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BT Open To Deutsche Telekom Partnerships After EE Deal
BT Chairman says European partnership possible and reiterates calls for Openreach to remain within BT
Ford Starts Winter Smart Car Testing
Next step in autonomous vehicle testing will see Ford cars deal with sleet and snow
BT Appoints Clive Selley As Openreach CEO
CEO of BT TSO and Group CIO Clive Selley will head up Openreach during Ofcom's market review
General Motors Wants To Stomp Out Smart Car Bugs
HackerOne program should help reduce the risks of GM autonomous vehicles by allowing hackers to report vulnerabilities
Microsoft Is Building Its Own SIM Cards
Windows 10-enabled Microsoft SIM will make getting online easier for mobile device users
UK Universities Open £23m IoT Research Hub
Government, universities and industry band together for Internet of Things hub, to drive innovation and research
CES 2016 – Cisco Targets Broadcasters With Cloud Software, Agrees Sky Q Deal
Cisco details cloud broadcast platform and will help power Sky Q TV service
CES 2016 – TP-Link Shows Off 60GHz 802.11ad Wi-Fi, Touchscreen Routers
"World-first" 60GHz TP-Link 60GHz router could deliver 7Gbps speeds, while touchscreen access point hopes to simplify the smart home
CES 2016 – Qualcomm Launches Into Smart Cars, Connected Homes
New Snapdragon chipsets look to power the future of connected devices and vehicles
AT&T Signs Up Technology Partners For Smart City Initiative
Cisco, Deloitte, Ericsson, GE, IBM and Qualcomm sign up for AT&T Smart City Alliance, which will work with Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas on M2M projects
BT Signs On For Nationwide Network Revamp
Nationwide says customers will benefit from better online banking thanks to BT network upgrades
CES 2016 – Ford Ramps Up Autonomous Vehicle, Drone Operations
Ford trebles autonomous car fleet and will support $100,000 prize for the development of drone-to-vehicle technology targeted at use with the United Nations
CES 2016 – O2 Targets UK Smart Home Leadership With AT&T Platform Launch
O2 becomes first European operator to commercially launch AT&T Digital Life as it looks to seize smart home opportunity
CES 2016 – Nvidia Drive PX 2 Is ‘Most Powerful’ Smart Car Supercomputer
DRIVE PX 2 platform uses the equivalent power of 150 MacBook Pros to make intelligent cars a reality, with Volvo already signed up
Superfast Broadband Reaches 1.9m Scottish Homes And Businesses
BDUK reaches 500,000 milestone in Scotland as total figure nears 2m - including Gretna Green
CES 2016 – Volvo Lets You Speak To Its Cars Using Wearables
Drivers can now unlock their vehicles and much more using a Microsoft Band 2
Low Power 900MHz Wi-Fi ‘HaLow’ Standard Targets IoT
Wi-Fi Alliance hopes HaLow can offer the low power, long range connectivity offered by other communications technology
Ofcom Removes Licence Restrictions On White-Space Internet
New regulations clear the way for wireless broadband to use the same spectrum as digital television transmissions
EE CEO Olaf Swantee Steps Down
Marc Allera takes helm following completion of EE acquisition by BT
Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent Deal Gets Final Go-Ahead
Nokia will gain control of rival network equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent from January 14
Facebook Free Basics Suspended In Egypt
More trouble for Zuckerberg's free internet access scheme as Egypt joins India in suspending it
BBC Website, iPlayer Outage Blamed On DDoS Attack
BBC blames “technical issue” for outages, but insiders point to a distributed denial of service attack
Mobile Telecoms In 2016: 5G, IoT And Dynamic Networks
5G, IoT, NFV, SDN and dynamic networks are on the cards for mobile in 2016, according to industry experts and operators
How To Give London 4G For Christmas And Beyond
How difficult is it to ensure millions of Londoners get decent mobile coverage... even at Winter Wonderland?
Zuckerberg Defends ‘Free Basics’ In India
Facebook's latest move follows the suspension of the controversial Free Basics progamme in India last week on net neutrality grounds
What Does 2016 Hold For The Internet Of Things?
We ask the experts what they think will happen to the IoT in 2016
Government Broadband Schemes To Reach 4m By Spring
Government says 3.5m covered by BDUK, says satellite coverage and 10Mbps universal service obligation will boost UK broadband further
Why Festivals Not Using RFID Technology Really Should
What are some of the key business benefits events organisers can get from using RFID technology?
Facebook Free Internet Hits Indian Regulator Buffers
Net neutrality halts Facebook's attempts to provide India with free Internet service