UK will lose 5G lead if Huawei locked out
Published in Network
Wednesday, 10 June 2020 12:48

UK will lose 5G lead if Huawei locked out


Vodafone worried

Vodafone has warned that the UK's desire to lead in 5G will suffer a blow if Huawei is ripped out of the networks.

British surrender again to the US, this time over Huawei
Published in Network


Because the last time it surrendered to the US, things worked out so well

The National Cyber Security Agency in the UK is expected to conclude that US sanctions against Huawei will make it impossible to use the Chinese company's technology as planned for 5G networks.

Fears UK government is handing over NHS data to US overlords
Published in News


Concern about motivations of US tech companies

A campaign group has written to UK health secretary Matt Hancock calling for greater openness in the government’s embrace of private-sector tech companies contracted to provide a data store and dashboards as part of the NHS response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

UK workers think that tech will change their work
Published in AI


More than 90 per cent think digital transformation will effect them

Most working professionals in the UK think their lives are going to be changed by digital transformation.

UK to lose US data protection against Google antics
Published in News


Brexit means that Google can shift data to the US

Google is planning to move its British users’ accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under US jurisdiction instead.

UK to ban default passwords in IoT gear
Published in News
Thursday, 30 January 2020 11:14

UK to ban default passwords in IoT gear


Now hackers will have to think a bit harder

The UK government has banned the use of default passwords in Internet of Things devices.

Facebook plans UK expansion
Published in News
Tuesday, 21 January 2020 11:21

Facebook plans UK expansion


Wants to hire more than a thousand

Facebook will hire 1,000 people in London this year in roles such as product development and safety as it continues to grow its biggest engineering centre outside the United States after Britain leaves the European Union.

UK telcos spend fortune on R&D
Published in Network
Monday, 25 November 2019 09:58

UK telcos spend fortune on R&D


UK's fastest-growing sector

The telecoms industry is the UK’s fastest-growing sector when it comes to spending on R&D, the latest ONS data has revealed.

5G proving 450 percent faster
Published in Network
Tuesday, 19 November 2019 11:04

5G proving 450 percent faster

 
At least for downloads

Speed testing giant Ookla has shown that the early 5G mobile networks are more than 450 percent faster than older ones – at least on downloads.

Tesla sets up factory in Germany
Published in Transportation
Thursday, 14 November 2019 11:03

Tesla sets up factory in Germany


Snubs UK because of Brexit

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said the electric car maker is going to build a new vehicle factory, “Gigafactory 4” in Berlin.