Vodafone UK and Dixons Carphone have signed a new deal creating an exclusive, multi-year partnership, with a new commercial framework focused on "driving great service, innovation and loyalty".
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From January 2022, EE will start charging UK customers to use their phones in Europe, having previously said it had no plans to reintroduce roaming costs, even after they could do so under the U.K.-EU trade agreement signed in December 2020.
mce Systems has unveiled its cosmetic assessment technology for smartphones, which enables users to objectively self-grade their device's value for trade-ins. The feature is now available to Vodafone UK customers through a white label app created by mce, and will be available globally at a later time.
Apple unveiled Apple Podcasts Subscriptions back in April, and they are now available from today on Apple Podcasts. meaning that listeners in more than 170 countries and regions can now sign up for premium subscriptions that include a variety of benefits curated by creators, such as ad-free listening, access to additional content, and early or exclusive access to new series.
Vodafone has increased its investment in the South West, with two locations in Cornwall – Fistral Beach in Newquay and the community of St Keverne on The Lizard – among the first in the UK to benefit from new OpenRAN 4G technology.
Vodafone says it has invested across the region to ensure its residents, businesses and visitors have access to the latest mobile technology and improved connectivity.
BT has launched a new business unit to serve the millions of UK firms which are either small by design or just starting up. Together with the launch of the UK’s first ‘unbreakable’ Wi-Fi for micro-businesses - which delivers guaranteed coverage across the workplace, full fibre speeds of up to 900Mbps and free tech expert support – the new unit will help the UK’s smallest firms to rebuild and get set for growth.
BT has launched BT TV Box Pro, the TV platform’s most advanced set-top box. The sleek new box is designed to support the next generation of TV viewing, with the features including crystal clear 4K HDR viewing and Dolby Atmos offering a complete immersive experience. BT has also rolled out a new user interface to new and existing BT TV customers giving them more intuitive control.
ibex and Wixcorp have formed a strategic partnership to enhance the patient financial experience across the healthcare vertical.
The movement toward patients as healthcare consumers, COVID-19-driven digital transformation, and sharp financial declines have accelerated the need for digital experiences that combine outsourced billing support with self-pay options that make the patient experience simple and easy.
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Amazon’s annual Prime Day event will be held June 21 and June 22 this year, delivering Prime members over 2 million deals across every category, including fashion, home, beauty, electronics, and more, along with the best in entertainment benefits and never-before-seen exclusives across Prime Video, Amazon Music, Prime Gaming, and more.
Ericsson has launched Startup 5G, a program designed to help communications service providers (CSPs) to capture the consumer potential of 5G. Three Ireland is the first CSP to join the global initiative.
Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei to further extend its existing partnership. The enhanced collaboration will allow both brands to build awareness to a wider audience in the Middle East and beyond.
Proximie has teamed up with Vodafone to pilot the role of 5G in increasing the connectivity and performance of remote assistance and training in cancer care. The trial will be used in the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer, and in colonoscopy training.
O2 has teamed up with livestream business Driift to offer customers access to Glastonbury Presents: Live at Worthy Farm through Priority. The exclusive offer gives customers the opportunity to get tickets to the must see music event, on O2.
Twitter is rolling out a new feature for Android users, finally allowing them to search their Direct Messages (DMs).
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Vodafone and Enterprise Nation are to give free, expert training to 100,000 small businesses to support the UK’s economic recovery. Vodafone and Enterprise Nation will provide extensive online training to help business owners
Samsung is to conduct 4G and 5G trials in Warsaw, Poland, with mobile operator, Play. The companies will verify the capability and performance of Samsung’s 4G and 5G network solutions in the trial, which will be carried out in Play’s labs and commercial networks, beginning in the current quarter of this year.
Running off EE’s network, HMD Global is now a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO),. Branded HMD Mobile, the network is rolling out in the UK today.
BT Sport has launched Innovate 21, a competition seeking ideas for new sports broadcast experiences from entrepreneurs, creatives and start-ups. The competition will provide one lucky winner with the opportunity to be at the heart of BT Sport’s industry leading innovation.
LitePoint, a provider of wireless test solutions, has signed an agreement with Qualcomm to support LitePoint’s development of its 5G test solutions for the Qualcomm 5G RAN Platform for Small Cells (FSM 100xx) to accelerate small cell deployment.
Nokia has been ranked as number one in 5G patents by an independent third party. In its study on Standard Essential Patents (published April 2021), independent analyst firm PA Consulting concluded that Nokia is number one for ownership of granted patents that the researchers found essential to 5G standards.
