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Ontix & Virgin Media O2 light up 5G small cells in Bath

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Ontix and Virgin Media O2 have activated 5G small cells across central Bath, boosting mobile capacity in busy historic and retail areas.
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MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI

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MariaDB moves to buy in-memory specialist GridGain in a bid to deliver sub-millisecond latency for agentic AI and real-time workloads.
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Nexfibre buys Substantial in GBP £2 billion fibre deal

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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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Finalists revealed for 2025 everywoman in Tech Awards

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Finalists for the 2025 everywoman in Technology Awards spotlight women driving UK innovation in AI, cyber security and wider STEM careers.
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Virgin Media O2 to donate 12,000 smartphones in 2026

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Virgin Media O2 will donate 12,000 refurbished smartphones in 2026 to help tackle digital exclusion and cut electronic waste across the UK.
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Brits hoard £4.14bn in unused games consoles at home

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Brits are sitting on 49m unused games consoles worth GBP £4.14bn, as cash-strapped households hoard old tech instead of trading it in.
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Virgin Media O2 donates phones to tackle digital divide

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Virgin Media O2 donates hundreds of refurbished phones and free data via Multibank hubs to help tackle the UK's widening digital divide.
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Virgin Media O2 donates refurbished phones to help families monitor diabetes

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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Virgin Media O2 donates 1,000 refurbished smartphones to help UK families monitor Type 1 diabetes through digital glucose tracking technology.
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M Group to acquire Telent as growth lifts revenue to GBP £3bn

Tue, 22nd Apr 2025
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M Group to acquire Telent, enhancing digital infrastructure services and expanding sector reach, pending regulatory approval in the UK and Ireland.
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15gifts launches AI agent Humara for digital sales boost

Fri, 4th Apr 2025
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15gifts has launched Humara, an AI-driven sales agent designed to optimise digital sales processes for brands like Verizon and Vodafone, enhancing customer engagement.
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Neighbourly & Microsoft launch AI training for charities

Fri, 7th Mar 2025
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A new initiative by Neighbourly and Microsoft aims to train up to 100,000 learners in AI skills, addressing the charity sector's digital challenges by June.
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RCS messaging expands to iOS with Three & Virgin Media

Fri, 31st Jan 2025
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Three UK and Virgin Media O2 have teamed up with Sinch to launch RCS Business Messaging for iOS, enhancing customer interaction across devices.
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Ur.co.uk unveils urBusiness, reshaping refurbished handset market

Fri, 20th Sep 2024
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Ur.co.uk launches urBusiness, a game-changing venture in the refurbished handset market, ensuring quality, reliability, and sustainability for B2B customers.
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Virgin Media O2 to provide mobility data to UK Government

Thu, 4th Apr 2024
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The Office for National Statistics selects Virgin Media O2 Business to supply anonymised mobility data, aiding government decision-making for national policies via the Integrated Data Service platform.
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Virgin Media O2 Business, ONS to share mobility data

Thu, 4th Apr 2024
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Virgin Media O2 Business is set to share anonymised data from its O2 Motion service with the ONS, supporting government operations.
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Virgin Media O2 & Hubbub unveil 400,000 device tech lending scheme

Wed, 3rd Apr 2024
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Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub introduce a landmark 400,000 device lending scheme, the Tech Lending Community project, to tackle British digital inequality and electronic waste, benefitting underprivileged individuals and assisting charities including Refuge and Centrepoint.
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LogRhythm's Axon revolutionises security updates with latest release

Tue, 2nd Apr 2024
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LogRhythm upgrades its cloud-native SIEM platform, LogRhythm Axon, with features to enhance security information sharing, streamline auditing for compliance and improve operational efficiency.
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SendQuick wins Bronze Globee Award for cybersecurity innovation

Tue, 2nd Apr 2024
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Singaporean firm SendQuick secures Bronze Globee Award win in the Authentication Solution category at the 20th Annual 2024 Globee Awards for Cybersecurity.
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Joao Silva named Pure Storage's VP for EMEA, Latin America operations

Mon, 1st Apr 2024
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Joao Silva, a seasoned British tech executive, has been named Vice President of EMEA and Latin America operations for Pure Storage, set to drive growth after the firm's notable Q4 performance.
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Decline in email click-through rates blamed on automation

Wed, 27th Mar 2024
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Email click-through rates have dropped since 2022 due to over-reliance on marketing automation and insufficient data-driven strategies.