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UK digital training companies help address the £141 billion digital skills gap (Sat, 16 Feb 4002)
We Are Digital, the digital and financial inclusion training business, has joined forces with digital marketing consultancy, Balanced Impact, to help upskill excluded communities and underrepresented groups across the UK.
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Coming soon: SP1 RFID sled by DENSO (Mon, 16 Feb 7660)
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is delivering a boost in sales for retailers by an average of 1.5 to 5.5 percent, while increasing inventory accuracy by about 20 to 30 per cent, according to the study “Measuring the impact of RFID in Retailing: Key lessons from 10 case-study companies”, which was conducted by Adrian Beck, an emeritus professor at the University of Leicester.
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RFS and ANSYS lay foundation for 5G-ready antennas (Mon, 16 Feb 7920)
Cutting-edge 5G antennas pioneered by Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) will soon connect people, machines and devices more reliably and faster than ever with the help of ANSYS.
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UHF DLR-PR001 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Portal Reader: The Scanning System of the future by Datalogic (Tue, 16 Feb 3700)
Datalogic, the automatic data capture and process automation solutions provider, has introduced the UHF DLR-PR001 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) portal reader, a product designed to complement and extend the capability of Datalogic RFID product family.
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Atos guides for improved 2026 performance, launches AI drive (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) France-based ICT group Atos expects an improving revenue trend for 2026, saying that organic revenues will, at worst, decrease 5 percent...
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Ciena hikes FY sales guidance after 33% growth in Q1 (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Ciena has lifted its sales target for its 2026 fiscal year to November after posting strong year-on-year growth in its first quarter to 31 January...
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Global smartphone market to contract as much as 15% in 2026 as memory crunch drives price rises (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Smartphone volumes are expected to fall around 7 percent in 2026 as rising prices curb consumer appetite for new devices, Omdia forecasts...
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Tech giants pledge to pay for own data centre power in White House deal (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) The world's largest tech companies have agreed with the US government to not be a drain on the country's power infrastructure as they ramp up spending on data centre infrastructure...
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Google overhauls Play store fees and conditions in settlement of Epic lawsuits (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Google is overhauling its Play app store fee structure again, as part of a settlement of its legal disputes with Fortnite marker Epic Games...
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Broadcom increases share buyback after record Q1 results (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Broadcom announced plans to spend another USD 10 billion buying back its shares thanks to record results in the most recent quarter...
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LG Uplus sets out plan to become global AI software company (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) LG Uplus chief executive Hong Beom-sik has outlined a strategy to transform the operator into a global AI software company, expanding beyond its traditional telecommunications business...
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Syria starts international tender for 20-year mobile network licence (Wed, 04 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Syria's ICT ministry announced the launch of an international tender for a new mobile network operator licence valid for 20 years, as part of a...
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Telefonica opens 5G cyber defence centre for Nato, conducts first airborne 5G test (Wed, 04 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Telefonica has boosted its role as a 5G technology provider for Nato with the opening of a new testing space for military operations...
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Ghana's Next Gen InfraCo goes live with wholesale 5G backbone (Wed, 04 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Ghana's wholesale mobile operator Next Gen Infraco (NGIC) said it has commenced full commercial operations, marking a significant milestone in the country's digital development agenda...
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Spain's PLD Space raises EUR 180 mln in Series C funding, led by Mitsubishi (Wed, 04 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Spanish space transportation company PLD Space has closed a EUR 180 million Series C equity funding round led by Japan's Mitsubishi Electric to...
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Accenture to acquire Ookla for USD 1.2 billion (Tue, 03 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Accenture is expanding in the network benchmarking business with a takeover of Ookla and its related platforms Speedtest, DownDetector, RootMetrics and Ekahau...
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Deutsche Telekom to offer new Starlink D2D service in Europe from 2028 (Tue, 03 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom is partnering with Starlink to expand mobile coverage with the latter's direct-to-device satellite services...
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EU backs telco digital sovereignty project with EUR 75 mln for edge infrastructure (Tue, 03 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Telefonica and the European Commission announced the launch of EURO-3C, a EUR 75 million project to build a pan-European sovereign infrastructure...
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Amazon to invest further EUR 18 bln in northern Spain data centre build (Tue, 03 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced at MWC plans to invest an additional USD 18 billion on top of the USD 15.7 billion already pledged to expand its...
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Nvidia to invest USD 4 bln in Lumentum and Coherent for advanced optics (Tue, 03 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Nvidia announced multiyear strategic partnerships with Lumentum and Coherent to develop advanced optics technologies for next-generation AI data centre infrastructure...
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Apple upgrades entry-level iPhone with new 17e model (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Apple has confirmed the launch of the iPhone 17e, a lower-priced model in the latest iPhone range first launched last autumn...
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Consumer eSims grow 43% in 2025 (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) The number of eSims shipped in 2025 grew by 18 percent, reaching a new high of 605 million, according to industry data presented by the Trusted Connectivity Alliance (TCA)...
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HMD to focus on smart feature phones, launch digital wallet in H1 (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) HMD Global announced an increased focus on the feature phone market, where it has built up a successful role as one of the few active suppliers...
