France’s national AI strategy is only the latest promise in an intensifying political arms race. Enterprise IoT Insights considers the seven most significant national AI strategies to date, including state AI blueprints from the US, Canada, the UK, China and Japan.
France's bold plan to...
UK manufacturers lack understanding of Industry 4.0, a new survey found. This could put UK manufacturing at risk of being left behind as other countries embrace Industry 4.0.
While a majority of UK manufacturers (59 percent) recognize that Industry 4.0 will have a big impact...
Competition in the U.K. telecom market is so fierce that prices changed 1,800 times in one week, according to a recent Sparks Market Intelligence report. The study conducted by ForNova found an increase of 25% in the number of unique offers from January to...
Although 3G networks in Brazil's capital cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are newer than those in London, their perforance is worse. A recent survey conducted by Informa Telecoms & Media compared these three cities’ mobile broadband infrastructure.
“London has more subscribers and...
BBC News | August 31, 2011
Almost half of UK internet users are going online via mobile phone data connections, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Reuters | August 29, 2011 | Tarmo Virki
Blyk, a pioneer in the mobile-telephone advertising business, said on Tuesday it has appointed its chief commercial officer, Eric Kip, to take over as chief executive, replacing co-founder Pekka Ala-Pietila.
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Three | August 30, 2011 | Press Release
August 30th 2011: Three and the Countryside Alliance today announces the launch of a project aimed at getting people online in rural areas of poor or non-existent broadband.
Called the Rural Broadband Working Group, the initiative will see...
Reuters | August 29, 2011 | Nicola Leske
Telecoms giant Vodafone said on Monday it was exploring the possibility to cooperate with Wind Hellas, Greece's third-biggest telecoms operator.
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Sony Ericsson | August 25, 2011 | Press Release
25 August 2011, London, UK – Sony Ericsson today announced new functionality and features to its 2011 Xperia™ smartphone range with a comprehensive software upgrade from October 2011. Consumers with 2011 Xperia™ smartphones will benefit from...
Bloomberg | August 21, 2011 | Tracy Withers
Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) agreed to a 10- year deal to take capacity on a new undersea fiber cable linking New Zealand, Australia and the U.S.
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Bloomberg | August 12, 2011 | Jonathan Browning
Huawei Technologies Co. plans to sell its first own-branded mobile phone in the U.K., taking on manufacturers using Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Android software in one of Europe’s most competitive handset markets.
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BBC News | August 3, 2011
Nearly one in three adults in the UK now uses a smartphone, according to a report by the telecoms regulator Ofcom.
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BBC News | August 3, 2011
Nearly one in three adults in the UK now uses a smartphone, according to a report by the telecoms regulator Ofcom.
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Bloomberg | August 3, 2011 | Diana ben-Aaron
Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) is offering companies advertising with embedded tags that can be read by some mobile phones as it tries to gain a lead in the technology over rivals such as Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Google...
Reuters | August 3, 2011 | Paul Sandle
Teenage Britons are spending more and more time using smartphones to make calls, send texts and use social networking sites, and more than half of those that own the devices claim to be addicted to them, regulator...
Vodafone | July 25, 2011 | Press Release
Tate and Vodafone today announced a new partnership to develop online and mobile technologies for Tate’s galleries and website. The partnership launches with Tate Debates, a weekly online discussion on Tate’s blog to encourage people to share...
Reuters | August 3, 2011 | Alice Baghdijan
Frankenstein, Oliver Twist and Robinson Crusoe could all be lurking on your iPad if you download a new application launched by the British Library this week which provides access to over 45,000 historical and antiquarian titles.
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Sony Ericsson | July 27, 2011 | Press Release
Beijing, Wednesday 27th July 2011: Sony Ericsson today announced the opening of its global Research and Development (R&D) operation center in Beijing. The new center demonstrates Sony Ericsson’s expansion of its R&D capabilities and its commitment...
Vodafone | July 29, 2011 | Press Release
Vodafone Spain has been awarded a total of 60 MHz (2x30 MHz) of new spectrum in the Spanish government’s auction, enabling the Company to provide its customers with enhanced mobile internet services across the country, including in...
Vodafone | July 28, 2011 | Press Release
Vodafone today announces that the Board of Verizon Wireless has approved the payment of a $10 billion (£6.1 billion) dividend. As a 45% shareholder in Verizon Wireless, Vodafone’s share of the dividend will be $4.5 billion (£2.8...
Vodafone | July 28, 2011 | Press Release
Vodafone Turkey today announced that it has agreed terms with the Koç Group to acquire Koç.net1 for a cash consideration of TRY30 million (£11 million2). Koç.net provides fixed voice and data services to enterprise customers and will...
Vodafone | July 27, 2011 | Press Release
Vodafone today announced the world’s first designated prepay phone specifically designed to put the Facebook experience into the heart of the handset, allowing people to easily share and connect with their friends when they’re on the move.
The...
Vodafone | July 26, 2011 | Press Release
The Annual General Meeting of Vodafone Group Plc was held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1 on Tuesday 26 July 2011.
View the results of polls on all 23 resolutions.
The number of...
BBC News | July 26, 2011
The upcoming 4G mobile auction should be used as an opportunity to upgrade the UK's mobile infrastructure, says an advisory group.
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