Internet infrastructure

Three-quarters of business professionals want to embrace the metaverse

Study from networking systems, services and software company reveals business professionals’ interest in metaverse pointing to utilising more immersive and connected digital applications in the workplace Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Hyperoptic, Community Fibre take gigabit highway to Islington

Inner London local authority signs deal so that more than 90% of homes and businesses will be connected to gigabit by August 2025, including 50 community hubs Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

UK government rolls out Project Gigabit to rural Teesdale

£6.6m contract granted in north-east England as part of national programme to upgrade broadband for hard-to-reach premises, with GoFibre engaged as principal contractor for build out Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Online Safety Bill needs complete overhaul, say rights groups

Civil society groups write to new digital minister to challenge various aspects of the upcoming Online Safety Bill, which they say threatens rights to privacy and freedom of expression Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Neos Networks to connect Viking Wind Farm to SSE Renewables HQ

Business connectivity provider constructs communications links between wind farm being built on Scottish island and headquarters on mainland more than 300 miles away with machine-to-machine network to control and monitor performance of wind turbines remotely Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Telefónica, Qualcomm collaborate to build XR, metaverse systems

Partnership designed to grow metaverse and extended reality ecosystem using Snapdragon Spaces as well as upskilling Telefónica’s internal teams and external innovation programmes in XR hardware and applications Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Businesses see fixed broadband charges rise as average bandwidth increases

Latest roundup of global fixed broadband arena shows residential consumers reaping speed and cost rewards of fibre proliferation, while B2B subscribers see little improvement in bandwidth versus monthly charges Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Ofcom turns its attention to the hyperscalers

The regulator sees its role expanding into emerging areas of communications technologies and public cloud services Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Privacy Pledge signatories dream of alternative internet

A group of privacy-focused organisations have come together to establish a set of principles for taking the internet back from big tech and surveillance capitalism Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

American Express recruiting thousands of tech professionals

Amex will add 5,000 IT professionals to its workforce in 2022 as digital products and services become the staple of the finance sector Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

A gold medal performance for networking

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how the IT team behind the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham delivered a winning performance. We also look at how the centuries-old London insurance market is going digital, thanks to Lloyd’s of London. And we find out how low-cost high street stores succumbed to the inevitable and are going online. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Flex muscles up 5G SA private wireless, Industry 4.0 in advanced manufacturing

Leading comms tech provider teams with multinational electronics company to combine 5G SA private wireless and Industry 4.0 expertise for advanced manufacturing services in Brazil Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

WBA unveils ‘world-first’ combination of Wi-Fi 6E, OpenRoaming

Trial of combined wireless technologies at Polytechnic Institute of Viseu said to showcase the future of higher education, including 8K video and interactive experiences in classrooms Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Linksys lines up deals with UK gigabit ISPs for Wi-Fi 6 mesh solutions

Business Wi-Fi networking solutions firm partners with growing UK full-fibre gigabit broadband ISPs to offer mesh wireless network systems claimed to deliver four times faster coverage across the home Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

New networking era imminent as global internet bandwidth rises 28% in 2022

TeleGeography’s Global Internet Geography research service shows continuing return to ‘normal’ following the pandemic-generated bump of 2020, as demand looks to quickly transcend terabyte measure Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Verizon VRAN velocity gains as fibre pushed to almost half of cell sites

Communications giant takes advantage of extensive fibre broadband network to support mobile infrastructure, which is seeing significant push into virtualised radio access network technology in cell sites Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Gigaclear selects EXFO fibre monitoring to assist rapid network expansion

Developer of test, monitoring and analytics services engaged by UK ISP for remote fibre testing and monitoring offering to improve efficiency of deployment and fault identification Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Full-fibre gathers pace as Lightning strikes across South East while CityFibre looks north

East Sussex-based altnet spreads its wings across coastal regions of southern England with fibre offer into two neighbouring counties, as leading independent provider lands in Hartlepool Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Minor League Baseball hits in-stadium connectivity to new level

Cloud networking provider partners with Minor League Baseball to provide in-stadium tech and help its teams and players to become smarter and faster in improving their games and optimising the overall in-stadium experience Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

