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January 15, 2020
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Spry cancels out P&J Arena dead zones with multi-operator 4G coverage
Tech supplier installs smart mobile signal booster in Aberdeen to ensure high-speed data connectivity for live video streaming and social media activities
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January 15, 2020
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LGBTQ+ social app Grindr accused of breaching GDPR
Norwegian Consumer Council files complaints about LGBTQ+ social networking app, alleging it is in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation
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January 15, 2020
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Gates Foundation mobile money projects in developing world to go live this year
Mobile money projects aim to give millions of the world’s poorest people access to financial services
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January 15, 2020
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Liberty Global Europe shakes up executive leadership
UPC Switzerland chief executive flies in to take financial reins at Virgin Media in UK while former UPC Netherlands boss takes over Swiss and select eastern European operations
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January 15, 2020
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AWS to request temporary halt to Microsoft’s work on $10bn JEDI cloud contract
Amazon to file temporary restraining order with the US federal court to prevent Microsoft undertaking any substantial work relating to its delivery of US government’s JEDI cloud contract
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January 15, 2020
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Case study: How Trainline keeps customers satisfied
The Trainline is encouraging customers to discover cheaper rail fares for the same journey with its AI-enabled SplitSave option
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January 15, 2020
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Dasa awards AI warship contracts
First wave of £4m funding aims to transform defence platforms and tackle issues such as information overload faced by crews
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January 15, 2020
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Cerence, LG drive into AI-powered connected car platform
Artificial intelligence will enhance in-car experiences through voice commands to allow drivers and passengers to have far more control over car functions
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January 15, 2020
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Government distances itself from Post Office decisions in Horizon IT litigation
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy says it did not make decisions in the Post Office’s recent court battle
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Sponsored News
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Two Game-Changing Wireless Technologies You May Not Know About
Sponsored by Intel - With all the (justifiable) excitement about the impending arrival of 5G wireless service, it would be easy to overlook two other developments in wireless networking that could have an even greater impact on businesses than 5G, at least in the short term. See More
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What Do PCs Have to Do with Sustainability? Plenty
Sponsored by Intel - More than 70% of executives say sustainability is a top-10 priority for their companies. Two-thirds of consumers will pay more for brands that commit to sustainability. And more than 70% of people prefer to work for a company that has a strong green footprint over one that doesn’t. See More
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Reimagining the Laptop
Sponsored by Intel - It wasn’t long ago that some skeptics forecasted that laptop PC sales would dwindle amid competition from tablets and increasingly capable smart phones. But the laptop is “the little engine that could.” Statista now forecasts that sales of notebook computers will surge to 225 million units in 2021, up more than 60% from four years ago. See More
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How AI Will Blanket Your World
Sponsored by Intel - Whether we are aware of it or not, artificial intelligence is already all around us. We use AI when we speak to our digital assistants. AI is in email services that automatically complete our sentences or schedule appointments for us. We encounter it when bots field our queries on websites or smartphones unlock upon recognizing our faces. See More
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January 15, 2020
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Royal Bank of Canada gives Mencap a ‘leg-up’ in automating processes
UK charity gets help from Canadian bank in a collaboration aimed at creating a robotic workforce
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January 15, 2020
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NSA Windows 10 security disclosure raises questions
In an unprecedented move, the NSA has got out in front of a critical cryptographic flaw in Windows 10, but in doing so has raised multiple questions
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January 15, 2020
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Asos trials AR tool to give customers idea of fashion fit
Online fashion brand Asos has launched an augmented reality trial to help customers see how garments will fit their body type
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January 15, 2020
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Equinix picks up bare metal cloud provider Packet to bolster its edge computing play
Colocation giant Equinix hits the acquistion trail to round out its edge computing offering to enterprises
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January 15, 2020
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Threat landscape grew in complexity in 2019, no respite in sight
Check Point’s annual state of security report shares some 2019 trends and looks ahead to 2020
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January 15, 2020
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How container applications are shaping storage management
Persistent storage, backup and recovery were not on the minds of those behind container applications, but that is starting to change
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January 14, 2020
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Two-thirds of UK healthcare organisations breached last year
The majority of healthcare organisations in the UK experienced a cyber security incident during 2019, with almost half the result of viruses and malware introduced on third party devices
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January 14, 2020
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UK tech sector leads global growth in 2019
Venture capital and foreign investment in the UK’s tech sector is at an all-time high, benefiting both early-stage and already-mature businesses
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January 14, 2020
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Global used smartphone market set to grow 17.6% year-on-year
Questions may be asked of the longevity of steep growth in the new smartphone arena, but research finds no signs of slowing down across the used market
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January 14, 2020
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Researchers find cryptojacker hiding in Wav audio file
Victim network was compromised by obfuscated malware hiding a Monero cryptominer, lurking inside a Wav audio file
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January 14, 2020
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Openreach extends free fibre installation scheme for UK home developers
UK broadband infrastructure provider drops the threshold for free eligibility to its fibre delivery scheme for new-build houses from 30 to 20 homes
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January 14, 2020
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Vodafone extends UK 5G reach and introduces 5G roaming to Ireland
Leading UK mobile operator claims 5G tech first and broadens 5G reach across UK and into the Republic of Ireland
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January 14, 2020
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What is behind Stockholm’s datacentre boom?
