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Huawei 5G installation banned from 2021


By Alexandra Leonards

The government has today announced that operators will be banned from installing Huawei 5G equipment from September 2021. Earlier this year, in response to US sanctions, the government announced that operators should stop procuring new Huawei equipment from the end of 2020 and remove all Huawei equipment by the end of 2027.


SMEs in better position than large firms to face 2021

UK SMEs are in a better position than large corporates in facing the new year when it comes to technology and skills, according to research from recruitment firm Harvey Nash and consulting firm KPMG. SMEs are “better prepared” for remote working, “less distracted” by cyber attacks and “less held back” by skills shortages than larger firms, according to the 2020 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey.

Libra to ‘launch in January’

Facebook’s Libra stablecoin cryptocurrency is set to launch as early as January, according to the Financial Times, who cited three unidentified people involved in the launch. Since the project’s announcement in 2019, it has sparked regulatory and political backlash from governments and central banks, and as a result the official launch of the stablecoin will represent an even more scaled back version of the project’s wider ambitions for payments, which were already watered down earlier this year.

NCSC helps Manchester United tackle cyber-attack

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is helping Manchester United recover from a cyber-attack. A NCSC spokesperson said: “We are aware of an incident affecting Manchester United Football Club and have been working with law enforcement partners in response.”

Governments must tackle pandemic digital divide says OECD

The COVID-19 crisis is “accentuating” the need to bridge digital divides, says the OECD, and has called on governments to quickly open up more wireless spectrum and broadband connectivity to mitigate global difficulties. In a report, the OECD says improved internet connectivity and skills have helped “many countries” to cope with the health and economic crisis from COVID-19. Yet, it says, the pandemic has “raised the bar” for digital transition and “underscores” the need to close digital divides that “risk” leaving some people and firms worse off than others in a post-COVID world.

Gov cracks down on BigTech with pro-competition regime

The government is launching a new regime for BigTech which will give consumers more choice and control over their data, help SMEs thrive and make sure news outlets are not forced out by their bigger rivals. The Digital Markets Unit, set up within the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), will also work with Ofcom and the Information Comissioner’s Officer to enforce a new code that will oversee the behaviour of platforms currently dominating the market, including Google and Facebook.

Altana AI gets $7m to take risk out of supply chains

Altana AI, a startup working to “de-risk” global supply chains, has secured seed investment of $7 million. The funding round was led by Amadeus Capital Partners, the London-based venture capital firm with a track record of backing artificial intelligence, risk management and national security technology companies.

British Army advances to virtual reality training

The British Army has selected military simulation provider Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) to lead the advanced phase of its Virtual Reality In-Land Training (VRLT) pilot programme, which will examine the value of VR in defence training.
MPs demand explanation about antisemitic messages on Amazon Alexa

MPs have demanded Amazon explain why its Alexa service gives access to antisemitic messages and conspiracy theories.In a letter to Amazon UK’s VP country manager John Boumphrey, The All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism (APPG) asked him to explain how these messages were made accessible on the service.

UK-built rover one step closer to Mars

A UK-built space rover is a step closer to reaching Mars after tests of the parachutes set to land the vehicle were successful. The European Space Agency (ESA) ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, built by Airbus to detect life on Mars, is due for launch in September 2022.

SME IT issues spiral during the pandemic

Calls for IT support at UK SMEs have ballooned during the pandemic, according to research conducted by YouGov on behalf of Cantium Business Solutions. The survey of 939 IT decision-makers at SMEs logged the increase in IT support tickets and requests since lockdown restrictions first came into place in mid-March this year.

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ECJ ruling causes data transfer headache for CIOs

A new ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) could have major implications for how data is transferred around the world. On 16 July, the Data Protection Commissioner vs Facebook Ireland case was ruled upon, following up on the ECJ’s 2015 ruling in Maximillian Schrems vs Data Protection Commissioner, in which it invalidated the adequacy decision underlying the EU-US Safe Harbour arrangement.

BigTech faces up to a big racial diversity problem

The recent wave of protest sparked by the killing by police of George Floyd in Minneapolis has raised the issue of racism for corporations across sectors and geographies – and none more so than the tech industry. As young and cool as many big technology companies portray themselves, the majority are still overwhelmingly white, particularly in leadership and technical positions.

Q&A: Andrew Shikiar, executive director of FIDO Alliance

With many more people using apps and websites on a daily basis since the pandemic took hold, it has never been more crucial to make sure consumers are safe when logging in to use products and services. With that in mind, National Technology News editor Peter Walker had a chat to Andrew Shikiar, the executive director and chief marketing officer of FIDO Alliance about the work that’s being done to unite companies and industries around one common standard for cyber security.

Whatever happened to the blockchain revolution?

Devised by the mysterious presumed pseudonym Satoshi Nakamato in 2008, blockchain’s immediate application was to serve as a transaction ledger for the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Yet, despite more than a decade of talk about how blockchain was set to disrupt and revolutionise numerous industries, the technology has yet to really make its mark on any big business – with scalability, security and regulatory concerns holding it back.

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