ScottishPower charges up connectivity with BT

Leading UK telecoms provider enters into strategic partnership with Glasgow-based integrated energy company in to help connect renewable growth and provide integrated and bespoke telecommunications services to approximately 100 locations across the UK, France, and Germany Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Rugby try for full-fibre connectivity as CityFibre reveals value of Wolverhampton gigabit

Warwickshire town named as the next location in line for a multimillion-pound digital full-fibre investment, while data is released showing potential benefits of such infrastructures in Black Country urban environment Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Giganet takes Cuckoo under wing to further full-fibre ambitions

Acquisition of full-fibre ISP described as marking a meeting of minds at a time when gigabit broadband consumers deserve more from the internet, while the UK’s largest independent broadband provider claims landmark in fibre delivery in Derby Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

New connectivity options driven by low Earth orbit satellites

Huge reductions in the cost of building and launching satellites has led to an explosion of interest in space-borne projects and services Continue Reading

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• Bill Ray

IFA 2022: Qualcomm announces Meta partnership as it stakes out connected future

Chip giant unveils plans to embed its connectivity technology – encompassing Wi-Fi 7, 5G and even satellite – within virtual and real-world environments to drive connected experiences Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Energie AG, Austria lights up optical transport network

Austrian energy supply and infrastructure company invests in optical transport network spanning 7,000km to improve customers’ experience and gain opportunity to grow by scaling as it broadens customer base Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Community Fibre claims UK first with 5 Gbps broadband for businesses

London and South of England fibre broadband provider expands out of consumer-focused sweet spot and claims new benchmark for gigabit business connectivity package Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Peeking into the metaverse: Taking a look at VR headsets and AR smart glasses

Extended – augmented and virtual – reality is capturing the imagination of media and investors alike. Use cases abound, and market opportunities proliferate as more and more companies discover applications that might help their operations or serve their customers Continue Reading

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• Martin Schwirn, Computer Weekly

Full-fibre roll-out furthers pace in eastern UK and the Midlands

Leading independent carrier-neutral full-fibre platform CityFibre reveals plans to invest more than £14m in network across Northamptonshire town, as Hull-based wholesale fibre company MS3 Networks extends key business partnership to deliver full-fibre broadband services to homes and businesses Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

NTT, VMware team to develop fully managed Edge+Private 5G offering as a service

Edge-as-a-service offer designed to enable Industry 4.0 to gain instant access to data where it is generated or collected and harness it to drive positive, powerful business outcomes Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Project Gigabit broadband plan covers 70% of UK homes, businesses

Project Gigabit contract awarded on UK’s Jurassic coastline, putting more than 7,000 hard-to-reach properties in the broadband fast lane by 2025 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

British broadband boosted further by Swish Fibre and Truespeed

Fast-growing UK altnet signals long-term ambition to become a national broadband provider with the launch of a new Yorkshire subsidiary, while Bath-based full-fibre provider claims step-change in its mission to bring the south-west out of the digital slow lane in partnership with Adtran to enhance network with XGS-PON technology Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Bristow takes off with Speedcast multi-year connectivity agreement

Communications and IT services provider to deliver technology upgrades and SD-WAN solution to a leading global aviation services provider, connecting more than 40 onshore energy and search and rescue sites Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Juniper unveils AI-driven switch and enhanced AIOps capabilities

Network provider announces series of enterprise-grade wired access switches to connect to modern microservices cloud and artificial intelligence platform Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Nokia, Furukawa accelerate Optical LAN in Latin America

Leading global communications technology provider strikes up partnership with network cabling specialist to bring benefits of optical local area network connectivity to Latin American enterprise market Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Subway puts Zen on broadband menu

Leading UK food chain confirms long-standing ISP as an accredited partner to supply its stores across the country with a bespoke connectivity offering that facilitates a delivery line of service that was not previously possible Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

When network performance is the name of the Games

Major sporting events are now major IT and networking events. For Aruba, being in charge of networking for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games meant 20 simultaneous major projects - how did it go? Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Altice gets regulatory green light for added stake in BT