BT’s mobile business, EE, has finalised new 5G spectrum holdings following the conclusion of the second, assignment stage of Ofcom’s auction and will start to launch some of the new spectrum into the 5G network immediately. EE won 80MHz overall of the 700MHz and 3.6GHz bands that were on offer in the auction.
Apple has officially released OS 14.5, bringing the ability to unlock iPhone with Apple Watch while wearing a face mask, more diverse Siri voices, new privacy controls, skin tone options to better represent couples in emoji, and much more.
Virgin Media is launching the Virgin Media Football Academy, a series of lesson plans, training videos and a special live lesson designed with experts from the famed Southampton FC Academy to help teachers and pupils bounce back into physical education
Apple has finally unveiled AirTag, a small accessory that helps keep track of and find the items that matter most with Apple’s Find My app. Whether attached to a handbag, keys, backpack, or other items, AirTag taps into the vast, global Find My network and can help locate a lost item
Apple today unveiled Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, a global marketplace for listeners to discover premium subscriptions offered by their favourite creators alongside millions of free shows on Apple Podcasts.
EE is to host the world’s first 5G AR Foosball tournament live from Wembley Stadium. The star-studded line-up has been announced: on Team Aqua it’s Gareth Southgate, Yungen, Ugo Monye, Fara Williams and Elz the Witch, and on Team Yellow it’s Peter Crouch, Joe Cole, James Haskell, Chelcee Grimes and Lia Lewis.
Apple has released the eighth public beta of iOS 14.5. Members of Apple's Beta Software Program can download the previews and register devices now. iOS 14.5 will be the biggest update to iOS 14 to date, introducing several significant new features.
SAIC Motor Corp has launched a digital platform that intends to function like Google's Android system for smart mobile phone makers and users.
Samsung has launched Galaxy SmartTag+, which will be available in the UK from April 16th. Following the successful launch of SmartTag earlier this year
Apple has released the seventh public beta of iOS 14.5. Members of Apple's Beta Software Program can download the previews and register devices now. iOS 14.5 will be the biggest update to iOS 14 to date, introducing several significant new features.
With 480 stores in England set to open on 12th April, EE has announced that a number of its stores will open for longer to cope with pent up demand from customers flocking back to the High Street.
Verizon is announcing its first foray into the European private 5G market with a deployment at the Port of Southampton, following a deal with the Associated British Ports (ABP).
Apple has released the sixth public beta of iOS 14.5. Members of Apple's Beta Software Program can download the previews and register devices now. iOS 14.5 will be the biggest update to iOS 14 to date, introducing several significant new features.
Armour Comms has been registered by Intertek Certification as conforming to the requirements of the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standard
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At the Huawei Industrial Digital Transformation Conference 2021, Huawei unveiled its latest CloudFabric 3.0 Hyper-Converged Data Center Network Solution.
Nokia has launched Nokia Edge Automation, a new solution that removes the complexity of managing multiple cloud-based data centres by automating the process from a single platform.
Not only did OnePlus launch their new OnePlus 9 series today, the company launched their first ever smartwatch, the OnePlus Watch.
Apple has released the fifth public beta of iOS 14.5. Members of Apple's Beta Software Program can download the previews and register devices now.
Nokia has achieved a 5G speed record during a trial with Turk Telekom in the Turkish capital city, Ankara. The record, which reached over 4.5 Gbps, is the first to be achieved on 5G New Radio (5GNR) only.
BT today revealed that almost 4,000 of its iconic red phone boxes across the UK are still available – as it urges local communities to take advantage of a scheme to help transform them for the 21st Century.
O2 is now offering two new Workplace Propositions – Device as a Service – to help business owners get the latest devices, already set up and ready to use as soon as they open the box, and O2 Voice for Microsoft Teams.
The U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom has officially announced that its 5G spectrum auction will start on March 12. The watchdog said it will be releasing 80 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band
Apple has launched a new service that automates the process of transferring a copy of your iCloud Photos to Google Photos. The service is initially available to customers in Australia, Canada, the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the UK, and the U.S. for transfers to Google Photos.
With seven million digitally excluded people across the country still unable to access a web-connected device, O2 has unveiled a new campaign to bring attention to the UK’s ongoing digital divide.
Cellhire is supporting UK mobile network operator O2 to connect more than 1,500 NHS vaccination sites in England with a range of connectivity solutions across multiple networks.
Cellhire providing secure high speed data connections for vaccination sites in the UK, US and Europe
Cellhire is continuing to work around-the-clock to provide secure, high speed data connections for thousands of vaccination sites in the US, UK and Europe.
Nokia has today launched its DelOps initiative, a new and innovative approach to managing the complexity of 5G core software delivery and operations, and a new suite of CI/CD Services.
