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Build connections in the battle against poor indoor mobile coverage

There’s something oddly paradoxical about being so reliant on our mobile phones whilst still taking them for granted. Research in 2016 found that 90% of undergraduates suffered from phantom vibration syndrome; we’re reflexively responding to phones that aren’t even ringing, presuming connectivity without a second thought. They are always there, and we are always connected, writes Mick Goulding, the head of business development at Vilicom.

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04 December, 2018

AI cyber security disruptor launches new platform to give instant oversight of business threats

Senseon, a sensory Artificial Intelligence (AI) company for cyber defence, announced the launch of the Senseon platform. This is a new solution that Senseon hopes will drastically save time for CISOs and security professionals by making the detection of cyber threats far more accurate. (more…)

It’s time to unlock the potential of connected public spaces

Permitted Development Rights have been the cornerstone of public telecoms infrastructure for over thirty years. They allow for the speedy, national deployment of critical telecoms network infrastructure, without the excessive delays of the regular planning system. One can only imagine the cost and consequences if these rights – or code powers – hadn’t existed when the UK’s mobile network was rolled out in the 1990s and before, writes Ashley Smatt, the chief executive and founder of Maximus Networks.

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04 December, 2018

Know your chatbots from your virtual assistants and why you should care

As customer expectations drive demand for round-the-clock service and near-immediate response times, businesses have understandably sought to automate their customer communication offerings wherever possible, writes Omar Javaid, the chief product officer at Vonage.

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30 November, 2018

Huawei says 5G commercialisation will bring 5 changes at GSMA Mobile360 MENA

Huawei, a global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices shared key insights on commercialisation of 5G in MENA and subsequently led IoT and 5G workshops during the GSMA mobile360 MENA Conference, gathering a number of leaders and experts from the mobile telecom industry. (more…)

30 November, 2018

Mastering the art of contextual service assurance

More and more, successful businesses rely on the ability to access and analyse vital data and respond accordingly to changing market conditions. Machine learning and the application of Artificial Intelligence is revolutionising the ability to manage services — as long as they can extract the right data. (more…)

30 November, 2018

Tamoco strengthen advisory board with the appointment of business analytics specialist

London-based proximity technology company, Tamoco has appointed American academic, Dr. Anindya Ghose to its advisory board, as the company seeks to continue its rapid growth. (more…)

30 November, 2018

First prototype 5G smartphone connects to Italy’s TIM network

TIM, together with Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies Inc, reports it has completed the first 5G connection in Italy on TIM’s live network using the country’s first 5G prototype smartphone. (more…)

30 November, 2018

UK Home Office awards test contract for Emergency Services Network to telent

Telent Technology Services Ltd (Telent) has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract to test the Emergency Services Network (ESN) for the British Home Office as it transitions to 4G-based communications. (more…)

29 November, 2018

Most organisations have not evaluated cloud service continuity risks in over a year

Despite sensitive data being increasingly moved to the cloud, research carried out by business continuity and disaster recovery provider, Databarracks, reveals that more than 60% of organisations have not evaluated the continuity risks for their cloud services over the past year. (more…)