Ericsson and Telefónica have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate the adoption towards an increasingly open network built on Ericsson’s Cloud RAN (radio access network) architecture. Ericsson Cloud RAN is based on an open, standardised architecture for worldwide connectivity, and is fully compatible with the deployed Ericsson Radio System portfolio, which is designed to … Leer más
Led by advanced digital technology firm Digital Catapult, the Smart Nano NI has announced the creation of a local technology consortium to further the development of smart manufacturing in Northern Ireland with what is being called the largest 5G testbed in Northern Ireland, marking a significant step in a five-year plan to accelerate smart manufacturing … Leer más
An emergent cyber extortion operation going by the name Ransomed.vc claims to have compromised the systems of Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony. The incident is currently neither confirmed nor denied by Sony, although Computer Weekly understands the organisation is aware of the claims. In a poorly worded threat, a Ransomed.vc representative wrote that the … Leer más
In an age of cloud-native applications, object storage is the future, and storage area network (SAN) and network attached storage (NAS) won’t play a part. That’s the view of “Kubernetes-native” object storage maker MinIO. Marketing director Jonathan Symonds has no doubt. “Object storage will be the standard on the internet,” he said. “SAN and NAS … Leer más
Following successful pilots in Salisbury and Mildenhall in 2022 and beginning the first official parts of its action plan starting with the East Midlands in July, Yorkshire and the Humber in August, and Northern Ireland in September, UK telco BT has now revealed the next phase in its plans to evolve its national communications network by switching off … Leer más
Despite broad hints from the likes of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) that openness and transparency is the right choice in the wake of a cyber attack, and that cooperation may lessen the severity of regulatory penalties, victims are still paralysed with fear when the time comes to … Leer más
The private 5G market is booming across industries of all sizes and types, boosted particularly by the emergence of citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) in the US early in 2020, helping to make new applications possible at an affordable cost, and after years of regulatory, standardisation and technical implementation activities, the three-tiered, hierarchical framework to … Leer más
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has added a further three umbrella companies to its public list of named tax avoidance schemes, as part of its on-going push to deter contractors from working for non-complaint payroll service providers. The 50-strong list has been updated to include London-based umbrella firm, Edge Umbrella, which found itself in the … Leer más
Security trade association Crest and skills specialist IASME have teamed up with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to deliver the UK security authority’s new Cyber Incident Exercising (CIE) scheme across the country. Recognising that the benefits of exercise extend beyond physical health, the NCSC’s programme is designed to help end-user organisations find security providers … Leer más
Hot on the heels of the fast-growing independent full-fibre network provider handing out its first build contrasts under the auspices of Project Gigabit roll-outs, CityFibre has signed a deal with energy, broadband, mobile and insurance services provider Utility Warehouse (UW) to support broadband services. UW has teamed up with CityFibre via its existing relationship with … Leer más
