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27 Feb 2025
What are the implications of Medicaid per capita caps?
By Sara HeathMedicaid per capita caps would decrease federal spending, creating a choice between increased state spending and enrollee coverage.
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27 Feb 2025
FBI: Lazarus Group behind $1.5 billion Bybit heist
By Arielle WaldmanResearchers say the heist, in which North Korean state-sponsored hackers stole funds from a cold wallet, is the biggest theft in the history of the cryptocurrency industry.
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27 Feb 2025
Lexmark looking to partners to gain A3 market share
By Simon QuickePrint player Lexmark has armed its channel with a range of options as it looks to enter the low-page volume end of the market
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30 Oct 2024
VMO2 Q3 revs slip back but fixed-line customer growth returns
By Joe O’HalloranUK operator posts third-quarter results claiming delivery on both volume and value in consumer fixed
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30 Oct 2024
Cisco executive outlines rationale of partner programme changes
By Simon QuickeEMEA president shares insights into why the vendor needs to update its approach and why delivering customer value is the route to success
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30 Oct 2024
Global satellite IoT revenue to double by 2027
By Joe O’HalloranStudy predicts further strengthening of satellite internet of things market, with government and defence sectors to generate bulk of revenue globally in the sector by 2030, but also stresses need for beefed up cyber security
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30 Oct 2024
Cisco signals fresh partner programme
By Simon QuickeVendor Cisco announces its 360 offering, with its channel given a 15-month transition period to get ready for the changes
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29 Oct 2024
Cisco launches integrated AI infrastructure 'Pods'
By Antone GonsalvesIn addition to Pods, Cisco launched its first UCS server dedicated to running AI workloads on GPUs.
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29 Oct 2024
TP-Link UK, ASK4 unite to elevate multi-tenant building connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranManaged internet services provider announces strategic partnership with operational performance technology firm to use advanced switch technology to deliver enhanced connectivity across users in multi-tenant buildings
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29 Oct 2024
Oxa gears up for autonomous Ford E-Transit van, minibus
By Joe O’HalloranLeading connected vehicle software provider inks deal with global motor company to support reference autonomy designs on electric version of iconic van range
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29 Oct 2024
Ericsson, MásOrange team on European-first 5G SA integration
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal comms tech provider leader and leading Spanish service provider reveal ‘pioneering’ open programmable network integration project based on Open RAN-ready technology
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29 Oct 2024
NXP boosts edge AI IoT
By Joe O’HalloranSemiconductor firm expands artificial intelligence and machine learning portfolio to make it easier and faster to deploy GenAI, time series and vision-based LLMs directly on edge devices for use across the internet of things
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28 Oct 2024
Tokyo University of Science sets pace in neural networks on edge IoT
By Joe O’HalloranResearchers in educational establishment propose a novel magnetic random access memory-based architecture that uses spintronics to realise smaller, more efficient AI-capable circuits for internet of things
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28 Oct 2024
Community Fibre secures additional £125m for London gigabit push
By Joe O’HalloranLondon-based 100% full-fibre broadband provider secures additional funding to bring total investment past billion-pound barrier to drive acquisition growth and achieve penetration targets
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28 Oct 2024
Deutsche Telekom leads on Euro mobile experience
By Joe O’HalloranResearch reveals key differentiator in how operator groups compare in Europe and how they offer quality in service despite the issue of fragmentation
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28 Oct 2024
Chunghwa Telecom preps for 5G-Advanced era
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider wins deal with leading Taiwanese operator as it readies to deploy latest generation of 5G mobile technology
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28 Oct 2024
Openreach preps to boost network automation, visibility and control
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s leading fixed broadband provider reveals work taking place to improve complete full-fibre estate’s capability with software defined network
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28 Oct 2024
Boldyn Networks unveils private 5G as a service
By Joe O’HalloranShared network infrastructure provider offers dedicated wireless net to improve safety and cyber security, and enhance operational efficiency with first deployment at port in Finland
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25 Oct 2024
