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Wholesale fibre price cut to benefit broadband users, says Ofcom
Ofcom is to cut the wholesale price that Openreach can charge other service providers for its fibre-based broadband products
Blockchain starts to prove its value outside of finance
Technology behind bitcoin is being adopted in supply chains, power networks and even to support independent musicians
£200 million fund can speed up demand for speedy FTTP broadband
The value of the government’s £200m broadband fund should not be measured in monetary terms, but in terms of demand generation, says Lyndsey Burton, founder of comparison site Choose.co.uk
Rudd backs down on end-to-end encryption
Lib Dems welcome government’s apparent U-turn on seeking to restrict end-to-end encryption for popular messaging apps and online communication services
Expanding business intelligence firm uses technology to bring in recruits
Chester-based GBG has saved £300,000 in recruitment costs and seen its ‘Glassdoor’ ratings jump from 1.9 to 4.2 out of 5
Nottingham Council tenants to get Hyperoptic broadband
Nottingham City Homes, which manages Nottingham Council’s public housing stock, has signed a supply deal with FTTP ISP Hyperoptic
Security Think Tank: Business input will help keep security usable and cost effective
How can organisations maintain usability and keep support costs low without compromising on security?
Microsoft to shut Skype office in Sweden
Stockholm base sees 120 jobs put at risk as tech giant seeks to reduce its geographical spread
First cyber security startups graduate from GCHQ accelerator
The first group of companies has completed a government-led cyber accelerator programme aimed at helping UK startups take the lead in producing the next generation of cyber security systems, with another round to be announced in 2017
How to start building enterprise momentum for microservices
The maturity of containers has given the IT industry a new architectural approach to engineer applications using microservices. We look at whether it is ready for the enterprise.