Engineers and IT experts from BT have played a vital role in helping the NHS deliver the biggest vaccination programme in its history, by bringing high-speed fibre and Wi-Fi connectivity to more than 110 vaccination centres across England and Wales.
Ookla Speedtest has launched a new video test, allowing users the ability to directly measure their video streaming experience, providing a new Speedtest that measures max resolution, buffering and loading times.
Nokia and Vodafone have successfully trialled a new Passive Optical Network (PON) technology capable of delivering speeds up to 100 gigabits per second (Gb/s) on a single wavelength 10 times faster than the most advanced networks available today.
Apple has rolled out watchOS 7.3 bringing ECG to more countries and a new Unity watch face. Among the new features included in watchOS 7.3 is Time to Walk - an audio experience found in the workout app that lets Apple Fitness+ subscribers listen to stories as they walk.
Samsung's 5G RAN solutions have received a Common Criteria (CC) certification against the Network Device collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP), an internationally recognized IT security standards.
Nokia has launched 5G services with mobile operator, Optus at the Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia. The move provides visitors attending sporting or music events with access to incredibly fast indoor and outdoor 5G coverage with speeds over 1Gbps
Huawei is to open a flagship store in Riyadh, the largest such store outside China, the Ministry of Investment has announced. Saudi Arabia’s Kaden Investment Company and Huawei have signed an agreement in this regard in a ceremony held at the ministry’s headquarters on Friday.
Earlier this year, the United Kingdom left the European Union (EU) and entered a transition phase where things more or less stayed the same. From January, the UK enters a new relationship with the EU which could technically see the re-introduction of roaming charges for travellers to the mainland.
Samsung SmartThings has teamed up with Google to bring the company’s portfolio of Nest products into SmartThings, one of the largest IoT ecosystems. Through the integration, Google Nest devices, including thermostats, cameras and doorbells, will be “Works With SmartThings” (WWST) certified.
Nokia has extended its agreement with AT&T to support global enterprise customers with IoT connectivity using its WING solution and IoT ecosystem.
Drone delivery of goods and critical services via mobile networks is a step closer following successful testing by Vodafone and Ericsson.
Transatel and BT Wholesale have extended their MVNO agreement to enable 5G for MVNOs in the UK. Transatel is a technical sub-contractor that tends to sit in the middle between primary MNOs and virtual (MVNO) operators
The new Google Pixel 4a 5G, with a 6.2″ Full HD+ OLED display, 12MP and 16MP dual rear camera and Extreme Battery Saver mode is now available from Vodafone UK.
Vodafone UK is giving free connectivity to 250,000 children across the UK to help them access school work from home, catch up on lost learning during school holidays, and continue with their education if they are required to isolate.
Swisscom will deploy Nokia FastMile 5G Receivers primarily in rural areas in Switzerland to offer ultra-fast broadband services. Nokia will be Swisscom’s exclusive supplier for 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA).
Amdocs has signed a new multi-year, strategic agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver integrated, cloud-native Business Support Systems (BSS).
All of Vodafone's 344 retail stores in England are temporarily closing their doors, but three quarters will be operating as Click and Collect points.
BT has concluded the sale of its domestic operations in France to Computacenter. The transaction is part of BT’s ongoing transformation of its Global unit.
Ericsson has completed its acquisition of Cradlepoint. The investment is key to Ericsson’s ongoing strategy of capturing market share in the rapidly expanding 5G enterprise space.
ACCESS Europe has released an enhancement to its NetFront Browser BML Edition for cars that extends support from embedded operating systems such as Linux and QNX to Android.
Vodafone UK and Ireland has launched a new official app with the British & Irish Lions that will for the first time allow rugby fans to ‘become a Lion’, virtually.
Samsung has reported KRW 66.96 trillion in consolidated revenue and KRW 12.35 trillion in operating profit for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020, reporting its highest-ever quarterly revenue.
Huawei launched its latest flagship devices, the Mate 40 series yesterday, and amidst the launch announced that Huawei’s digital voice assistant Celia will initially launch in 15 countries.
Sweden has become the latest nation to ban Huawei and ZTE from its 5G network, saying doing otherwise would "harm security". Huawei and ZTE will also have to remove any existing installations by January 1, 2025.
EE has launched a Match Day Experience feature for EE customers on a new exclusive Full Works plan for 5G iPhone.
Nokia and New Zealand operator Spark have launched 5G services in the Auckland Viaduct area to bring high-speed wireless connectivity to a major international sailing event.
