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BT innovation arm Etc to trial conversion of street cabinets into EV charging points

Etc., the startup and digital incubation arm of BT Group, has unveiled plans to convert street cabinets into electric vehicle charging stations. A series of technical trials will investigate the conversion of up to 60,000 cabinets across the UK to receive the shortage of charging points on UK roads. There are only 53,000 public EV

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8 January 2024

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Saascoms lands Innovation award for call centre support software

Contact centre software specialists Saascoms has won a National Innovation Award for Online Self-Service Experience for its Omnireach call centre conversational software.

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18 December 2023

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Most businesses ignorant about analogue phone switch off – Gamma report

A third of UK businesses are still ignorant abut the discontinuation of the pubic switched network and chage to VoIP scheduled to take place by December 2025.

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15 December 2023

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Virgin Media O2 boffins develop flying 5G phone mast to save lives in remote areas.

Virgin Media O2 technical geniuses have developed 5G-connected drone that gets a signal from low-earth orbit satellites to help search and rescue teams in remote areas.

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11 December 2023

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US investment firm buys Blancco Technology Group for £175 million

Global investment firm Francisco Partners has bought secure data erasure and mobile lifecycle solutions company Blancco Technology for £175 million. Blancco, was founded 26 years ago and has 2,500 customers across 70 countries. The acqusiiton of its shares means it is no longer listed on the London stock market. Blancco products allow organisations to protect

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5 December 2023

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giff gaff donates 250 smartphones to the Big Issue vendors to enable cashless transactions

Telefonica MVNO, giffgaff is providing street newspaper the Big Issue with 250 refurbished smart phones which will be given to new sellers to enable them to generate cashless sales. This is Big Issue’s first partnership with a mobile network, and the first time that Big Issue sellers have smartphones with NFC technology, The Giff Gaff supplied-phones

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27 November 2023

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Network SMS revenues to slump as enterprises turn to OTT apps

Over The Top business messaging traffic will surge to 375 billion messages by 2028, up from the 100 billion messages recorded so far 2023 according to Juniper Research.

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13 November 2023

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Mobile Phone Museum partners with Museum of Global Communications for new public exhibition

The Mobile Phone Museum has partnered with the PK Porthcurno, Museum of Global Communications in a new exhibition on the 40-year history of the mobile phone.

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27 October 2023

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Spectrum policy think tank urges more co-ordinated licensing procedures.

The growing demand for 5G networks necessitates coordinated licensing procedures, says a new study by the UK Spectrum Policy Forum on how spectrum policies affect the use of a specific frequency band, The UK Spectrum Policy Forum, an industry-led think tank, commissioned an independent study from Analysys Mason to explore the requirements for using the

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19 October 2023

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Nokia sets up 6G test lab in Bangalore

Just as you’re trying to get your head around the possibilities of 5G comes the news that Nokia has opened a 6G Lab in Bangalore, India.

Staff Reporter
5 October 2023