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Nokia targets AI-RAN advances with Doksuri remote radio heads (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Nokia has introduced new remote radio heads (RRUs) built using its latest-generation system on chip (SoC) technology for AI-native radio access networks (RAN)...
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Vivo previews X300 Ultra with 400mm add-on telephoto (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Vivo has previewed its flagship X300 Ultra camera-focused flagship smartphone at Mobile World Congress and confirmed that it will be the first Vivo Ultra device to launch outside of China...
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Lenovo unveils Qira AI, new tablets at MWC (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Lenovo is making a new push into the AI assistant market with the launch at Mobile World Congress of Qira, an ambient AI built into its computers and...
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Telkomsel to deploy Aalto HAPS service in Indonesia from 2027 (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Aalto HAPS, an Airbus subsidiary that manufactures, operates and will deliver services using Zephyr, has signed a partnership agreement with...
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Orange to expand D2D satellite services with AST-Vodafone venture (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Orange has signed MoU agreements with AST SpaceMobile and Satellite Connect Europe to bring D2D (Direct-to-Device) satellite services to more markets, following its partnership with Skylo in France...
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Qualcomm unveils first 3GPP Rel 19 modem for 5G phones (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled its first modem running the 3GPP's Release 19 specifications for the most advanced 5G networks...
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Motorola launches Razr Fold at MWC, agrees GrapheneOS partnership (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Motorola introduced its latest foldable smartphone at Mobile World Congress, the new Razr Fold, which will launch in the coming months first in Europe for EUR 1,999...
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Vodafone to use Amazon Leo for mobile backhaul in Europe, Africa (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Vodafone announced an agreement with Amazon Leo to use the low Earth orbit satellite network to provide services for its customers in Europe and Africa...
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NTT Docomo launches first commercial 5G Core on AWS with NEC (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) NTT Docomo has launched Japan's first commercial 5G core network (5GC) on Amazon Web Services (AWS), developed in partnership with NEC, with the system going live on 26 February...
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Xiaomi 17 and 17 Ultra launch globally at MWC alongside Leica Leitzphone and Pad 8 tablets (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Xiaomi has taken advantage of its appearance at Mobile World Congress to launch the Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra smartphones for international...
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Honor previews 'robot phone', new foldable at MWC (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Honor has presented a "Robot Phone" at Mobile World Congress, featuring a small movable camera at the top of the phone to collect data on the user's surroundings...
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Qualcomm assembles coalition to bring 6G to market by 2029 (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Qualcomm is launching a coalition to bring 6G mobile services to the market by 2029...
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Linux Foundation launches OCUDU foundation for open RAN software (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) The Linux Foundation announced the formation of the Open Centralized Unit Distributed Unit (OCUDU) Ecosystem Foundation, a public-private initiative...
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Nvidia outlines live AI-RAN deployments and ecosystem growth (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
(Telecompaper) Nvidia and its partners have detailed live field trials, benchmarking results and ecosystem developments aimed at advancing software-defined AI-RAN...
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OpenAI agrees USD 110 bln in new funding, Amazon joins as investor (Fri, 27 Feb 2026)
(Telecompaper) OpenAI has agreed a new USD 110 billion investment, giving the ChatGPT founder a pre-money valuation of USD 730 billion, more than twice what it was worth six months ago...
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Windows 11: Microsoft is fixing more key bugs ahead of October 5 release (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
But more fixes are needed and some might be released after October 5 Windows 11 release date.
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Crunchbase: Black entrepreneurs received just 1.2% of record $137 billion invested in US startups in first half of 2021 (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
Women-only founded companies received only 2% of US venture capital dollars invested in the first half of 2021.
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NSA, CISA partner for guide on safe VPNs amid widespread exploitation by nation-states (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
The US agencies released the guides as threats targeting VPNs continue to grow.
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How game streaming services are luring the next wave of subscribers (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
Even after seeing rapid growth when players were forced to stay home, streaming services are preparing to attract the next wave of members.
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eMeet Jupiter conference webcam: Human tracking and scene zooming (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
The eMeet Jupiter conference camera is small enough to carry around in your pocket, simple to use and configure, and adds a new dimension to your online meetings.
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These systems are facing billions of attacks every month as hackers try to guess passwords (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
Cyber criminals are becoming more aggressive in their attempts to break into RDP services with efforts to exploit weak passwords used in enterprise networks, warn researchers.
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Fears surrounding Pegasus spyware prompt new Trojan campaign (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
Criminals hope that the lure of a promise to protect you from spyware will make you click that link.
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The tech company that claims it can stop employees from quitting (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
Can it be that all it takes to keep employees happy is clever software? This company claims its software works 97% of the time.
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Get this crash course training in web development for just $15 (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
It's far easier than you think to qualify for positions in the lucrative tech industry. Plus you don't have to go back to school, bust your budget, or take time away from your current job.
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Dish's Boost Mobile debuts its first proprietary 5G phone for under $300 (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
The Celero5G will be available later this fall, giving Boost Mobile customers using older phones time to upgrade before 3G networks go dark.
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This copy-and-paste keyboard for developers started out as a joke. Now it's real - and sold out (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
A nod to developers' habit of copying code has sold out in days.
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