PCI Pal has today announced an alliance with Stripe, where organisations already using Stripe’s range of payment infrastructure services for web-based businesses, can now quickly deploy PCI Pal’s security solutions
Nokia has launched a new portfolio of Wi-Fi 6 solutions with higher throughput, lower latency and better performance that gives customers flawless Wi-Fi connectivity in every corner of the home. Nokia Wi-Fi 6 solutions offer a unique combination of local intelligence in the home network and cloud-based intelligence across Wi-Fi access points
To empower manufacturers with agility, intelligence, and scale to deliver digital transformation initiatives, from the cloud to the edge, Rockwell Automation and Microsoft have announced a five year partnership expansion.
In addition to launching the Pixel 5 today, Google unveiled the Pixel 4a 5G, a larger, 5G-enabled version of Google’s mid-range smartphone the Pixel 4a. It features a bigger 6.2in screen, larger battery, the same two cameras on the back and the same Snapdragon 765G chip as the Pixel 5, but has the same plastic body and design as its smaller, cheaper sibling.
The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) has selected Huawei to build an uptime TIER- IV Municipal Disaster Recovery Data Center.
Samsung are collaborating with Microsoft on an end-to-end, cloud-based private 5G network solution. As a part of this collaboration, the two companies plan to advance the virtualization of 5G solutions, which will include the deployment of Samsung’s virtualized RAN, virtualized Core, and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) technologies on Microsoft Azure.
Sunline and Huawei have released the Digital Loan One Box Solution — a global contactless solution for financial services, which will be rolled out across countries and regions, such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, where financial inclusiveness is urgently necessary.
The Members Exchange (MEMX), a new US stock exchange that counts some of Wall Street's biggest banks as its backers launched today (September 21). The MEMX started trading seven symbols upon launch including Alphabet, ExxonMobil and BlackBerry.
A US judge has blocked Donald Trump's executive order banning WeChat in the United States. In issuing the preliminary injunction, Judge Laurel Beeler wrote that the plaintiffs, a group of US-based WeChat users, had shown "serious questions" in their claim that the executive order threatens the users' First Amendment rights.
Nutanix and Microsoft Azure will create a hybrid solution that unifies management across on-premises and Azure environments using Nutanix Clusters. The new partnership will enable both companies to deliver a hybrid solution with seamless application, data, and license mobility as well as unified management across on-premises and Azure environments, using Nutanix Clusters on Azure.
Blis has today announced an exclusive partnership with O2 that will give clients exceptional accuracy and scale when advertising online. The proposition, Telco-powered Targeting – together with O2, will use aggregated and anonymised customer behaviour data to match websites with audience segments.
Orange has launched nationwide 5G in Spain. Ericsson 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core products and solutions are powering Orange Spain's 5G services in Madrid and Barcelona, the nation's two largest cities. Ericsson's initial 5G deployments in Madrid and Barcelona will be followed by other locations under a four-year partnership to help Orange Spain develop its 5G offering across Spain.
Huawei's latest FusionServer Pro 2488H V6 server has passed the SAP ICC certification test and obtained the SAP HANA Appliance Certification. It is now listed in the latest SAP integrated product certification list.
Samsung's Galaxy Book Flex 5G has been officially launched. Galaxy Book Flex 5G meets the requirements of the Intel Evo platform for advanced computing and specifications, enabling exceptional responsiveness, more efficient battery life and instant wake.
A three-judge panel in California has ruled that Apple Store staff should be paid for time spent waiting to undergo the company's bag checks, in the the latest turn in a class action Apple has been battling for seven years, fending off retail workers that asked to be paid for up to 45 minutes spent at the end of their shift waiting to be searched.
Amazon Music and Twitch have teamed up to bring Twitch’s live streaming functionality into the Amazon Music app, enabling fans to engage with artists and move seamlessly between live streams and recorded music. Launching today on iOS and Android, artists across the globe will now be able to connect live with Amazon Music’s more than 55 million customers across all streaming tiers.
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Huawei has launched the new Huawei TalkBand B6 in the UK, combining a wearable fitness tracker with a Bluetooth headset. Housing a high definition, a 3D curved screen in a 1.53-inch long body, the new band is stylish and offers a range of rich features.
BlackBerry has hired Brian Yearwood as a new director of licensing. Yearwood will be responsible for patent licensing matters and the settlement of patent litigation through licensing. He will provide business/financial advice and preliminary damages analysis for patent litigation matters– delivered to the litigation team and plaintiff/client and work with external damages experts to prepare damages report for litigation matters.
