West Coast Trains has issued a tender on behalf of Virgin Trains for the provision of a new HR and payroll system. Virgin Trains operates about 330 train services per day, serving 43 stations, 17 of which are operated directly. It employs ...
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Verizon Wireless became the first U.S. carrier to join the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group, but it is not clear whether it will eventually promote phones running the open-source Ubuntu OS on its network. Canonical, the company behind the ...
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Chinese communications providers Huawei and China Mobile have successfully deployed 4G coverage on Mount Everest, some 5,200 metres above sea level. The two firms demonstrated a series of new 4G services at a ceremony marking the launch ...
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Mobile telecommunications provider Everything Everywhere has stated it is "absolutely focused" on the enterprise, in responding to recent comments from enterprise provider Teliqo accusing EE of being "crazy not to embrace" the enterprise ...
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Ofcom's auction of the 4G communications spectrum is to be investigated by the National Audit Office, amid claims that the process did not generate the intended revenue. The auction, carried out in June 2012, raised 2.3bn as mobile phone ...
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Telecommunications provider Everything Everywhere has announced it is planning to double 4G speeds on its network by summer 2013. With promises of speeds reaching 130Mbps on 4G-enabled devices, and up to 300Mbps soon to follow, EE CEO ...
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Contactless payments at sandwich chain Pret A Manger have boomed over the past 12 months, according to the firm's director of IT, delivery and support, Andy Chalklin. "Contactless payments in terms of our overall transactions have gone ...
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Loughborough-based conference and event production company Event Engineering has recently upgraded its audio inventory to ensure that it continues to deliver the excellence that its high profile corporate clients demand. This new equipment ...
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Despite the usual industry hype over NFC (near field communication) at MWC this year, SAP's SVP of mobile solution management, Nick Brown, still believes the touch data technology is overhyped. "I think NFC is interesting, but it's just ...
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PayPal is set to launch a chip-and-pin-based mobile payment service in the UK later this year, the firm has revealed, ahead of showcasing the technology at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This statement comes after the eBay-owned ...
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At Sony's PlayStation press conference in New York yesterday, it became official: the next-gen PlayStation 4 gaming console is arriving for the 2013 holiday season. Sony's event was more of a teaser than an unveiling, though: The company ...
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The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is seeking to block file-sharing sites Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents, the BPI said on Tuesday. "We are seeking court orders requiring ISPs to block access to three infringing websites," said BPI ...
Mobile phone operator Three UK has confirmed that it will not charge a premium for its LTE high-speed mobile network. Three's announcement contrasts sharply with the payment plans offered by Everything Everywhere's (EE) Orange and T-Mobile ...
Communications regulator Ofcom has revealed that the bidding process for the much-anticipated - and delayed - 4G spectrum auction is under way. The bidding process involves Everything Everywhere (EE), HKT (a subsidiary of mobile ...
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Changes in the competitive smartphone market look set to cost more UK jobs as smartphone producer Nokia and telecommunications provider Everything Everywhere (EE) both announce a programme of cuts. Nokia outlined plans to cut over ...
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