Datacentres are springing up in Stockholm – but what is drawing major IT companies to the Swedish capital?
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January 14, 2020
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Maxis and Huawei team up on 5G as Malaysia outlines spectrum allocation plan
Maxis's partnership with Huawei to develop 5G use cases and services comes on the heels of Malaysia's recently announced spectrum allocation plan
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January 14, 2020
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Extreme Networks claims Wi-Fi 6 a game changer for US sports stadiums
Cloud-driven networking technology and services company rolls out Wi-Fi 6 technology for Tennessee Titans, Houston Dynamo and Dash, Leeds Beckett University and West Texas A&M
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January 14, 2020
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Gartner: Windows 7 will continue to drive 2020 business PC sales
With end of support, businesses are rushing to upgrade their desktop PC estate to Windows 10, driving growth in the PC market
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January 14, 2020
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Cyber criminals spend three months lurking in target networks
Cyber criminals are spending longer hiding in target networks before launching their attacks, as more organised groups turn to business disruption to achieve their objectives
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January 14, 2020
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EE scoops top rating in UK mobile connectivity assessment
BT subsidiary wins top spot in UK mobile quality benchmark survey for sixth time running
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January 14, 2020
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Turn the end of Windows 7 support into a security advantage
CISOs can take advantage of the end of support for Microsoft Windows 7 by making the case for more investment in cyber security
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January 14, 2020
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MLL Telecom appoints new CEO
Shaun Ledgerwood succeeds Gary Marven as chief executive as network services provider seeks to maintain momentum as a technology supplier to public and private sector organisations
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January 14, 2020
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Why subpostmasters are calling on the government to pay Horizon trial costs
The damages that subpostmasters will receive after their court victory against the Post Office fall well short of their calculated losses
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January 14, 2020
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Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities won’t be patched until end of January
Some vulnerabilities identified in Citrix products will not be fully patched until the end of January 2020
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January 14, 2020
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IfG warns systems needed after Brexit transition are “impossible to deliver”
The IT required to be operational after December 2020 is almost certainly undeliverable, according to Institute for Government report
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January 14, 2020
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Windows 7: Dead or alive?