Zoom launches version 2.0 of AI Companion
By Joe O’HalloranVersion 2.0 of artificial intelligence assistant tool sees enhancements such as additional capabilities to help expand context, synthesise information and take action to give users time to focus on meaningful work and build connections
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25 Oct 2024
Dutch critical infrastructure at risk despite high leadership confidence
By Kim LoohuisStark paradox in Dutch cyber security landscape has business leaders expressing high confidence in their IT infrastructure as cyber attacks rise
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25 Oct 2024
Cisco looks to transform customer experiences with Webex AI Agent
By Joe O’HalloranCollaboration and customer technology arm of Cisco automates contact centre inquiries with conversational intelligence to change how businesses interact with and support customers
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25 Oct 2024
How Infoblox is tackling multicloud complexity and boosting security
By Aaron TanInfoblox CEO Scott Harrell discusses the company’s new Universal DDI service designed to address the growing challenges of managing network security in hybrid IT environments
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24 Oct 2024
Wireless Broadband gets on the move for seamless Wi-Fi connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranWireless Broadband releases its report on wireless connectivity for moving networks, inviting global wireless ecosystem to join its moving network trials
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24 Oct 2024
Datatec shares H1 2025 numbers
By Simon QuickeResults shine light on progress being made by Westcon-Comstor and Logicalis towards increasing recurring revenue
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24 Oct 2024
AI drives more Ethernet, everywhere
By Joe O’HalloranStudy from test and assurance services provider reveals ‘unprecedented’ demand and innovation for what is said to be Ethernet’s biggest transformation in decades
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24 Oct 2024
Vodafone, Qualcomm and Ericsson trial 5G mmWave in UK
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal comms tech provider, mobile processor platform firm and telco unite on 5G mmWave trials demonstrating fixed mobile access and avoiding network congestion in stadium connectivity use case
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23 Oct 2024
Three Business calls for more support to drive SME growth
By Simon QuickeComms specialist shares findings that indicate better infrastructure would generate billions more in economic activity
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23 Oct 2024
Snapdragon Summit 2024: Qualcomm gains mileage with automotive offer
By Joe O’HalloranQualcomm accelerates automotive offering designed to drive success with leading OEMs such as GM, BMW, Li Auto and Mercedes as cars become new computing space
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22 Oct 2024
Danish government reboots cyber security council amid AI expansion
By Gerard O'DwyerDenmark’s government relaunches digital security initiative to protect business sectors and society at large
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22 Oct 2024
Snapdragon Summit 2024: PC, mobile reach AI first inflection point
By Joe O’HalloranAnnual conference of leading mobile technology platform sees launch of processors, and mission to set the pace of innovation in PC, mobile, automotive and spatial computing
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21 Oct 2024
Kaseya exposes ongoing need for user security training
By Simon QuickeMSP specialist shares findings from survey that revealed main challenge identified by customers
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21 Oct 2024
Sophos highlights channel benefits of Secureworks move
By Simon QuickeThe acquisition of fellow security vendor by Sophos will provide partners with access to more products to protect SMEs
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21 Oct 2024
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue goes live with emergency response comms
By Joe O’HalloranEnglish Midlands fire service enhances control room communications backbone of emergency response operations, with mobilisation system designed to enhance ability to swiftly and accurately handle emergency calls
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21 Oct 2024
Morse Micro unveils Wi-Fi HaLow GitHub repositories, community forum
By Joe O’HalloranProvider of long-range, low-power connectivity services intros multiple open-source software repositories, including assets, tools and resources designed to support and empower global developer community for wireless standard
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18 Oct 2024
Blackberry pushing MDR and growing OT channel
By Simon QuickeFirm’s EMEA channel lead shares an update on the current partner strategy at the security vendor
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18 Oct 2024
Poor communication is biggest hurdle to business collaboration
By Joe O’HalloranStudy finds firms are wasting hours of time to make a decision as a result of poor collaboration practices, with over two-fifths of workers having to redo work due to poor guidance on project requirements or miscommunication
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17 Oct 2024
