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UK Emergency Alerts Test to take place in Reading, June 29

Back in May of this year, the UK Government announced plans to launch a UK Emergency Alerts warning service. Ahead of introduction a series of public trials were to take place. Following a successful test in East Suffolk on the 25th May 2021, the second test will take place in Reading on the 29th June 2021, 1-2pm.
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LG to unveil SmartThinQ Hub at CES 2016

LG will unveil its newest addition to its IoT ecosystem, SmartThinQ Hub, at CES 2016. LG SmartThinQ Hub serves as a gateway to smart sensors and connected appliances in the home but is more than that.
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OpenRAN

O2 and NEC complete Open RAN trial on O2 network

O2 and NEC have successfully completed an Open RAN trial on O2’s network with NEC and its ecosystem of partners that includes virtualised RAN software from Altiostar and hardware from GigaTera Communications and Supermicro among others.
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Samsung Smart Start

Samsung Launches Smart Start Premium TV Apps

Samsung has launched its new Smart Start proposition that provides new customers with over £200 worth of exclusive offers to try out a variety of premium apps and entertainment when purchasing a Samsung Smart TV from its 2020/2021 TV range and activated during the promotion period.
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Broadband

Aberdeen to become Scotland’s first gigabit-speed fibre broadband city

Aberdeen is set to become a forerunner for digital transformation in Scotland with the announcement of a new Gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network under the Vodafone and CityFibre Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) programme. The Vodafone and CityFibre partnership will mean that Aberdeen becomes Scotland’s first city in which nearly every home and business will have access to gigabit-speed broadband.
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Broadband

BT Home Essentials, a new broadband social tariff coming in June

BT is to launch BT Home Essentials in June, a new social tariff connecting those on low income with affordable fibre broadband and calls. The new low cost tariff comes as BT research reveals that since the pandemic, almost three quarters (74%) of Brits would not find it easy to improve their financial situation without connectivity.
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Volvo

Volvo Cars to use NVIDIA DRIVE Orin Across Fleet

Volvo Cars will use NVIDIA DRIVE Orin to power the autonomous driving computer in its next-generation cars, deepening the companies’ collaboration to even more software-defined model line-ups, beginning with the next-generation XC90, set to debut next year.
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Huawei’s 5G MEC Solution Wins Wireless Innovation Award

Huawei's 5G MEC solution won the Wireless Innovation Award at the 21st World Communication Award Ceremony held in London by Total Telecom. The award reflects the industry's recognition of Huawei's 5G MEC solution in technical innovation, business, and ecosystem construction.
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Infinera

Globe Telecom deploys Infinera’s Auto-Lambda solution

Globe Telecom (Globe), a major provider of telecom services in the Philippines, has deployed Infinera’s Auto-Lambda solution, featuring autotuneable optics, to upgrade its existing 4G access and aggregation networks and in anticipation of providing future 5G services.
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AWS

Amazon launches AWS Wavelength Zone in London on Vodafone 5G

Amazon has launched AWS Wavelength, an AWS infrastructure that enables enterprises and developers to build ultra-low latency applications that can be delivered via the Vodafone 5G network. Amazon says that by embedding AWS compute and storage services at the edge of 5G networks, “AWS Wavelength enables software developers to serve edge computing use cases like machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and video and game streaming.”
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Nokia Store

Nokia to lead the EU’s 6G project Hexa-X

Nokia is to to lead the EU’s 6G project Hexa-X, the European Commission’s 6G flagship initiative for research that will drive the overall 6G vision. The project goals include creating unique 6G use cases and scenarios, developing fundamental 6G technologies and defining a new architecture for an intelligent fabric that integrates key 6G technology enablers.
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KDDI

Samsung and KDDI Bringing 5G vRAN to Japan

Samsung are to deploy its cloud-native fully virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solutions for the mid-band spectrum in KDDI’s 5G network. Samsung and KDDI have been collaborating on advanced research on vRAN to drive 5G innovation for KDDI’s network
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Cruise

Cruise and General Motors partner with Microsoft to commercialize self-driving vehicles

Cruise and General Motors have entered a long-term strategic relationship with Microsoft (MSFT) to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. The companies say that they will will bring together their software and hardware engineering excellence, cloud computing capabilities, manufacturing know-how and partner ecosystem to transform transportation to create a safer, cleaner and more accessible world for everyone.
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Ransomware

Vodafone adds laptop security for UK businesses

Vodafone has expanded its business security services to include protection for business customers’ laptops and desktops. Trend Micro’s ‘Worry-Free’ service is a new detection service to protect businesses and their employees from online security threats such as ransomware, out-of-date applications, and phishing attacks on desktops and laptops.
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Amazon Web Services

AWS to Open Second Region in Australia

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is to open a second infrastructure region in Australia in the second half of 2022. The new AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region, which will consist of three Availability Zones (AZs) at launch, will join the existing 25 Availability Zones in eight AWS Regions across Asia Pacific in Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and Singapore.
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Google Assistant

Google announces numerous updates to Google Assistant

Along with its new “entry-premium” smartphones, the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, and changes to the upcoming Android Q, Google announced a list of changes to its popular virtual assistant, Google Assistant. To start with, Google says it has made its assistant faster—up to ten times faster.
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6G Dial

Huawei planning to launch 6G in 2030

Huawei's chairman Xu Zhijun has used the company's global analyst conference in Shenzen to announce it intends to launch 6G equipment and subsequent networks in 2030. A white paper is also planned in which Huawei will tell the industry what 6G is.
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Nest Hub Max UI Your Evening

Google launching New UI and Features for Nest Smart Displays

Google has launched a brand new User Interface to the Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max Smart Displays. Instead of relying on the Google Assistant to provide all the information you need by listening and speaking, the new interface - with a bunch of new features - is as visual as it is audible.
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EE

EE launches ‘Stay Connected’ and long-term perks for NHS Workers

EE is launching three services to keep its mobile customers online, including when their monthly data allowances run out. The network will offer a free Stay Connected service as of 7July 2020, which will allow its pay-monthly customers to keep using the internet for free when they’ve used up their data allowances.
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Qiu Heng

Huawei Launches HiCampus Solution in London

Huawei released its HiCampus solution globally today. Powered by Huawei's 5G, optical transmission, and AI technologies, the solution provides enterprises with fully wireless access, optical connections, and intelligent services across entire campuses.
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Samsung launches digital car keys in South Korea

Samsung Galaxy users will be able to use their smartphone as a digital car key for the first time with the newly launched luxury EV, Genesis GV60. With Samsung Digital Key, powered by NFC and ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, users will be able to lock and unlock your car securely with your smartphone
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