Far from being dead and buried, Windows 7 is set to remain alive and kicking in many organisations as they struggle with complex migration challenges
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January 13, 2020
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Secure data erasure is needed to ensure more people recycle their tech
A dedicated team of IT recycling experts offers free data erasure to give people confidence that their old tech can be safely disposed of
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January 13, 2020
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Sextortion campaign hits Nest home security cameras
Owners of Google’s Nest home security cameras are being targeted in a sextortion scam by criminals playing on fears over IoT security
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January 13, 2020
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Samsung boosts US 5G expansion with TeleWorld acquisition
South Korean giant buys US network services provider in the latest initiative designed to advance its 5G network development
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January 13, 2020
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Travelex to begin restoring foreign exchange services two weeks after ‘Sodinokibi’ attack
Travelex says it is making “good progress” in its recovery and is to begin restoring electronic foreign exchange services, but is silent about whether it has agreed to pay hackers a $6m ransom to decrypt computer files
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January 13, 2020
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SK Telecom gets close to the edge with global MEC task force
As operators’ remits expand beyond providing mobile connectivity to offering new value based on infrastructure, leading Korean operator announces mobile edge computing association
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January 13, 2020
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$5bn buy-out set to make backup giant Veeam a US company
Veeam’s founders are out as investment fund gets its hands on a pioneer of virtual machine backup. Now it will be a US company and eligible to target US government customers
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January 13, 2020
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Asia-Pacific to lead 5G technology adoption to 2024
GlobalData analysis predicts that in the 5G era, Asia will lead the field and will hold half of 5G subscriptions globally by 2024
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January 13, 2020
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UK urged to take centre stage in global digital trade
Trade association TechUK sets out vision to liberalise digital trade policy, under principles such as the opposition to data localisation in exchange for market access to fend off the trend towards digital protectionism
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January 13, 2020
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Virtual broadband connections to pass 500 billion by 2025
Virtualisation booms in broadband as infrastructures have evolved to higher speeds through technical advances in terminating equipment and increased penetration of fibre, but operators are now running out of road for further improvements
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January 13, 2020
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Computing at the edge
Edge computing is currently one of the most important trends in IT that is likely to complement cloud by supporting new and emerging workloads
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January 13, 2020
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US, South Korea to drive 5G to reach 1.5 billion users by 2025
Aggressive pricing strategies and extensive device support, especially in the US and Korea, set to drive an explosion in 5G uptake over the next five years
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January 13, 2020
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TIM becomes first European operator to break 2Gbps 5G barrier
Italian operator takes advantage of acquired spectrum to break 5G network speed barrier using technology from Ericsson and Qualcomm
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January 13, 2020
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APAC retailers warm to AI amid roadblocks
Retailers in the Asia-Pacific region believe artificial intelligence is key to their success, but lack the skills and infrastructure needed to harness the technology
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January 10, 2020
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National Lottery hacker jailed for nine months
Small-time cyber criminal jailed for his role in a cyber attack on lottery operator Camelot that netted him just £5
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January 10, 2020
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‘Meaningful’ supplier, tech competition to drive down 5G smartphone prices throughout 2020
Analyst Ovum believes that healthy rivalry between brand manufacturers and multiple modem sources will likely provide a spur to drive down retail price of 5G-compatible products
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January 10, 2020
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Subpostmaster group calls for government to pay legal costs for Horizon trial
The group of subpostmasters that defeated the Post Office in court over a faulty IT system are calling for the government to pay the costs of the legal action
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January 10, 2020
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Scottish government misses national superfast broadband target
SNP government admits failing to meet ambitious target to roll out broadband of at least 30Mbps to all Scottish homes and businesses by 2021
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January 10, 2020
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Microsoft led enterprise IT pack in revenue growth terms over past decade, research shows
In the final despatch from Synergy Research Group's look back at the IT trends that shaped the past decade, Microsoft emerges as the tech firm that managed to grow its enterprise revenue share the most throughout the 2010s
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January 10, 2020
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Portsmouth City Council taps MLL Telecom for future network
Initiative designed to offer schools, residents and businesses a fibre framework that will support existing and future digital services
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January 10, 2020
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HP Inc: The price is wrong
Although Xerox sees major synergies between the pair and the ability to cross-sell, HP Inc has turned down Xerox’s latest offer to buy the company
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January 10, 2020
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Queen’s University Belfast and Rakuten Mobile set up edge computing hub
Aiming to boost its plans to make truly autonomous networks a reality, Japanese operator Rakuten opens a new lab in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast to develop edge computing hub
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January 10, 2020
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Home Office reinforces commitment to AWS with £100m cloud hosting deal
The Home Office’s position as one of the central government’s biggest cloud spenders shows no signs of slipping, as details emerge of four-year contract with Amazon Web Services
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January 09, 2020
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Travelex hackers threaten to sell credit card data on dark web
Sodinokibi cyber gangsters have threatened to sell Travelex customers’ private data on a Russian underground cyber crime forum if it fails to pay a $6m ransom
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January 09, 2020
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Retail group Dixons Carphone fined £500,000 over data breach
Dixons Carphone receives maximum possible pre-GDPR fine from the ICO following a 2018 data breach
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January 09, 2020
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Automation could help resolve store shortfalls, says Capgemini
As consumers become more receptive to in-store technology, introducing automation to improve the retail experience could increase footfall, says Capgemini
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January 09, 2020
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New Cabinet Office junior minister takes over GDS duties
Jeremy Quin is the seventh minister to be responsible for the digital service since Francis Maude's departure in 2015
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January 09, 2020
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Don’t become the next Travelex: Get ready for ransomware
With Travelex’s IT still in disarray and banks and travellers left without access to funds more than a week after it was hit by a ransomware attack, we ask what others can learn from the foreign exchange services company’s response to the incident
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January 09, 2020
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Nokia notches 63 commercial 5G tech equipment deals
Finnish comms giant reveals huge strides in 5G essential technology deployment around the world
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January 09, 2020
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5G roll-out no guarantee of smartphone upgrade bonanza
5G’s network success more or less guaranteed, but same can’t be said for 5G smartphones in short term as study finds only 30-40% of those in major markets such as the US, Europe and Australia likely to result in upgrade, while over 50% likely to do ...
