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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.

News Connected UK

·5 years ago

Babble acquires DCS and Halo

Unified Comms, Contact Centre and Cyber Solutions provider, Babble, has acquired Digital Communications Systems Ltd (DCS) and Halo Communications Ltd (Halo)

Connected UK

·4 years ago

Vodafone switches on First Rural OpenRAN site

A rural OpenRAN site is the first of around 100 rural OpenRAN sites that Vodafone will deploy in the UK with the vRAN supplier Mavenir. The first site is connecting Vodafone customers around the Royal Welsh Showground in Powys, Wales.

Connected UK Vodafone UK

·6 years ago

Virgin Media launches Virgin TV 360 bringing 360 viewing experience and more

Virgin Media has launched its new TV platform, Virgin TV 360, which offers a seamless connected entertainment experience that moves with you.

TV UK

·5 years ago

BlackBerry and Vodafone expand partnership

BlackBerry and Vodafone UK have expanded their partnership, with Vodafone offering BlackBerry AtHoc as its emergency alert and crisis communications solution.

Vodafone UK BlackBerry UK

·6 years ago

O2 Bubl takes to TikTok for Robot Dance

O2 has marked the arrival of its new brand platform, Bubl, by taking the robot to TikTok. In the first ever robot dance on TikTok, O2 launched the O2BublDance Duet Competition on Thursday 17th September to showcase how O2 is there to help you whenever – even when its learning the latest dance routine.

O2 UK

·5 years ago

EE and Three to provide mobile coverage across London Tube network

EE and Three have agreed a deal to provide high-speed mobile coverage across the whole London Underground network for the first time, including in tunnels.

EE Connected Three UK

·4 years ago

Ofcom confirms regulation of fixed telecoms markets used to deliver UK broadband, mobile and business connections

Ofcom has confirmed how it will regulate the wholesale telecoms markets used to deliver broadband, mobile and business connections in the UK, for the next five years and beyond.

Connected UK

·5 years ago

MCE brings Computer Vision to Vodafone UK

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.

Connected UK Vodafone UK

·5 years ago

BT launches new Managed Security Service

BT’s Enterprise unit has launched its new Managed Security Service, to help UK businesses and the public sector better protect themselves from the escalating number and sophistication of cyber threats.

UK BT Group Connected

·5 years ago

Realme 8 5G now available in UK

Realme 8 5G, the third device in the Realme 8 series, has been launched in the UK as the first phone in the UK to be powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor. The Realme 8 5G is also now the cheapest 5G phone available in the UK.

UK Devices and OS 5G Android

·5 years ago

BlackBerry Bronze KEYone DUAL SIM coming to UK in May

Back in January, at CES 2018, TCL announced another colour variation of the BlackBerry KEYone, a Bronze Edition and is currently available in China and the Middle East. The BlackBerry KEYone Bronze Edition is now coming to the UK and will be a UK first, as it is the first ever DUAL SIM BlackBerry product to launch in the UK.

Devices and OS BlackBerry Android UK

·8 years ago

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