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UK Government to launch a UK Emergency Alerts warning service

The UK Government plans to launch a UK Emergency Alerts warning service. Ahead of introduction a series of public trials will take place, with the first in East Suffolk on the 25th May 2021 where residents will receive a test alert message. Should the tests prove successful the capability will be made available for use across the whole of the UK later this year.

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Pan-industry Eco Rating scheme launches for mobile phones

Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, Telia Company and Vodafone have teamed up to update and launch a new pan-industry Eco Rating labelling scheme that will help consumers identify and compare the most sustainable mobile phones and encourage suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of their devices.

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·5 years ago

Ofcom to gain new online safety powers

The UK Government has today published its draft Online Safety Bill, granting Ofcom new responsibilities that will help to keep people safe when they are online. Under the draft bill, search services, social media platforms, and other online services that enable user-generated content to be shared between users must mitigate the risk of harm arising from illegal content.

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·5 years ago

Ericsson and Samsung sign global patent license agreement

Ericsson and Samsung have reached a multi-year agreement on global patent licenses between the two companies, including patents relating to all cellular technologies. The cross-license agreement covers sales of network infrastructure and handsets from January 1, 2021.

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·5 years ago

Armour Comms wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Armour Comms has been awarded a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2021. The award was made for outstanding short term growth in overseas sales over the last three years.

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·5 years ago

Boku and French carriers to launch mobile identity services in France

Boku and French mobile services providers SFR, Orange and Bouygues Telecom, have signed a partnership to launch mobile identity products aimed at protecting consumers against cyber-hacks, account takeover attacks, SIM swap attacks, and other forms of digital fraud.

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·5 years ago

U.S. Supreme Court sides with Google in multibillion-dollar copyright infringement claims

The US Supreme Court has sided with Google against Oracle in a long-running copyright dispute over some of the code used in Android.

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·5 years ago

LG is quitting the smartphone business

LG is quitting the smartphone business, focusing instead on connected devices, electric vehicle parts, robotics and its smart-home offerings, the company said Monday.

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·5 years ago

Armour Comms attains ISO27001 certification

Armour Comms has been registered by Intertek Certification as conforming to the requirements of the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standard

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·5 years ago

Ofcom appoints new Chair and new member to Advisory Committee for Scotland

Ofcom has appointed Elizabeth Partyka as the new Chair of its Advisory Committee for Scotland, and Gerry Crawley as a new member. Ofcom’s Advisory Committee for Scotland provides advice to Ofcom about the interests and opinions of people living in Scotland on all communications matters.

News UK

·5 years ago

APSCo responds to the Chancellor’s budget

Responding to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget announcement today, Tania Bowers, Legal Counsel and Head of Public Policy for the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), said

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·5 years ago

Ethisphere names Nokia as one of 2021’s most ethical companies

Nokia has been announced by Ethisphere Institute as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the fourth year in a row. In 2021, 135 honourees were recognized spanning 22 countries and 47 industries.

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