Observing that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the driving force behind economic development – contributing as much as 55% to the European Union’s (EU’s) gross domestic product – Vodafone Business has announced a partnership with business management software provider vcita designed to help SMEs effectively compete with their larger competitors by offering a secure … Leer más
The LockBit ransomware crew that was behind some of the most significant cyber incidents of recent years, most famously the January 2023 attack on Royal Mail, has been taken down and its infrastructure seized in a global police sting spearheaded by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA). At the time of writing, precise details of … Leer más
In the first part of our two-part feature on 6G development, we looked at the work that is taking place in Oulu, Finland, focusing on how 6G will build critical bridges between physical and virtual spaces to enable new use cases while optimising industry operations. In the second installment, we look at another of the … Leer más
Switzerland-based copyright and royalties agency SUISA has cut datacentre rackspace and energy costs by 50% following a move from EMC all-flash hardware to Pure Storage arrays. The move also allowed it to overcome capacity limitations on the old XtremIO arrays while simplifying storage admin tasks such as provisioning new capacity and upgrading hardware, which now … Leer más
The Middle East region has become a key market for network slicing, and in the latest move in this area, Etisalat by e& has demonstrated “a breakthrough multi-access edge slicing innovation on a live network” using Nokia technology. While the connectivity needs of enterprises and consumers are evolving rapidly, tailored multi-access edge slicing solutions are … Leer más
You could never accuse the mobile telecommunications industry of resting on its laurels. Since the emergence of the first generation of mobile comms and services in the early 1980s, it seems that even before one generation of mobile technology leaves its initial ramp-up phase, work has begun on the next generation. Since around the year … Leer más
Security and risk management leaders face disruptions on multiple fronts: technological, organisational and human. Preparation and pragmatic execution are vital to address these disruptions and deliver an effective cyber security programme. Gartner believes investing in effective risk management of third-party services and software, enhanced security for the identity fabric and continuous monitoring of hybrid digital … Leer más
West London-based colocation provider Virtus Data Centres is planning to build a server farm campus on a 50-acre freehold plot in Saunderton, Buckinghamshire that will house up to 75MW of IT capacity. The company, which is part of the ST Telemedia Global Data Centres Group, said that the project is necessary to ensure Virtus is … Leer más
As it looks to accelerate the footprint and supplier roster of its wholesale full-fibre-based gigabit broadband network across the UK, Nexfibre revealed it will invest £1bn in broadband infrastructure this year as part of plans to drive long-term competition in the fibre access market on a national scale. Nexfibre is the result of a £4.5bn investment … Leer más
Immersive technologies such as augmented, mixed and virtual reality are rapidly coalescing into a spatial computing ecosystem set to create a new world of work, but one key gating factor has been the lack of user-friendly devices. Aiming to amend this, Vodafone has introduced the HyperRealityHub, designed to shift the paradigm from bulkier extended reality … Leer más
