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Bath Council Refuses To Allow 5G Mast
Fearmongering victory? Local council in Bath refuses permission for 5G mast, after local resistance and intervention of Lib Dem MP
Apple Sets 2024 Deadline For Passenger Vehicle – Report
Project Titan update. Apple hopes to produce passenger vehicle in 2024, with new battery design to 'radically' reduce cost and increase range
UK Unlikely To Hit 5G And Broadband Target
Ambitious government target for 85 percent coverage of gigabit-capable broadband by 2025 may not be achieved, committee of MPs warn
Tech Trends and Predictions 2021
At this time of year, every business in the tech sector looks forward to trying and predict the trends that could impact their enterprises. As the hub around which tech businesses orbit, Silicon UK asked some of the leaders in the tech ...
Ofcom Urges Telecoms Provider Aid For Vulnerable Households
Ofcom tells providers to 'do more' for homes hit by economic turmoil, as coronavirus lockdown lays bare people's dependence on connectivity
One In Four UK Homes Can Access Gigabyte Broadband, Ofcom Says
UK communications regulator Ofcom reveals 8 million British homes can now access broadband speeds of up to 1Gbps, despite pandemic
Google Outage Affects Offices, Homes Worldwide
Google authentication failure knocks out broad array of services across the world, including Google Cloud, Google Suite, YouTube, Nest and Google Home
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Alan Gibson, VP, EMEA, Alteryx
Forrester highlighting the desperate need for data literacy as the adoption of analytics technologies accelerates amid the current downturn. Coupled with the recent release of the UK Government's new National Data Strategy, Silicon UK ...
US Telecoms Networks Ordered To Remove Huawei Kit
US telecoms regulator orders rural networks reliant on federal funding to rip out existing Huawei gear, begins proceedings against China Telecom
Openreach Plots Closure Of 4,600 Local Telephone Exchanges
UK's transition to full fibre network, sees Openreach consultation on the closure of thousands of local telephone exchanges
Companies Warned To Prepare For Data Transfer Challenges
Lack of progress on successor to Privacy Shield transatlantic data transfer agreement and UK exit from GDPR likely to mean complications, experts say
Neo Factory: The State of Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 initiatives are transforming factories in a myriad of industries, from aerospace and health care to plastics and shipping. However, why do so many Industry 4.0 initiatives at today’s factories fail to scale? Silicon UK ask ...
Openreach Moves Customers Away From Copper Network In Salisbury
In a UK first, customers in Salisbury are now no longer able buy landlines or broadband on the copper network, after a full fibre deployment in the city
FCC Head Ajit Pai Stepping Down, Raises Net Neutrality Hopes
What now for US net neutrality, as Trump appointee Ajit Pai, announces he will step down from FCC when Joe Biden is sworn in
UK Government To Ban Installation Of New Huawei 5G Kit
Government to stop mobile operators installing stockpiled Huawei 5G equipment from September 2021, after purchase ban of new kit
European Commission Approves French Fibre Acquisition
Altice/SFR gets the go-ahead to buy wholesale rival Covage, but will spin off its fibre-to-the-office operations into an independent unit
Coronavirus Pandemic Impacts Full Fibre Broadband Rollout
Government finances are hurting. Delay to ambitious plan to roll out gigabit broadband to every home in UK by 2025, after pandemic spending review
UK Telcos Face Large Fines For Using Huawei Kit
New security bill promises to fine big British telecom firms over £100,000 a day, if they continue using Huawei equipment
OneWeb Emerges From Bankruptcy For UK Space Push
Government confirms it has secured satellite internet firm OneWeb to help fulfill UK's “ambitions to be at the forefront of space technology”
Huawei Helps Support 51,000 UK Jobs, Study Finds
Independent study from Oxford Economics reveals scale of Huawei's contribution to UK plc, including payment of £1.1 billion in tax revenues
Pandemic To Redefine Security Landscape Next Year, Researchers Say
Covid-19 likely to have widespread effects on security priorities, as companies shift to remote working and hackers focus on sensitive biotech data
Swedish Regulator To Challenge Court Order On Huawei Ban
After Huawei wins court appeal against Swedish telecom watchdog's exclusion for 5G, the watchdog confirms it will challenge it
Openreach Engineer Stabbed Five Times Amid 5G Violence
Disgraceful. Engineer suffered five stab wounds amid violent attacks against telecom engineers earlier this year, Openreach boss confirms
Kim Dotcom Extradition To US Granted, But Appeal Allowed
Fresh twist in long-running extradition of controversial Kim Dotcom to the United States, following NZ Supreme Court ruling
Latest Feature: Intelligent Spaces: Using Smart Cities
The demands from everyone that lives in a city has radically changed over the last decade. Silicon UK considers how the near-future smart city will operate and how technology will deliver seamless connectivity in an environment that wi ...
Internet Day: Are the Days of Internet Freedom Numbered?
Today is Internet Day. Silicon UK asked Julius Cerniauskas, CEO at Oxylabs to give his exclusive insights into whether the free Internet as we know it, is ending and, what the internet of the future could look like.
BT Signs 5G Deal With Ericsson For EE Network
Swedish equipment supplier Ericsson wins BT contract to supply kit for UK 5G network, joining Nokia as major supplier for EE
Mobile Operators Banned From Selling Locked Phones
Ofcom confirms mobile operators in the UK from December will be banned from selling mobile phones locked to their particular mobile network
Italy Blocks Telco From Implementing Huawei 5G Deal
Italian government bars Swisscom's Italian unit, Fastweb, from following through on 5G deal with Huawei as European countries take tougher line against China