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• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  UK government needs to rapidly fulfil full-fibre ambitions

  Review of progress of the government’s Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review identifies 5G and full-fibre roll-out as key factors to achieve nationwide economic growth

• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  Gartner: Remote work, zero trust, cloud still driving cyber spend

  Security leaders are eager to spend on categories including remote and hybrid cyber offerings, zero-trust network access, and cloud

• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  Tech critical to the UK’s prosperity, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

  Technology could provide the answer to the energy crisis, according to the secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, as he hails tech as a way to guarantee prosperity for the country

• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  Turing launches government-backed AI standards information hub

  The Alan Turing Institute has launched the AI Standards Hub jointly with the British Standards Institution and the National Physical Laboratory, backed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  UK gigabit broadband expansion rolls on for CityFibre, Hyperoptic

  Deployment in South Yorkshire adds to largest independent provider’s estate as part of £8bn development plan, while fibre provider announces internal and external milestones as it clocks up 11 years in business

• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  Bowled out: NVMe flash pioneer Pavilion Data ceases business

  Last of the pioneer NVMe flash storage array makers, Pavilion made multiprotocol highs-speed boxes – but it seems to have run out of sources of investment and gone out of business

• October 13, 2022 13 Oct'22

  Indonesia’s NeutraDC outlines global ambitions

  Formed from the consolidation of Telkom’s infrastructure assets, NeutraDC has set its sights on being a global player in datacentre and connectivity services

• October 12, 2022 12 Oct'22

  Union claims Google datacentre contractors in US face repercussions for demanding 'basic benefits'

  The Alphabet Workers Union-Communications Workers of America claims contractors working in several of Google's US datacentres have been punished for demanding ‘basic’ workplace benefits

• October 12, 2022 12 Oct'22

  Finance regulator cracks down on use of messaging apps

  The Financial Conduct Authority is taking a closer look at how staff at banks are using WhatsApp in work

• October 12, 2022 12 Oct'22

  NCSC urges organisations to secure supply chains

  NCSC’s latest guidance package centres supply chain security, helping medium to large organisations assess and mitigate cyber risks from suppliers

• October 12, 2022 12 Oct'22

  Qualcomm unveils next-gen MR, VR devices based on Snapdragon platform

  New premium-tier extended reality platform is said to deliver 50% higher sustained power and 30% improved thermal performance to enable more immersive metaverse experiences in smaller, lighter form factors

• October 12, 2022 12 Oct'22

  UK Atomic Energy Authority makes call on new UC telephony

  National nuclear-based research facility replaces inflexible cloud-based system to add agility to enable staff to collaborate more effectively in a hybrid working approach

• October 12, 2022 12 Oct'22

  Major PC providers experience a massive fall in PC shipments

  Gartner’s preliminary market data for the PC industry show the boom experienced during the pandemic is over

• October 12, 2022 12 Oct'22

  Santander and Google offer tech to help businesses smooth move to cloud

  Dual Run service from Google will be built on top of Santander technology known as Gravity

• October 12, 2022 12 Oct'22

  French Supreme Court rejects EncroChat verdict after lawyers question secrecy over hacking operation

  France’s Supreme Court has sent a case back to the court of appeal after police failed to disclose technical details of EncroChat hacking operation

• October 12, 2022 12 Oct'22

  Microsoft fixes lone zero-day on October Patch Tuesday

  Microsoft patched a solitary zero-day vulnerability in its latest monthly drop, but fixes for two others disclosed in the past few weeks are nowhere to be seen

• October 12, 2022 12 Oct'22

  Meta presents vision for business metaverse

  How can hybrid teams collaborate seamlessly? Meta believes virtual reality tied to business applications is the way forward

• October 12, 2022 12 Oct'22

  ICO selectively discloses reprimands for data protection breaches

  Data protection experts question ICO’s selective approach to publishing formal reprimands for contravening the law, after FoI request reveals the Cabinet Office was among the organisations reprimanded

• October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

  Community Fibre secures £985m finance facility

  London and South East-based gigabit connectivity provider announces massive cash injection

• October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

  Boingo Wireless claims commercial use first with open source software for Wi-Fi 6E

  Telecom Infra Project hits new milestone as wireless operator expands its converged technology portfolio with new flexible Wi-Fi architecture to streamline network deployments

• October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

  Contractor left Toyota source code exposed for five years

  Source code related to Toyota’s T-Connect service was left exposed on GitHub for over five years by a contractor

• October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

  Gitex 2022: Avaya aims for innovation without disruption as it reveals cloud comms partners

  Global communications and collaboration firm showcases business outcomes at leading expo and announces new strategic partnership with conversational AI provider and cloud telecoms and technology solutions company

• October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

  Post Office scandal inquiry restarts with call for a pause amid disclosure controversy

  The statutory public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal has begun phase two with a request for an adjournment amid allegations that the Post Office is failing to meet its obligation to disclose all relevant documents

• October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

  Google Cloud fleshes out sovereign cloud capabilities for European enterprises

  Google Cloud uses the first day of its user conference to provide an update on how its efforts to meet the data sovereignty needs of European enterprises are progressing

• October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

  Wayfair shutters datacentres and ends hybrid cloud strategy with Google Cloud move

  Online home furnishings retailer Wayfair has completed a 16-month datacentre shutdown project that has seen it migrate all its applications and workloads to the Google Cloud

• October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

  Public sector spend on IT climbed to £12.6bn in 2021

  Public sector bodies IT spend went up 10% last year, but the majority of the money went to large IT suppliers with 89% of the total spend going to so-called ‘tech titans’, according to a report from Tussell

