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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.

BT Group Connected UK

·5 years ago

“BadAlloc” vulnerability could affect wide range of IoT and OT devices in industrial, medical, and enterprise networks

Microsoft’s Section 52, the Azure Defender for IoT security research group, recently uncovered a series of critical memory allocation vulnerabilities in IoT and OT devices that adversaries could exploit to bypass security controls in order to execute malicious code or cause a system crash.

Connected Microsoft

·5 years ago

ChargePoint launches Android Auto support

Electric vehicle (EV) charging network ChargePoint, which already works with Apple CarPlay, is now working with Android Auto to allow drivers to access charging information directly from their car dashboard infotainment system.

Apps Android Automotive

·5 years ago

BT connects 70 grassroots football clubs across the UK

BT has connected 70 grassroots football clubs across the UK with broadband (Wi-Fi) and digital skills training, as clubs and their communities look to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

Connected UK BT Group

·5 years ago

Telefonica Spain selects Nokia to complete IP network transformation

Telefonica Spain has selected Nokia to bring 5G and Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) connectivity to more people in Spain by upgrading the operator’s IP network. This hardware and services deal is the final piece in a long-term architecture project

5G Connected

·5 years ago

EE Launches new Spectrum into 5G Network

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.

EE 5G Connected UK

·5 years ago

Ofcom confirms award of 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz spectrum

Ofcom has confirmed that the 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz frequency bands have been awarded by auction. The frequency bands are likely to be used by mobile network operators to deliver a range of services, including 5G mobile.

5G Connected UK

·5 years ago

O2 and Vodafone agree to trade bands following spectrum auction

O2 and Vodafone have agreed a deal to trade bands to create more efficient blocks of 5G spectrum, in a move that will enable improved coverage for customers.

5G Connected UK Vodafone UK O2

·5 years ago

Huawei launches six new Cloud Native and AI products

At the Huawei Developer Conference (HDC.Cloud) 2021, Huawei launched six new products and services, including HUAWEI CLOUD CCE Turbo cloud container cluster, CloudIDE intelligent programming assistan

Huawei Connected

·5 years ago

Huawei SERES SF5 SUV is Huawei’s first electric vehicle

At 2021 Auto Shanghai, Huawei officially introduced the company's first electric vehicle—specifically, an extended-range EV— the Huawei SERES SF5. While this isn’t exactly a Huawei-built car—it’s built by Chinese automaker Seres—it’s still powered mostly by Huawei’s tech.

China Huawei Automotive

·5 years ago

Nokia brings broadband to remote Native American tribes in the US

At an age when high-speed internet has become the driving force behind education, healthcare, business and commerce, there are those who have been left stranded on the other side of the digital divide.

US Connected

·5 years ago

Nokia and Claro Chile deploy private wireless network for Minera Gold Fields

Nokia is partnering with Claro Chile to equip the new Gold Fields Salares Norte mine with a high-performance private wireless network. The solution will support the automation of mining operations by using different applications, such as remote-controlled trucks, excavators, drills and, in the future, drones.

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·5 years ago

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