Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the telecommunications sector has become the fastest-growing R&D investor in the UK as businesses largely set aside Brexit concerns. Telecoms companies increased their research and development expenditure last year by £192 million, bringing total telecoms R&D spending to £947 million. R&D spending in the sector rose … Read more

Akamai reports that it successfully stopped what would have been a record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting a customer in Eastern Europe. This follows a recent pattern: last month Cloudflare described thwarting a record DDoS attack in June, and now Akamai has announced a separate, large-scale mitigation. According to Akamai, one undisclosed organization experienced sustained … Read more

HTC is leveraging private 5G and edge computing to deliver high-fidelity wireless VR for its VIVE Focus 3 all-in-one headset. Today’s VR users face a trade-off: connect a headset to a powerful PC for low latency and top-tier graphics, or go wireless with an all-in-one device and accept reduced performance. Achieving high-fidelity wireless VR is … Read more

Glasgow has the widest disparity in broadband speeds among major UK cities, with its fastest area delivering download speeds 866 times greater than its slowest, according to analysis of 16,500 consumer speed tests by Uswitch.com. The highest average download speed recorded in Glasgow was 840.4 Mbps in the Milton district. Just four miles away in … Read more

I found it notable that at Google’s annual I/O developer conference, the Mountain View company chose to highlight a Samsung Galaxy S4 running a clean, stock Android build. That choice raises a question: is Google shifting its strategy away from the traditional Nexus line? This is speculative, but with upcoming hardware initiatives like Glass and … Read more

Singtel has introduced Paragon, an integrated platform that enables enterprises to leverage its 5G network for next-generation applications. Paragon supports on-demand 5G network slicing, deployment of mission-critical applications on Singtel’s multi-access edge compute (MEC), and access to a broad ecosystem of partner applications designed for enterprise needs. Bill Chang, Chief Executive Officer Group Enterprise at … Read more

Apple management and security specialist Jamf has announced the beta release of AI Analysis for Jamf Executive Threat Protection, a new AI-driven capability designed to accelerate mobile forensics and simplify the examination of sophisticated mobile threats. The threat protection feature is aimed at helping organisations detect targeted attacks against high-value users, such as political figures, … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/tbradford) The long-awaited end to roaming charges across the European Union is set to take effect by mid-June. Originally proposed in 2013, the delay was mainly due to disagreements over wholesale rates between network operators. Representatives from the EU’s member states have now agreed on wholesale caps, including a gradual reduction in the … Read more

(Image Credit: DncnH) EE, which serves more than half a million business and public sector accounts, has released new research conducted with the Centre for Economic & Business Research (CEBR) and YouGov that examines 4G adoption and the economic impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the UK. The study outlines how 4G and … Read more

The UK government has announced a £160 million investment in the Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit (CLEO) programme aimed at accelerating the next generation of satellite technology to improve nationwide internet access and close persistent digital divides. Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan introduced the initiative, which will support the development of advanced satellites and … Read more