19 March 2024
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced the successful completion of an advanced public WiFi OpenRoaming proof-of-concept (PoC) in Shoreditch, London.
The PoC enabled phone users to seamlessly connect to WiFi and move between cellular and WiFi connectivity via an existing OpenRoaming profile or app. The PoC was undertaken in partnership with CIN, a provider of streetside telecoms infrastructure assets in major cities; Colt Technology Services, the digital infrastructure company; and GlobalReach Technology, a provider of high-performance wireless ISP services and solutions.
Find out more18 March 2024
The UK government is set to invest £1.5 million to invigorate the nation's science and technology sector.
The initiative seeks to ignite investment in UK-based startups specialising in science and technology, particularly those at the Series A-C level and beyond. Last year's global investment downturn saw UK scale-ups struck hard.
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14 March 2024
Mayflex has enhanced its Central Distribution Centre (CDC) at the Birmingham HQ with the addition of Autostore from Swisslog.
“As a distributor, we pride ourselves on delivering a consistently great service to ensure that our customers get the products they want, in excellent condition, at the right time. We’ve been doing this successfully for over 100 years,” said Sam Baldwin, Mayflex operations & services director.
Find out more06 March 2024
Chris Jones, chief executive officer, Aico|HomeLINK
According to the Housing Ombudsman’s Annual Complaints Review 2022–2023, the social housing sector has seen more than a four-fold increase in serious failures or delays by landlords over the last 12 months. The Ombudsman branded this a “sobering overview” of the situation across England after receiving over 5,000 complaints that were escalated for formal investigation; a 27% increase on the previous year and a record high.
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