Plusnet has been fined £880,000 by UK telecoms regulator Ofcom after it continued to charge more than a thousand former customers following the cancellation of their contracts. Remaining funds have been donated to a dozen local charities Ofcom’s investigation found that the BT-owned provider continued billing a group of customers for cancelled landline or broadband … Read more

This spring, Rottneros pulp mill Vallvik is testing a digital solution that replaces the manual handling of work permits for high-risk tasks. The innovation comes from the startup Permitify. Every time a contractor is set to perform hazardous work at an industrial site, a risk assessment and a work permit are required. The permit must … Read more

Ericsson has announced an indefinite suspension of its business operations in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Reports of additional war crimes in towns such as Bucha and Irpin have prompted further sanctions from many in the international community. The Sweden-based company said the European Union’s expanded sanctions influenced its decision to halt affected … Read more

When Diego Lopez, Head of Cyber Security at IT-Total, took the stage at Circular Tech Forum 2026, his message was clear: cyber threats are not abstract or distant risks that only affect others. They are here now and impact everyone, from critical infrastructure—energy, healthcare and finance—to organizations of every size. Diego painted a picture of … Read more

A team of researchers led by Brian Whitacre of Oklahoma State University has found that broadband access delivers a measurable economic boost to rural communities across the United States. Their report, released August 5th, analyzed broadband availability and adoption alongside employment and household income for counties with populations under 50,000. Counties where at least 60% … Read more

Hyperion is a suite of Business Intelligence (BI) and Business Performance Management (BPM) tools designed for both operational and strategic planning. A core component, Hyperion ESSbase, is a multidimensional database management system built to support analytic applications. ESSbase allows users to model data in multidimensional structures—commonly called cubes—enabling intuitive navigation and interactive updates to individual … Read more

To strengthen digital security for companies and organizations, we must take decisive action to close the gap in security maturity between businesses. Concrete support measures are needed to achieve this, writes Johan Malmliden, CEO and Group President of Omegapoint. Security weaknesses among small and medium-sized enterprises In an uncertain era, with conflicts in Europe and … Read more

Vodafone has entered a strategic partnership with CityFibre to provide a genuine alternative to Openreach and Virgin Media in the UK’s fibre broadband market. Today, most UK consumers choose between two main infrastructure models for fibre broadband. Many connect via Openreach’s leased network — used by providers such as BT, Sky and TalkTalk — while … Read more

Researchers have detected a resurgence of the Qbot malware, uncovered in phishing attempts targeting the hospitality sector. At the same time, the JavaScript downloader FakeUpdates rose to the top of the list. In our latest Global Threat Index for December 2023, researchers identified Qbot’s comeback just four months after U.S. and international law enforcement dismantled … Read more

In response to growing worldwide concerns about national security, Germany has announced new restrictions on Chinese telecommunications equipment, joining a list of countries that have limited the use of Chinese technology in critical infrastructure. Following nations such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, Germany’s government will prohibit … Read more