Over the past few weeks the UK telecoms sector has been rattled by public disputes between major providers — disputes that many observers have found unhelpful given what’s at stake for the companies and their customers. Neil Berkett, the outgoing chief executive of Virgin Media, has called for cooler heads and constructive dialogue among competitors. … Read more

Stockholm, January 27, 2026 – Global business and IT consultancy Cognizant and Typeface, the company behind the AI-driven marketing platform of the same name, today announced a strategic partnership to help businesses modernize marketing initiatives using agentic AI. By combining Cognizant’s global services with Typeface’s orchestration platform for agentic AI, the companies will help clients … Read more

“They drew first blood, not me” – Rambo British Telecom uses a Dynamic Line Management (DLM) system known as “RAMBo” to optimise broadband speeds for millions of customers. The company stopped using the system after a UK court ruled that it infringed two patents owned by ASSIA, a supplier of software solutions for broadband access … Read more

Acronis, a global leader in cybersecurity and data protection, today introduces Acronis Cyber Protect Local, a new solution that delivers integrated cyber resilience for on-premises, sovereign, and air-gapped IT and OT environments. Designed for organizations where cloud operations are not possible or desirable—such as government, energy, healthcare, industrial and transportation sectors—this platform combines backup, recovery, … Read more

Enterprise decision-makers are evaluating the optimal deployment models for trial private cellular wireless networks as they plan 5G infrastructure investments. Many CIOs and CTOs at innovative companies and forward-looking public sector organizations are already defining their requirements for fifth-generation (5G) networks. As 5G rollouts accelerate, network slicing is becoming increasingly important for enterprise use cases. … Read more

T.Loop (Therma Loop AB), a Swedish cleantech company developing climate-smart data center solutions, has completed a successful new share issue and raised SEK 33 million. The capital will be used to accelerate the company’s expansion, recruit key staff and advance development of its innovative Data Energy Centers® — a circular data center concept that recovers … Read more

The Broadband Forum and the SDN/NFV Industry Alliance have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly establish the Open Broadband Laboratory Asia (OBLA) and to advance network transformation and cloud evolution. The agreement was announced at the recent China SDN/NFV Conference in Beijing. Open Broadband Laboratories are collaborative environments designed for integration, staging, and … Read more

Sigma Technology’s framework agreement with Clavister marks an important step in the company’s investment in cybersecurity, critical infrastructure and secure communications systems across the Nordics. Under the agreement, Sigma Technology will provide senior expertise in software and systems development to support Clavister’s current and future commitments, with a focus on security-critical environments and advanced communication … Read more

Recent research by Incapsula indicates that automated bots now account for 61% of all website traffic, a striking increase of 21% compared to last year. Not all bot traffic is harmful. Many bots, like search engine crawlers, play a useful role by indexing content, enabling users to find pages more easily, and supporting services that … Read more

As part of an initiative to expand internet access in developing countries, Google has announced ambitious plans to deliver connectivity from the sky using balloons, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The idea may sound unusual, but the concept aims to use a fleet of high-altitude platforms—balloons or “blimps”—to create a wide … Read more