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• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  More than 5,000 UK public buildings plugged into high-speed broadband

  Some 1,200 schools, 340 libraries and 50 hospitals across UK now connected to gigabit speed broadband as Project Gigabit contracts worth more than £500m open for bids to upgrade up to 380,000 rural premises

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Majority of organisations are hiring more IT staff to work remotely

  IT leaders are increasingly recruiting staff to work remotely as changing working methods brought by the Covid-19 pandemic look set to stay

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Iceland’s natural and digital approach to healthcare disrupts global sector

  Iceland has the perfect blend of natural health remedies and tech startup entrepreneurship to shake up the world healthcare sector

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Swim England takes the plunge with CaaS to reap remote work benefits

  England’s national body for swimming deploys communications-as-a-service platform to support remote work for employees and sees benefits such as 35% reduction in monthly platform costs

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  UAE residents think 3D printing will have the most positive impact on society

  People in the UAE believe next-generation technologies such as 3D printing and artificial intelligence will become widespread in the country

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Google Cloud secures contract to supply online productivity tools to Central Dutch Government

  Search giant's cloud arm has secured a deal to supply its suite of online productivity tools to the Central Dutch Government

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Omnispace Spark-2 puts global satellite mobile 5G into orbit

  Completion of initial phase of space-based comms programme designed to advance delivery of the first global, mobile network with direct-to-device connectivity from satellite constellation

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Analysts weigh in on Broadcom-VMware deal

  VMware customers in APAC will need to assess their exposure amid uncertainty over the impact of the mega deal on the market

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  Broadband Forum launches app-enabled services network gateway

  Communications industry’s open standards development organisation claims forthcoming WT-492 standard will empower service providers with ‘app store-like’ functionality on their subscriber edge platforms

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  NatWest replacing multiple customer service systems

  NatWest Bank puts customer service tools on a single platform using Microsoft Dynamics 365

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  Amazon shareholders vote down audit of warehouse work conditions

  Shareholders reject proposal calling for an independent audit of Amazon’s working conditions during the company’s annual general meeting

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  Taiwan Mobile taps Nokia in energy-efficient 5G coverage expansion deal

  Deal will see delivery of enhanced 5G Standalone Core technology to support expanded 5G coverage across key Asian territory using energy-efficient technology portfolio, including slicing and low-latency edge cloud

• May 27, 2022 27 May'22

  NUS students learn to handle agitated patients through VR

  Medical and nursing students at the National University of Singapore’s medical school will soon don virtual reality headsets to learn how to handle agitated patients

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Greggs bakes SD-WAN into shops of the future

  Food retailer deploys software-defined wide area network to drive the increased use of in-shop devices and ensure consistent, high-quality bandwidth to fulfil growing demand

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Consultation launched on datacentre, cloud security

  The government is seeking views on how to boost the security and resilience of the UK’s datacentres and online cloud platforms

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Verizon, AWS expand edge computing to more metro areas

  US comms provider teams with cloud giant to add new Wavelength Zones in Tennessee and Florida

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Executive interview: Miles Hillier, NatWest

  Retail bank’s digital channel development head talks about building a multi-channel customer experience

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Broadcom confirms $61bn deal to acquire VMware is going ahead

  Chipmaker Broadcom is continuing its buy-and-build strategy to expand into the software market by agreeing to acquire virtualisation giant VMware

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Digdata and BT inspire future data scientists

  Educational initiative Digdata partners with BT on a programme that seeks to encourage young people to consider careers in data science

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  UK mobile call performance strong and improving

  Research shows that as the UK’s public switched telephone network is upgrading to a fully digital call network, dropped call rates have remained low over the past few years and continue to improve

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Global business insurer saves 50,000 hours through RPA

  QBE started its robotic process automation journey in 2017 and has already saved 50,000 hours, enabling staff to focus on customer care

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  BT beefs up broadband speeds for small businesses on copper lines

  Telco targets small firms with technology claimed to be able to double download speeds and make upload speeds 10 times faster, on average, on slower copper broadband connections, as well as a low-frills fibre package

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Two-thirds of UK organisations defrauded since start of pandemic

  Nearly two out of three UK companies say they have experienced some form of fraud or economic crime in the past two years, according to a report

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Most CFOs being left out of ransomware conversations

  Barely a tenth of CFOs are actively involved in planning for cyber attacks, according to a report

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Dutch companies struggle to fill tech jobs

  There are plenty of IT job vacancies in the Netherlands, but a shortage of IT professionals

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  The barristers that broke their backs to break the Post Office’s shield of lies

  Computer Weekly spoke to the barristers at Henderson Chambers that fought the Post Office in the High Court to expose the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Amdocs acquires MYCOM OSI to monetise next-generation 5G intelligent services

