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

It’s all happening in the automotive space at this year’s CES. Yesterday our sister publication DeveloperTech covered Google’s “Open Automotive Alliance.” Today AT&T announced its own connected car initiative. The new effort, called AT&T Drive, is being developed in partnership with industry leaders including Ericsson, Amdocs, Jasper Wireless, Synchronoss and others. The platform is designed … Read more

Nexer, a global technology company rooted in Swedish entrepreneurship and innovation, has developed and delivered a groundbreaking AI translation solution for Thule Group. By integrating ChatGPT-powered translation capabilities into Thule’s existing PIM system, Stibo Systems STEP, Thule can now translate all product information into more than 20 languages within minutes. For international brands like Thule … Read more

Boko Haram, an extremist group aligned with ISIL, has been a persistent security threat in Nigeria since its emergence in 2002. Its attacks have grown in scale and sophistication over time, and estimates attribute roughly 17,000 deaths to the group since 2009. The ongoing insurgency has prompted intensified efforts by the Nigerian government and security … Read more

Canada’s major carriers have opted against using Huawei’s 5G equipment, choosing instead Western suppliers for their next-generation networks. On Tuesday, Bell Mobility confirmed it will deploy Ericsson’s telecommunications equipment for its 5G rollout. The carrier had previously announced in February that it would also use gear from the Finnish vendor Nokia. The country’s other leading … Read more

The Smart City Expo in Barcelona is an exciting and expansive event. Compared with the Stockholm Smart City Expo I attended in 2023 and 2024, the Barcelona conference is much larger and far more international. Delegations came from across the Americas, Asia and the Arab world. Many exhibitors joined forces country-by-country or with neighboring nations … Read more

Telstra has informed shareholders at a recent meeting that it plans to have approximately 200 live 5G sites across Australia by the end of this calendar year. Andy Penn, Telstra’s CEO, said at the meeting: “In April, we trialled Australia’s first 5G connected car. We are also already rolling out 5G technology on our network … Read more

Puppet is an open-source configuration management tool that runs on many Unix-like systems as well as on Microsoft Windows. It provides a declarative language and a Ruby-based domain-specific language (DSL) to describe the desired state of system resources, allowing administrators to define how systems should be configured and maintained. Puppet stores configuration definitions in files … Read more