Private 5G network sets sail with Republic of Korea Navy
By Joe O’HalloranSamsung Electronics and KT Corporation selected to build private 5G network to power national naval security force by introducing advanced use cases for defence communications
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17 Oct 2024
EXA Infrastructure extends global managed fibre network
By Joe O’HalloranDedicated digital infrastructure platform provider expands its current reach, launching managed fibre network offering across 31 countries including key strategic Nordic territory
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17 Oct 2024
Viasat, BSNL claim direct-to-device satellite first in India
By Joe O’HalloranSatellite communications firm demonstrates direct-to-device satellite connectivity in India for the first time
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17 Oct 2024
Cisco partners viewing AI as major revenue generator
By Simon QuickeBulk of activity for the vendor’s channel over the next few years will be connected with selling technologies that support artificial intelligence
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17 Oct 2024
MEA 5G driving rapid digital transformation
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech provider’s Mobile Broadband Index for Middle East and Africa finds regional 5G adoption expected to reach one in four subscriptions by 2029, with particular strong growth of fixed wireless access
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16 Oct 2024
Cato further expands SASE platform for ‘complete’ UK delivery
By Joe O’HalloranSecure access service edge platform gains digital experience monitoring capability so enterprises can monitor user experiences and fix them online or in private datacentres
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15 Oct 2024
Global satellite IoT subscriber base gains higher orbit
By Joe O’HalloranStudy shows incumbent satellite operators and more than two dozen new initiatives are now betting on the internet of things connectivity market, with hybrid satellite-terrestrial connectivity opportunities becoming common
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15 Oct 2024
ST Engineering drives AI smart city transformation in Qatar
By Joe O’HalloranDigital infrastructure to connect and integrate with a range of smart city services and applications, with the aim of enhancing the efficiency and responsiveness of citywide operations and management
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15 Oct 2024
Conscia extends UK&I reach with PlanNet21 Group buy
By Simon QuickeThe trend of northern European channel players swooping for talent to widen their geographical operations continues
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15 Oct 2024
Gitex Global: Avaya augments CX role with AI-based Virtual Operations Manager
By Joe O’HalloranVirtual Operations Manager concept looks to highlight ‘art of the possible’, showing how human and AI collaboration can fundamentally alter the way customer experience is managed at the contact centre level
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15 Oct 2024
Telefónica and Halotech integrate post-quantum encryption into IoT devices
By Joe O’HalloranLeading global telco implements state-of-the-art cyber security through internet of things managed connectivity platform allowing devices to be controlled and monitored in real time and remotely
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15 Oct 2024
KDDI advance Open RAN deployment in Japan through Samsung deal
By Joe O’HalloranCE and electronics giant deepens longstanding collaboration with leading Japanese operator to advance open radio access network, expanding deployment of virtual network services
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15 Oct 2024
Soracom brings connected car strategy into higher gear
By Joe O’HalloranMVNO IoT platform provider unveils global connected car strategy to address what it sees as ongoing industry connectivity and cloud management challenges
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15 Oct 2024
Nokia Bell Labs, Vale dig deep for mining network service
By Joe O’HalloranMining connectivity programme looks to boost productivity and worker safety to create cognitive monitoring network service, enabling performance, reliability and safety enhancement of mining operation
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14 Oct 2024
How Zoom is charting its course towards an AI-first platform
By Aaron TanZoom CEO Eric Yuan talks up his vision for the future of work, the company's transition to an AI-powered platform and what it is doing to stay ahead of rivals
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11 Oct 2024
European Commission commits €865m funding for 5G, fibre networks
By Joe O’HalloranLatest part of the Connecting Europe Facility sees huge investment to bring about fast, secure digital wireless and wired connectivity across EU member states
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11 Oct 2024
WBA OpenRoaming promises new era of digital inclusion across Australia
By Joe O’HalloranWireless connectivity trade body deploys OpenRoaming services to remote and marginalised Australian communities through community Wi-Fi project encompassing healthcare, education, secure communications and economic development
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11 Oct 2024
Nokia, Centranet trial brings 50G PON to rural Oklahoma tribal nation
