Debenhams Group has rolled out a new artificial intelligence system across its fashion brands as it seeks to sharpen trading decisions during the crucial Christmas trading period. The Manchester-based retailer, which owns PrettyLittleThing, boohoo, boohooMAN, Karen Millen, and Debenhams, said…
The concept of a digital world that evolves from the definition of ubiquitous computing is known as the “Internet of Things” (IoT). It is a network of physical devices, vehicles, and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity, which enables these objects to collect and exchange data.
Geotab taps Postrack as inaugural European Order Now asset-tracking supplier
Postrack has become Geotab’s first Order Now partner to launch in Europe for asset tracking, marking a significant step in the expansion of the Canadian telematics group’s procurement programme. The Sweden-based company, which provides a suite of battery-powered tracking devices,…
Embit signs NeoMesh licensing deal with NeoCortec
Italian wireless module manufacturer Embit has signed a software licensing agreement with Danish company NeoCortec to use its NeoMesh wireless protocol stack, as part of a move to expand its range of low-power, scalable networking products. The deal allows Embit…
iColo supports LINX–Asteroid transition to strengthen Kenya’s internet infrastructure
iColo, the Kenyan data centre operator owned by Digital Realty, is backing a transition agreement between the London Internet Exchange (LINX) and Asteroid Kenya, in a move expected to reshape the country’s internet interconnection landscape. The agreement, announced in September,…
Spirent unveils PNT Xe platform to broaden access to high-performance GNSS testing
Spirent Communications, the UK-based test and assurance specialist recently acquired by Keysight Technologies, has unveiled a new global navigation satellite system (GNSS) simulation platform designed to make high-performance positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) testing more accessible across the product development…
Anritsu sets new benchmark with 145 GHz calibration module to power 1.6T data centres
Japanese test and measurement specialist Anritsu has unveiled what it calls the world’s first 145 GHz opto-electrical (O/E) reference calibration module, a move aimed at meeting the soaring performance demands of data centres being reshaped by artificial intelligence and machine…
Edinburgh firm Sofant unveils energy-saving beamforming chip for next-generation wireless systems
Sofant Technologies, the Edinburgh-based wireless communications company, has unveiled what it describes as a world-first demonstration of a fully functioning Ka-band transmit array powered by its proprietary RF MEMS beamforming integrated circuit. The milestone, announced at the Tech Tour Defence…
Virgin Media O2 partners with Starlink to boost UK mobile coverage
Virgin Media O2 announced a multi-year partnership with Starlink Direct to Cell, marking the first initiative of its kind in the UK aimed at extending mobile coverage to rural areas and improving customer connectivity. Through the collaboration, Virgin Media O2…
Bellrock hires Mark Evans to lead engineering services sales drive
Facilities management firm Bellrock has appointed industry veteran Mark Evans as Director of Sales, Engineering Services, as the company looks to accelerate growth across its technical and engineering divisions. Evans, who has more than two decades of experience in the…
eSIM only: a structural shift operators can’t ignore
Apple’s iPhone 17 launch in September 2025 cements the shift to eSIM-only connectivity, writes Jeevithan Muttu, Vice President, Product & R&D at Motive. With the eSIM-exclusive iPhone Air and global expansion, physical SIMs are becoming obsolete. Apple’s RCS entitlement requirements…
