Internet Central (IC) is one of the UK’s first internet service providers (ISPs), and with the telecommunications market always shifting, it has noted that customer demands for faster speeds and higher capacities keep growing. Recognising the need for access to a UK-wide network to meet these differing connectivity demands, the company has entered into a … Leer más
Due to the scale of Walmart, the idea of putting out a request for proposals (RFP) and then getting a shortlist of enterprise software providers to show what they can do, is not the approach the global retailer usually takes. David Glick, who heads up enterprise business services at Walmart says the company is much … Leer más
As it aims to make good on its commitment to boost wireless connectivity throughout the country, the UK government has revealed the areas in the country that will benefit from its £36m 5G Innovation Regions (5GIRs) programme that is designed to create local projects to boost advanced wireless connectivity across a wide range of sectors, including … Leer más
Microsoft and Meta, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, were quizzed by members of Parliament during a House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee meeting about the state of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs). While Microsoft and Meta discussed the huge advances that have been made, both appeared to have given … Leer más
Becoming the latest firm of its kind to reach for the skies in terms of connectivity, Orange has extended its range of broadband solutions in France with a satellite service. Based on the expertise of the French and European space industry, the service is being marketed through Orange’s distribution channels and operated by Orange subsidiary … Leer más
Retailer Walmart has a 25,000-strong IT team and it is big on technology. Enterprise business services is effectively the IT department at the retail giant. Headed by senior vice-president David Glick, the department’s role is to support employees – or, to use Walmart terminology, “associates”. “When you turn on your laptop, that’s part of enterprise … Leer más
Facing high traffic growth and digital transformation, leading Swiss operator Swisscom has announced the successful completion of its nationwide Next Evolution Transport Optical Network (Newton) and the official start of service migration to the modernised service-centric network, which has been optimised for high performance, cost efficiency and superior customer experience. In its third quarter financial … Leer más
As it ramps up its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, Microsoft has developed a custom semiconductor, the Maia AI Accelerator, which it will use internally for its Copilot and Azure OpenAI service. There are also plans to make the technology available to Azure customers. Among the main drivers for developing Maia is greater efficiency and optimisation … Leer más
Music streaming service Spotify is digging deeper into the portfolio of its long-standing technology partner Google Cloud to explore how its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning tools can help boost the experience for its 574 million-strong user base. Since becoming its preferred cloud provider in 2016, Spotify has leaned on Google to support is … Leer más
Royal Mail’s parent organisation International Distributions Services plc (IDS) has revealed it spent a total of £10m in the six months to 24 September on remediation and systems resilience improvement in the wake of a LockBit ransomware attack on its systems. The incident, which IDS is now referring to as a cyber attack specifically on … Leer más