By Joe O’HalloranUS electrical cooperative claims first in demonstrating a 50Gbps fibre internet connection for a tribal nation, closing digital divide for rural and Indigenous communities
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11 Oct 2024
NFL and Cisco gain yardage with network and security partnership
By Joe O’HalloranCisco scores contract extension with US sports body NFL to connect and protect 2024 roster of International Games in the UK, Germany, Brazil and Spain in 2025
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11 Oct 2024
Utelogy expands hybrid workforce tech integration with Logitech
By Joe O’HalloranConnected workspaces platform provider expands partnership with leading workplace productivity equipment manufacturer to offer ‘refined’ management of conference room devices
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10 Oct 2024
NCSC issues fresh alert over wave of Cozy Bear activity
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC, FBI and NSA publish updated warning about Cozy Bear’s activities, highlighting a range of vulnerabilities the threat actor is using to set up its cyber attacks
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10 Oct 2024
Government launches cyber standard for local authorities
By Alex ScroxtonLocal government bodies are being invited to take advantage of a new NCSC-derived Cyber Assessment Framework to help enhance their resilience and ward off cyber attacks
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10 Oct 2024
How Recorded Future finds ransomware victims before they get hit
By Alex ScroxtonThreat intel specialists at Recorded Future have shared details of newly developed techniques they are using to disrupt Rhysida ransomware attacks before the gang even has a chance to execute them
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10 Oct 2024
Afas leads the way with four-day work week in the Netherlands
By Kim LoohuisDutch labour unions want a shorter working week and software company Afas is leading the way, introducing a four-day work week from 1 January 2025
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10 Oct 2024
Google slams US government’s proposal to split company up on anti-competitive grounds
By Caroline DonnellyThe US Department of Justice has incurred the wrath of Google for suggesting a series of remedies, after the US court ruled back in August that Google had an illegal monopoly over internet search market
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10 Oct 2024
Nokia sharpens edge for industrial communications
By Joe O’HalloranGlobal comms tech provider unveils suite of offerings based on MXIE platform designed to drive efficiency, productivity and operational technology security, and improve worker safety
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09 Oct 2024
Zoom expands AI Companion capabilities, adds customisation options
By Aaron TanZoom reveals major advancements in AI Companion, including customisation options, personalised avatars and integration across the entire Zoom workplace platform
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09 Oct 2024
Private 5G takes off at Schiphol airport
By Joe O’HalloranEricsson partners with Amsterdam airport to implement a private 5G network as part of Airport 4.0 digital transformation plan supporting use cases such as IoT monitoring and real-time safety
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09 Oct 2024
Norway’s Ice offers slice of 5G for military communications
By Joe O’HalloranCommercial 5G standalone network uses Mavenir 5G core to enable secure tailored end-to-end communications and network slicing to meet specific needs of armed forces
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09 Oct 2024
Vodafone, Google deepen strategic partnership with 10-year, multibillion-dollar deal
By Joe O’HalloranVodafone and Google expand strategic relationship to bring generative AI-powered devices through Google’s Gemini models to telco’s customers across Europe and Africa
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09 Oct 2024
Celona, HCLTech team to deliver advanced private 5G
By Joe O’HalloranPartnership claims to mark a significant milestone in the advancement of private 5G, in particular revolutionising how industries use the latest wireless connectivity to achieve Industry 4.0 goals
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08 Oct 2024
Secureworks: Ransomware takedowns didn’t put off cyber criminals
By Alex ScroxtonThe number of active cyber criminal ransomware gangs has surged by almost a third in the space of 12 months, according to the latest intelligence from Secureworks
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08 Oct 2024
UK’s cyber incident reporting law to move forward in 2025
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK government says that enforced cyber incident and ransomware reporting for critical sectors of the economy will help to build a better picture of the threat landscape and enable more proactive and preventative responses
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08 Oct 2024
Nokia, NTT Data expand global private 5G partnership
By Joe O’HalloranNokia and NTT Data expand multi-year partnership to drive private 5G adoption and innovation across key sectors like cities, ports, and airports, and claim to have transformed Southern Texas city from being the worst-connected conurbation
