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• October 27, 2023 27 Oct'23

  AWS profit and revenue rises as enterprise demand for new cloud workloads bounces back

  The CEO of Amazon Web Services says cost optimisation remains important for customers, but the number looking to run new workloads in the cloud is on the rise

• October 27, 2023 27 Oct'23

  UK regulators confident they are ready for AI safety governance

  MPs at a recent artificial intelligence governance meeting were keen to hear how Ofcom, the FCA and the ICO are preparing for UK AI legislation

• October 27, 2023 27 Oct'23

  Webex deploys AI to enhance contact centre agent potential, boost CX

  AI-powered innovations in contact centre designed to generate agent efficiency and well-being, resulting in reduced turnover and improved customer experiences, faster resolution of customer needs and real business outcomes

• October 27, 2023 27 Oct'23

  EE boosts 4G mobile coverage in rural Northern Ireland through SRN

  EE announces upgrade of 139 mobile mast sites across Northern Ireland, making it on track to meet its obligations under the UK government’s deployment programme

• October 27, 2023 27 Oct'23

  Germany: European Court opinion kicks questions over EncroChat back to national courts

  Germany lawfully obtained data on German EncroChat users from France, but whether the evidence is legally admissible is a matter for national courts

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  ChatGPT, Bard, lack effective defences against fraudsters, Which? warns

  Consumer advocacy Which? warns that popular generative AI tools are vulnerable to loopholes that render existing protections against malicious usage easily bypassed

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Nimo Planet completes spatial computing system for hybrid work

  Spatial computer productivity platform provider launches proprietary hardware and OS to enable virtual workplace system comprising personalised, multi-screen workspace experience to hybrid workforce

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Sunak sets scene for upcoming AI Safety Summit

  Prime minister Rishi Sunak has outlined how the UK will approach making AI safe, but experts say there is still too big a focus on catastrophic but speculative risks over real harms the technology is already causing

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  GFiber Labs and NBN Co set milestone with access to 20Gbps broadband

  Setting benchmarks in their countries, providers in the US and Australia use Nokia 25G PON technology to deliver 20Gbps services to meet connectivity demands of residential and enterprise customers with existing fibre networks

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Boardrooms losing control in generative AI takeover, says Kaspersky

  C-suite executives are increasingly fretful about what they perceive as a ‘silent infiltration’ of generative AI tools across their organisations

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  AWS to open European sovereign cloud region

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) is to open its first European sovereign cloud region in Germany, as part of a push to better meet the regulatory and data residency needs of its EU customers

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Vodafone calls on 6GHz spectrum allocation to avoid 5G capacity crunch

  Leading European and African operator reveals results of technical trial showing how 5G services in key spectrum band have the potential to achieve comparable coverage levels to current established networks

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler vulns reaching dangerous levels

  Observed activity exploiting two new Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities disclosed earlier this month is ramping up, and users may be running out of time to patch lest they be attacked

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Facebook pins future on Quest 3 and AI development

  Parent company Meta has focused on establishing Twitter rival Threads and its new augmented reality headset Quest 3

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  NOS selects OpenVault to elevate broadband consumer experience

  Leading Portuguese operator which boasts history of investment in innovative networking and operational technologies selects broadband technology solutions provider to elevate broadband consumer experience.

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Batelco claims Bahrain first with 400G international capacity

  Optical network technology supplier inks deal with leading telco provider in Bahrain to deliver 400G capacity high-speed connectivity as part of initiative to upgrade internet service in the country

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  IS-Wireless deploys private 5G at Riga Technical University

  5G and 4G radio-access network solutions provider sets up 5G Open RAN laboratory at Riga Technical University to deliver a network for educational purposes and extended research

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Google saves almost $3bn by running servers for six years

  Extending the life of its datacentre servers and network equipment has led to significant savings over the past nine months for Google

• October 25, 2023 25 Oct'23

  Government-led Smart Data Discovery Challenge launched to stoke innovation

  A government-led coalition has launched an open-call competition for ideas using smart data to help support individuals and small businesses, emulating open banking

• October 25, 2023 25 Oct'23

  UK Finance paints mixed picture of fraud as losses top £500m

  UK losses to fraud in the first six months of the year topped £500m, but a slight decline in overall crime rates was observed, according to UK Finance’s latest data

• October 25, 2023 25 Oct'23

  Demystifying the top five OT security myths

  Goh Eng Choon, president of ST Engineering’s cyber business, outlines the common myths around OT security in a bid to raise awareness of the security challenges confronting OT systems

• October 25, 2023 25 Oct'23

  Copilots, AI and Azure drive Microsoft revenue growth

  AI dominated the Microsoft’s latest quarterly earnings. Copilot trials are being run by 40% of the Fortune 100

• October 25, 2023 25 Oct'23

  1Password caught up in Okta support breach

  After breaches at BeyondTrust and Cloudflare, 1Password, a third customer of Okta operating in the same space, has revealed that it too was impacted in a breach of the IAM house’s support systems

• October 25, 2023 25 Oct'23

  Nokia adds 5G devices to FWA portfolio

  Nokia enhances 5G fixed wireless access portfolio with devices boasting faster speeds and better coverage using high gain antennas to avoid first wall attenuation and improve coverage to the cell edge

• October 25, 2023 25 Oct'23

  UK IT professionals express concerns about government’s generative AI goals

  Research reveals 93% of UK IT professionals are concerned by the government’s current plan to become a global leader in artificial intelligence because of lack of training and risk assessment