Despite previous worries by UK government of potential threat to levelling-up agenda on broadband, corporate regulatory probe finds no issue with increase in stakeholding by long-rumoured potential buyer of UK incumbent telco Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Giganet taps Neos Networks to drive UK gigabit broadband expansion

UK fibre connectivity supplier provides what it says is crucial back-haul capability to allow growing established internet service provider to offer regional and national high-speed fibre connectivity Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Ogi ramps up full-fibre broadband roll-out across south Wales

Leading Welsh broadband provider reveals the latest areas designated for full-fibre connectivity as part of its broadband digital infrastructure programme, bringing the total to 38 Welsh towns and villages Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

CityFibre looks to power next phase of growth with brand update

Corporate brand refresh is designed to help cement firm’s increasing prominence in UK full-fibre arena, addressing what it says is consumer confusion across the broadband market Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Maybe 5G isn’t better: Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

In October 1945, Arthur C Clarke wrote a paper, published in Wireless World magazine in the UK, discussing a global communications network Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Google employees demand end to collection of abortion data

In the wake of the US Supreme Court rolling back abortion rights, Google employees are calling on the company to stop collecting abortion-related data, so that it can never be shared with police Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Freedom Fibre onboards business customers as CityFibre announces Newark net

More momentum in UK fibre market as altnet makes business play and third-largest network company announces expansion in Midlands Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Leeds signs Allied Telesis to improve network customer experience

Premier League football team and enterprise IoT and software-defined network solutions provider claim 15 years’ no-fail networking and improved experiences for infrastructure users Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Growing MFA use spurs ‘pass-the-cookie’ attacks

The exploitation of stolen session cookies by cyber criminals is once again back on the agenda, thanks to the growing popularity of multifactor authentication tools Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Jabra, Lenovo expand collaboration to claim first full Microsoft Teams rooms system

Purpose-built, modular room kit provides enhanced business productivity and collaboration capabilities for companies looking to upgrade their meeting room technology for the hybrid working world Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

England and Wales councils unprepared for PSTN withdrawal in 2025

Freedom of information act request reveals worrying finding that over half of councils in England and Wales have no strategy for the prospective withdrawal of traditional PSTN communications networks Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

UK government aims to allow struggling families access to cheaper broadband

New support scheme designed to enable customers to give permission to broadband providers to confirm their eligibility for cheaper deals Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Global broadband reaches for the stars to connect the Earth

Despite fears of recession, especially in major economies, there is one thing that people can’t seem to have enough of: high-speed connectivity Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

CityFibre begins £30m full-fibre build out in Rochdale

UK’s third largest infrastructure provider continues with its cross-UK gigabit fibre rollout in Lancashire town to benefit residents, businesses and services Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Sellafield Ltd inks network services contract with BT

UK incumbent telco strikes deal with leading UK nuclear facility to take on network service responsibility across all of its sites with potential for future projects involving technologies such as IoT and 5G Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Google Cloud to open three new cloud regions in APAC

New Google Cloud regions in Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand will enable local organisations to maintain low latency and meet data residency requirements Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

domain

Specific to the internet, the term domain can refer to how the internet is structured, and domain also refers to how an organization's network resources are organized. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

Zzoomm, Jurassic Fibre aim to advance full-fibre gigabit broadband across non-urban UK

Pan-UK full-fibre gigabit broadband provider inks tech partnership to deploy broadband connections offering download speeds up to 10 Gbps while South West-based internet service provider announces start of ultrafast broadband network build in Cornwall Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Work-from-home slows in US but remains important part of hybrid workplace

Deloitte survey shows the ways in which people are using connected devices and technology to improve and enhance their lives, in particular dealing with the balance of hybrid work Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Reimagining ethical digital technology

With ever-increasing digitisation leading to greater dependence on a range of digital technologies, enterprises need to urgently look at how they can incorporate ethical and social considerations into the tech they develop Continue Reading

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• Simon Rogerson

Understanding the metaverse

At this year’s South by Southwest in March, many events – not surprisingly – revolved around the metaverse. But what's happened since? Continue Reading

