eSIM to accelerate IoT automotive, smart city programmes

The strong growth over the past year of the embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) industry is continuing, reshaping a number of associated sectors, but until now, it has yet to reach critical mass in enterprise internet of things (IoT) deployments outside of the automotive sector, a situation that is likely to change thanks to new … Leer más

Controversial Post Office Capture software was completely rewritten in 1994

More details of problems with a pre-Horizon accounting system used by subpostmasters emerges, despite the Post Office’s failure to respond to demands for answers. There have been question marks over the reliability of the software, known as Capture, and a letter from 1994 reveals the controversial software was “completely” rewritten two years after its launch, … Leer más

French datacentre operator to prototype using site’s waste heat to generate renewable energy

French datacentre operator Data4 is partnering with the University of Paris-Saclay to prototype a means of reusing waste server farm heat to create sustainable sources of biomass-based energy. The question of what to do with the waste heat their facilities produce is an enduring problem for datacentre operators, but one they have come under growing … Leer más

Fibre, FWA set the pace in fixed broadband growth

Fixed wireless access (FWA) has already emerged as one of the most significant use cases for 5G mobile networking and has now become the fastest-growing technology for fixed broadband communications, according to research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The OECD study revealed that fibre, which has been the dominant technology since … Leer más

Passalacqua hotel claims exceptional guest connectivity with AI-driven Wi-Fi 7

Italy’s prestigious Passalacqua hotel is to become one of the world’s first early adopters of Wi-Fi 7, with the installation of CommScope’s Ruckus Networks technology. Built on land originally owned by Pope Innocent XI on the shores of Lake Como, Passalacqua was constructed in the 18th century by Count Andrea Lucini-Passalacqua, who worked with architect … Leer más

MPs will attempt to amend law on overturning Post Office scandal convictions

MPs will propose amendments to legislation that aims to overturn wrongful subpostmaster convictions and speed their financial redress. Liam Byrne MP, chair of the business and trade select committee, welcomed the introduction of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill, but said the “job is not done”. MPs on the select committee had recommended the … Leer más

Children of Post Office victims to hold Fujitsu boss to his word

The children of former subpostmasters whose lives were ruined by the Post Office Horizon scandal have come together to form a support group which is to hold Fujitsu to its promise of support. The Lost Chances for Subpostmasters’ Children campaign group’s first port of call was Fujitsu, after the company’s European head promised support for … Leer más

Traveller experience takes off at Houston Airports with HPE Aruba mobility

Looking to continue to deliver what it calls “reliable and dynamic” traveller experiences, Houston Airports, one of North America’s largest public airport systems, has revealed it’s modernising guest connectivity by improving wireless and location-based services and adopting a Wi-Fi 6E-enabled HPE Aruba Networking service. Forming one of North America’s largest public airport systems, positioning it … Leer más

UK gets funding boost through EU Horizon chip initiative

The government has announced a joint undertaking with the European Union, which it says will result in a £35m boost for British semiconductor scientists and businesses in international chip research. The UK has joined the Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU), a European initiative to access a €1.3bn Horizon Europe funding pot for collaborative semiconductor research … Leer más