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January 09, 2020
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UK government begins legal process to bring about full-fibre roll-out
First steps on the legislative journey for UK government to make good on election commitments to bring full fibre across the UK
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January 09, 2020
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PowerTrick backdoor used to target high-value businesses
Threat actors are exploiting a PowerShell-based backdoor called PowerTrick to go after high-value targets, warns SentinelLabs
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January 09, 2020
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Swedish venture capitalist giants anticipate increased global interest in local startup scene
Local venture capitalists in Sweden do not fear the arrival of international players
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January 09, 2020
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ITS to fast-track full-fibre roll-out gains with £45m investment
Gigabit network operator ITS plans to use latest funding to move into several new areas across the UK to build full-fibre networks which will pass at least 200,000 premises
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January 09, 2020
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New GDPR service aims to ease compliance challenges
Security consultants claim their software platform will address a pressing need for an effective and efficient means of complying with data protection rules
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January 09, 2020
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Can fintech succeed where schools and parents have failed?
Young people in Britain are unprepared to manage their finances when they leave home and, as a result, many run into serious problems
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January 09, 2020
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KCOM makes £100m full-fibre investment
Operator for UK’s first full-fibre city looks to spread full-fibre reach to surrounding areas with network that is said to have produced estimated cumulative economic impact of more than £469m
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January 09, 2020
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AWS finds growth in Australia amid maturing cloud market
Edge computing, the internet of things and contact centre services are some of the key growth areas for Amazon Web Services in Australia
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January 09, 2020
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CES 2020: IBM grows Q network collaborators
ExxonMobil hopes quantum computing will enable it to model processes at the atomic scale – something that cannot be achieved today
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January 08, 2020
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Extreme Networks simplifies retail cloud networks
New turnkey network solutions give retail chains and franchises ability to automate set-up and management of network connectivity with large scale
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January 08, 2020
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Sadiq Khan calls for evolution of London Datastore
As the initiative reaches its 10th anniversary, City Hall wants data to be a key tool in tackling the capital's challenges and outlines future opportunities
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January 08, 2020
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Risk & Assurance Group joins i3forum to combat telecoms fraud
Telecoms risk information and advice service signs up as latest partner member in not-for-profit industry body that brings together the international carrier ecosystem to enable and accelerate transformation
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January 08, 2020
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Poor UK internet connectivity and technology cited as hampering SME productivity
Study suggests small businesses could be losing out on two and a half working weeks a year from employees because of unreliable internet connections and technology issues
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January 08, 2020
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CES 2020: Chipmakers bet on new designs to boost PC market
The roulette wheels are certainly spinning in Las Vegas, with chipmakers vying for attention to show off their latest hardware innovations
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January 08, 2020
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Half of UK citizens want tighter data regulations
Over 50% of UK citizens believe the gathering and use of personal data should be subject to more stringent government oversight, according to Fujitsu
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January 08, 2020
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Ofcom announces plans to ‘supercharge’ investment in fibre broadband
Regulator says proposals to upgrade UK broadband infrastructure will transform the business case for national full-fibre investment in towns, cities and villages
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January 08, 2020
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Qualcomm gets into gear with autonomous vehicle platform and forges in-vehicle tech partnerships
Chip giant hits the road with new platform to address the complexity of autonomous driving and advanced driver-assistance systems while forging partnership with company specialising in helping launch in-vehicle infotainment systems, telematics and ...
