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Openreach Doubles Rural Full Fibre Deployment Target
Good new for rural broadband as Openreach doubles its target for 1Gbps full fibre to 6.2 million rural homes and premises
Your Remote Working Tech Stack
As businesses look to embrace permanent remote working and endpoint security moves to employees' homes, what tech stack is needed to support these workers in secure digital environments, and how does this brave new world of work impact ...
White House Signals Compromise On Broadband Funding
Biden administration indicates willingness to accept Republicans' lower funding offer for broadband plan, amidst negotiations over broader $2tn package
Virgin Media, O2 Merger Achieves Final Clearance By CMA
CMA gives its official blessing to merger of O2 and Virgin Media, after being 'reassured that competition … will remain strong'
BT Targets Hull To Begin Removal Of Huawei Kit – Report
BT begins program to remove Huawei equipment from its 4G and 5G mobile network, with Hull in East Yorkshire being the first location
The New Normal of Cyber Security
The leaked memo from Facebook that defines the 'normalising' data leaks is a worrying development. In this feature, we consider if a shifting attitude to data leaks making these incidents just a consequence of doing business could redu ...
Google Cloud, SpaceX Sign Deal For Enterprise Cloud Services
Elon Musk's SpaceX is to deliver Google Cloud services to enterprises at the 'network edge', via the Starlink constellation
BT Raises FTTP Target To 25 Million Premises
Despite a tough financial year, an extra five million premises has been added to BT's deployment of FTTP broadband, creating thousands more jobs
Chip Shortage To Last A Few Years, Warns Michael Dell
Head of one of the world's largest PC makers has warned the ongoing silicon shortage is likely to persist for several years
Virgin Media Ranked Worst For Broadband, Mobile Wait Times
Virgin Media kept customers waiting longest on customer service calls for both mobile and broadband, while giffgaff and EE ranked best
Old Routers Pose Security Risk, Warns Which?
Elderly routers that can no longer receive firmware updates posed security risk to millions of people, consumer group Which? warns
Starlink Signs Up 500,000 Pre-Orders For Satellite Internet
Elon Musk space venture SpaceX has already signed 500,000 customers on pre-order for its Starlink satellite broadband service
BT Half Price Fibre Broadband For Low Income Households
More than four million households on Universal Credit could benefit after BT confirms at-cost social tariff for fibre broadband
Eutelsat Buys 24 Percent Stake In OneWeb For $550m
French satellite operator Eutelsat joins British government and Bharti, with investment so as to access to its LEO broadband constellation
UK To Regulate Self-Driving Cars On Motorways
The future of driving? Self-driving cars are to be approved for slow speed use on British motorways, as soon as this year
OneWeb Grows Total Constellation To 182 satellites With New Launch
Latest satellite launch in Russia by government-owned OneWeb, increases total number of in-orbit constellation to 182 satellites
Telephone Landline Usage In ‘Terminal Decline’, Uswitch Finds
As usage of WhatsApp, Zoom etc soars, the humble telephone landline declines, with 26 percent not even bothering to connect a handset
Dutch Report Flagged Huawei Monitoring Of KPN Concerns – Report
Report ten years ago from Capgemini reportedly warned that Huawei may be able to monitor calls made by KPN's 6.5 million users
Rural Mobile Phone Masts To Be Heightened By 20 Percent
Government efforts to tackle rural not spots will see mobile phone masts being up to five metres taller than existing rules
UK Regulator Provisionally Approves Virgin, O2 Merger
CMA gives provisionally blessing to the 50/50 merger between Virgin Media and O2, after initial concerns over backhaul pricing
How Good is Your Enterprise’s Contingency Planning?
The recent fire at the French cloud service provider OVHcloud, which resulted in many websites going offline, illustrates the vulnerability of physical data infrastructures. Businesses often focus their attention on protecting their da ...
Facebook Plans Two Cables Linking US To Asia
Facebook backs two new undersea cable projects creating direct link from North America to Singapore and key Indonesian market
OneWeb ‘Milestone’ Launch Of Another 36 Satellites
Latest satellite launchin Russia by government-owned OneWeb, increases total number of in-orbit constellation to 146 satellites
BT Staff To Receive £1,500 Pandemic Bonus
Nearly 60,000 frontline BT staff who kept the UK's vital communication channels working during the Coronavirus pandemic, are to receive a bonus
Connected Commerce: Supply Unchained
One of the starkest impacts the pandemic has had on some business sectors is their supply chains. Massive disruption and retail behaviour changes have meant enterprises have had to completely re-evaluate how they organise their supply ...
Facebook Fixes Glitch That Took Services Offline Worldwide
Facebook fixes 'technical issue' that caused Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp and other services to go offline globally for about an hour
Mozilla Pressures FCC To Restore Net Neutrality Rules
Tech firms led by Mozilla publish open letter to the FCC, urging US regulator to urgently reinstate net neutrality rules in America
Government’s ‘Project Gigabit’ Reveals First Rural Fibre Locations
First stage of government plan revealed to get ultra-fast broadband to some of the most remote and rural locations in the UK
Virtual Spaces: The Future of Events
The use of virtual meeting spaces has been developing for decades. Can this technology and the arrival of low-cost untethered VR equipment about to herald a new era of virtual events and tradeshows? Post-COVID-19, will the events space ...