The marriage of communications and heavy industry expertise created Industrial IoT in Finland, long before the IoT buzz, writes Margarita Khartanovich
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TalkTalk Drops Passwords For Voice Recognition After Hack
Post hack, TalkTalk allows customers to access their accounts via voice recognition technology
EU Court: Public Wi-Fi Owners Cannot Be Liable For Piracy On Unsecured Hotspots
Advocate General of the European Court of Justice says it is unreasonable to expect all public Wi-Fi to be secured
Insurance IoT Europe Summit
Manchester Is The UK’s Top Mobile Spot
City comes out on top in latest RootMetrics survey, with London trailing far behind
British Gas’s Smart Boilers Could Spell The End Of Breakdowns
BoilerIQ is able to self-diagnose and report faults to an engineer before any occur
Vodafone M2M Network To Power Philips Smart Lighting Platform
Philips Lighting says Vodafone deal will make it easier for local authorities to save money with smart lighting
ICANN Submits Migration Plan Away From US Control
Independence move for ICANN after it submits official plan for global stewardship to the US government
ICO Hands Politicians Data Protection Warning After David Lammy MP Fine
David Lammy gets £5,000 fine after two day, 35,000 automated call binge as ICO tells political campaigns to respect the law
Free Wi-Fi Available On Half Of All South West Trains
South West Trains expands free Wi-Fi to cover even more services from the capital to south west England
Skype Founder Touts Ultra Secure Messaging App Wire
For when you absolutely, positively, don't want the NSA snooping on your communications
Ofcom Investigates Ex-Employee TV Data Breach
Ofcom confirms an ex-employee tried to offer a broadcaster sensitive information about rivals
BT Plans FTTP Trial In Bradford And More G.Fast Pilots In Ultrafast Broadband Push
BT says FTTP trial will help it develop a 1Gbps service for SMBs and has promised to connect all new housing developments with more than 250 homes
IT Life: Flying Free
Cocoon's John Berthels talks smart homes, computing languages and what influences have shaped his IT Life
David Cameron Plans To Relax Mobile Mast Planning Restrictions
Prime Minister David Cameron hints legislation that makes it easy to build networks could be on the way
Lenovo, Juniper Agree Data Centre Partnership
Match made in heaven? Lenovo servers, Juniper networking know-how combine for 'hyperconverged' data centres
Skype Ends Support For Smart TV Applications
Skype will halt development of smart TV apps to focus on other clients, but says its up to manufacturers whether they continue to offer software
Aruba Shows Off HPE Integration With New Networking Offerings
At Aruba's user conference, officials unveil a range of integrated wired and wireless that take advantage of the best of both companies
TalkTalk CEO: We Underestimated Challenge Of Cybersecurity
TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding says investigation into £60m data breach showed its security needs to be less like a startup
Volvo Calls For Greater Co-Operation On Driverless Cars
UK needs to be more like the Nordics to push forward autonomous car development, Volvo boss says
Can AI-Powered Call Centres Improve Telecoms Customer Service?
AI could make it less painful to contact your broadband, landline and mobile provider and boost reputation and revenues for telcos in a crowded comms market
Email’s Inventor Ray Tomlinson Dies
Ray Tomlinson dies aged 74, leaving behind a communication technology that changed the world and is still used today
Government ‘Plans’ Driverless Lorry Trial
Trials of autonomous HGV convoys on motorways reprotedly set to begin later this year
TalkTalk: BT Openreach Split Is Only Way To Solve Ofcom’s Concerns
TalkTalk reiterates calls for Openreach separation, claiming no concessions can stop BT from having too much influence
Virgin Media: Ultrafast Broadband Doesn’t Need To Be ‘Regulated Into Existence’
Virgin Media says its network investment shows there is no need for more regulation and is concerned that Ofcom will pursue an FTTP-centric strategy
Ofcom: We Want Network-Level Broadband Competition
Ofcom director of strategy says its main goal is helping deliver ultrafast broadband, not separating BT or promoting a particular technology
Gartner: IoT Adoption To Rise By Half In 2016
Gartner survey predicts major growth in IoT adoption in 2016 but says barriers still remain
Marketing Firm Goes Into Liquidation After ‘Record’ £350,000 ICO Fine
ICO fines Prodial £350,000 after 46m automated nuisance calls about PPI insurance claims but regulator says it will work with liquidators to recover the fine
Virgin Media Invites Rural Areas To Apply For 200Mbps Broadband
Communities in 18 counties can apply to be covered by Virgin Media's £3bn cable expansion
IT Life: Calling Down Under
Telstra's head of Europe Tom Homer talks about his career in IT, views on cloud and fear of shadow IT