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CloudRAN.AI, Firecell expand hardware for private 5G

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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CloudRAN.AI and Firecell team up to broaden private 5G radio options, aiming to cut costs and speed deployments for mid-sized sites.
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Tariffs, AI, new trade routes reshape supply chains

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Tariff hikes, AI adoption and regional supply chains are redrawing global trade as firms diversify sourcing and tighten working capital.
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Nexfibre buys Substantial in GBP £2 billion fibre deal

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Nexfibre to buy Substantial in GBP £2 billion deal, creating UK's largest alternative fibre platform with 8 million premises by 2027.
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Most enterprises unprepared for HPE's virtualisation reset

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Most enterprises are unprepared for HPE's 'Great Virtualization Reset' even as two‑thirds plan major strategy changes within two years.
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Westcon-Comstor brings Meter's NaaS offering to EMEA

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Westcon-Comstor signs first EMEA distribution deal for Meter's NaaS platform, targeting partners seeking opex-friendly networking subscriptions.
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AI data centre demand set to exceed capacity by 2027

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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AI workloads are set to outstrip data centre capacity by 2027, as power constraints and skills shortages threaten expansion plans.
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Object First triples growth on ransomware-proof backups

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Object First posts 183% bookings surge as demand soars for immutable on-premises backup storage to combat escalating ransomware threats.
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IMP Software named UK education industry leader 2025

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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IMP Software has been named The Assignment Report's UK education company of 2025 after rapid growth supplying finance tools to MATs.
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Enterprise IoT hits USD $324bn as AI drives autonomy

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Enterprise IoT spending climbed 13% to USD $324bn in 2025 as firms shift from basic connectivity to AI-driven autonomous operations.
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Nebula & Meter partner to scale global network services

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Nebula and Meter team up to speed global rollouts of subscription-based enterprise networks via resellers, promising faster, consistent support.
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YubiKeys promise 265% ROI & 99.99% cut in breach risk

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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YubiKey rollout boosts ROI by 265% and slashes breach exposure 99.99%, Forrester study finds, delivering multi-million USD $ gains.
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YubiKey study touts ROI, breach risk plunge for firms

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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YubiKey deployment delivers 265% ROI, USD $5.3 million NPV and 99.99% lower breach risk in Forrester model of a 5,000-staff enterprise.
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AI budgets shielded as enterprises chase orchestration

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Enterprises ringfence AI spend as core infrastructure, racing from pilots to orchestrated, governed systems despite economic headwinds.
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UK CEOs boost AI spend but struggle to scale its value

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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UK bosses are ramping up AI spend, but PwC finds only a sliver are turning pilots into scaled value amid talent and bureaucracy hurdles.
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NEOintralogistics raises EUR €3m for warehouse robots

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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NEOintralogistics secures EUR €3m seed to scale pay-per-pick warehouse robots, shifting automation from upfront capital spend to RaaS.
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UK businesses brace for 2026 fiscal strain & AI oversight

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Business leaders are being urged to invest in financial insight as they navigate tighter oversight of artificial intelligence in financial services.
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UK CFOs put AI at heart of strategy & productivity push

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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UK CFOs are ramping up AI investment and taking charge of digital strategy, betting on productivity gains if tools fit existing finance workflows.
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UK firms eye agentic AI to cut tax costs in 2026 squeeze

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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UK businesses are set to roll out agentic AI across tax and finance in 2026 as cost pressures force a reset on processes and investment.
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Private 5G network spend to hit USD $7.2bn by 2028

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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Spending on private LTE and 5G networks is forecast to hit USD $7.2 billion by 2028 as enterprises outpace growth in public mobile systems.
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CIMPOR's private 5G blueprint boosts efficiency, cuts CO2

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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CIMPOR's new private 5G blueprint lifts plant efficiency by 1%, saves up to USD $15 million a year and cuts CO2 emissions by 140,000 tonnes.