• October 25, 2023 25 Oct'23

  Enterprises advised to reconsider datacentre hosting locations on sustainability grounds

  Joint research by Scottish datacentre firm DataVita and IT sustainability consultancy Posetiv suggests enterprises might be better off from an environmental perspective by shaking up their datacentre hosting arrangements

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  Cisco hackers likely taking steps to avoid identification

  Cisco confirms that a drop in detections of devices compromised by two zero-days was likely the result of reactive measures taken by the threat actors to avoid discovery

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  UK lags behind in European FTTP take-up and average broadband speeds

  Ookla analysis into progress made by the EU against the bloc’s Digital Decade 2030 strategic objectives finds the UK continues to be at the tail end of European countries’ Q3 2023 median fixed performance rankings

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  Michelle Donelan reaffirms UK's commitment to AI safety

  In a keynote speech, the secretary of state for science, innovation and technology discussed the UK's pro-innovation approach to AI safety

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  Research team tricks AI chatbots into writing usable malicious code

  Researchers at the University of Sheffield have demonstrated that so-called Text-to-SQL systems can be tricked into writing malicious code for use in cyber attacks

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  Kaspersky opens up over spyware campaign targeting its staffers

  Kaspersky has shared more details of the TriangleDB spyware that was used against its own workforce by an unknown APT group

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  Customers speak out over Okta’s response to latest breach

  Customers of identity specialist Okta have been attacked via a compromise of its systems, and are claiming Okta’s response leaves something to be desired

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  Suzy Lamplugh Trust treads path to improved cyber resilience

  Personal safety charity enlists the support of the London Cyber Resilience Centre to improve staff awareness and strengthen its overall cyber resilience

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  NetApp ‘unified storage’ adds new ASA block storage at Insight

  Las Vegas event sees NetApp continue its evolution to hybrid cloud and data management player announce ASA C-series and Keystone and Kubernetes storage enhancements

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  Government preferential pricing deals with AWS and Microsoft under scrutiny in wake of CMA probe

  With AWS and Microsoft both the focus of an antitrust probe by the UK competition watchdog, the government is being urged to reconsider the renewal of its preferential pricing deals with both firms until the investigation is concluded

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  Government puts £75m into innovation hubs

  Eight innovation ‘launchpads’ will each get a share of the funding for projects covering sectors such as agri-tech, digital healthcare, renewable energy and technologies for the creative industry

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  North-west altnets celebrate growth milestone and customer experience awards

  Growing influence of the alternative gigabit broadband supply sector shown as operator begins full-fibre roll-out in Wilmslow to further expand Greater Manchester network reach, while neighbouring provider marks sixth birthday with customer service ...

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  OCBC to roll out GenAI chatbot

  Singapore’s OCBC Bank is rolling out a GenAI chatbot powered by Azure OpenAI to assist employees with writing, research and idea generation

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  NTT DATA and IP Infusion partner to accelerate network disaggregation

  Global digital business and IT services firm teams with global systems integrator to bring scalable, and choice-filled disaggregation solutions under umbrella of Telecom Infra Project with the aim to expand broad connectivity.

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  Nokia claims first with Wi-Fi 7 product portfolio, enhances wholesale access for FTTH

  Nokia unveils portfolio of carrier-grade wireless broadband devices to the market that are more than 3x faster than previous generations, while Altiplano Open Access Solution offers programmable interface to enhance wholesale operational models

• October 24, 2023 24 Oct'23

  Microsoft to invest A$5bn in Australia

  Microsoft is making its largest investment in Australia to expand its infrastructure footprint, alongside plans to bolster skills training and cyber security in the country

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  CTO interview: Pegasystems’ Don Schuerman on using AI to set business goals

  Generative AI is on the cusp of allowing companies to automate business processes to meet business goals

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  Dell updates PowerStore, PowerMax and PowerFlex storage

  Dell storage upgrades include improved AIOps, lower energy usage, real-time HA failover, seamless hardware replacement, and enhancements to take advantage of DPU acceleration

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  Gartner: CIOs must prepare for generative AI disruption

  The growth of generative AI poses risks and opportunities for IT and business leaders

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  Cisco pushes update to stop exploitation of two IOS XE zero-days

  Cisco releases updates to thwart exploitation of two flaws affecting users of its IOS XE software

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  How Ensign is leading the charge in cyber security

  Lee Fook Sun, chairman of Ensign InfoSecurity, traces the company’s journey and how it is leading the charge in cyber security by doing things differently, investing in R&D and engaging with the wider ecosystem

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  Taxpayers to fund a further £150m for Post Office IT scandal

  Total bill for the scandal goes well over £1bn, as subpostmaster campaign leader considers private prosecutions of Post Office executives

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre completes contact centre upgrade

  NGO dedicated to offering free-of-charge medical services to the Egyptian people chooses premise-based advanced comms platform to underpin each layer of communication at new facility

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  DNB, TM, ZTE live trial claims world's fastest for 5G mmWave

  Strategic partnership constructed to set a new global standard in wireless communication through adaptable mmWave AAU technology, capable of achieving record-breaking throughput

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  AI, robotics, and AR/VR use cases to set pace in UK 5G mid-band

  UK Spectrum Policy Forum releases results of study on the benefits of access to spectrum sharing in the 3.8-4.2 GHz band across transport, manufacturing and energy in an aim to increase adoption across use cases such as AI and robotics