Church of England gives blessing to Vodafone Open RAN to boost rural mobile

Adding divine intervention as well as cutting edge communications technology to its armoury, UK operator Vodafone has announced a partnership with the Church of England (CoE) to use the latter’s estates to offer enhanced mobile connectivity using open radio access networks (OpenRAN) in regions of the country that are traditionally underserved by high-quality networks. Vodafone … Leer más

Xcel Energy deploys Nokia private LTE for US grid modernisation

As it continues to help modernise grid operations and better serve customers across the company’s eight-state service area, in addition to fulfilling its ambition to achieve a net-zero energy future by 2050, US energy provider Xcel Energy has implemented Nokia private LTE network technology, helping to support secure, reliable data connectivity and new levels of … Leer más

Nanoleaf 4D Review: Immersive TV Bias Lighting For Less

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Very bright, vivid color representation Backlight colors more closely match those on screen than other products Great price Cons Light strip wasn’t quite long enough for my TV Setup is lengthy and can be tedious Our Verdict The Nanoleaf 4D backlight kit for TVs hits the sweet spot when … Leer más

Cyber criminals pivot away from ransomware encryption

Cases of straight-up data theft and extortion now appear to be more widespread a threat than ransomware, becoming the single most observed threat in the second calendar quarter of 2023, according to data released this week by researchers working with Cisco Talos. According to Cisco Talos’s incident response telemetry, incidents of data theft and extortion … Leer más

European Commission starts investigation into Microsoft Teams bundling

Margrethe Vestager, executive vice-president in charge of competition policy at the European Commission (EC), has said it will start a formal investigation to assess whether Teams and Microsoft 365 bundling is anti-competitive. The investigation follows on from the July 2020 complaint made by Slack Technologies, which alleged that Microsoft illegally tied Teams to its dominant … Leer más

HMRC hits back at contractor hiring ban claims after accounts reveal no outside IR35 workers

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has hit back at claims it is wasting taxpayers’ money by not hiring contractors on an outside IR35 basis, after its annual accounts suggested the majority of the temporary workers it used last year were engaged via umbrella companies.  According to the government tax collection agency’s 2022-2023 Annual Report and … Leer más

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