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January 08, 2020
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AI skills and explainable data models are top concerns for 2020
New research from IBM finds that 2020 is the year when executives want to deploy real-world artificial intelligence applications
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January 08, 2020
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Deliveroo exceeds tech recruitment target in Edinburgh
Food delivery firm has increased the number of technology staff it wants in its Edinburgh hub
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January 08, 2020
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Cloud adoption in ANZ gathering pace
Australia and New Zealand have seen a four-fold increase in the amount of data moving from on-premise environments to the top public clouds, survey finds
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January 08, 2020
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Jan'20
TikTok video-sharing app left user data exposed
Check Point uncovered serious vulnerabilities in the TikTok video-sharing app that left users exposed
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January 08, 2020
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Jan'20
Fujitsu must face scrutiny following Post Office Horizon trial judgment
While the Post Office has suffered financial and reputational damage after losing its court battle with subpostmasters, the supplier of the IT system at the centre of the dispute has major PR challenges ahead
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January 07, 2020
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Scale’s HE150 the first of a big push to small edge HCI hardware
Scale Computing aims to scale to micro-sized hyper-converged with a lightweight operating system it claims its competitors can’t match for edge and remote location deployments
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January 07, 2020
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Telco revs set to increase, but suppliers face critical challenges in 2020
Potential good times set to roll for telecoms industry in 2020, with SD-WAN first deployments of 5G, but NB-IoT needs to gain traction to stay relevant, says research
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January 07, 2020
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China Broadcasting Network begins 5G services
China’s national radio and TV network operator becomes fourth company to offer 5G services in the country, serving the cities of Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen
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January 07, 2020
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Facebook to ban deepfake videos
New policy closes some loopholes around misinformation, but seems to leave others wide open
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January 07, 2020
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Government confirms IR35 private sector reforms under review ahead of April 2020 start date
Government honours pledge to embark on a review of its plans to extend the IR35 off-payroll rules to the private sector that will focus on ensuring the changes are introduced in a “smooth” way in April 2020
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January 07, 2020
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Bus open data portal to go live in January 2020
The service will start by publishing route and timetable data and will evolve to provide fare and real-time location data in 2021
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January 07, 2020
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Etisalat unveils MENA’s first OpenRAN network and launches UCC suite
Leading MENA telco makes key move in transforming its network to software-based solution hub and introduces a collaboration suite to aid small businesses in the region with digital transformation journey
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January 07, 2020
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Broadcom flogs Symantec enterprise security unit to Accenture
Acquisition is set to make Accenture a global leader in managed cyber security services
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January 07, 2020
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Met Police to upgrade command and control system
Metropolitan Police Service signs Leidos to renew command and control setup under a 10-year programme
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January 07, 2020
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With friends like AWS, who needs an open source business?
AWS executive’s remarks over the company’s exploitation of open source has put a question mark over the viability of open source businesses
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January 07, 2020
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Klaxoon claims mobile workspace first as multi-team projects become the norm
As new working methods and increased remote working make effective meetings more challenging, Klaxoon offers a new collaboration system
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January 07, 2020
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Swede’s war on cancer moves to a digital battlefield
One man’s blog in Sweden turned into a healthcare app to support cancer sufferers and is now expanding globally
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January 07, 2020
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2019: a whirlwind year for AI in APAC
Asia-Pacific is proving to be a magnet for entrepreneurial activity from AI firms, though the escalating US-China trade tensions have put one firm in a tough situation
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January 06, 2020
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More than 30 million smart street lights by 2023, predicts study
Glowing future for global connected industry over the next three years as adoption of LPWA technologies such as NB-IoT and LoRa grows quickly
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January 06, 2020
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Qualcomm and ZTE claim 5G landmark with voice-over-NR call
Successful 5G VoNR calls sees tech companies declare an important step towards the commercial use of 5G voice experiences
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January 06, 2020
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OTT challenge to see mobile operators lose voice over next five years
Harsh times predicted for voice services over the next five years as revenues are expected to nearly halve, but operators stand to be partially offset by nascent 5G-based offers