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Samsung & Arqiva London 5G Trial Hopes To Establish Fixed Wireless Alternative To Fibre
5G arrives in London and could be used to power ultrafast broadband services from next year
BT Hopes IoT Competition Winners Can Aid Smart Building Management
BT IoT contest declares smart building startups the winner and could bring their ideas to customers
Pokemon Go Fest Suffers Connectivity And Server Problems
Pokemon Go suffers more technical issues, but this time on a much more micro level, highlighting need to support special events
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (21 July)
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Vodafone’s UK Misery Continues But Investments & Fixed Growth Suggest Revival Is Near
Vodafone revenues fall in the UK but growth in home broadband service coupled with network investments give rise to optimism
New Bluetooth Standard Enables Mesh Networking For IoT
Bluetooth developers offer 'industrial grade' spec upgrade to include support for mesh networking
Vodafone Adds Alexa AI Customer Service Improvements To Boost 4G Enhancements
Vodafone improves social media customer service, offers voice-authenticated Alexa AI support and enhances chatbot
IT LIFE: Ronan Kelly, ADTRAN CTO
Ronan Kelly, ADTRAN CTO and President of the FTTH Council, takes us through his career in IT and experience with networks
Report: Hackers ‘Likely’ Compromised UK Energy Control Systems
A warning reportedly sent by the NCSC warns of attacks on British energy firms, following last month's hack of a US nuclear plant
Openreach FTTP Broadband Consultation Invites Others To Invest In ‘Large Scale’ Rollout
Openreach broadband consultation invites government and other providers to look at new investment and funding models for FTTP
San Marino Set To Become Europe’s First 5G Nation
Italian operator TIM is set to upgrade mobile networks in San Marino to 5G starting later this year
Ericsson Signs For Chelsea FC To Connect Stamford Bridge Stadium
Free Wi-Fi network will improve the digital experience for fans on match days
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (14 July)
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Ofcom Sets Up BT Openreach Monitoring Unit
Ofcom outlines how it plans to make sure Openreach is acting independently of BT
Tech Websites Band Together For Net Neutrality
Big names in the tech industry unite to halt Trump's reversal of Obama's net neutrality rules
Tottenham Hotspur’s New Stadium Will Be Most Technologically Advanced In The Premier League
IN DEPTH: Tottenham Hotspur has built tech into the design of new stadium and believes HPE networking capabilities will bring first league title since 1961
Openreach Starts Removing BT From Its Brand
Openreach will remove BT from its logo, vehicles and equipment by 2021 as part of phased rebranding
SAP Extends Leonardo Platform With New IoT Tools
New Internet of Things tools cover a range of industries to position SAP as a leading player in digital transformation trend
Researcher Takes Over .IO Domain After Technical Blunder
A technical mistake allowed a security researcher to temporarily take control of nameservers for the .io domain, highlighting ongoing DNS risks
Ofcom’s 5G Spectrum Auction Plans Attract Three’s Anger
Ofcom's new rules for 5G spectrum auction place caps on operators but Three hints it could take action
US Acknowledges Cyber Attack On Nuclear Power Plant
The Wolf Creek facility in Kansas was one of at least a dozen energy companies affected by the hacks, but officials say there's no risk to public safety
Virgin Media Outage Takes London Borough Councils Offline
Virgin Media fixes problems in London after difficult week
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (7 July)
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Government Hopes £16m University 5G Network Will Make UK A World Leader
Government ups commitment to 5G development with academic testbed targeting a 2018 end to end trial
Severed Fibre Cables Cause BT, TalkTalk And Sky Broadband Outage
Openreach works to fix severed cables that have affected customers of several broadband providers in East Sussex
There’s More Life In 4G As EE, Qualcomm & Sony Show Off Commercial Gigabit LTE
Commercial gigabit LTE is now live in the UK in Cardiff and London's Tech City as the foundations of 5G arrive on current generation networks
Three ‘Go Binge’ Eliminates Data Charges For Video & Audio Streaming
Netflix, Deezer, TVPlayer and SoundCloud won't cost you a thing and Three says other services can sign up too
Vodafone CrowdCell To ‘Localise’ Mobile Network Coverage
Small cells can be inserted into cars, drones and buildings to improve local mobile coverage
Arqiva Buys More 5G Spectrum To Boost London Fixed Wireless
Arqiva buys more 28GHz spectrum as it prepares for trial with Samsung in London this summer