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January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22
More evidence needed to establish 5G’s green credentials

Research paper from UK university cautions that received wisdom of sustainability associated with next-generation mobile technology is not currently backed up by a strong, publicly available, fully transparent evidence base
January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22
AgriFood Connect taps Telstra for industry-first Ericsson private 5G enterprise deployment

Australia-based global operator and comms tech provider extend long-standing business relationship with first deployment of dedicated next-generation 5G network at agriculture and manufacturing firm
January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22
UK altnets add fibre across Greater Manchester, Midlands and Southwest

Two UK independent broadband providers announce full-fibre network offers aimed at allowing businesses to reach potential through supporting both on-premise and hybrid modes of work
January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22
CIO interview: Michael Cole, CTO, European Tour and Ryder Cup

The highly traditional sport of golf is proving to be an innovator in its field, with internet-of-things technology and cloud adoption transforming tournaments post-Covid

What does 2022 have in store for hybrid working?

The Omicron coronavirus variant has brought a return of working restrictions. Can we be optimistic about the resilience of organisations as they try to get the best out of their workforce? Continue Reading
A legal minefield called the metaverse

Will the metaverse create a $1tn revenue market? Who knows? How long will it take to reach this lofty potential? Who can tell? Will people invest across this emerging landscape of speculative riches? You bet Continue Reading
University of Edinburgh extends IoT data science to south-east Scottish pupils

The University of Edinburgh is part of a 15-year mission to educate the data scientists of tomorrow among school pupils in its south-east Scotland sphere Continue Reading

Is the commodity server bandwagon running out of steam?

The term “paradigm shift” gets flung about far too much in IT, but we may be at one of those few times that genuinely deserves it. For decades now, specialised hardware devices have been losing ... Continue Reading
Ofcom risks sinking Government levelling up agenda

The Openreach "Equinox" offer puts Government plans to expedite broadband roll out at risk. It jeopardises the roll out plans of Virgin, Vodafone, City Fibre, Hyperoptic and fifty or so players by ... Continue Reading
Levelling up Digital Skills and Jobs in the Post-Lockdown Economy

The two most urgent recommendations (with added detail) are to prevent IR35 abuse and fraud (against independent contractors more than by them) and the planned Home Office reversion to paper based ... Continue Reading

The top 5 networking technology trends for 2022

A yearly check-in on the top networking technology trends reveals more of the same themes, including the ongoing development of SD-WAN, 5G and Wi-Fi 6. Continue Reading
Security Think Tank: There’s much more to do to secure hybrid workers

Security learning is a career-long process, so as 2021 draws to a close, participants in the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank sum up the most important cyber lessons they’ve taken away from the past 12 months Continue Reading
Security Think Tank: Dissecting the true value of SASE is a challenge

As a relatively nascent technology that is getting a lot of publicity, dissecting the true value of SASE is still a difficult proposition, for now Continue Reading

Gauge some of the top SD-WAN pros and cons

This video explains some of the major SD-WAN pros and cons, including improved application performance, security and troubleshooting.
The pros and cons of SD-WAN vs. MPLS

This video discusses the differences between SD-WAN and MPLS and explains why a hybrid WAN architecture -- that uses both technologies -- might be the best fit.
Inside MyRepublic’s digital transformation journey

MyRepublic’s group CIO and chief operating officer talks up the company’s digital transformation journey and how it has overcome challenges that stood in its way