Huawei's 5G wireless and core network equipment (5G RAN gNodeB, 5G Core UDG,UDM,UNC,UPCF) and LTE eNodeB has passed the GSMA’s Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme (NESAS). GSMA NESAS boosts the industry's confidence in telecom network equipment, making it a practical choice for the industry and an important consideration for all regional markets, to jointly promote the development of more aligned mobile communications market.
Huawei and China Telecom Shenzhen have jointly launched the world's first pilot site that binds 5G Super Uplink and downlink carrier aggregation (CA). This pilot innovatively leverages Super Uplink to maximise uplink coverage and experience, as well as fully utilises downlink dual-carrier CA to deliver optimal user experience.
Vodafone has launched ‘Work and Play’, a new service giving anyone the opportunity to purchase a second broadband line dedicated entirely to home working, including customers new to Vodafone. This frees up people’s existing broadband to serve everything else, making family bandwidth battles a thing of the past.
EE has completed the build of its 500th new site for the Emergency Services Network (ESN), located in Glencoe Scotland.
Samsung announced an update to its popular smartwatches today. The Galaxy Watch 3 follows on from the original Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Watch Active 2.
Due to internet connection problems, 8.5 million UK households suffered work, schooling or entertainment disruption, or were cut off from their families, during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Qualcomm today unveiled its latest fast charging standard, Quick Charge 5, which they company says can charge a smartphone from 0 to 50 percent in five minutes, or 0 to full in 15 minutes.
Huawei held an online launch summit of the Intelligent Traffic Management Solution (ITMS) Friday, with the theme of "Transform the Way We Move".
BlackBerry has obtained consents from the beneficial owners of 88.39% of its outstanding 3.75% unsecured convertible debentures including Fairfax Financial Holdings and certain of its affiliates.
In a complaint filed before the European Commission, the EU's top competition regulator, Slack has accused Microsoft of antitrust violations for tying its Teams to Microsoft Office products.
Vodafone UK is adding Amazon Prime and YouTube Premium to its line-up of content partners. Customers can enjoy entertainment on their Pay Monthly contracts and stream films, music or video on-the-go.
Mozilla has launched its virtual private network (VPN) service publicly, starting with Windows 10 and Android.
In a multiyear partnership aimed at flexible workspace models amid the pandemic, Microsoft has selected Citrix Workspace as a preferred digital workspace solution.
Samsung UK and Cisco have added to their collaboration with Webex on Flip, combining Samsung’s interactive digital flipchart technology and Cisco’s advanced meeting solution.
Microsoft has bought the local operations of Finnish software engineering and design services company Movial to add more Android expertise to its in-house engineering teams.
Apple is expanding its Independent Repair Provider Program, enabling businesses of all sizes to offer repairs on iPhone using genuine Apple parts, which ensures safety and quality.
BT’s main Glasgow office is set for a multi-million-pound refurbishment as the city was today revealed as a key location in the company’s future plans.
Vodafone has launched ‘Business Unusual’, a weekly podcast series aimed at the start-up and scale-up business community. The podcast will be presented by Strictly Come Dancing presenter and radio personality Claudia Winkleman.
Back in March, WhatsApp rolled out Dark Mode to Android and iOS, and the company today announced that Dark Mode will shortly be coming to both Desktop and Web versions of WhatsApp.
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Huawei held its global IT Day online today , with the theme of "Flash Only+ Accelerates All Industries." Huawei launched Flash Only+, a program designed to make all-flash storage benefit industries faster.
Esper is to provide free access to their Android DevOps tools for innovators and small businesses worldwide.
Himalaya Airlines and Huawei Cloud signed a strategic cooperation Memorandum of Understanding. According to Himalaya Airlines, they are very glad to choose Huawei as their partner and build up a strategic cooperation relationship between each other.
Hitachi and Microsoft have signed a “multi-year strategic alliance” to accelerate the digital transformation of the manufacturing and logistics industries across Southeast Asia, North America and Japan.
Samsung today announced a successful demonstration of its new drone-based antenna configuration measurement solution for 4G and 5G networks in the company’s campus.
Apple today previewed watchOS 7 at WWDC 2020, delivering enhanced customization tools and powerful new health and fitness features.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released an investigation report into the use of mobile phone extraction (MPE) by police forces when conducting criminal investigations in England and Wales.
Samsung has launched its SAFE (Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem) Cloud Design Platform (CDP), designed in collaboration with Rescale for the company’s fabless customers. The platform provides a virtual environment where Samsung Foundry’s customers can develop chips in the cloud.
Apple's App Store ecosystem supported $519 billion in billings and sales globally in 2019 alone, according to a new study conducted by independent economists at Analysis Group.
Huawei held its first global FusionSolar Smart PV virtual show with a live broadcast to thousands of customers and partners in Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the rest of the world on June 11,