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08 Oct 2024
SoftBank, Ericsson enhance AI-RAN collaboration
By Joe O’HalloranCollaboration aims to develop techno-economic analyses, build prototypes and run lab demos to optimise RAN and AI convergence at the edge
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08 Oct 2024
UK ranks last in major economy 5G connectivity league
By Joe O’HalloranBriefing paper from a cross-party think tank offers damming indictment of the UK’s 5G industry, rating the country as bottom of 15 developing and advanced international markets on 5G availability and download speeds
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08 Oct 2024
HMS Networks boosts ICT standing with Peak-System acquisition
By Joe O’HalloranIndustrial information and technology firm takes full shareholding in industrial communication solutions provider with emphasis on expertise within automotive comms
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07 Oct 2024
Labour sets up new office to coordinate tech innovation regulations
By Cliff SaranThe newly formed Regulatory Innovation Office has been set up to ensure existing regulations do not become barriers to emerging tech innovations
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04 Oct 2024
UK telcos including BT at risk from DrayTek router vulnerabilities
By Alex ScroxtonA series of vulnerabilities in DrayTek's Vigor router product lines affects multiple comms service providers in the UK, according to new analysis
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04 Oct 2024
NCSC celebrates eight years as Horne blows in
By Alex ScroxtonOutgoing NCSC interim leader Felicity Oswald shares her thoughts on the body’s work over the past eight years as she hands over the reins to incoming CEO Richard Horne
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04 Oct 2024
STMicroelectronics, Qualcomm team for next-gen industrial IoT
By Joe O’HalloranStrategic collaboration will pair STM32 microcontroller ecosystem and wireless connectivity solutions to allow simple, fast, and cost-effective design of next-gen industrial and consumer IoT applications augmented by edge AI
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04 Oct 2024
Cups Linux printing bugs open door to DDoS attacks, says Akamai
By Alex ScroxtonThe Cups Linux printing vulnerabilities disclosed at the end of September would seem to have a nasty sting in their tail, according to researchers at Akamai
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04 Oct 2024
Nokia lights up Beacon Wi-Fi 7 gateway
By Joe O’HalloranTri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh gateway designed to deliver speeds over 3x faster than previous generation of Wi-Fi supports the growing number of compatible devices and multi-gigabit services in connected home
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04 Oct 2024
Data and technology key to the future of the subsurface, report says
By Lis EvenstadThe report highlights the important role of the subsurface, but lack of accessible data and the likely need for new policy and regulation on the use of new technologies are barriers to future sustainable and efficient use
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03 Oct 2024
Google rebrands contact center tech, adds more AI
By Don FluckingerGoogle adds faster, more lightweight generative AI processing as it rechristens CCAI as Customer Engagement Suite. But Google's privacy protocols have been questioned in lawsuits.
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03 Oct 2024
Solihull scales up self-driving shuttle service
By Joe O’HalloranWest Midlands initiative continues on the road to developing connected automated mobility services, looking at the commercial viability of self-driving operations and passenger experience
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03 Oct 2024
Microsoft files lawsuit to seize domains used by Russian spooks
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft has been given permission to seize multiple domains used by the Russian state threat actor Star Blizzard as part of a coordinated disruption effort undertaken ahead of the US elections
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03 Oct 2024
Orange accelerates plans to transcend traditional network limits
By Joe O’HalloranTechnology head at Orange confirms vision of singularity for mobile generations, setting out progress to address needs of enterprises with on-demand AI-bolstered network services
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03 Oct 2024
Nutanix courts VMware customers in APAC amid Broadcom concerns
By Aaron TanNutanix is driving double-digit growth across the region by capitalising on the evolving cloud landscape with its hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence offerings, as well as anxieties about the future direction of VMware under Broadcom’s ownership
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03 Oct 2024
City of London small cell mobile connectivity extended
By Joe O’HalloranFirst-of-its-kind outdoor small cell project in financial heart of UK capital moves beyond trial phase with 25 new EE sites now live and dozens of additional sites being built to enhance mobile connectivity
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02 Oct 2024
Amazon Mechanical Turk workers suspended without explanation
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonA likely glitch in Amazon Payments resulted in hundreds of Mechanical Turk workers being suspended from the platform without proper explanation or pay