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• Martin Schwirn, Computer Weekly

streaming media

Streaming media is video or audio content sent in compressed form over the internet and played immediately over a user's device, rather than being saved to the device hard drive or solid-state drive. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

UK safety tech sector sees strong revenue and employment growth

Safety tech is now one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK tech industry, with jumps in revenue, investment and employment Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Welsh rural areas, poorer people suffering from ‘sub-par, unreliable’ broadband

Report from Welsh parliament highlights ‘disappointment’ that so many in the country are unable to access superfast broadband Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Operator and VC consortium makes £4.5bn UK fibre play with Virgin Media O2

Adding to existing infrastructure, Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia Capital Partners form joint venture to construct and operate a wholesale fibre-to-the-home broadband network in the UK covering up to seven million premises Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Fibre forges ahead but global fixed broadband shows varied growth in Q1 2022

Report from Point Topic finds fixed broadband subscriber numbers growing in 90% of covered territories, with FTTH accelerating. Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Virgin Media O2 shows return to revenue growth and improved profitability

Merged company increases its fixed and mobile customer base with 8,000 fixed and 13,000 mobile contract net adds, leading to revenue and Ebitda improvements Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

BT sees challenging Q1 but beats the heat to ‘smash’ network development objectives

UK incumbent telco ends first quarter facing continued challenging enterprise market conditions offsetting growth in other segments, in particular strong growth of business with core fibre and 5G network assets Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Netomnia, Truespeed advance UK altnets’ full-fibre march

Company claiming to be the UK’s fastest-growing wholesale fibre broadband operator expands reach across swathe of UK while Southwest England provider racks up 300 gigabit business customers Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Gigabit Networks brings ‘futuristic’ broadband to Wolverhampton

Regional UK ISP adds to its growing reach across UK Midlands with 930Mpbs connectivity offer based on CityFibre infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Secret court asked to quash a decade of MI5 surveillance warrants following ‘systemic breaches’

The culture at MI5 was to ‘prioritise’ missions ‘over everything else’, including compliance with safeguards designed to protect the public, the UK’s most secret court heard yesterday Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin and Tommy Greene

Eutelsat confirms OneWeb merger after ‘robust’ financial year

As it posts results showing growth in connectivity and mobile services, satellite operator inks agreement with joint venture satellite broadband provider to create what they claim will be a global connectivity leader Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Ducktail infostealer targets Facebook Business users

Newly uncovered Ducktail operation targets individuals with access to Facebook Business service and tries to steal their accounts Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK fintech outperforms global sector

Investment in UK fintech continues to increase, outpacing a flat global sector, according to Innovate Finance Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Drivers’ union calls for immediate dismissal of Uber executive

Uber’s continued employment of an executive directly involved in efforts to resist regulatory oversight puts the ride-hailing firm in breach of its 2018 licence conditions, says drivers’ union Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Cost-of-living crisis drives UK consumers to rethink connectivity needs

EY survey reveals that despite general demands for hybrid and remote working, UK households are concerned by rising home technology costs amid the cost-of-living crisis Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

NTT reveals management plans for JUNO Trans-Pacific submarine cable system

In response to the growth of the global digital economy, Japanese technology companies collaborate to build and operate what they claim will be the largest submarine internet cable system between Japan and the US Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

CityFibre reveals full-fibre economic boost to Swindon, pilots virtualised network service delivery

Full-fibre platform provider trials Edgility Suite for rapid, cost-effective delivery of value-added services for business ISPs Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Brits say social media must do more to block harmful content

UK citizens want social media companies to do more to prevent harmful content appearing on their platforms Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Southern Cross announces world’s longest single-span submarine 400GbE net

Supplier of international capacity to carriers and ISPs in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region launches Southern Cross NEXT cable, aiming to pave the way for of 400GbE services across a 15,840km network Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Ofcom publishes Online Safety Roadmap

The roadmap sets out how the online harms regulator will approach implementing the UK’s online safety regime, and tells tech firms to start preparing for the new rules Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Extreme E, Vodafone Business deploy LPWAN to help tackle wildfires in Sardinia

