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• 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 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Gartner: Public sector must target disjointed IT strategy

  The pandemic showed how quickly public sector IT can deliver technology to support essential services – now it is time to fix scalability

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Software AG executives trumpet progress on Helix growth plan

  Software AG’s executive team has confirmed progress on a cloud-oriented growth strategy named Helix, launched in 2019 and bolstered by 2021 investment by US technology firm Silver Lake

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Dell makes push to simplify and accelerate modern, open telco deployments

  IT giant announces validated designs for telecommunications edge and core to offer more choice and speed for network modernisation

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  KDDI further extends 5G Open RAN network with Wind River virtualised base station

  Japanese operator advances base stations within next-generation infrastructure, delivering open radio network access in commercial deployment

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Horizon inquiry questioning raises hopes of fair compensation for victims so far left out

  Post Office Horizon scandal victims left out of current compensation schemes have had their hopes raised that the statutory public inquiry is seriously addressing their demands for fair financial redress

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  UK organisations swift to chide phishing victims

  While UK organisations are doing better at security training, many are quick to punish employees who fall victim to phishing attacks, whether real or simulated

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Hammerspace offers follow-the-sun access to on-prem and cloud storage

  Startup aims to succeed where others have failed and present file, block and object storage data from any and multiple locations as if it were local to the user

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Mondelēz moves global operations to digital workspace with Orange Business Services

  Snack giant transforms legacy infrastructure to digital platform, enabling communication and collaboration on a global scale, with analytics and AI used to improve customer experience and personalise service for employee workplace needs

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Singtel’s Paragon platform to ease edge computing deployments

  Singtel’s new software platform is touted to make it easier for enterprises to deploy edge computing applications on its multi-access edge computing platform

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Sweden completes phase two of e-krona pilot

  Sweden’s central bank is well into its second year of testing a new digital currency, but so far, no firm decision has been made by the government to adopt it

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson claim 5G network slicing breakthrough

  Partnership sees 5G slicing in combination with SD-WAN and local traffic breakout, enabling flexible connectivity establishment and control

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Zoom gains NCSC Cyber Essentials Plus and NHS security badges

  Video platform Zoom has added a number of UK-specific cyber certifications to help it demonstrate its platform is safeguarded against common threats

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Union pushes for collective bargaining around technology and data

  Prospect union releases guidance on how workers and unions can engage employers over the use of technology at work, with particular emphasis on the need to include technology provisions in collective bargaining agreements

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Computer science degree applications up by 13%

  The number of people who have applied to study computer science at university this year has increased more than any other subject in the UK

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  BMW Group gears up with G+D Technology eSIM for connected cars

  International tech group extends partnership with car giant in the area of eSIM to create the basic requirement for a new kind of individually networked mobility

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  RealWear enables remote nuclear plant inspection

  Augmented reality headsets from RealWear have been deployed by TÜV SÜD for certifying technical systems during the pandemic

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Backup heads to cloud as ransomware hits 76% and RTOs/RPOs fail

  Veeam survey finds most can’t recover the data they want or do it in time, ransomware is now a ‘disaster’, use of the cloud is increasing, but the datacentre is still very important

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  UK joins US in pinning Ukraine DDoS attacks on Russia

  A series of DDoS attacks on Ukrainian defence and banking organisations last week is now being firmly attributed to Russian action

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Samsung, KDDI claim world’s first 5G SA O-RAN site powered by vRAN

  Japanese and Korean partners accelerate deployment of standalone 5G sites by simplifying and automating process of building out network infrastructure using virtualised RAN technology

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Website owners urged to adopt ‘eco-standard’ to help cut internet-generated carbon emissions

  The Eco-Friendly Web Alliance has set its sights on preventing a further 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide being generated in the next decade by helping website operators to cut emissions

• 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 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  New consultation on legal direction to restrict use of Huawei in UK telecoms networks

  UK government is consulting on its proposed legal instruments to mandate the removal of all Huawei equipment from 5G networks by the end of 2027

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Telstra and TPG Telecom strike network sharing deal

  Australia’s Telstra and TPG Telecom have joined forces to share their mobile networks and spectrum in a landmark deal that will expand coverage for both telcos

• February 20, 2022 20 Feb'22

  BreastScreen Victoria to use third-party support for Oracle database

  Australia’s BreastScreen Victoria has inked a support contract with Rimini Street to free up IT capacity and funds for strategic initiatives