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02 Oct 2024
UK government opens Digital Catapult 5G Immersive Lab
By Joe O’HalloranRibbon cut on facility in north-east of England set up to revolutionise how businesses in traditional sectors like retail, agriculture and manufacturing adopt technologies based on 5G communications
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02 Oct 2024
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service upgrades control room communications
By Joe O’HalloranMotorola cloud-based solution aims to allow fire and rescue service to respond more effectively by integrating comms into one secure platform and collaborate ‘seamlessly’ with other emergency services
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02 Oct 2024
Distributor e92plus looks to the future after marking 35 years
By Simon QuickeThe boss of security distributor e92plus, Mukesh Gupta, shares his thoughts on expansion, legacy and what the 35-year milestone means
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01 Oct 2024
CityFibre extends Project Gigabit, Sky Broadband eases full-fibre switching
By Joe O’HalloranUK gigabit providers continue to drive gigabit, with leading independent provider adding to national £5bn broadband scheme while major provider launches dedicated 24/7 switching support service
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01 Oct 2024
Telstra goes to new heights to improve Norfolk Island connectivity
By Joe O’HalloranSatellite internet service for Norfolk Island, Australia, offers huge throughput gains for internet capacity, greatly improving online learning opportunities and medical services
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01 Oct 2024
BT readies customers for Global Fabric infrastructure
By Joe O’HalloranTelco announces live testing of AI-ready network-as-a-service platform with global points of presence now installed in over 45 of the world’s major cloud datacentres
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01 Oct 2024
EXA Infrastructure, Macarne partner for network growth into Europe
By Joe O’HalloranDedicated digital infrastructure platform provider connecting Europe and North America announces partnership with advanced infrastructure solutions and IP Transit specialist for six transatlantic routes and 155,000km
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30 Sep 2024
Vodafone, Three UK push back on UK competition watchdog’s merger concerns
By Joe O’HalloranUK operators seeking merger respond to authority’s warning of potential anti-competitive behaviour, arguing that the deal is pro-competitive while also expressing confidence that outstanding issues can be resolved
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30 Sep 2024
PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe on track for 5G-based railway comms
By Joe O’HalloranPolish railway operator teams with coms tech provider for trials of 5G-based railway communications system to replacing legacy system and prepare for technological migration
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30 Sep 2024
National roll-out of UK 5G standalone across road and rail could unlock £3bn for economy
By Joe O’HalloranModelling from leading UK operator suggests roll-out of nationwide 5G standalone will transform road and rail travel across the country, saving billions on fuel and boosting productivity through remote working on trains
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30 Sep 2024
Nokia Bell Labs and e& forge AI use case R&D collaboration
By Joe O’HalloranRenowned comms research facility teams with leading MENA telecoms operator to innovate for strategic industrial sectors, developing artificial intelligence-based use cases for strategic industrial sectors
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27 Sep 2024
HPE Aruba, Arista update network management consoles
By Antone GonsalvesArista highlights its consolidation of network management tools within CloudVision, while HPE extends Aruba Central to include Cisco and other third-party network devices.
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27 Sep 2024
Digital customer experience critical for manufacturing, construction
By Joe O’HalloranStudy finds desire to improve operational efficiency, digital transformation, changing customer expectations and competitive pressures driving a shift towards an enhanced digital customer experience in key industrial sectors
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27 Sep 2024
Project Gigabit extends into Yorkshire
By Joe O’HalloranLatest stage of UK government’s £5bn gigabit broadband delivery programme sees advanced connectivity made availed to hitherto unserved rural communities in north of England
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26 Sep 2024
Racist Network Rail Wi-Fi hack was work of malicious insider
By Alex ScroxtonPolice have revealed that this week’s racist cyber attack on public Wi-Fi networks at stations across the UK appears to have been the work of a malicious insider, after arresting an employee of one of the service providers
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26 Sep 2024
Islamophobic cyber attack downs Wi-Fi at UK transport hubs
By Alex ScroxtonAn apparent hacktivist attack disrupted public-facing Wi-Fi networks at UK rail stations to display Islamophobic content