

• January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18

  Nuffield Health hits peak performance after switching to SDN

  The non-profit healthcare and fitness organisation has improved both its network and wider IT performance after switching over to SDN technology

• January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18

  Smartphone production to plateau in 2018, says report

  After a bumper year, driven chiefly by growth in the Chinese market, smartphone production will begin to slow in 2018, according to analysts at TrendForce

• January 02, 2018 02 Jan'18

  Trackside network to bring 5G to UK rail travellers by 2025

  The government has launched a consultation on improving mobile connectivity for rail passengers

• November 28, 2017 28 Nov'17

  IoT and artificial intelligence dominate APAC tech landscape in 2017

  Businesses across the APAC region have started to dip their toes into AI and the internet of things to improve operations and stay competitive

• November 24, 2017 24 Nov'17

  Academics and public sector organisations collaborate on London Wi-Fi project

  Students and public sector staff across London will get easier access to the Jisc eduroam and govroam Wi-Fi networks through a new scheme spearheaded by City, University of London and Camden Council

• November 14, 2017 14 Nov'17

  Emergency Services Network delay to cost hundreds of millions

  The Emergency Services Network roll-out has hit further delays and is likely to become very costly indeed, the Public Accounts Committee has heard

• November 14, 2017 14 Nov'17

  Waltham Forest Council gives 5G network plans a boost

  Waltham Forest Council in London is to allow Arqiva to deploy small cell technology on 16,000 lampposts across the borough

• October 20, 2017 20 Oct'17

  Operators urged to find compelling B2B use cases for 5G

  5G has the capability to bring froward a number of use cases for the business-to-business sector, says Innovate UK

• October 16, 2017 16 Oct'17

  Encryption flaw leaves every Wi-Fi network in the world wide open

  A Belgian researcher has uncovered a major weakness in the WPA2 Wi-Fi security protocol that is thought to leave every Wi-Fi network in the world open to attack

• September 28, 2017 28 Sep'17

  Large scale IoT deployments double in 12 months

  Vodafone’s fifth annual look at the IoT market reveals that the percentage of companies with more than 50,000 connected devices has effectively doubled in the past year

• September 11, 2017 11 Sep'17

  EAN airline broadband service moves closer to reality

  The European Aviation satellite has successfully completed in-orbit testing and will begin to service in-flight broadband customers later in 2017

• September 01, 2017 01 Sep'17

  Content delivery innovation improves user experience for e-tailer

  WorldStores Group, the owner of a number of online home and lifestyle retail brands, has transformed its customer experience with enhanced content delivery capabilities from Instart Logic

• August 17, 2017 17 Aug'17

  UK rail passengers don’t trust on-board Wi-Fi

  YouGov survey commissioned by Cobham Wireless finds UK commuters are increasingly frustrated with connectivity standards on the rail network

• August 14, 2017 14 Aug'17

  Bristol hosts successful test of 5G mobile edge computing

  Participants in the three-week trial of mobile edge computing technology took part in a virtual treasure hunt around the city centre

• July 24, 2017 24 Jul'17

  Daimler and Bosch show off autonomous valet parking

  A test of an app-based autonomous valet service is to take place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart over the next few months

• July 21, 2017 21 Jul'17

  Scottish community broadband network gets funding to expand

  The Locheilnet community wireless broadband scheme has been awarded funding to upgrade its core infrastructure and target new customers

• July 18, 2017 18 Jul'17

  Stamford Bridge to offer stadium connectivity in partnership with Ericsson

  Ericsson has begun its partnership with Chelsea to offer home fans a “seamless” connected experience

• July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17

  Cisco to build O2’s public Wi-Fi network for City of London

  O2 enlists Cisco to help build out the multi-million pound public Wi-Fi network currently taking shape in London’s Square Mile

• July 11, 2017 11 Jul'17

  Legal & General picks HomeServe’s IoT LeakBot to protect homeowners

  Insurance firm partners with HomeServe to deploy its internet of things LeakBot technology and lower customer premiums

• July 10, 2017 10 Jul'17

  Mobile operators must act soon as 5G business models emerge

  Full deployment of a commercial 5G mobile network is still at least two years away, but new business models are already beginning to crystallise around the technology, and operators would be wise to start preparations soon, a new report claims

• July 07, 2017 07 Jul'17

  Europe takes measured approach to 5G, driven by ROI concerns

  European operators may be more concerned with getting the maximum value for money from their 3G and 4G networks than rushing to roll out 5G

• June 19, 2017 19 Jun'17

  South African game reserve goes digital to save the rhino

  Dimension Data and Cisco have teamed up to protect rhinos living on a private game reserve in South Africa with the latest networking and IoT sensor technology

• June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17

  Mobile data traffic in ASEAN, Oceania to grow 11-fold by 2022

  The expansion of 4G and IoT networks in ASEAN and Oceania will lead to a data deluge and drive cellular subscriptions to new levels