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  Nokia, Kyndryl create global private network and edge computing alliance

  Comms technology provider and IT infrastructure services company form partnership to focus on flexible, reliable and secure LTE and 5G private wireless connectivity services for enterprise customers

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  Energy efficiency takes centre stage in new Ericsson 5G portfolio

  Pre-MWC briefing sees Swedish comms tech leader introduce new radio access network technology led by the flagship dual-band antenna, said to consume 25% less power than current product

• 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

  Alibaba at the Winter Olympics: Bringing Beijing 2022 to broadcasters around the world

  As the Winter Olympics in Beijing draw to a close, the organisers lift the lid on the role Alibaba’s cloud technology has played in broadcasting the event to audiences across the globe

• 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 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  UK organisations untroubled by Trickbot surge

  A surge in Trickbot infections is targeting some of the world’s most prominent brands, but UK organisations seem thankfully unaffected

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  Virgin Media O2 seeks joint venture for UK full-fibre extension

  Just weeks after claiming to have taken a huge competitive step in the UK broadband market by hitting its target of gigabit capability to all its customers, operator looks for financing to fuel further growth

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  CDO interview: Lisa Valentino, executive VP for client and brand solutions, Disney Advertising Sales

  The entertainment giant is bringing marketing, data and technology together to make the most of its growing digital advertising opportunities

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  CIO interview: Adam Miller, group head of IT, Markerstudy Group

  The insurer and Auto Windscreens owner is using cloud-based virtual desktops to ease acquisitions and support home working during the pandemic – and its IT chief has a growing range of projects on the go

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  Amazon drops Elasticsearch name from cloud portfolio after trademark infringement suit concludes

  Enterprise open search company Elastic has succeeded in getting Amazon to stop using the name Elasticsearch to describe its distributed search and analytics product

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  India warms to telehealth amid pandemic

  Covid-19 has accelerated adoption of telehealth services in India as more healthcare providers look to offer medical treatment and assistance without risking infections

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  The British people are waking up to the scandal that happened under their noses

  Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal have been suffering in silence for many years, but the current public inquiry is giving them a voice, and people are listening

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  Risk of UK digital broadband divide growing

  Report from communications regulator warns that amid rising cost of services, millions of low-income families in the UK are missing out on a £144 annual broadband saving

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  How Signify accelerated automation projects as pandemic challenges mounted

  Dutch lighting manufacturer used robotic process automation technology to help it address Covid-19-inflicted disruption

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  Unified communications and collaboration set for automation surge in hybrid world

  Research reveals hybrid working world unified communications and collaboration now seen as improving productivity, but challenge exists for organisations managing UCC at scale to provision users across multiple apps and communications platforms

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  UK enterprises prioritise real-world 5G benefits over sophisticated use cases

  Study finds more than half of enterprises plan to invest in 5G within three years and many are drawn to private networks, but confidence around implementation appears to stall

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  Nvidia founder and CEO portrays AI-centricity

  Earnings call for Nvidia’s fourth-quarter results offers a leading indicator of where the application of artificial intelligence may be heading

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  Helsinki helps lay the groundwork for cities to take on healthcare drones

  Finnish capital is part of a pan-EU project to introduce drone technology into emergency medical services

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  Red Cross cyber attack the work of nation-state actors

  The International Committee of the Red Cross now believes the January 2022 attack on its systems to have been the work of an undisclosed nation state

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  Wyld Networks and Agrology team to enable satellite IoT in agriculture

  Predictive agricultural technology provider to integrate satellite-based internet of things connectivity into core platform for global, 24/7 data collection

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  How one Singapore company is keeping drivers safe

  TNT Surveillance’s technology is being deployed by bus and port operators to reduce driver fatigue and prevent accidents using cameras and radar sensors

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  MPs demand urgent compensation for Post Office scandal victim group

  MPs have called for the government to urgently provide fair compensation to a group of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal who have so far been left out of compensation schemes

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  2021 another record year for UK cyber investment

  Total revenue generated by the UK’s cyber sector was up 14% last year, and UK-registered security firms raised over £1bn in investment

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  Interview: How do you define IBM?

  It is the world’s oldest computer company, and it was once said you didn’t get fired for buying from Big Blue. But a lot has changed. Sreeram Visvanathan, CEO for UK&I, explains how IBM is reinventing itself