Communications
Service outages reported at Three
Outages started at 9.12 Wednesday
Government target to achieve full fibre broadband coverage by 2025 could be missed by eight years, BT warns
But key policy changes could enable the industry to provide full-fibre broadband up to 96 per cent of all UK homes and businesses by 2025
Touchless technology aids the pandemic-ravaged retail industry
Bernard Brode, nanotech product researcher, discusses the latest technology which could help lift the retail industry out of its Covid-related slump
UK to launch supercomputing 'nanosatellites' into orbit
The nanosatellites are true supercomputers and part of a joint project between the UKSA and ESA
Researchers create 'unhackable' quantum network
The quantum breakthrough paves way for secure online communication
Government clears 700MHz band in preparation for 5G auction
Total available mobile spectrum in the UK will increase by about a fifth after the auction
UK drops down broadband speed league tables
From 34th to 47th in the world
Zoom down in UK and US
Users unable to log into meetings due to outages, which coincide with many students' return to education
Gmail, Drive, Meet and other Google services hit by 'service disruption'
Users around the world report problems with Google's cloud services
Remote working is here to stay - what does that mean for IT?
Remote working has expanded the digital perimeter of many organisations, and that opens them up to risks
Inadequate broadband access is costing London SMEs money and opportunities
More than four in five SMEs say they need a broadband connection to operate successfully
Behind the scenes at the BBC's groundbreaking Own It app
App designed to safeguard children online was the result of two years' toil at AI's cutting edge, says product manager Jon Howard
US government unveils blueprint for 'completely secure' quantum internet
The 'quantum internet' will run alongside the existing Web, as a parallel network for sending confidential government and financial data
Microsoft announces new features for Teams
New features designed to streamline workflow and automate process in its Teams
Cloudflare outage disrupts internet, makes websites unreachable
The issue was localised only to some geographies, according to the company
How to overcome IPv6 inertia
Technologists still struggle to convince businesses owners and decision makers to make the leap to IPv6. Marco Hogewoning, Acting Manager, Public Policy and Internet Governance at the RIPE NCC outlines the arguments
Work across the organisation to ensure UCC value
It can’t be a top-down decision - different departments will have different requirements
Removing Huawei would cost billions and customers could experience blackouts, BT and Vodafone tell MPs
Telecoms giants urge caution, while Samsung says it's ready to take Huawei's place in the UK's 5G networks
The role of AI/ML in the future of enterprise networks
Advancements in network analytics are making it easier to manage SLAs
Vodafone to deploy private 5G network at Ford's facility to help speed up production of electric vehicles
The project is part of a £65 million investment in 5G technology by British government
Virgin Media down in London
Virgin Media says its working hard to fix the problems