• October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

  Small businesses bask in broadband benefits as UK full-fibre reaches 11 million homes

  As more SMEs shift towards hybrid working, better broadband becomes a priority. Studies from research firm and UK comms regulator show full-fibre availability is on the increase, with almost two in five able to access services

• October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

  Nokia launches SaaS for fixed networks portfolio

  Comms tech giant intros software as a service for fixed networks portfolio line-up covering broadband and Wi-Fi controller, as well as operational tools

• October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

  With Java 19, Oracle boosts developer productivity with an eye on the future

  Major features in Java 19 will make it easier for Java developers to build applications that interface with non-Java code, among other capabilities in the 10th edition of the platform’s six-month release cadence

• October 10, 2022 10 Oct'22

  How Cloudflare is staying ahead of the curve

  Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince talks up what has changed since the company’s first business plan was written in 2009 and how it keeps pace with the fast-moving network security landscape

• October 10, 2022 10 Oct'22

  Dutch infrastructure sector seeks closer collaboration with government

  Although the Netherlands government is increasingly realising how vital the country’s digital infrastructure is, it lacks sufficient policy-making and vision, say industry associations

• October 10, 2022 10 Oct'22

  BHRUT launches digital surgery clinic

  Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust’s digital surgery clinic, thought to be the first in the world, will give 700 patients access to a digital platform to help them prepare for surgery and speed up recovery

• October 10, 2022 10 Oct'22

  Ukraine and EU explore deeper cyber collaboration

  A Ukrainian delegation has met with officials from the EU’s ENISA cyber agency to explore deeper cooperation on cyber security issues

• October 09, 2022 09 Oct'22

  ODI food poverty study shows black families and North East suffering most

  A food poverty data report from the Open Data Institute shows black families and the North East of England are suffering the most

• October 07, 2022 07 Oct'22

  Oracle unveils 5G cloud-native network analytics suite

  Data giant claims to put communications network data analytics function first with portfolio of statistical and predictive 5G network core analytics services

• October 07, 2022 07 Oct'22

  Bolt drivers take legal action over employment status

  Drivers argue they have been wrongly classified as self-employed, and are seeking backdated wages and holiday pay

• October 07, 2022 07 Oct'22

  Broadcasters reveal 5G, satellite connectivity deployment for live coverage of Queen’s funeral

  Standalone 5G network in a box and integrated wireless connectivity based on Starlink satellite broadband used in live remote broadcast production in coverage of transport of late Queen to Edinburgh Airport and of London funeral

• October 07, 2022 07 Oct'22

  Satellite 5G boost as SES-20 and SES-21 launches confirmed

  As part of its plan to continue delivering network services while freeing up C-band spectrum to enable the deployment of 5G across the US, satellite operator SES has announced the successful launch of its SES-20 and SES-21 craft

• October 07, 2022 07 Oct'22

  Australia to amend telecoms regulations following Optus breach

  Amendments to Australia’s telecoms regulations are in the works to temporarily allow sharing of individuals’ identifier information between telcos and financial institutions

• October 07, 2022 07 Oct'22

  Private investors back innovators to boost African connectivity

  Local operator research finds nearly four out of five VC and private equity firms believe innovation in connectivity will drive expansion in Africa, despite infrastructure issues

• October 06, 2022 06 Oct'22

  Oil giant Shell lends support to LF Energy in its open source power networks push

  Open source community LF Energy is continuing to go from strength-to-strength as its push to transform the way power networks operate gathers pace

• October 06, 2022 06 Oct'22

  EU rolling out measures for online safety and AI liability

  The European Council has approved the passage of the Digital Services Act to protect people’s rights online, while the European Commission has announced proposals to help those negatively affected by artificial intelligence to claim compensation

• October 06, 2022 06 Oct'22

  SMEs in Europe ready to invest in real-time payment capabilities

  Small and medium-sized enterprises are losing business because of the time it takes to receive payments, with many considering API-based services to address the problem

• October 06, 2022 06 Oct'22

  NHS looks to improve digital mental health support

  NHS England plans for programme to use digital technologies and data to improve mental health treatment and help patients access services

• October 06, 2022 06 Oct'22

  Proposals for scanning encrypted messages should be cut from Online Safety Bill, say researchers

  Automatic scanning of messaging services for illegal content could lead to one billion false alarms each day in Europe

• October 06, 2022 06 Oct'22

  Tech Nation and PwC launch joint climate tech accelerator

  The Net Zero X programme by Tech Nation and PwC will help climate tech companies to overcome common growth challenges and scale faster

• October 06, 2022 06 Oct'22

  JPMorgan’s UK digital bank app outage locks customers out

  App-based Chase Bank suffered tech outage that left customers unable to access its services

• October 06, 2022 06 Oct'22

  Equinix to open new datacentre in Indonesia

  Equinix’s new facility in Indonesia follows a slew of datacentre builds that have been sprouting up in Jakarta to cater to the country’s growing digital economy

• October 06, 2022 06 Oct'22

  India telcos chart revenue growth with cloud and OTT services

  Telcos in India are eyeing new revenue streams from cloud and content services, but whether they can successfully monetise the offerings remains to be seen

• October 05, 2022 05 Oct'22

  Policy action needed for EU to achieve 5G goals

  Report finds that economic contribution of mobile continues to expand in Europe, but market dynamics are impeding 5G’s progress throughout the region and further regulation may be needed to hit digital goals