Earlier last week it was reported that Billionaire John Malone’s Liberty Global, which owns Virgin Media and a 10% stake in ITV, was in talks with Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica to combine their UK assets in a joint venture.
Vodafone UK is giving six months of free unlimited data to NHS workers, care workers and vulnerable customers.
IMImobile’s cloud contact centre software is enabling public sector and healthcare organisations shift online in reaction to COVID-19.
Three UK has launched zero-rating on NHS video consultations provided by Attend Anywhere, so that customers can attend virtual outpatient appointments without eating into their data allowance.
Schools struggling with staff working from home during the Coronavirus pandemic, while their IT systems remain on site, are being offered a free lifeline from a UK IT company.
The UK Government has announced the infrastructure for a contract tracing app has been put in place, and has been undergoing testing with a view to rolling it out on a large scale "within weeks".
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ, has today launched a ‘Cyber Aware’ campaign promoting behaviours to mitigate threats and created a scam reporting service for people to flag suspicious emails for the NCSC to assess and take down malicious content.
Healthcare IT security company Imprivita, is providing free-of-charge licences to the UK NHS and other healthcare organisations in Europe and around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Healthcare Communications, the healthcare division of IMImobile, has launched its eClinic software to NHS trusts for free for a year.
O2 has become a partner of The Big Night In Appeal, a joint initiative and event which will see the BBC’s biggest charitable partners, BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief, come together for the first time.
Samsung’s online store in the UK has introduced pay monthly contracts to customers, allowing prospective buyers to choose from a variety of payment plans and acquire new devices through a wider range of payment platforms.
Samsung has officially unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, a more affordable sibling of the Galaxy Tab S6,
