Facebook ‘whistleblower’ is a government Trojan Horse
As Frances Haugen’s tour hits the UK it seems clear her main aim is to help pressure Facebook into giving governments greater control over the company.
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Tesco takes on Amazon with its first checkout-free store
A new Tesco store trial called ‘GetGo’ uses similar technology to Amazon Fresh shops to automatically charge you for any stuff you walk out with.
Ofcom pushes reporting services after summer of scams
The vast majority of UK consumers received suspicious phone calls or text messages this summer, according to Ofcom, which is now pushing reporting services to help mitigate telecoms scams.
Virgin Media O2 flirts with Samsung as a RAN vendor
Newly-merged UK operator group VMO2 is going to conduct trials with Samsung to test the compatibility of its 4G and 5G kit with legacy networks.
Virgin Media O2 incentivises subscribers to double-down on its services
Newly combined VMO2 has unveiled its first major product refresh since the merger completed, offering twice as much data goodness if customers double-down.
BT opens digital research centre with University of Suffolk
UK operator group BT has opened up a new £10 million research and engineering facility at its Adastral Park campus.
Carphone Warehouse brand disappears after 30 years on the high street
Carphone Warehouse has disappeared from the UK high street as part of a major, although admittedly none-too-creative, rebrand by its parent company.
Sky launches its own telly
The UK bit of Sky has launched Sky Glass, a TV with all the things you need to access Sky services built into it.
BT shares fall on rumours of Sky defection to Virgin
A recent report claimed Sky is turning towards VMO2 for its fibre needs, but BT insists its relationship with Sky is still fine.
Vodafone talks up intersectional 5G
Speaking at the 5G World event in London Andrea Dona, Chief Network Officer of Vodafone UK, stressed the importance of a holistic approach to 5G.
Woah, we’re halfway there… with Gigabit broadband
Gigabit speed broadband is now available to just over half of UK and homes and businesses, according to new figures shared by the government on Tuesday.
CityFibre gets £825 million more investment
Disruptive UK fibre player CityFibre has managed to raise another massive chunk of change in its bid to take on the incumbents.
BT pushes on with plan to disguise advertising as altruism
BT has switched on the first of its new generation of street hubs in London, which essentially offer free connectivity in exchange for advertising.
China antagonised by AUKUS Pacific security pact
The UK, US and Australia have formed a new defence pact apparently designed to counter China in the Asia Pacific region.
New UK fibre wholesaler gets more cash
Freedom Fibre, one of the new kids on the block in the UK full fibre market, has secured its second major equity injection to help it connect tens of thousands of homes over the coming year.
Virgin Media O2 powers 5G emergency services drone
Virgin Media O2 is parading its latest 5G use case, a tethered drone designed to help the emergency services.
Three UK decides to charge for roaming after all
UK mobile network operator Three has decided to abandon one of its major selling points by reintroducing charges for roaming.
Ericsson gets some free marketing from Vodafone
Vodafone UK reckons it can halve 5G energy consumption by using a new piece of Ericsson kit.
New investment shows UK fibre market is Trooli buoyant
Trooli this week revealed it has secured £67.5 million to spend on rolling out fibre to homes and businesses in the South East of the UK, but it looks like it will need more money to reach its deployment targets.
CityFibre set to raise £1bn as UK fibre competition heats up
Altnet CityFibre is said to be on the verge of securing new debt and equity funding that would give it an extra £1 billion to spend on its fibre deployment.
Events
MVNOs World & IoT World Connectivity Summit
- 02-03 November 2021
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Telco AI World Summit
- 02-04 November 2021
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Open RAN World
- 03-04 November 2021
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