  Acquisition of UK SaaS-based cloud network and service assurance company designed to expand comms software and services provider’s network service assurance and monetisation offering

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  SoftIron readies Sydney manufacturing facility

  Software-defined storage supplier SoftIron is making hardware appliances in Australia to improve supply chain resilience and address security concerns of government customers

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  IR35 reforms: PAC report blames HMRC for ‘widespread non-compliance’ in public sector

  The Public Accounts Committee has shared the findings of its report into the after-effects of the IR35 reforms coming into force in the public sector back in April 2017

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  Zoom boom continues as it delivers billion-dollar first quarter

  Despite partial return to work and adoption of hybrid rather than permanent home working, collaboration technology provider sees first-quarter total revenue up 12% year on year and +$100,000 customers rise by 46%

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  MEC to gain sharper edge over next five years

  Driven by autonomous vehicles, advances in the urban sprawl of smart cities and an increase in mobile cloud usage, spending on multi-access edge computing is set for 260% growth from 2022-2027

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  New inquiry looks at the state of UK chips

  Foreign Affairs Committee is fishing for evidence in a new inquiry assessing skills, security and end-to-end semiconductor supply chain concerns

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  Most information and comms businesses plan to use homeworking permanently

  Proportion of UK employees deploying hybrid working rises from 13% in early February 2022 to 24% in May 2022, with the information and communication industry revealed as a hybrid working hotspot

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  Rubrik charts data security path

  Backup and recovery software provider Rubrik now sees itself as a cyber security company that helps organisations recover from ransomware and other data security threats

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  Building a pathway to commercial quantum computing

  The shortage of expertise in quantum technologies will drive up salaries. A new report from TechUK assesses the route to commercialisation

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  Google Cloud expands European presence with opening of Madrid region

  Public cloud giant Google is continuing to build out its datacentre footprint across Europe with the opening of its latest region in Madrid, Spain

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  Nokia and T-Mobile team to build private 5G networks

  US operator and comms tech provider unite to deliver 5G private mobile networks that use telco cloud and 5G hybrid mobile networks in bid to allow enterprise customers to access an extra level of reliability, control and security to enable their ...

• May 25, 2022 25 May'22

  Three UK aims for medium-sized firms with business comms offers

  Marking a significant moment in its growth strategy, UK operator targets business market with service that puts firms with 25-250 staff in control of their monthly spend

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  ICO orders facial recognition firm Clearview AI to delete all data about UK residents

  UK data watchdog fines facial recognition company Clearview AI £7.5m for multiple privacy breaches. The firm, which offers services to law enforcement, faces growing pressure from regulators and legal action around the world

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Oxbotica completes Europe-first on-road zero-occupancy autonomous vehicle journey

  Driverless vehicle software provider collaborates with regulators and insurers to facilitate autonomous vehicle testing and announces landmark deployment with zero-occupancy, fully autonomous, new-type electric vehicle on UK roads

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Ransomware volumes grew faster than ever in 2021

  Verizon’s annual DBIR assessment of the security landscape highlights an unprecedented boom in ransomware volumes, to the surprise of nobody

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Durham University upgrades cosmology supercomputer to switchless architecture with Rockport Networks

  Researchers working within the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University are set to reap the benefits of a network upgrade in one of its core supercomputers

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Steady growth for fibre networks across Europe over next five years

  Research from European fibre trade association covering 39 countries shows more than half of total homes now passed with fibre, with FTTH/B roll-out accelerating

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  JPMorgan’s UK digital retail bank reaches half-million customer mark

  Chase Bank in the UK has already reached the half-million customer mark, but expects a profit to be some years away

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Bad bots make up a quarter of APAC’s web traffic

  Bots that run automated tasks have been responsible for stealing personal information among other malicious activities in the Asia-Pacific region, study finds

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Fintech unicorn Klarna to cut 10% of staff amid global shocks

  Fintech unicorn to slash jobs in reaction to global economic shocks signalling challenges in the financial technology sector

• May 24, 2022 24 May'22

  Virgin Media brings gigabit broadband to O2 arena

  Gigabit broadband provider opens service at leading London entertainment venue bolstered by 5G mobile network which it claims will provide ‘unrivalled’ connected experience for the millions of fans who visit every year

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Netherlands approves beyond-visual-line-of-sight inspection drones

  Drones can automate the traditionally challenging job of inspecting industrial sites, including hard-to-reach infrastructure

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Government has no plans to review controversial court rules on computer evidence

  Government accused of ‘passing the buck’ and ‘not knowing what it is talking about’ after stating it has no plans to review court rules on computer evidence

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Winners of 2022 Makers Women in Software Power List announced

  Software engineering bootcamp Makers has announced its fourth annual list of up-and-coming women in the software sector