Cloud-based IoT technology can operate in remote environments where the impacts of climate change have become the hardest to monitor Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Weston-super-Mare projected to enjoy £144m economic boost from full-fibre roll-out

CityFibre releases research showing positive economic impacts of gigabit broadband roll-out to famous seaside resort Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Virgin Media O2 Business switches on 5G-connected hospital

Business division of UK cable provider announces switch-on of what it calls UK’s first 5G-connected hospital Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Cato Networks opens Copenhagen point of presence

Cato opens PoP in Danish capital to bolster resiliency and extend converged security and networking capabilities across Nordic region Continue Reading

MPs call for ban on Chinese surveillance camera technology

Nearly 70 MPs have called on the government to ban Chinese camera technology that is widely used by UK government agencies despite links to human rights abuses in China Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

UK altnets accelerate as fibre forges path to be fixed broadband standard

Research shows how direct fibre connections are lighting up the world of broadband, rapidly deposing copper-based legacy DSL networks Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Assange appeals against Priti Patel’s extradition order

WikiLeaks founder is expected to raise concerns over the political nature of his prosecution, the likelihood of him receiving a fair trial, and the risk of a coercive plea bargain Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Telstra taps Ericsson, Ciena to quadruple optical network service capacity

Leading Australian operator forges partnership with leading comms tech providers to make enhancements to next-generation optical network to increase the service capacity of optical network to 400 Gbps Ethernet Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Brits battered by broadband outages in past year cost UK economy £1.3bn

Almost 11 million UK consumers experienced broadband outages of three or more hours over the past 12 months, representing almost two days offline Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Spy agencies need ‘independent authorisation’ to access telecoms data, say judges

The High Court has ruled that UK intelligence agencies should seek independent authorisation before accessing phone and internet records during criminal investigations Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Digital Poverty Alliance unveils evidence review

Evidence review into the state of digital poverty in the UK sets out policy principles and recommendations, which will be used as the basis for a national action plan to eliminate the issue Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Hyperoptic aims to address cost of living crisis with Fair Fibre Framework

UK broadband provider announces affordability scheme that it says is part of a duty of care to protect and support customers and aid those struggling with increased financial pressures Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

CityFibre, Toob push the envelope further in UK gigabit broadband

Fibre-to-the premises provider launches full-fibre broadband for small to medium businesses in south of England, while independent full-fibre platform racks up 360km of infrastructure beneath the streets of Inverness  Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Ukraine cyber agency enlists Radware to protect government networks

Ukraine’s State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection is using Radware cloud DDoS protection and web application firewall services to protect the government from persistent Russian attacks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Non-European tech giants could be subject to EU-backed anti-greenwashing directive

EU-backed push to tighten up the sustainability reporting processes for companies that do business in Europe gathers pace Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Germany – let’s stop debating data retention and start finding solutions

Germany has the opportunity to set the democratic precedent for ending the collection and retention of everybody’s call details record and metadata in the EU. It is time find real and effective solutions to crime Continue Reading

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• Patrick Breyer

Altnets advance fibre broadband in East England

Colchester and Norwich get the opportunity to obtain full-fibre gigabit broadband as leading ISP and cable provider promises ability to work from home and connect online better than ever before Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians take up free language app offer

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have started free language courses from app-maker Babbel Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Organisations struggle to support IT in a hybrid work model

Study from digital employee experience tech firm finds 95% of professionals face disruptive IT issues that hinder productivity, with particular problems regarding remote workers Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

What the EU’s content-filtering rules could mean for UK tech

EU proposals to clamp down on child sexual abuse material will have a material impact on the UK’s technology sector Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

UK homes and businesses increasingly turn to altnets for connectivity

The UK Independent Network Sector report shows that the independent broadband sector has doubled in size over the previous year Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Added fibre for Nokia optical network services in US

Global comms tech provider unveils range of optical networking services for US market, including premier of 100G fibre in the country Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Grain expands fibre network as CityFibre hits gigabit roll-out accelerator

When it comes to UK fibre development, size certainly does not matter, as two full-fibre companies of very different sizes announce major expansion of their gigabit broadband footprints Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly