Esteban Prieto

Global broadband data consumption records are set to be broken, with broadband use on track to approach or surpass 700GB per month by the end of this year and a terabyte (TB) within the next five years, according to an OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI) quarterly update. The provider of software-as-a-service-based revenue and network improvement solutions … Leer más

During February’s State of Open Con 24 London conference, delegates were given a real-world example of the importance of opening up data to tackle the issue of homelessness. The panel discussion, chaired by the Open Data Institute’s (ODI) global head of policy, Resham Kotecha, explored the challenges a London local authority and a charity have … Leer más

Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies have announced successful network trials looking at network slicing for BT Group in the UK, along with a partnership with Finnish communications service provider Elisa, to demonstrate high uplink speeds in a commercial 5G Standalone (SA) network. Working at BT’s Adastral Park, BT Group’s home of research and innovation, the three … Leer más

Just after securing the subsidised roll-out of gigabit-capable infrastructure to 218,000 rural properties in Norfolk, Suffolk and Hampshire, UK independent full-fibre platform provider CityFibre has been awarded five new contracts under the UK government’s £5bn Project Gigabit programme to supply gigabit access to over 202,000 rural properties that would otherwise be excluded from roll-outs … Leer más

Cisco has revealed its roadmap to support the next age of collaboration, which will lean on technology partnerships with firms such as Nvidia and Apple, in the latter case realising the potential of its recently launched Vison Pro device for the Webex collaboration solution. Speaking at Cisco Live! EMEA, and putting the company’s collaboration … Leer más

Close to 1,000 people have now signed up to an ongoing class action claim against South Staffordshire Plc after their data was stolen and leaked by the Clop/Cl0p ransomware crew. South Staffordshire Plc – which is the parent of South Staffordshire Water and Cambridge Water – served 1.6 million customers in the Midlands when … Leer más

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), together with its Five Eyes allies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States, have issued an urgent warning to operators of critical national infrastructure (CNI), sharing new details of how state-backed threat actors are using living-off-the-land techniques to persist on their networks. Living-off-the-land refers to … Leer más

In 2020, BCS reported that women accounted for 17% of IT specialists in the UK, a figure that had only grown by 1% in the five years prior to the report’s release. While it is human nature to remain hopeful that things will improve, this year’s Diversity Report from BCS, The Chartered Institute for … Leer más