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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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German Federal Network Agency ordered to repeat 5G auction held in 2019 (Fri, 21 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur or BNetzA) has been ordered to repeat the auction for the allocation of 5G frequencies conducted in 2019...
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Prime Video nets rights to continue airing UEFA Champions League games in UK, Ireland, Germany and Italy (Fri, 21 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Amazon announced that it has extended the rights to broadcast top-pick UEFA Champions League football in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Italy on Prime...
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Samsung mobile chief Roh promoted to co-CEO (Fri, 21 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics has promoted TM Roh to CEO, as well as confirming him as Head of the Device eXperience (DX) division...
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Verizon confirms plans to lay off 13,000 employees (Thu, 20 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Verizon has confirmed plans to cut around 13,000 jobs from its permanent workforce, as well as "significantly reduce" outsourced and other outside labor expenses...
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EU awards EUR 389 million to subsea cables, 5G projects and QKD infrastructure (Thu, 20 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) The European Commission has approved a total EUR 389 million in funding for network connectivity projects around the EU...
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Ericsson mobility report shows over 90 operator networks running 5G standalone (Thu, 20 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Ericsson's latest Mobility Report is out, and it shows a significant increase in the number of 5G standalone services...
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Meta ordered to pay EUR 542 mln to Spanish digital media outlets (Thu, 20 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) A Spanish court has ordered Meta to pay a total of EUR 542 million to Spanish digital media outlets on grounds of unfair competition and breach of EU data protection regulations, reports El Pais...
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Lenovo quarterly revenues up 15% to record USD 20.5 billion (Thu, 20 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Lenovo reported revenues for its fiscal second quarter to September up 15 percent year-on-year to a record USD 20.45 billion...
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Young people stack most streaming services in Dutch market led by Netflix, Videoland (Thu, 20 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Young people are the most likely to stack multiple streaming subscriptions. In the Netherlands, a quarter of 16-25 year-olds have four or more...
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Nokia details revamped strategy focused on AI, unveils structural and leadership changes (Wed, 19 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Nokia has announced revised long-term financial targets, a revamped strategy and a leaner organisational structure in its Capital Markets Day...
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EU proposes digital omnibus law to simplify security reporting, slow AI requirements (Wed, 19 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) The European Commission has published the Digital Omnibus, a new law designed to simplify the EU's digital legislation and reduce the administrative burden for businesses covered by the regulations...
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Zigbee rolls out Suzi brand for longer-range, sub-GHz IoT devices (Wed, 19 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Smart home and IoT mesh networking standard Zigbee is getting a dedicated brand to highlight extended reach wireless applications in sub-GHz...
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Iliad ups guidance for operating FCF as revenue growth eases to 2% in Q3 (Wed, 19 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Iliad said that it delivered an "excellent" financial performance for the nine months to September, with EBITDAaL up 5.1 percent organically to EUR...
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Netherlands drops state control of Nexperia after talks with China (Wed, 19 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) The Dutch government has given up its control of chipmaker Nexperia, after talks with the Chinese government...
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Orange France to launch satellite SMS service with Skylo (Wed, 19 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Orange France said that it will become the first European operator to offer an SMS service using direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity...
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Microsoft, AWS to face EU investigation into cloud market competition (Tue, 18 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) The European Commission has confirmed an investigation into competition on the public cloud market, focusing on whether the largest players,...
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Netgear pushes eSIM marketplace with upcoming Nighthawk M7 portable hotspot set for January launch (Tue, 18 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Netgear will in January mark the general release of its Nighthawk 5G M7 portable hotspot, offering eSIM support for high-speed cellular data plans in more than 140 countries...
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Xiaomi Q3 revenues up 22% on EV, AI boost (Tue, 18 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Chinese technology giant Xiaomi reported revenues of CNY 113.1 billion in the third quarter of 2025, up 22.3 percent year on year but down around USD 3 billion sequentially...
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Swedish 1800 MHz auction begins on 18 November (Tue, 18 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Swedish telecoms regulator PTS said the auction of licences to use radio transmitters in parts of the 1800 MHz band began 18 November and was expected to last up to ten working days...
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RTL lowers FY outlook after no recovery in TV ad market (Tue, 18 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) European broadcaster RTL has cut its outlook for full-year results due to weak advertising sales in its two largest markets, Germany and France...
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TPG Telecom user dies after new triple zero failure (Tue, 18 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) TPG Telecom announced that on 13 November a customer in Sydney using a Lebara service on a Samsung device, could not make Triple Zero calls on the...
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EU body recommends mobile priority in upper 6 GHz, but carves out 160 MHz guard band until WRC-27 (Mon, 17 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) The European Commission's Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) has recommended that near-term EU policy should assign priority in much of the upper 6 GHz spectrum to mobile networks...
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Iliad-Infravia venture to invest EUR 4 bln in French data centre with multi-hundred-MW capacity  (Mon, 17 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Data centre company OpCore, co-owned by Iliad and InfraVia Capital Partners, has announced a EUR 4 billion investment in a hyperscale project to...
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Colombia clears Tigo-Movistar merger with strict conditions (Mon, 17 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) Colombia's Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC) has approved the acquisition of Movistar Colombia (Telefonica) by Millicom's local operator...
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Serbia awards 5G licences, first services to start in December (Mon, 17 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) The Serbian Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (Ratel) has concluded a 5G spectrum auction, distributing radio...
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MTN Group service revenue grows 26% in Q3 (Mon, 17 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) MTN Group said its revenue increased by 25.6 percent year-on-year to ZAR 160.38 billion in the third quarter...
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WhatsApp starts interoperability with other messaging apps to comply with EU law (Mon, 17 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) WhatsApp will soon support messaging with other apps, as part of a requirement for interoperability under the EU's Digital Markets App...
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TPG Telecom launches reinvestment plan after fibre sale and capital return (Mon, 17 Nov 2025)
(Telecompaper) TPG Telecom has launched a reinvestment plan offering minority shareholders the option to convert part or all of their AUD 1.61 per-share...
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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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Now Google is bringing Intel's Ice Lake Xeon processors to its cloud (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
Google Cloud will have a preview of N2 VMs available with Intel's 3rd gen Ice Lake Xeon Scalable CPUs ready by Q4 2021.
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Terrestrial GPS flies through trials (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
Our global positioning infrastructure is old and vulnerable. Now the race for redundancy is underway.
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HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 review: Upgraded CPU and GPU, but screen options and battery life disappoint (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
HP's ZBook Firefly G8 is a reasonably priced entry-level mobile workstation with a lightweight but sturdy design. However, displays are limited to FHD resolution and battery life could be better.
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Ransomware gangs are complaining that other crooks are stealing their ransoms (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
Ransomware gangs are shocked to find out that other cyber criminals will scam other criminals if they can.
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Australia's digital vaccination certificates for travel ready in two to three weeks (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
Services Australia envisions the digital vaccination certificate for travel to be accessible on the Medicare Express Plus app.
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Best business banking account for the self-employed 2021 (Thu, 30 Sep 2021)
2021's best business bank accounts help you both manage and make money.
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